On 16 May 2017 10:45:46 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

I opted for non metallic on the car I have now. The default solid blue
was £450 cheaper than any metallic, and even cheaper than other solid
colours.

I guess you didn't buy a Mini

For a sign of how really screwed up the world of paint on cars has become there
is now just one 'zero cost' colour on the Mini, a metallic grey, everything
else, solid or metallic is £475, except for the solid blue or green which are
£750.

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