24/02/2012 15:17 | By MSN Cars
Reality stars and their white cars

Lydia Bright and James Argent



Lydia Bright and James Argent (© Rex)
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Stars of The Only Way Is Essex, Big Brother and other reality TV shows are having a major impact on our car buying habits according to the Pendragon, UK's largest independent car dealer group.

For celebrities like TOWIE stars Lydia Bright and James Argent (pictured in a white Rolls-Royce above), Amy Childs, Katie Price, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, it seems that white cars are the must-have fashion accessories of the moment. And where they lead, it would appear the British public is predisposed to follow.

"We've seen a material increase in the number of people driving white cars, it's one of the top five colours for new car buyers," said Pendragon chief executive, Trevor Finn.

"Every 10 or 15 years there's a cycle where white cars become very fashionable, and we're now in it."

Anyone who keeps a close watch on the car industry will have seen today's white car trend emerge on motorshow stands a few years back but the growing number of celebrities being pictured in them has sent sales rocketing.

Check out our gallery of reality stars who think white is right and let us know if your next car will be a white one or not in comments section below...

52Comments
26/02/2012 13:06
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so called celebrities are people who i don't know and do NOT matter to me, i couldn't give a rodents rectum about them.
26/02/2012 07:36
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all fake all living in fantasy world
26/02/2012 02:54
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Reality TV "Stars"?? you've got to be kidding, I'll go along with the Oxford Dictionary's definition of celebrities (to be well known or to be famous) mind you that was the same for Hitler & Jack the Ripper. White shows off their fake tans better maybe.
26/02/2012 13:40
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Some can afford to have large cars and don't worry about how much they spend

on the car or fuel.

but most of the general public are thinking more in how to save their money  

unlike some people who are rude to others and get paid for being rude

 

26/02/2012 07:39
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Most people I've seen in white cars have been total a'holes, as for reality TV well it comes nowhere near my reality. I don't see any of them working non stop for low wages . They're useless people, but so much wealth and an easy life. I couldn't afford to buy cars like that even if I wanted to, I have to keep my 30 year old motorbike going and I can barely do that. 
26/02/2012 13:34
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Load of old tosh, i live in Russia and white is the 'in' colour to have.  Nothing to do with the fashion setting of these non-clebs.  They'll all be for sale soon when they run out of 'work'.

26/02/2012 12:44
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I RECKON WE SHOULD RE NAME THE SHOW .... THE ONLY WALLYS IN ESSEX....

IV KNOWN LOADS OF PEOPLE FROM AROUND THRE AND BRENTWOOD ETC AND THESE MUPPETS GIVE THEM A BAD NAME ... THE REAL PEOPLE ARE DECENT DOWN TO EARTH LOT FEEL SORRY FOR YOU ...

PS THAT ARG WOT A BELL END THE LUMP OF LARD HES GNA GET HEART FAILURE OR SOMTHING ANYWAY BUT HIS GUT LOOKS LIKE HES EAT A SACK LOADS OF MARBLES ... SOMETHING WILL GET EM IF I DONT GET 2 EM FIRST ****

SIMO
26/02/2012 07:41
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CELEBRITIES .... YEAH RIGHT IVE GOT MORE CHARISMA IN MY LITTLE TOE

THESE LOT UNFORTUNATELY SHOULD BE PUT OUT OF  THERE MISERY

SEND THEM TO TOWIE I N THE SKY AND HOPEFULLY  IL NEVER JOIN THESE DWEEBS UP THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SIMSY X NO RElation to sophie fank fock!!!
26/02/2012 14:50
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It's not the fact that celebrities choose to have white cars that's the problem....... It's the fact that celebrities are the problem and choose to snort loads of white stuff up there nose! That's why they buy white cars because it reminds them to go and buy some stuff!
26/02/2012 13:53
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lets hear about the government make new build houses GREEN Solar heat on the roof, ground heat pump, solar PV,

Much better than people who have white cars that are not eco friendly

26/02/2012 03:38
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Tripe.  White cars have been en vogue since Audi and BMW started advertising using white cars in ad's and as the centrepiece cars in their show rooms for at least the last three years.  The public, be they retail or fleet punters have been lapping it up ever since.  Also, manufacturers pay "celebrities" as brand advocates, so ultimately it remains the manufacturer who decides what colour is en vogue.  Unlikely that any of the premium badges would pay any of the TOWIE non-entities to be seen in their product though, so they've probably been hooked up with their white vehicles by some hanger on, having jumped on a three year plus old bandwagon.

26/02/2012 17:34
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Ms Bishop it's you that needs to get a life.

The reason  that these talentless losers want white cars is because of the fake tans, would not show up so well in a coloured car.

26/02/2012 11:34
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Some people do actually buy things because they like them and not just because a so called Celeb has one. Who cares, just be yourself.
26/02/2012 02:58
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White looks good, it was always associated with ex Police cars back in the day but as the poster below pointed out, with the aggressive designs of some of the modern cars we see, the contrast is very good. Colour aside, the only thing unfortunately i can ascertain from this article is that the Range Rover brand imo has been considerably tainted. It is a beautiful car, no matter what colour but the people that seem to buy them these days certainly puts me off. Vacuous numpties that we call 'reality stars', drug dealers and football players with more money that sense seen to make up the demographic. Still, publicity, no matter how it is perceived is good for business i guess!? 
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Is Paris Hilton double jointed? That's the weirdest leg I ever saw.
26/02/2012 10:53
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Who cares really what colour car they have !.

Indeed white is more noticeable than any other colour, perhaps they feel that they wish to be more notable to the public for some reason.

Most people prefer white for a wedding car !.........perhaps they feel married to the public out there if they choose white,  

I personally would not choose white as it shows up the dirt and after years shows up rust !

I guess I cannot afford to change my car every year like they do well that's the truth, get a reliable comfort car is more important to me and now, I should look out for eco friendly car next, I guess the stars out there don't care much about eco friendly green cars now do they !.

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White cars are cheaper as they are not metallic or pearlescent. 
24/02/2012 21:51
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Actually white shows general road dirt a lot less than any other colour, so it is the colour that needs to be cleaned less, even rain stains a dark colour, whereas it wont show on white at all. However, this leads a lot of people to get lazy about clearning thier white cars, and hence we see some really really filthy ones.

 

The trend to white has come from the change in front end styles, mainly on the expensive German cars and suprt cars - the more agressive grills and air intakes, lights etc are all contrasted much more clearly against a white paint job, and hence the trend has gone towards them - it brings out the detail and the front of any car, and with thier fancy fairy lights and headlights the frtong end is clearly meant to be an aesthetic feature.

26/02/2012 04:30
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also white rhymes with ***** think about it celebs lol how can they afford cars and they go on about charity work bull...and enviroment yeah right...
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CELEBS DO NOT HAVE TO WASH THERE OWN CARS.
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