Skin and Paint
The Greeks have souvlaki, fast food chains are serving their offerings disguised in pita wraps; now Volvo is about to offer Swedish C30 customers unique ‘vehicle wraps.’
Following the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Motors, Volvo is Ford's lone remaining Premier Auto Group representative. And apparently, that 'only child' mentality has gone straight to the Swedish automaker's head. Volvo announced on Thursday that it will be launching a new line of automobile wraps for its C30 hatchback.
From April this year, Swedish C30 buyers will be able to order their new C30 with one of 20 official film coatings to transform their glassy little hatch into something a little more - awful. The wraps can be had in several different styles and patterns — from a Family Truckster-inspired woody look to a zebra design — and are guaranteed to last for two years. Volvo says that the wraps will not harm the C30's paint job and, in fact, actually protect the hatch's finish, and after two years, customers can choose to replace the film or have it completely removed. However, at a price of $3,130 U.S. they’re not exactly going to have people queuing up!
While the idea of wrapping your car in a protective film may be a good idea to protect the paint work, if you want a car to really standout then you can’t beat a custom paint job. From unique paintwork, colour changing metallic finishes to air brushed murals, the choice is almost limitless. Limousines once only came in black and although Elvis’s pink Cadillac may have seemed outlandish in its day, today it would hardly be noticed in the polychromatic spectrum of what limousine hire vendors have on offer.
Some limos are painted in the traditional luxury car colours others are white, pink or grey. The paint can be either a standard or metallic finish; the list goes on. There are limos with themed murals painted on the side, even Hummers with zebra stripes! For more information about colour matching a limo to your event, contact HireLimos.
