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Originally Posted by Burninator
I agree the supply probably doesn't matter. They are ordering these vehicles in bulk directly from Ford. They are not buying them "off a lot".
What does it matter if white is harder to paint? They are ordering these vehicles from the Factor to suite their needs. They are painted by robots anyway, do you know if there is a cost increase? If there is, it is probably minor. On Ford's website they list 19 different colour options for the interceptor.
https://www.ford.com/fordpoliceinter...ign/design_04/ |
Yeah, this "black is cheaper" seems like a bit of a dubious claim to me. Go to any car manufacturer site (including Ford) and configure a car. Black is not cheaper. It's almost always the same price for the same paint, and we all know a car manufacturer is going to wring every dollar out of you. If it's more expensive to paint it white, the price is going to go up.
They offer that white door/roof vinyl treatment with every colour on that Interceptor site.
As for white being "harder to paint", this ain't much in the way of evidence, but on every car show I've seen where a bunch of foulmouthed guys to build a car to meet some made-up deadline, black is the hardest color to paint. That could be different in a factory, of course. I don't know why, but it could be.