Matt paint finishes are very much the in thing at the moment and the colour grey is also very much the in thing at the moment. Combine those two and what do you get?

And just to be clear, neither does anything at all for me either!

The choice of colours for new cars does seem to be getting more limited, which is made worse by some manufacturers deciding that certain colours are only available on the base model, or with particular options that I don't want.

When I was buying the Jazz, there were only 6 colours to choose from: 2 whites, grey, black, blue and red. I don't like white or black cars and the blue was so dark it may as well have been black. I would have liked the red, but that only came with an all black interior. My previous 5 cars all had black interiors and I wanted a change, so I ended up with "Shining Grey" exterior and light gray half leather interior. Pretty boring, but at least it's not matt grey!

To my surprise, I've noticed quite a lot of new cars, across several manufacturers, have been finished in a light grey - not metallic, just a dull, flat grey.

I know something like the choice of colour for your car is subjective, but it's a choice I find baffling. I mean... grey? It's boring, it's industrial. It's the colour of primer paint.

Bizarre.

The '55 Chevy Custom in the film "Two Lane Blacktop" was flat primer grey.

This car, Lot 7003, sold at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale, AZ, auction for $159,500, including buyer’s premium, on January 17, 2015.

www.sportscarmarket.com/profile/1955-chevrolet-cus...p

It's boring, it's industrial. It's the colour of primer paint.

That's the plan. If people hate the color they will pay for for their chosen color, resulting more profit for manufacturers.

My car is gradually adapting itself to this new trend as the primer emerges from the sun eroded top coats.

To stop it going brown (rust) I apply sunflower oil sparingly and rub with aluminium, which is also grey.

Am I becoming a fashion victim?