Carmine Red Rant

[markitect]

So we were looking at the 5 door to replace our sedan a few weeks ago and after looking at it and the brochure we ordered a Carmine Red 5 door. We have a Barcelona Red Sedan and we thought the colors were almost the same.

Last week the dealer calls us, They had one in stock, and we were excited. When we saw it, however, the first thing out of my GF's mouth was "That's the ugliest color I've ever seen" We were not expecting the plum color; What do you guys think of it?

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b110/mikenacarato/Yaris/IMG_2084.jpg

[fnkngrv]

didn't know that it was that close to purple....hhhmmmm

[Revsson]

I also thought that color looked good online, and thought that was the color I wanted.
However, when I saw one on the lot, I said no thanks.
Sorry, not the color for me.

[WeeYari]

Carmine and Barcelona reds have never been considered even close in colour. Many pics of Carmine reds have been posted since its introduction.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10944

[fnkngrv]

it could be rocked with the S model or a bit of enhancements....could be pretty hot looking with a couple of the kits out there...like the Ing...

[RedRide]

Since my new Yaris is carmine red and looks exactly like the pic, I like it. :smile:

I didn't want black or white. I did't want another silver car as my Celica is silver.

The blues avalible don't float my boat.
And the other red is too bright IMO.

So, carmine red it is.

Personally. I think it suites the Yaris well althought I probably wouldn't like it on another car

[Darb]

Love that color. I'm also a fan of Mazda's Black Cherry Pearl color, so there's your explanation why.

[Yaris Hilton]

I've got Barcelona Red because they didn't offer a really bright red in the sedan. It's as dark a red as I'm willing to go with.

[supmet]

Carmine red with white rims is hot.

[tomato]

I think it looks great! Looks like the Yaris fell into a glass of wine ;)

My preference would have been the red that comes with the Yaris Sedan (if you're going with red, that is) but it's not available for the liftback unfortunately.

I think the liftback is small enough that you can get away with almost any color and still have a really smart looking car (although I probably wouldn't get an orange or a lemon color Yaris, but maybe that's just me :smile: )

This Wine / Burgundy color would look great on a Yaris sedan and the other red (Barcelona Red) would look awesome on the Yaris LB.

[41magmag41]

Burgandy is the color or plum. Not red. So so color not my cup of tea.

[tomato]

Change your rims and that will make a big difference. Yellow, white, something that stands out.

[RedRide]

Well, this thread certianly illustrates why cars are avalible in various colors.
People simply have different opinions about color. :smile:

[wooverstone8]

When I saw the Carmine Red in the 09 Yaris brochure I got excited. It appeared to be a similar color to the Impulse Red on my Corolla and Tacoma.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/wooverstone8/089.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/wooverstone8/090.jpg

I waited for weeks for the Carmine Red Yaris to show at the dealerships. When it did arrive at the dealership for me to look at I was disappointed. It didn’t look like the red in the brochure--not even close. When I was ready to buy a Yaris I went with Absolute red instead, which later became my new favorite red :biggrin:.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/wooverstone8/yariscompared.jpg

[wooverstone8]

I think it looks great! Looks like the Yaris fell into a glass of wine ;)


LOL That's what I had thought when I first saw the Carmine Red Yaris.

[Yaris Hilton]

It's not a real carmine (beetle juice) color. That's bright red, used in things like cinnamon red hots and lipstick. More like Absolute Red.

[mryaris]

I have a carmine red Yaris and I love the color. In some light it looks purple, when the sun is setting is appears a deeper red and in bright sunlight you can see orange/copper tones. It is definitely unique.....I suppose if you're into primary colors then basic red, white, black or blue will be fine.

[mikenacarato]

i wasnt expecting a plum either but thats what i got...and i love it! my car btw is the one you linked the first pic of haha :thumbup:

[PHXDEMON]

Looks like an old woman color :barf:

[Yaris Hilton]

I'm sure I've never seen an old woman that color.

[yarisugi]

...but an old woman named Carmine?

I do like the color, but beetle juice red would be a more appropriate name :) perhaps

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I think that it's not that bad of a color. I'd get that over the Jolt Yellow (what ever it's called).

[markitect]

I'm mainly shocked at how different it looked then the pictures on Toyota's website. Maybe it's illegal to discriminate against color blind graphic artists.

[SilverBack]

It would look good if it didn't have that hint of purple in it. Toyota should change it to Mahogony or Maroon for 2010

[aeipee13]

it could be called just "Carmine."

[Goose]

I make sure to look at a color in person before buying. If you don't like a particular color, don't buy it.

[Astroman]

I love the color, especially when the sun hits it. We have a 3 door in the color.

[Deltasix]

I think its a great color, but I agree with the sentiment that it really doesn't look like what its advertised. The color in brochures and even in pictures looks quite different than in person, especially on a sunny day.
At least it does to me, and I'm not 100% sure why that is.

I look at it as the more subtle red color, kinda like what Bayou Blue (:wub: ) is to Blazing Blue

[cali yaris]

I like it -- a classy little Yaris.

[AlexNet0]

I love that color, the only reason I got the Meteorite Metallic is because thats all they had left on the lot, and im not picky at all about color.

[Rain]

I like it... I think it's kinda close to my school's color.. first time I saw one, it had gold rims and i really thought it was some die-hard alumni (since it was an old lady driving it lol)

[eTiMaGo]

aka bloot clot metallic :biggrin:

But seriously it's a nice, classy color :smile: