Please can someone help out with a picture of a Bronze SM (real life)

I had it in my mind that I was going to change my order from Muscovado to Bronze and called the dealer today to do so, he had no problem in doing so but recommended that I think again. During the telephone coversation, 4 way, myself and 3 sales people, they all declared the colour really bright and odd adding it may make the car less desirable at re-sale time. They were only going by the new colour chip they had just received which measures about 1 ft sq. whilst they advise I visit a local dealer to see this first before changing my order.

There must be someone with a Bronze SM, maybe in mainland Europe who could post a picture.

Please. :S

I don't think any colour can really make any profound effect on the resale value on a Yeti, unless you get it painted to a non factory colour perhaps.

You wont find anyone who has one as it was only avaible to order from Skoda a couple of weeks ago in the UK. I am going for the Bronze having dropped the Moscovado. Only Pink would affect the resale value in my opinion!

I agree, I don't think the colour will have too much bearing on resale value, my post was not to debate this merely to gain some evidence of a Bronze Yeti.

I appreciate this colour has only just become available in the uk but prior to this was it available in other markets?

Have seen this thread? Scroll down!

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/210384-new-yeti-colours/

No I hadn't seen that thread, thanks although I'd still like to see a SM bronze in the flesh/picture.

Think I'll contact SUK to see if any dealer has or is getting one soon.

It is a lovely colour and I can't imagine it would effect resale value. Green will be more of an issue as most people associate a green car with bad luck for some reason.

It is a lovely colour and I can't imagine it would effect resale value. Green will be more of an issue as most people associate a green car with bad luck for some reason.

i thought that applied to red cars?

well it always has for me :'(

It is a lovely colour and I can't imagine it would effect resale value. Green will be more of an issue as most people associate a green car with bad luck for some reason.

I think the question now is, has anyone actually seen a Yeti in Bronze, does one exist?

i thought that applied to red cars?

well it always has for me

Red is the most dangerous colour car to own due to its frequency in the colour spectrum. Basic Science 101 lesson. It blurrs into the background and is near invisible on the road. So yes it could be involved in far more accidents and be deemed unlucky as a result. Of all the cars I've ever nearly hit, pulling out into a junction, they have all been red.

Green is also deemed unlucky because it naturally also blends into the background. But there might be more to it than that. See this:

http://answers.yahoo...27081930AAO8u7H

This question has been asked before and we are still waiting for a picture so I can only assume that no one either has one or has seen one yet. I have seen Fabia's in what look like a Bronze so if you google image them you will get an idea of the colour.

It is not ideal as different shapes/designs give a colour a different look but it is a starting point until we get a genuine picture.

This question has been asked before and we are still waiting for a picture so I can only assume that no one either has one or has seen one yet. I have seen Fabia's in what look like a Bronze so if you google image them you will get an idea of the colour.

It is not ideal as different shapes/designs give a colour a different look but it is a starting point until we get a genuine picture.

The only Fabia's I can find are in Tangerine Met. is this the same colour, similar or completely different?

If its the same or similar I'll leave my order as is.

The only Fabia's I can find are in Tangerine Met. is this the same colour, similar or completely different?

If its the same or similar I'll leave my order as is.

You used to be able to order the Yeti in Tangerine Orange but this has been withdrawn. So Bronze is a completely different colour. Here is the official Å koda World website image showing "Terracotta Orange" aka Bronze.

This below is also supposed to be Bronze:

And the Tangerine looks like this:

If you google image Skoda Fabia Bronze it does comes up with the bronze that Johhan has put up. I appreciate the Skoda site may not have that but a general search does.

I have seen a Tangerine Yeti and that is quite a different colour to the bronze.

Johann, EdmundBlackadder,

Thanks. it actually looks not too bad now I can see it.

Will need to give this some more thought.

Quote: "Red is the most dangerous colour car to own due to its frequency in the colour spectrum. Basic Science 101 lesson. It blurrs into the background and is near invisible on the road".

This may be true but the reason cars have red rear lights is because they can be seen from a further distance than any other colour.....

Edited 21 September, 201114 yr by looby

Red is the most dangerous colour car to own due to its frequency in the colour spectrum. Basic Science 101 lesson. It blurrs into the background and is near invisible on the road.

Red surely has excellent contrast against the grey road and any green foliage. Also against a blue or grey sky and against snow - grey would blend in far more.

Red is also a standard warning colour in nature - it indicates danger and our visual system is keyed to spot red (also yellows and oranges), hence (as looby points out) the use of red for rear and brake lights, and also the use of orange for indicator lights.

It would be interesting to see actual accident figures adjusted against popularity of car colours.

This may be true but the reason cars have red rear lights is because they can be seen from a further distance than any other colour.....

You are confusing red LIGHT with red as a colour on objects....

Red surely has excellent contrast against the grey road and any green foliage. Also against a blue or grey sky and against snow - grey would blend in far more.

Red is also a standard warning colour in nature - it indicates danger and our visual system is keyed to spot red (also yellows and oranges), hence (as looby points out) the use of red for rear and brake lights, and also the use of orange for indicator lights.

It would be interesting to see actual accident figures adjusted against popularity of car colours.

Red as a STATIC colour is visible of course and has contrast. But move that red object in front of other objects, like for instance a car driving, and due to its frequency red completely blurrs into the background.

Johann,

you've got your architect hat on!

Actually I agree with you, and personally I'd have a yellow Yeti. Sheila (SWMABO) has very strong views and will never have a green car! She loved the yellow Skoda Rapid we had.

And looking back the cars I've had most accidents in have been red, green or brown!

Hehe! Most of the cars I have had accidents in have been helped out of the green and brown stuff by people like yourself Graham. (That's my kinda way of saying thanks, by the way).

Johann,

you've got your architect hat on!

Actually I agree with you, and personally I'd have a yellow Yeti. Sheila (SWMABO) has very strong views and will never have a green car! She loved the yellow Skoda Rapid we had.

And looking back the cars I've had most accidents in have been red, green or brown!

I do!

You are also of course correct in that yellow is the safest colour for a car (ie the most visible when MOVING).

I agree - I once had a bright yellow Citroen Dyane which was by far the most visible vehicle I have ever owned! And, of course, ambulances are mostly yellow as are the front panels on trains - so presumably that's an indication of what is scientifically considered to be the most easily seen colour. I wonder how colour blindness affects this? Anyone on here know, maybe from personal experience? Just interested!

You are confusing red LIGHT with red as a colour on objects....

Red objects appear red because they reflect the red part of the spectrum, ie red light bounces off them to our eyes.

Red as a STATIC colour is visible of course and has contrast. But move that red object in front of other objects, like for instance a car driving, and due to its frequency red completely blurrs into the background.

How so? I can't think of a physiological mechanism for this, so I'm quite intrigued!

Red objects appear red because they reflect the red part of the spectrum, ie red light bounces off them to our eyes.

I think anyone will be able to tell you that a red car at night sitting in a dark corner will be near invisible and red light in the same corner WILL be visible. One is a colour of an object and one is a light. Really no comparison there and totally ludicrious to suggest red is a brilliant safe colour choice for a car because brake lights are red.

How so? I can't think of a physiological mechanism for this, so I'm quite intrigued!

Alas a scientist I'm not. But go and play in the garden with a red and yellow ball. Run around like mad whilst looking at the two balls in your hand and see how the red blurrs away to near nothing whilst the yellow does not. As stated before this statement of mine re red is based on my experience by as much as what I read on the internet. I've not had a single accident in my life in over half a million miles of driving. And every single time I pulled out into a junction and nearly missed a car it had been red and I had not seen it at all...

The internet will show many articles saying the same thing, eg:

http://www.ukprwire.com/Detailed/Automotive/Fire_engines_should_be_yellow_says_yesinsurance.co.uk_12167.shtml

But then it will also show you articles that say tests are inconclusive:

http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/09/24/crash-risk-and-the-colour-of-your-car/

So at the end of the day just make sure your DRLs are always on no matter what colour car you have! :yes:

Now back OT: stick to bronze! I think it will make a unique car even more unique!

I think anyone will be able to tell you that a red car at night sitting in a dark corner will be near invisible and red light in the same corner WILL be visible. One is a colour of an object and one is a light.

That's a straw-man argument - any colour of car will be hard to see at night when it's not illuminated, and any colour of light will be visible in the dark.

Again, red objects are red because they reflect red light (from the sun or another source with a spectrum including red). If they didn't you wouldn't see them as red. There are, of course, potential exceptions - if there were a red fluorescent pigment (I'm not sure that there is but could be wrong) it'd be red because it converted invisible UV light to red - but that's a rather pedantic difference.

We can only see anything because of the light it reflects.