918 Spyder - First UK customer car - Guards Red

918 Spyder - First UK customer car - Guards Red

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anniesdad

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14,589 posts

238 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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Looks like a Weissach pack car, phenomenal...

Getting detailed by S.L. Restoration and paint protection film applied by Paintshield Ltd.

What I wouldn't do for this.

Trev450

6,320 posts

172 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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OMG to quote the youngsters of today. That is pure porn on wheels.

Johnthepotter

1,012 posts

126 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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Gorgeous - wouldn't be my colour choice - as if !!!! Chance to make such a choice would be a fine thing!!

sidicks

25,218 posts

221 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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Johnthepotter said:
Gorgeous - wouldn't be my colour choice - as if !!!! Chance to make such a choice would be a fine thing!!
My thoughts exactly - so many of the other colours look better!

APOLO1

5,256 posts

194 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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sidicks said:
My thoughts exactly - so many of the other colours look better!
in the flesh it looks much better....think I am going PTS, with the new RS blood orange..

mrdemon

21,146 posts

265 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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what about this UK one

sidicks

25,218 posts

221 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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mrdemon said:
what about this UK one
That's even worse.

White or black with Martini stripe or a classy silver....

av185

18,502 posts

127 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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sidicks said:
Johnthepotter said:
Gorgeous - wouldn't be my colour choice - as if !!!! Chance to make such a choice would be a fine thing!!
My thoughts exactly - so many of the other colours look better!
True......be interesting to know if Porsche charge extra for metallic on the 918 mindful of its rather high list price....confused

sidicks

25,218 posts

221 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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av185 said:
True......be interesting to know if Porsche charge extra for metallic on the 918 mindful of its rather high list price....confused
I'm sure they do.

And I think Apollo is paying £45 k for the liquid metal silver paint on his 918...

berty37

623 posts

139 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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Absolutely amazing looking piece of kit - love to see one in the flesh -uber uber jealous!!!

andy74b

832 posts

227 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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av185 said:
True......be interesting to know if Porsche charge extra for metallic on the 918 mindful of its rather high list price....confused
The liquid metal colours are extra, std metallics are no cost.

Obviously Paint to sample is extra.

APOLO1

5,256 posts

194 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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sidicks said:
I'm sure they do.

And I think Apollo is paying £45 k for the liquid metal silver paint on his 918...
its 48k Eu, and its Liquid chrome blue...

RedWhiteMonkey

6,837 posts

182 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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berty37 said:
Absolutely amazing looking piece of kit - love to see one in the flesh -uber uber jealous!!!
Living less than 5 miles from the Porsche factory as I do I've had the pleasure of seeing quite a few of them already. They look stunning on the move.

APOLO1

5,256 posts

194 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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RedWhiteMonkey said:
berty37 said:
Absolutely amazing looking piece of kit - love to see one in the flesh -uber uber jealous!!!
Living less than 5 miles from the Porsche factory as I do I've had the pleasure of seeing quite a few of them already. They look stunning on the move.
so may I please ask what you feel is the best colour,? I have a met blk car with blk trim, and acid green, belts etc the end of next month, and my 2nd one is Nov build, thinking of going met chrome blue,

berty37

623 posts

139 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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RedWhiteMonkey said:
berty37 said:
Absolutely amazing looking piece of kit - love to see one in the flesh -uber uber jealous!!!
Living less than 5 miles from the Porsche factory as I do I've had the pleasure of seeing quite a few of them already. They look stunning on the move.
You lucky chap!!
me and my best mate are off to Stuttgart in October in his completely rebuilt 964 C2 LHD so be great if we saw one..have been a few times before and seen 991 TTS before they hit the UK being driven about as well as GT3 RS 4's etc...cant wait. We trying to get into that place where they store all the cars like the prototypes and where all the other museum cars live when not on show...I hear however its easier to get into North Korea.

RedWhiteMonkey

6,837 posts

182 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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APOLO1 said:
RedWhiteMonkey said:
berty37 said:
Absolutely amazing looking piece of kit - love to see one in the flesh -uber uber jealous!!!
Living less than 5 miles from the Porsche factory as I do I've had the pleasure of seeing quite a few of them already. They look stunning on the move.
so may I please ask what you feel is the best colour,? I have a met blk car with blk trim, and acid green, belts etc the end of next month, and my 2nd one is Nov build, thinking of going met chrome blue,
Assuming you don't want to go down the Martini rep road:





I'd have to say that the liquid metal silver does look good (although perhaps a little tame):



The others I have seen have been when I've been driving so no photos of them, but there was a lovely light green one. As that isn't on the website I assume it was a custom colour.

RedWhiteMonkey

6,837 posts

182 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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berty37 said:
You lucky chap!!
me and my best mate are off to Stuttgart in October in his completely rebuilt 964 C2 LHD so be great if we saw one..have been a few times before and seen 991 TTS before they hit the UK being driven about as well as GT3 RS 4's etc...cant wait. We trying to get into that place where they store all the cars like the prototypes and where all the other museum cars live when not on show...I hear however its easier to get into North Korea.
With Porsche and Mercedes so close but I've seen all sorts of test vehicles out on the roads here. Saw the Panamera and Macan out and about a long time before they went on public sale. Porsche has a holding lot near the local Ikea, but I doubt there's any 918 there.

Budweiser

1,077 posts

184 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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If anyone wants to see the 918 there Is a met black one at Colchester OPC, been there about three weeks I'm told and due to be collected 1/9/14.

Has the Martini strips etc exactly as the white one above.

Looks amazing with lime(?) green piping etc. lots of carbon god it's gorgeous....


36270k

72 posts

154 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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Saw the Colchester one last week when I took the 986 in for service.
Looks superb

anniesdad

Original Poster:

14,589 posts

238 months

Thursday 21st August 2014
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APOLO1 said:
so may I please ask what you feel is the best colour,? I have a met blk car with blk trim, and acid green, belts etc the end of next month, and my 2nd one is Nov build, thinking of going met chrome blue,
rofl Only on Pistonheads!

Looking forward to seeing the pics of your two cars when you get them. thumbup

I think you know Baf right? I'm guessing his is coming in black? Andy's yet to decide...anybody else?! spin