>>>Why you don't drove a Zastava? [eg]
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>>I did, on the job. We had four Yugos and one Yugo pickup. At some point I was passing BMWs and Mercedeseses on a highway in Austria, doing 140 kmh... because of a frizzed belt, had to step on it to have at least some electricity made :). And it's not my problem that these guys didn't want to drive any faster :).
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>Just for you: since you don't watch tv, this commerical is about "breaking the spell" of advertising. What is so funny (to me) about it, is that they show all these beige cars (ok one shiny red one too) and the car that comes along to break the spell: a drab black one.

Black... if it wasn't so rounded, it would look like a hearse. I wouldn't call black drab, though; if done right, it can look good.

>BTW, I actually like the beige cars with beige interiors (it's hot here in the summers). :o) Wouldn't drive a black car here if I could help it! I actually own a white car for that reason. My 2nd one.

I went from burgundy to dark dark blue... but with tinted windows in the rear. So far it's cool enough, but we'll see.

> Had lots of shiny bright colors before (blue, red, custom brown and silver, silver, one beige, etc) and so far the white car stays the coolest in the summer.
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>I'll never forget your rants about house and car colors though :o)

You've lived in Europe - you've been through enough Novembers there to learn to hate gray. Good for you if you didn't :).