997 Turbo Gen 1 prospective purchase which colour

[r1flyguy1]

Did anyone else compromise slightly on colour when buying their turbo?

I really wanted atlas or GT Silver but after 5 months or so, the only one I found in a decent spec was Artic Silver so I bought it.

Don't get me wrong, I love the car but there is always that little hankering for a 'darker shade' of silver.

[g7jhp]

The colour on most cars varies depending on the light. It's hard to get a good comparison of colours as pics are taken in different conditions and often with different wheels etc.

Silver


GT Silver


Meteor Grey


Slate Grey


Atlas Grey


Porsche Racing Green


Black


Midnight Blue


Cobalt Blue


Mexico Blue


Viper Green

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Speed Yellow


Orange


Ruby Red (similar to 993 Arena Red)


Guards Red


White


Atlas Grey,Porsche Racing Green, Midnight Blue, Mexico Blue, Viper Green, Ruby Red, Orange added and Black updated.

Edited by g7jhp on Friday 19th December 18:08

[r1flyguy1]

^

Both Meteor & Slate looks good, there's not much in it for arctic & GT, No atlas grey there?

but TBH I'd have any of them

[Big Raff]

One colour no one has mentioned...

[Adam B]

^^ excellent post j7

love slate but they are very rare, shame not a better (outdoor and clearer) picture of black

Edited by Adam B on Friday 19th December 17:34

[Adam B]

r1flyguy1 said:

Did anyone else compromise slightly on colour when buying their turbo?

I really wanted atlas or GT Silver but after 5 months or so, the only one I found in a decent spec was Artic Silver so I bought it.

Don't get me wrong, I love the car but there is always that little hankering for a 'darker shade' of silver.

To me the colour is one of the few things you need to pick, especially on a turbo which have a lot of kit as standard.
I wanted a manual with adaptive seats and sports chrono, given the latter 2 are pretty common cost options I figured I didn't need to compromise on my black or atlas/slate rule. I find arctic pretty boring but it does look ok on a turbo, so was going to see a high spec, low mileage arctic car but fortunately a black one came up shortly after.

Still not perfect, would have liked park assist and some extra leather bits inside but overall very happy

The range of pictures above sure what a good-looking car the 997 turbo is especially in conservative colours which suit its character (although I do love that green)

[nwates]

G7 thank you great post makes it much easier to compare

[Chad_Hugo]

Rocco1 said:

Chad_Hugo said:

Carrara White
GT Silver
Arctic Silver

These 3 for me are undoubtedly the best colours for a 997/Turbo.

All three are brilliant at showing the exquisite and stunning lines and form of the car, they do a far better job than any other colour. From the three above- there is not much in it, I would buy on miles/condition/spec.

Other colours I like and are worth considering:

Basalt Black
Meteor Grey

Blue is awful on a 997, just doesn't look right, does the car no favours. The cobalt is an awful shade. Guards red also looks wrong to me, (would not buy a red car regardless of price) and the yellow is too wild. Black is popular, and whist it's not a bad colour at all I think the 997 does maybe need a bolder and lighter colour, after all you do want it to stand out a little at least...?

Utter nonsense!
I have had number of people that have complimented my 997tt gen 1 which happens to be cobalt blue
Cobalt blue looks amazing even more so when in sunlight

How on earth can it be nonsense to express an opinion?

The fact you had a 'number of people' compliment a cobalt blue car is irrelevant- I am sure it would be possible to find a few people to compliment a pink Turbo- would not make it a good colour.

I have seen a couple of cobalt cars- it cheapens the car and is a tacky, awkward shade of blue which makes me think of badly modified E90 3 series, or a replica M3 or something similar, it's a boy racer type colour and a 997 Turbo is a far cry from a boy racer car. All IMHO of course.

Re: the original question- if you get a silver/white/black/grey car there won't be any difference in re-sale based on the colour up or down- really does not matter as all are popular and sought after.

The only way colour could play any role in re-sale up or down is if you have a super rare sought after colour which would attract a premium (e.g. viper green/mexico blue for a 997 Turbo), or alternatively if it was unpopular/less desirable colour it may taken a lot longer to sell and sell for less.

If you want to keep it for years these considerations are less important.

[nwates]

Big Raff said:

One colour no one has mentioned...

What colour is it ?

[Shewie]

nwates said:

What colour is it ?

Looks like Midnight Blue to me... Nice colour whatever.

[g7jhp]

Chad_Hugo said:

The only way colour could play any role in re-sale up or down is if you have a super rare sought after colour which would attract a premium (e.g. viper green/mexico blue for a 997 Turbo), or alternatively if it was unpopular/less desirable colour it may taken a lot longer to sell and sell for less.

If you want to keep it for years these considerations are less important.

If you have a pink it would certainly be worth less as it doesn't suit the car.

Personally I'd choose Cobalt Blue over Black, Red, White but each to their own.

If you have to sell a car for less because it's perceived as a less desirable colour, then you should be able to buy it for less in the first place.

[Shewie]

g7jhp said:

If you have a pink it would certainly be worth less as it doesn't suit the car.

Personally I'd choose Cobalt Blue over Black, Red, White but each to their own.

If you have to sell a car for less because it's perceived as a less desirable colour, then you should be able to buy it for less in the first place.

I'd argue that it's all quite subjective. One mans meat is another mans poison and all that..

It's not necessarily worth less, it might just take longer to find the right buyer. Depends how quickly you need the cash

Colours that polarise opinion will always be used as a negotiating tool, as the seller will argue rarity means it's worth more and the buyer will argue that it should be cheaper because of the resale.

In the end I bought on condition so ended up with an Atlas car, but had I bought the car new I would probably have gone for Cobalt.

Here is a gratuitous picture of mine to give you an idea of what Atlas Grey looks like

[Adam B]

blueg33 said:

Looks good like this IMO

How much does a set of Fuchs cost? (I am wincing already)

[IMIA]

Adam B said:

blueg33 said:

Looks good like this IMO

How much does a set of Fuchs cost? (I am wincing already)

About £2500 inc tyres from OPC if you are a PCGB member which gets you a 10% discount. Your current wheels are forged Fuchs wheels where as the fuchs look alike aren't forged or made by Fuchs. Confusing!

[IMIA]

Adam B said:

^^ excellent post j7

love slate but they are very rare, shame not a better (outdoor and clearer) picture of black

Edited by Adam B on Friday 19th December 17:34

Thats not slate grey its meteor grey. slate darker and nicer imo

[Adam B]

Thamks

That seems surprisingly reasonable, about £1500 ex tyres then? Are tyre sizes different from std wheels?

[IMIA]

Adam B said:

Thamks

That seems surprisingly reasonable, about £1500 ex tyres then? Are tyre sizes different from std wheels?

Thats price inc tyres when OPC are running specials on wheel /tyre packages. Exactly the same size as standard turbo wheels .

Almost new set for sale here. £1500-2000 right money for them

http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=98448

[nwates]

Big Raff said:

One colour no one has mentioned...

Midnight blue was in G7's post though

[g7jhp]

nwates said:

Midnight blue was in G7's post though

Was added after you highlighted it.

Great colour though!

[RXED]

What about Macadamia Brown Metallic. A friend has just purchased a 997 Turbo in this colour and it is stunning! That's what I would look for, as well as Slate Grey which works equally well.


Here it is in the garage having a Ctek charger fitted. Not the best picture.