I was having this conversation with someone the other day and the subject of curses came up. I said that I'd read a story about how green cars were cursed. And I actually had my own personal experiences to back this urban legend up.
Several years ago, I owned a green car. It was never my first choice in car colors, but it was cheap and I didn't much care what color it was because it ran and was a decent car. I'd never been in an accident before and had never had anything of mine stolen either. Not until I bought this car. The first thing that happened was the second day I had the car, I smashed the wheels into a curb at the drive up ATM machine. I had it TWO days and I'd already damaged the car.
But I figured oh well, and just kept driving it. About a month after that, the car was broken into at my apartment complex and they broke the gear shifter, stole my stereo and a pack of gum. I couldn't drive the car because of the broken shifter, so I had to have that fixed right away.
The body shop told me the part was a rare one, because the car was automatic, whereas most of these crappy ass cars were manual transmission. They had to order the shifter from China. And it literally arrived on a slow boat from there because it took about 6 weeks to get here!
But then I finally got my car back and everything was good again. I even bought an alarm system so no one would steal my new stereo. About two months after I got the car back, I got broadsided turning into my apartment complex. I was hit by someone going about 60mph and they almost tore my car in half. The wheels were all smashed under the car and it's a miracle I didn't die. I thought the car was totaled but the damages came in just under the cut off point for a total loss, so they fixed it for me.
That took several weeks, and when I got it back, all shiny and new, it took about another month for a huge 4X4 truck to back into me at a stoplight and completely destroy the front of my car. I wasn't even doing anything this time except sitting at a light and for some reason the lady in front of me (in a GREEN truck) just decided to back up for no reason.
So the car went back to the shop again. This time it didn't take but a few days to get it back. But I was starting to think that this car was going to be the death of me. And that suspicion got even stronger when a few months after this, I got into another accident.
I was on my way home from someplace and it had been raining earlier that day. The roads were slick. And I was cruising along with a cigarette in my hand because this is back when I smoked regularly. And could you blame me? I was nervous to be driving around in a cursed car! But anyway, the person in front of me slammed on their brakes for seemingly no reason. I reacted by slamming on my brakes and I thought I was far enough away that it'd be fine.
And that might have been true except my car started sliding on the wet ground and it just kept going. I had no control over it at all. So I slammed into the car in front of me pretty hard. And before I even had a chance to get pissed off, the person behind me had the same exact problem I did, and smash! Right into the back of my car. And that's when my cigarette flew out of my hand and landed on the carpet and caught it on fire.
So I had a big burn hole in my carpet and my car looked like an accordion. No one else's car was damaged, outside a small dent in their bumpers. But my car looked like a soda can that someone had stepped on.
That was it. I'd had enough. I was getting rid of this fucking green car of death. I actually took it to a dealership completely smashed up and traded it in. That's how desperate I was to get rid of it. I didn't even want to wait for it to be fixed.
Since then, I've never owned another green car. And I haven't had any problems either. *knock on wood* But how can this just be an urban legend huh? It actually happened to me! And oddly enough, one of my good friends bought himself a green VW soon after all this and I told him he was gonna be cursed too. He didn't believe me. But 3 weeks after he had the car it caught on fire and burned down on the side of the road.
So what do you think? Are green cars cursed? Have you ever owned one? How'd that go?
evil_twin posted on Mar 29, 2008
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PAPERBACKWRITER said on Mar 29, 2008....
Ugh! Thank God you survived that!
Omigosh, we almost bought a green Jeep Grand Cheerokee! I loved the interior, wood with leather seats - creamy brown.
Middle daughter was on the way then, and we had to say adieu to our black Jeep Wrangler.
But we decided on waiting for a better offer. . .and a month before I gave birth bought an - ermmm, I call it dark violet , but according to my passionate car lover husband it was: deep amethyst pearl XD
I guess they have another name for the green colour. . .but will unknown power acknowledge or even be blinded by the fancy names? :D
Have a relaxing week-end with Natty!
paper~
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the_infernal_optimist said on Mar 29, 2008....
Oh my gosh!! I'm so glad you didn't get badly injured in any of those accidents!
Now that I think about it, my mom has a green Honda CRV and that car has been NOTHING but trouble. It never has an inexpensive problem when it has them (and it's a Honda -- they're normally awesome!). She's gotten like four tickets in that thing (and she never got pulled before, even though she's a crappy driver with a lead foot and a tailgating problem) and has been in two fender benders.
Maybe green cars are cursed. :-p
~Infernal
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destinydiva said on Mar 29, 2008....
wow, I had a green car once!! it was a really cool metalic green kinda colour, and I had been joking around whilst I was getting my licence saying "I want an L reg metalic green astra with central locking power steering and electric windows"
anyways, that christmas, my dad completely blew me away with an unexpected, suprise christmas gift.... an L reg metalic green astra with central locking power steering and electric windows!!!
I owned the car that I had literally dreamt of having!!
anyways, the day after christmas. I went to put gas in my car...forgot to shut the cap door thingy, and as I pulled away from the gas pump, the gas cap door thingy came right off!!
I couldnt let my dad know, so I spent the entire day driving round to garages (mostly shut) and to friends hoping they would know someone who would know someone who could fix it...
then on new ears eve, it was mega icey, the roads were slippy.... and I spinned the car round completley!! no idea how I escaped that unharmed!! the car was unharmed too, but it was a lethal accident!!
and..... still... I loved that car with all my heart ..and would never had gotton rid ever ..even if it was cursed I loved it that much!!! .....
but, one day, driving in my beloved astra, someone drove right up my bum!!!!!!!!
my car was a total right off!!! had to be scrapped... unrepairable!!!
luckily I escaped with shock and mild whiplash and the pain of my beloved car being gone!! ..... forever!!!
and......when I met knobhead, I had that car!
so, I guess, yeah kyle!!! green cars really are cursed!!!!!!! :-) xx
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gingersoul said on Mar 29, 2008....
Kyle.....dang.......talk about street survivor.....glad you are all in one piece after all those freaking accidents..
If you believe green is the color of evil (even though i never heard of this urban legend before. Must be another wacko California thing....lol.)....well, mine must be silver..
I always wanted a silver car.....with my first silver Xterra i had the scare of my life driving on ice (in Texas????) and almost finishing splashed like a bug against another car that was approaching (guess what? another SILVER!!!)..
The second silver has been a Nissan Altima.....well...let's see....not even 6 months in the lease i totally broke my side mirror driving too close to the gate entrance box to dial the number of the gate... i completely pull it out....and i wasn't even drunk...lol....
After few months i had the most absurd, bizzare accident ever...while basically still on line a 18 wheel truck decided not to stop and let me merge in the lane and deeply dented all the left side of the car forcing me to rent another car (luckily red) for 2 weeks waiting for the silver to be fixed.
Few montsh later again while waiting to enter in the lane a pick up had crashed against the back of the car....i mean..i was there..still...how didn't he possibly see me??
Still can't believe it happened and it was only 8 in the morning...
Finally, the only time i had a flat tire in the States happened with....my silver car.
You tell me..which color do you think i might consider cursed?.....LOL
The color of my new car? BLACK!!!!.......lol...
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Twylarants said on Mar 29, 2008....
Lemme think...I've had 4 green cars. No problem with #1...I drove it into the ground, #2 got hit by a drunk driver at 7:45 am on a Sunday morning, #3 had linkage trouble but it lasted a long time, & I'm still driving #4 after 14 years.
I'd say I had pretty good luck with green cars except for #2. -
beyondtheveil said on Mar 29, 2008....
ET- I've never had a green car and after reading this I'm glad of it. I've been forced to take two colors in my life and they were blue and black. If I'm ever looking at a green car, I'll have a voodoo woman and a psychic check it out first. -
allswell said on Mar 29, 2008....
lol...that's strange! I've never heard that before, but i can tell you i won't even think about EVER getting a green car...not that i would want one anyway, that's an ugly color for a car! I'm glad you survived all your wrecks ok !
alls:)
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Mr_Box said on Mar 29, 2008....
I remember all this shitty luck you had with that car. I don't know if the fact that it was green made it cursed, but the car was definitely evil.It was almost funny at first until you got into that bad wreck. That one was pretty scary. It's a good thing they hit you on the passenger side and not the drivers side, or you probably wouldn't be here right now.But the other shit is just crazy. I'm glad you got rid of that car a long time ago. And just to be safe, I won't buy a green car either. -
Trinov said on Mar 29, 2008....
Hi, I never heard about this before,but it certainly looks like that car was cursed. We had one Ford and it was a 'Fix Or Repair Daily' car, but never anything terrible, we never had a green car and after reading this I guess I'll make sure that we don't. But green is supposed to be a relaxing healing color. -
quietone said on Mar 29, 2008....
OMG that was awful! You are lucky to be alive!! The part that got me the most was I also had a little green MG midget convertable, I loved it... I had a T-bone accident where someone just drove into me I went in a 180 and hit a car coming from the opposite direction, I was also stopped at a stop lite..... and the same exact thing happend to me... a van just backed up into me.... crushed the front of my little car.. and once someone backed into it when it was parked... I never owned another green car either!!! -
uniquely-ironic said on Mar 29, 2008....
I hadn't heard that but it could be true. I've never owned a green car and it's never seemed like an attractive option. Brown, red and silver so far. Each was and is a good car. -
Mamie said on Mar 29, 2008....
I have only owned one green car and never again! It was completely unreliable, it would skid on ice that wasn't even there and I traded it in as soon as I could . Never again! It is true! -
evil_twin said on Mar 29, 2008....
Paper--It's probably good you didn't get the green Jeep! I think the amethyst one was probably luckier!
Infernal--I was pretty messed up after the first accident, but it could have been a lot worse. I must have had an angel looking out for me :-) But I definitely won't ever buy another green car just in case!
destiny--Sounds like you had a very similar experience with your green cursed car. This just helps to prove the legend!
ginger--I had a silver car once and it was a good car! But I can definitely see why you'd feel that silver is your cursed color. You had about the same amount of terrible luck that I had! My car is black now too :-)
twyla--You almost beat the curse! But that drunk driving accident sounds like it could have been pretty scary. I'm glad you were alright.
beyond--It might be a good idea to have any green cars blessed by a priest or something if you really wanted to buy it! But yeah, I'd steer clear.
alls--It isn't the best color for a car, is it? It was definitely not my first choice, but it wasn't so bad looking. It was too bad it was cursed!
Mr. Box--You're right about the accident. If they'd hit me straight on where I was sitting I'd probably be dead. As it was, it was bad enough! You could be right that the color had nothing to do with it, but the car itself was an entity!
Trinov--I'd never heard about the green car curse thing until well after I got rid of mine. But after I read about it, I was like, "it's true!" Green is a positive color usually, but if you read the urban legend information they say it has something to do with woodland fairies possessing anything colored green. I'm not saying I actually believe that though, but I guess that's where the idea comes from.
quietone--It happened to you too! I'm glad you're okay from your accident though. My car also spun around in circles several times, and I hit other cars, and then ended up on the sidewalk. Luckily no one was walking on the sidewalk at the time. But I will never own another green car either!
uniquely--I've had silver, black, green, blue and red cars. I think my favorite is black. I've had good luck with my black cars! But never again green....
Mamie--See! It is true isn't it? I was wondering if anyone else out there would be able to back me up....
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fearing said on Mar 29, 2008....
Sorry Kyle, but why didn't you get rid of it after say.....the 3rd incident? I would have left it parked on the side of the road with the keys in it!
We had a green truck one time. It wasn't a bad vehicle but come to think of it - it's the truck the ex was driving when he started cheating. Hmmmm. I'll ponder that for a while.
;-)
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evil_twin said on Mar 29, 2008....
fearing--It would have been smart of me to get rid of the car after I got hit the first time. But I thought it would get better! I had no idea the car was really cursed until it was too late! But see? Green is a bad color for a car.... -
CayenneMan said on Mar 29, 2008....
evil twin, green is not one of my favorite car colors however I do own a light green 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with under 30,000 original miles on her. The car still has the original spark plugs & wires and is in mint condition. I honestly can't say I've had any problems with it however after reading this post I went outside and snuck a peek at her in the garage and thought I heard that Jaws movie music playing . . .da dum dum dum . . . -
evil_twin said on Mar 29, 2008....
Cayenne--My parents used to have a green Monte Carlo but it was sort of a bright grass green color. That was the car they had when I was first born. They didn't have it long, but maybe that's because it was cursed? I'll have to ask them! I hope your car doesn't bite you like Jaws though.... -
CayenneMan said on Mar 29, 2008....
Thanks I keep some band aids in my pocket just in case. -
gingersoul said on Mar 29, 2008....
Kyle...how cool is that we both opted for a black car?
I think we might have considered black the absence of color....therefore absence of the hated green or silver...therefore ..no more freaking accidents for us...yeppeee....lol...
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lfbno7 said on Mar 30, 2008....
Do you think it's romantic if someone has an internet crush on a girl whose favorite color is green, and then he buys a car and decides to make it one of his least favorite car colors, green? That reminds me of someone I know, namely me. -
evil_twin said on Mar 30, 2008....
Cayenne--Yes, I'm sure band aids would be very helpful for a car bite...hmm...that's a weird sentence.
Ginger--Black just looks good on a car too. It's sleek. I wish for no more accidents for both of us too!
Lfbno--You bought a green car because your crush likes green? You romantic, you! Just be careful driving around in it. It might be cursed....
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CreativeWoman said on Mar 30, 2008....
I'm glad you escaped serious harm from all those mishaps. I've never had a green car....and don't think I want one...just to be on the safe side. :-)
CW
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diabolicdame said on Mar 30, 2008....
Wow! I'm glad you lived to tell about your green car! This post read like a movie script! And it would have been a pretty funny movie except you poor thing.. I cant imagine the trouble that car caused you! When I started going out with my bf he had a green car. A deep green one. And it actually never caused him any trouble.. except if you count him finding me, which is causing him trouble to this day.. hehehe.. -
silverwhisper said on Mar 30, 2008....
dude, that's just ca-razy about that green car! like everyone else, i'm glad you're OK despite its many attempts to harm you!
i've never heard of this idea of green cars being cursed and i've never owned/ridden in one, to be honest. if anything, i've heard of red cars being cursed, but only b/c cops tend to pull 'em over, or so i've heard.
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destinydiva said on Mar 30, 2008....
my mum and dad wont buy red cars, because they say red is cursed!! they had loads of bashes/problems/theft ect over the years....everytime they owned a red car!!
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evil_twin said on Mar 30, 2008....
CW--Yes, I wouldn't chance the green car just in case!
diabolic--It was a pretty unreal experience with that stupid car. I'm just glad the curse was lifted after I got rid of it! Hopefully no one else had the same luck with the car that I did.
silver--I'd never heard about the curse thing either until after the fact. But it's kind of funny how well it fit me! I don't really like red cars either because they do stand out for cops. Although I had a red car for awhile and that never happened. But they do tend to attract attention.
destiny--Maybe the color curse is different for everyone? Maybe people just have bad luck colors? Hmm...
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queenparanoia said on Mar 31, 2008....
oh shit!!! that's scary!!! i'll never buy a green car!!! =) -
PassionTraveler said on Apr 03, 2008....
That dark forest green color is my favorite color in cars, although I've actually never had one that color. I've only owned one brand new car. All the rest have been used or hand-me-downs. The one new car I did buy, I wanted that green, but had to settle for champagne. I still want to get a green car. Now I wish I hadn't heard about that curse. :(
PT
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evil_twin said on Apr 03, 2008....
queen--It was scary!
PT--It seems to be hit or miss with the curse. Some people seem to think other colors are cursed too, so there still might be hope for your dream car!
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Twylarants said on Apr 03, 2008....
Hey Kyle, I wasn't in the green car when the drunk hit it. Stupid guy was still so drunk from the night before, he passed by his house at the end of our block and backed down the street right into my car parked in front of my house. Idiot. Somebody should have cursed him instead of my green car.
I actually got hit by a drunk while driving my gray Buick, my son was hit by a drunk when he was driving his blue dodge, and my husband was in his black Honda when a drunk hit him.
We're just cursed with drunks, I guess.
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browndoc said on Jun 06, 2009....
I totaled my Silver Eclipse in the rain coming home from work one night.Spun it into a tree. A few days later I bought a white Eagle talon,that used to be green. The next day I hit a car in the parking lot in work,didnt do any damage to the other car but damaged my bumper. A week later the timing belt went,then i backed it into my totaled car when i went out to get a pizza. On the 31st of March I was going to a party after the pub and I made an illegal turn over a median and the suspension was so low it got stuck,the cops came 20mins later and i got a dui,I got pulled over 4 times for nothing on my temporary licence and the 5th time I was pulling out of a parking lot,i stopped and somebody backed into me in a pick up,they just drove off and 2 mins later i got pulled over and charged with driving not for business purposes. I've being trying to do a victims awareness class and I've missed 3 appointments due to circumstances beyond my control and last night someone accused me of drug dealing and reported me to the police,the same police that charged me with driving for not business purposes. I also because of the low suspension have wrecked the body kit from just parking and turning tight corners.My contract wasnt renewed after 3 and a half yrs just after the dui. It's just one thing after another,and last night I also had my phone stolen. I'm not superstitious but it's getting to be ridiculous and I'm beginning to wonder if it has anything to do with the fact it's a green car or is it just because it's a car. I know some of it has to do with my driving,but it doesn't account for everything. I'm trying to sell the car now and the fuck out of Florida and back to Ireland where I'm from.
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