Cocoa leather interior
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Hi all
When I was looking around for my 997.2S, it was as if the only option was black leather as that was all that I found. Then I came across the car I purchased and it had was Cocoa. Now if someone had told me that I'd buy a car with brown leather, I would have asked for £10 worth of what ever they were smoking.
But seeing it in the flesh I immediately loved it.
This got me thinking of what other colour interiors people have that they didn't expect when they started their search.
When I was looking around for my 997.2S, it was as if the only option was black leather as that was all that I found. Then I came across the car I purchased and it had was Cocoa. Now if someone had told me that I'd buy a car with brown leather, I would have asked for £10 worth of what ever they were smoking.
But seeing it in the flesh I immediately loved it.
This got me thinking of what other colour interiors people have that they didn't expect when they started their search.
I like Cocoa, with the right exterior colour. And, 'Black' is one of my least favourite interior colours.
However, the problem with some Porsches is that everything - seats carpet, dash, mats, steering wheel, trim..... are sometimes all the same colour. Many interiors look better in two colour tones.
Also, some colours - reds in particular - don't photograph at all well
However, the problem with some Porsches is that everything - seats carpet, dash, mats, steering wheel, trim..... are sometimes all the same colour. Many interiors look better in two colour tones.
Also, some colours - reds in particular - don't photograph at all well
Coco with cream stitching looks great.
Loads of older 911 had blue leather which looks rank.
Red also looks rank when every single thing is Red. But red bits looks great.
Porsche go over the top with red inside so it looks gash.
I only ever buy black though. Or black with a hint of some thing.
Turbo S look cool with 2 tone black and another colour as do a lot of Audi's two tone.
Safer to go black with Porsche though as they over do colour in a bad way.
Loads of older 911 had blue leather which looks rank.
Red also looks rank when every single thing is Red. But red bits looks great.
Porsche go over the top with red inside so it looks gash.
I only ever buy black though. Or black with a hint of some thing.
Turbo S look cool with 2 tone black and another colour as do a lot of Audi's two tone.
Safer to go black with Porsche though as they over do colour in a bad way.
Edited by mrdemon on Sunday 27th July 11:09
Came across a Cayman on eBay with that interior, really like the look of it.
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/221482884105
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/221482884105
It's all about matching your stitching & centre console to exterior colour 
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Cocoa is a great colour for the interior. I cannot stand black, it lacks so much imagination and makes the interior so dark, you have people starting threads to paint the back of their seats
I have to admit that I love the all red efforts from Porsche, the leather everywhere looks different, but unmistakably Porsche, leather air vents are cool too...
Chris
I have to admit that I love the all red efforts from Porsche, the leather everywhere looks different, but unmistakably Porsche, leather air vents are cool too...
Chris
mrdemon said:
Coco with cream stitching looks great.
Loads of older 911 had blue leather which looks rank.
Red also looks rank when every single thing is Red. But red bits looks great.
Porsche go over the top with red inside so it looks gash.
I only ever buy black though. Or black with a hint of some thing.
Turbo S look cool with 2 tone black and another colour as do a lot of Audi's two tone.
Safer to go black with Porsche though as they over do colour in a bad way.
Yep I go along with most of this, Porsche are rubbish at interior coloursLoads of older 911 had blue leather which looks rank.
Red also looks rank when every single thing is Red. But red bits looks great.
Porsche go over the top with red inside so it looks gash.
I only ever buy black though. Or black with a hint of some thing.
Turbo S look cool with 2 tone black and another colour as do a lot of Audi's two tone.
Safer to go black with Porsche though as they over do colour in a bad way.
Edited by mrdemon on Sunday 27th July 11:09
Blue - metropole was not good, looks like black with the dye run out, Ocean not much better
Grey - make them too light, looked awful vs blacks in 996/986, much better in 987/997
Savannah - baby puke colour, sand beige much better but doesn't go with silver touches well
Nephrite green - say no more
Red - Boxster red was a terrible orangey shade, can-can is a bit dog knob
I quite like cocoa with a black/grey exterior but failing that it has to be black, although I prefer it to be lifted by light contrast stitching, silver dash inserts, silver dials, silver seat backs etc, fortunately much of this was standard on 997, stupid cost options on 996
The best interior I have seen recently on a Porsche was the black with cream seat/door inserts on a 997.2 turbo S, Porsche offer silver or cream or grey inserts like that as an option across the range, other colours also to eg match exterior
Edited by Adam B on Monday 28th July 12:45
Edited by Adam B on Monday 28th July 12:46
I had a 997.1 C2S in Carmen Red (Metallic Burgundy) with Cocoa Leather seats dash etc. The car was utterly stunning but come resale time I had little interest from buyers. The first person who came to see it bought it specifically due to it being 'different'. The resale aspect was no surprise but owning the car knowing I might struggle to sell it spoiled it a bit. As far as off standard colours on Porsche goes I would advise either take a non standard paint OR interior colour and avoid both unless you dont mind taking a hit come resale time.
Cocoa leather with silver looks the best IMHO
Cocoa leather with silver looks the best IMHO
I love Cocoa Brown with GT Silver, it is one of my favourite combinations. I have also had Ocean Blue with Atlas Gray. Like you, I would never had thought I would go for a blue interior, (it never looks right in photos), but in daylight it is a very dark (almost black) deep blue and utterly compliments/suits the Atlas Gray, (which has a blue tinge to it).
Dealer nearly took my arm off when I part exchanged the car (which surprised me), I got a great price for it, he said very few people realise how good the blue is until they see it in the flesh. Then it's an easy sale.
Dealer nearly took my arm off when I part exchanged the car (which surprised me), I got a great price for it, he said very few people realise how good the blue is until they see it in the flesh. Then it's an easy sale.
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