Would you drive a black car in Hua Hin?

[sidthesloth]

When I question a Thai friend on why she chose to buy a black car in such a hot climate she said:

"Thai people don't believe in that."

What do you think?

[Pleng]

believe in what?

[sidthesloth]

believe in what?

That black cars are hotter than other colours

[hhfarang]

My wife had a black Civic. I tried to get her to pick another color warning her that black would be hotter inside but she didn't believe me. Later she regretted that choice as it was indeed much hotter inside. Not liking white I went for gold metallic for my CRV which I think reflected the heat fairly well. I think Silver would also be a good choice.

[Ginjaninja]

I had a black Hilux in Saudi Arabia.... worst choice ever for colour.
I bought a cheap Ebay dashboard mounted oil-filled compass/temp. gauge and after not much time - all the oil evaporated from the compass so the ball sat rolling around the base and the temp. gauge stuck at max. temp.
OK slightly off-topic and extreme example.... had to use an interior window shield just so the steering wheel wasn't boiling to the touch before I could drive.
GN.

[sidthesloth]

My wife had a black Civic. I tried to get her to pick another color warning her that black would be hotter inside but she didn't believe me.

So it is a thing.

I wonder why. Maybe they figure the AC is going to be on anyway so what does it matter?

[PeteC]

Black is terrible to try to keep clean looking. Someone who doesn't know how to use a buffer can wreck the clear coat as well leaving permanent swirl marks. They really don't give you much of a choice of colors here. White, black, silver and one other usually seems to be common. Pete

[margaretcarnes]

My wife had a black Civic. I tried to get her to pick another color warning her that black would be hotter inside but she didn't believe me.

So it is a thing.

I wonder why. Maybe they figure the AC is going to be on anyway so what does it matter?

No, they just aren't taught that sort of thing at school.

[Takiap]

My wife had a black Civic. I tried to get her to pick another color warning her that black would be hotter inside but she didn't believe me.

So it is a thing.

I wonder why. Maybe they figure the AC is going to be on anyway so what does it matter?

Nope, they know that they can just put a sticker on their car that says "This Car is White."

[crazy88]

Very un PC sexist and racist comments on this thread Suggesting black cars are "hotter" than white cars. Blaming the woman for choosing black. Saying black is hard to keep clean!

Black cars matter! So do White cars. All cars should be equal

Crazy 88

[T.I.G.R.]

I had two black cars.....I will never have another. They are impossible to keep clean for even a day, and yes they get very hot.

[aragon]

My wife had a black car in Dubai back in the early 90s, she soon got shot of that and hasn't even considered another black car since. Mind you, there are still plenty of black cars tooling around the Middle East even now, but you'd be hard pushed to find a western expat driving any of them

No, they just aren't taught that sort of thing at school.

Funny that, but I wasn't taught that sort of thing at school either, just seems like common sense to me

[J.J.B.]

Well black absorbs heat while white reflects it so if anyone is being taught that in school then it's correct. In my experience pretty much anything in hot countries gets hot when left in the sun and cars are the worst! I'd rather have a white or silver car but it will still be like an oven when you get into it, I doubt the differential temperature between black and white would make much difference.

In the UK I have black and dark grey cars. Then again, I have a fire and central heating inside my house, something Thais might not get taught about at school either!

[PET]

I had a black Honda and it forever looked dirty with the dust showing up all over. I changed to a Honda white( like pearl) and the difference has been amazing. Never again Black

[dundrillin]

I have a dark grey car - the scratches on the paintwork become very visible. I'll try white next time