Pink cars voted worst for resale

Pink is the least desirable colour when selling a used car, a new poll has revealed.

A survey carried out by the used car website, Carsite.co.uk, found that colour is still important when determining the value of a vehicle.

It found that cars in the controversial colours are worth less on the used market.

More than 1000 car buyers took part with 29 per cent naming pink as the worst colour for a car. This was followed by brown at 16% and gold at 13.7 per cent

Silver, blue and black topped the chart as the the most popular colours when it came to resale.

White was the sixth least popular colour choice with 6.5 per cent of the vote, despite a recent surge in popularity meaning one in 12 new car sales are currently white.

"Choosing your car colour wisely can pay dividends when it comes to trading in your vehicle." said Alistair Jeff of Carsite.co.uk.

"Conservatively toned models will traditionally achieve a higher resale value than their more vibrantly coloured counterparts. Even so, those who have invested in pink versions of small and funky cars like the Nissan Figaro, Ford Street Ka or Mini should have no problem attracting buyers in what is a niche but popular corner of the market."

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