Thread: Black cars and hot weather

Isn't that an election slogan ...

IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID!

Black cars sure do look the goods, but they really drink in that sun.... it's like driving around in a furnance on a hot day.

Sometimes I can't even put my hand on the paint work of my bro's black car.

In the Australian context black is the worst possible colour for a car - it is all very well to say "you've got aircon haven't you?" - but that does not help when parked, and temperatures will be around 20 degrees above that of a white car. This will help the deterioration of the interior, not to mention your groceries, camera, laptop, anything else in the car. Mind you, because of the near vertical glass, Landrovers do not get anywhere near as hot as most cars.

Add to this the higher accident rate for black cars due to their not being as visible.....

John

Strange though that the clothing of choice for a lot of Desert nomadic tribes is "Black"

And also the darker the colour of the car the worse the scratches appear

I had a Niagra grey disco for a few yrs,and with a combination of a lot of bush work,and young children,it had a lot of bad scratches on it that would not polish out.
The white one i had next,was also scratched but the scratches were hardly visible,& most of them easily polished out.

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

Strange though that the clothing of choice for a lot of Desert nomadic tribes is "Black"

DirtyDawg is oh so close to the truth of the matter, as its not so much a matter of them not having access to dyes of other colours. Even tho' black, as a colour, gets a lot hotter than white or the other colours, it sheds heat better than other colours. Most people only ever quote half half the equasion, about black being a hotter colour so here,s a thought, even if you have a white vehicle, the radiator is still black!
The radiator at the back of your white refridgerater is still black!
I consulted a refridgeration mechanic about this, i figured, he should know,,,,
Cheers all

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

Strange though that the clothing of choice for a lot of Desert nomadic tribes is "Black"

Only very few of the Bedouin tribes and that is mainly to differentiate themselves from other tribes.

Just walk down any car park or even car sales yard and put your hand on the bonnet of all the different coloured vehicles. You would never find me buying a dark colour or even a black shaded car.

black get's hotter quicker but also shed's heat quicker that's why a lot of house roof's are dark. it's better at night cos it loses the heat quicker and why polar bears are white cos it retains the heat longer.