Superbird McMonte Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 My old ride was 11 years old. It was a great car and never gave me any troubles. 2008 and 2019 Honda Civics The color is called tonic yellow. The salesman asked me three times if I really wanted that color. Even asked if I had seen it in person. I lied and said yes. LOL! They had sold the one they had in stock the day before. They had to call another dealership and swap with them. Even the guy at the other dealership asked if I really wanted that color! I don’t see what the problem is! I love the color! Although my daughter and I did laugh when we first saw it in person. It is kind of shocking. My son said “I am so extra!” LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Wow! That is cool! Your car matches NNL East Staff shirts! Good luck with the new ride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 WOW! LOVE the color Dominick! Honda must be doing well with those as I see them ALL the time in my area. Especially the four door Civics. I'd love to have another small car again for around town, but today's smaller cars don't suit me well in the leg room department. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Very cool ride Dom. You'll never have trouble finding your car in a crowded parking lot...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 That is indeed a beautiful colour Dominick..... very striking. Now somebody told me at an exhibition for full size cars that a yellow car will attract bees and wasps...... and sure enough, among the hundreds of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars that were mostly dark subtle colours of course, there was this bright yellow Bentley..... the owner was less than pleased with a swarm of wasps covering the entire car! Hopefully, your shade of yellow will put them off ? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Lookin' good Dominick and good luck with your new ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) WOW, that is bright enough nobody, and I mean NOBODY has an excuse for not seeing that car coming from a mile away! Just out of curiousity, how long as that color been available, never seen one of those Civics painted that color before? Normally it's grey, white, dark blue,with the occasional black, even on the factory hot rodded models of the car, and the with the exception the white on the Si and Type R cars and black, they're otherwise all kinda "Meh". While it's not something I would get, as I'm too much of an introvert and leadfoot to get something that bright, I do like that color on that car! Edited June 1, 2019 by Joe Handley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 First off, your not going to lose that in a parking lot. All joking aside I think it looks great. This may restart the different shades of Yellow seen on so many cars a few years ago. This looks bold and you're going to have to keep it clean because you really will not like how it looks after a rain or snow storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Junkman Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 One thing about the color, its great for "keeping the devil out of your foot". Get frisky and someone will call the cops, saying "I don't know who it was but he was driving an eye-searing yellow car." They will know just who's house to go to. Speaking as the owner of the only Grabber Blue Mustang in a town of 15K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I see your old one has the dreaded paint fade. There are so many cars of that time period with that problem, late 80s early 90s. I like the new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 are you sure the salesman didn't say "Toxic Yellow"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roncla Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 That's not a color for a shrinking violet for sure. It's certainly an eye catcher and suits the car well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 11 hours ago, blunc said: are you sure the salesman didn't say "Toxic Yellow"? Toxic could describe the salesmen's attitude towards the color though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Great looking car Dominick, enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent631 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Nice, the civic looks like the car from the future. You got some of the good options.... grey wheels and sunroof, sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I think the color is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 The local fire engines are painted a very similar shade of chartreuse, a highly visible color in any light. I don't think I've ever seen that color on a car before. I hope you like attention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 To quote a line from Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry: "All I saw was a yellow flash!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Very Nice! That will wake you up in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I've heard it said that highly intelligent people like yellow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 15 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: I've heard it said that highly intelligent people like yellow... I hope I can act as confirmation for that. We had a yellow Xterra for a long time. Great SUV. It lasted 13 years until the transmission failed. I completely approve of that color. Out here, most of the cars you see are either silver, black, or white, and sometimes a dull, boring shade called something like Champagne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I wanted to add one more thing to remember with this new car. Visibility. I have no idea what type of driver you may be or if Law Enforcement in general has changed their view of brightly colored objects. I had a Hugger Orange '69 Camaro that nearly cost me my license when I wasn't even doing anything wrong. I got speeding tickets when I wasn't even speeding. You have a beautiful looking car and it's brightly colored so it will be noticed. Watch your step when you're out and about, but enjoy the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Here's what I bought on March 25th.... ? It's the California Special edition with 5.0L/6 speed manual transmission and 3:55 gears out back.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 19 hours ago, espo said: I wanted to add one more thing to remember with this new car. Visibility. I have no idea what type of driver you may be or if Law Enforcement in general has changed their view of brightly colored objects. I had a Hugger Orange '69 Camaro that nearly cost me my license when I wasn't even doing anything wrong. I got speeding tickets when I wasn't even speeding. You have a beautiful looking car and it's brightly colored so it will be noticed. Watch your step when you're out and about, but enjoy the drive. That's why I drive a low end 200 in black, they generally aren't know to be quick, despite the V6 models being capable of 14's in the quarter and 0-60 in the 6's, only have one visible cue to what's under the hood, and will blend in just about anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 We recently replaced our '10 Charger RT with the HEMI and AWD in dark gray with a 'left over '18 Charger GT with the v6 and AWD. This one is white and has the black front bumper and I had the rear spoiler painted white to match the body. I guess from a distance some think it's a patrol car but this only seems to fool real patrol cars since they are the only ones waving at us. I admit to sometimes driving over the speed limit when conditions allow and I have even driven past a patrol car and they never even seem to care. I attribute this to the color as much as anything else. Because of my style of driving and past experience with brightly colored high eye vehicles I have found maintaining a low profile is in my best interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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