Colourful cars

I'm very much a function-before-form kinda guy - after all, I'm an engineer. So if I were to buy a car, the colour would be very low down on my list of priorities. However, I'm certainly not going to say that I wouldn't care. Even I can see that there are times when it matters. But it would appear that not everyone appreciates this. Specifically, if you buy a large estate car and you decide on buying it in black, be aware that it will look like you're driving a hearse. I've seen quite a few hearses recently (I think I'm currently living near a funeral director), and I can tell you, all black estate cars look like hearses.