No flamenco red anymore. :-(.

piratestu · Apr 22nd, 2011, 20:50

I have ordered an xc60 in flamenco red but have been told this is nolonger available. Has anyone got experience of this happening before ? I have been told to pick another colour. Seems a bit too restrictive as there are not a big choice of colours to start with. Surely other manufacturers are still able to produce red paint. The dealership said it was something to do with Japan. I suppose a container loaded with paint could have been caught up in the disasters.

DSK · Apr 22nd, 2011, 21:21

Some dealers will try to do what is easiest for them. I would personally contact Volvo UK/HQ and enquire if Flamenco red is unavailable, if so, why and for how long. Depending on what they say, you will know if what the dealer has told you is genuine or if they are trying to get you to opt for another colour as its something they can gain better from.

Daim · Apr 22nd, 2011, 21:49

There is no more Flamenco Red, Barents Blue, Vanilla White, Ember Black nor Magic Blue available, due to the problems in Japan - the paints are made there and then exported to Sweden and Belgium to be used. As no production in Japan (of course, the areas effected by the quake) is running, no export...

scr8pdo · Apr 27th, 2011, 01:21

I thought Flamenco red was a really old Vauxhall/GM colour, my dad had a HB Vauxhall Viva in that Flamenco red

Westyman · Apr 27th, 2011, 16:12

My V70 is Flamenco Red and you're not having the paint off it LOL

961 · Apr 27th, 2011, 16:27

It's back to Dulux then

I have long thought the extra £500 for metallic paint etc is a bit like Ryanair charging £5 per seat per journey if you don't have an obscure credit card only available in Uzbeckistan

If you pulverise the dealer and say "No way I'm paying extra for that paint" they often as not relent

Otherwise, buy pre-reg, when that extra £500 has, err, well, disappeared

Result!!!

The Ageing Hippy · Apr 30th, 2011, 19:03

In common with piratestu, I too have been told by Volvo that they are unable to supply my newly ordered (end of March) XC70 in Flamenco Red due to the situation in Japan. That said, I was told that it was no longer available due to the ore from which the pigment is produced being radio active and the fact that the Japanese authorities were unable to grant export permits!!. To paraphrase the X files, "the truth is out there, somewhere". I would have liked to order the car in Brilliant Blue (the colour of my present V50) but that appears to have disappeared as well. From the information supplied by Daim, it rather looks like my number 2 and 3 choices have also 'gone' which leaves attempting to make a choice from the rather mediocre options now offered by Volvo. Any suggestions?

piratestu · May 1st, 2011, 07:20

Thanks for your inputs. I wonder if other leading brands are having the same problem. It sort of grates when you leaf through the glossy new brochure that sales sent out last week. Stil not decided on the colours

Ho hum.

Daim · May 1st, 2011, 11:20

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Originally Posted by piratestu

Thanks for your inputs. I wonder if other leading brands are having the same problem. It sort of grates when you leaf through the glossy new brochure that sales sent out last week. Stil not decided on the colours

Ho hum.

They are. A lot of brands have reduced their colours OR have somehow managed to get the colours (slightly different) from other manufacturers...

Apr 22nd, 2011, 20:50	#1
piratestu New Member Last Online: Jun 5th, 2011 12:59 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: bradford	No flamenco red anymore. :-(. I have ordered an xc60 in flamenco red but have been told this is nolonger available. Has anyone got experience of this happening before ? I have been told to pick another colour. Seems a bit too restrictive as there are not a big choice of colours to start with. Surely other manufacturers are still able to produce red paint. The dealership said it was something to do with Japan. I suppose a container loaded with paint could have been caught up in the disasters.

Apr 22nd, 2011, 21:21	#2
DSK C70 T5 Last Online: Mar 23rd, 2022 21:00 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Midlands	Some dealers will try to do what is easiest for them. I would personally contact Volvo UK/HQ and enquire if Flamenco red is unavailable, if so, why and for how long. Depending on what they say, you will know if what the dealer has told you is genuine or if they are trying to get you to opt for another colour as its something they can gain better from. __________________ 2000 C70 T5 GT Coupe 1998 S70R / 1995 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo 2007 Mercedes CLS 320 CDI / 2011 Mercedes S350 Bluetec 2007 Suzuki GSXR-1000

Apr 22nd, 2011, 21:49	#3
Daim Brit in Germany Last Online: Yesterday 19:48 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bremen	There is no more Flamenco Red, Barents Blue, Vanilla White, Ember Black nor Magic Blue available, due to the problems in Japan - the paints are made there and then exported to Sweden and Belgium to be used. As no production in Japan (of course, the areas effected by the quake) is running, no export... __________________ The Best Nation Is Imagination 2010 V70 (Type 135) D5 (D5244T10) Automatic (TF-80SC)

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Westyman VOC Member Last Online: Feb 27th, 2023 21:36 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Derby	My V70 is Flamenco Red and you're not having the paint off it LOL __________________ 2014MY XC60 D5 SE Lux AWD Geartronic hauling a 2011MY Vanmaster Accolade And for more fun: 1972 MG B GT

Apr 27th, 2011, 16:27	#6
961 Master Member Last Online: Sep 25th, 2015 16:45 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Berwick upon Tweed	It's back to Dulux then I have long thought the extra £500 for metallic paint etc is a bit like Ryanair charging £5 per seat per journey if you don't have an obscure credit card only available in Uzbeckistan If you pulverise the dealer and say "No way I'm paying extra for that paint" they often as not relent Otherwise, buy pre-reg, when that extra £500 has, err, well, disappeared Result!!!

Apr 30th, 2011, 19:03	#7
The Ageing Hippy New Member Last Online: Apr 30th, 2011 19:06 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Tanton	In common with piratestu, I too have been told by Volvo that they are unable to supply my newly ordered (end of March) XC70 in Flamenco Red due to the situation in Japan. That said, I was told that it was no longer available due to the ore from which the pigment is produced being radio active and the fact that the Japanese authorities were unable to grant export permits!!. To paraphrase the X files, "the truth is out there, somewhere". I would have liked to order the car in Brilliant Blue (the colour of my present V50) but that appears to have disappeared as well. From the information supplied by Daim, it rather looks like my number 2 and 3 choices have also 'gone' which leaves attempting to make a choice from the rather mediocre options now offered by Volvo. Any suggestions?

May 1st, 2011, 07:20	#8
piratestu New Member Last Online: Jun 5th, 2011 12:59 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: bradford	Thanks for your inputs. I wonder if other leading brands are having the same problem. It sort of grates when you leaf through the glossy new brochure that sales sent out last week. Stil not decided on the colours Ho hum.

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