Is it true?
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
My last three performance cars were all red... Ive never had a ticket in 45 years of performance driving...
Red cost no more to insure, but there is something special about red. FYI red paint is more expensive than any other stock ( not exotic pigmented ) paint. Red paint can be 20% more per quart than any other factory paint color.
Red cost no more to insure, but there is something special about red. FYI red paint is more expensive than any other stock ( not exotic pigmented ) paint. Red paint can be 20% more per quart than any other factory paint color.
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St. Jude Donor '05, '12-'13, '15-'16, '21
Maybe by extension.....red is a color thats going to draw more attention, including from the LEO's. If you're speeding I think a red car is going to get pulled more often that driving another color.....nothing to support that but if so, then the insurance is going to end up costing more in the final analysis........ 
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I drove a red car (Firebird) and never got a ticket, nor did my insurance agent ask the color of it.
I now drive a Mill. Yellow Vette, which I think is more 'obvious' to the cops. Again...the insurance people don't seem to care about the color.
I now drive a Mill. Yellow Vette, which I think is more 'obvious' to the cops. Again...the insurance people don't seem to care about the color.
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From: Hooterville, NJ
Originally Posted by Bk93
Is it true that red cars cost more to insure? And do they statistically get into more accidents?
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From: Cologne (Köln) Germany
Originally Posted by Bk93
Is it true that red cars cost more to insure? And do they statistically get into more accidents?
I've had 3 accidents (no fault!) within the last 3 months, though. 
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From: New Jersey
Originally Posted by UncleRobb
I am driving torch red C5s since 9 months and sofar I did not get a ticket. I've had 3 accidents (no fault!) within the last 3 months, though.
I've had 3 accidents (no fault!) within the last 3 months, though. 
glad you didn'y get any tickets but 3 accidents! Hope none were serious
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
I upgraded last year from a '96 Sebring Silver coupe A4 to an '02 Millineum Yellow convertible MN6 and my insurance with GEICO only went up a few dollars on a 6 month policy. I checked on the insurance before I bought the '02 fearing a significant difference.
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Originally Posted by Bk93
Is it true that red cars cost more to insure? And do they statistically get into more accidents?
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I read some where they did a study of this...
they set up a section of highway with speed cameras and record their speed and sort them out by color of the vehicle.
It turns out on average, red/yellow are going the slowest, while silver (grey) are the fastest.
It turns out on average, red/yellow are going the slowest, while silver (grey) are the fastest.
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Originally Posted by Target Chaser
And we trust you to teach the youth of today. 
Once I turn the corner and am out of sight, it's another story...
