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2011 Ford FiestaHenry Ford certainly made things easy when he stipulated that customers for his rugged Model T could have any color they wanted, so long as it was black. Today’s car buyer faces a vastly more complicated decision-making process when choosing the paintjob for his or her new vehicle.
There’s no way of knowing whether Mr. Ford would have approved of the eight colors currently available with the 2011 Fiesta SE subcompact sedan. Our guess is “Tuxedo Black” might have won his approval—although “Lime Squeeze Metallic” would probably have cost someone


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Submitted Aug 29, 2010 By: Lou08
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Learned that red is the most popular.
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Interesting info on color options.
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It's also a myth you'll more likely get pulled-over by cops when you're driving bright red car.
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I remember that someone on my block had a Plymouth Road Runner in that purple color, even the Warner Brothers cartoon stickers on it that were OEM. Never gave it a second thought.
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Everyone has their preferences.
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