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I'm picking up my XV on Tuesday, so I called Allstate to set up my insurance.
When the woman asked me the color of the car, I told her tangerine.
"WHAT? You bought an ORANGE car?"
--"Actually, it's tangerine orange pearl to be exact."
(Laughing hysterically) "TANGERINE? You bought a TANGERINE car? You tell me you're actually gonna drive around on the streets in a TANGERINE car?
--"It's a very sporty looking car."
"I hope it's your wife's car."
--"Well no, it's actually my car."
(Laughing) "Your car? TANGERINE! A grown man is gonna drive around in a TANGERINE car? What color was your other car?"
--"Well all my cars have been silver or gray. I just turned 60 and figured I'd shake things up a bit"
"Shake things up? TANGERINE! Honey you really shook things up a lot!" What color is it inside? GREEN? (LOL)
The conversation went on for another 5 minutes and she couldn't stop laughing.
Now don't get me wrong. She was a very nice person. She just couldn't wrap her head around an orange car.
The first time I saw an ad for the XV, I loved the tangerine. And now after that conversation I love it even more. If a tangerine Subaru can bring a smile or laughter to someone, I consider it a bonus. My silver cars never made anyone laugh.
When the woman asked me the color of the car, I told her tangerine.
"WHAT? You bought an ORANGE car?"
--"Actually, it's tangerine orange pearl to be exact."
(Laughing hysterically) "TANGERINE? You bought a TANGERINE car? You tell me you're actually gonna drive around on the streets in a TANGERINE car?
--"It's a very sporty looking car."
"I hope it's your wife's car."
--"Well no, it's actually my car."
(Laughing) "Your car? TANGERINE! A grown man is gonna drive around in a TANGERINE car? What color was your other car?"
--"Well all my cars have been silver or gray. I just turned 60 and figured I'd shake things up a bit"
"Shake things up? TANGERINE! Honey you really shook things up a lot!" What color is it inside? GREEN? (LOL)
The conversation went on for another 5 minutes and she couldn't stop laughing.
Now don't get me wrong. She was a very nice person. She just couldn't wrap her head around an orange car.
The first time I saw an ad for the XV, I loved the tangerine. And now after that conversation I love it even more. If a tangerine Subaru can bring a smile or laughter to someone, I consider it a bonus. My silver cars never made anyone laugh.