Stunning Singer at DK…

Stunning Singer at DK…

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166 MM Barchetta

Original Poster:

694 posts

59 months

Saturday 28th October 2023
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In my poverty stricken, never afford it opinion I think this is the best one I’ve seen, very jealous of whoever takes it…

https://www.dkeng.co.uk/ferrari-sales/1880/blue_ch...

I think it’s the detail on this that won me, the steering wheel and the gear lever that match outside and interior so well.
I’m sure many will dislike but opinions are like aholes, everyone’s got one and everyone uses them daily….

Pflanzgarten

4,059 posts

27 months

Saturday 28th October 2023
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The options list on that eek

Not a million miles away from how I'd spec a 911 regarding colours but they really look badly proportioned to me these days. I think the originals can just about get away with it, maybe with some less wheel " and a lot less tyre stretch but unfortunately I think the look is getting dated.

I can honestly say I think in ten years plus these will look like the B+B Porsches and Koenig Ferrari's that were "cool" in the 1980s.

AinsleyB

246 posts

83 months

Saturday 28th October 2023
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Looks great (if you like green)
I wonder why its for sale after only 5.9k KM's.

GTRene

16,780 posts

226 months

Saturday 28th October 2023
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wow, that interior, thats my most favorite leather interior color, just wow, Imagine having such interior in your own car.

hm, I'm gonna download some of those interior pictures, its on my bucketlist now :-)


DeejRC

5,865 posts

84 months

Saturday 28th October 2023
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So, am I the only one who thinks that interior is a complete mess then?

GTRene

16,780 posts

226 months

Saturday 28th October 2023
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DeejRC said:
So, am I the only one who thinks that interior is a complete mess then?
biggrin for me its one of the best I've seen (my taste) luckily most have different tastes, otherwise everyone would like the same, then it can get boring hehe

darreni

3,835 posts

272 months

Saturday 28th October 2023
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Wow, that’s fabulous. Yes please.

IMI A

9,428 posts

203 months

Sunday 29th October 2023
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Amazing.

7GJR

183 posts

99 months

Sunday 29th October 2023
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Love the interior.

As above, wondering whether the DLS is ‘over wheeled’ and over wheelarched.

MDL111

6,998 posts

179 months

Sunday 29th October 2023
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Like the colours a lot but it is a bit much in some respects - looks a bit cartoonish and the green roll cage / some of the details are a bit too coordinated for me if that makes sense
Would obviously still love to own it but prefer the original design / classic or whatever they call it now
Still one of my regrets that I did not order one in 2015 when they were still semi affordable and the waiting list was not years and years

IMI A

9,428 posts

203 months

Sunday 29th October 2023
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It is a little a standard Singer with all the DLS bits underneath in that colour combo would be amazing.

cypriot

476 posts

101 months

Monday 30th October 2023
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That is hideous. The DLS is not a pretty car, and the interior is a mess. But what do I know? Fair play to the owner though! would love to know what the asking price is now.

ex-devonpaul

1,212 posts

139 months

Monday 30th October 2023
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cypriot said:
That is hideous. The DLS is not a pretty car, and the interior is a mess. But what do I know? Fair play to the owner though! would love to know what the asking price is now.
Pretty much my thoughts, a very expensive way to ruin a car.

Mezzanine

9,261 posts

221 months

Monday 30th October 2023
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AinsleyB said:
Looks great (if you like green)
I wonder why its for sale after only 5.9k KM's.
The last one they had for sale (from a PHer) only had about 50 miles on the clock.

I imagine the ‘overs’ they will get might be a reason.

Cheib

23,337 posts

177 months

Tuesday 31st October 2023
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IMI A said:
It is a little a standard Singer with all the DLS bits underneath in that colour combo would be amazing.
It’s not a “Singer”…..from their website

The product of Singer’s painstaking effort is a Porsche 911 restored and reimagined by Singer. Out of respect for Porsche, and to respect Porsche’s trademark rights, this incredible machine should never under any circumstances be referred to or described as a “Singer,” “Singer 911,” “Singer Porsche 911” or a “Porsche Singer 911,” or in any other manner that suggests that it is anything but a Porsche 911 that has been restored and reimagined by Singer.

Clearly Porsche are taking a more authoritarian view because that’s a definite change of tone…….

Think it all went wrong when they released that Dakar “one off” that Tuthill were involved with which got a massive red card from Porsche.

IMI A

9,428 posts

203 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
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I've always found it strange that Ruf and Singer can operate with such ease. Nice that they can though I love that they express their own vision for a 911. I'd love a Ruf RT 12 R, CTR Anniversary or DLS turbo study smile

NGK210

3,044 posts

147 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
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DeejRC said:
So, am I the only one who thinks that interior is a complete mess then?
No.
Too much 'pond weed' green yuck

GTRene

16,780 posts

226 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
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I really really love the interior, for me one of the best ever seen, big want.

So I just went back again to the website and saw a pricelist, hey interior, saw interior and a 17k price, hm I thought, 17k I could order such somewhere in the future if I buy a Porsche 911 again...

then I read more, huh, that was also about the interior... further, hm also, further ... it was all about the interior, then such price is euh, a lot around 100k or so (not really counted).

here> my short day dream is broken hehe


bobthemonkey

3,848 posts

218 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
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IMI A said:
I've always found it strange that Ruf and Singer can operate with such ease. Nice that they can though I love that they express their own vision for a 911. I'd love a Ruf RT 12 R, CTR Anniversary or DLS turbo study smile
Ruf were (along with Alpina) the manufacturer in German law, at least in the eyes of the TUV. If you bought a Ruf direct from the factory as a new car it would have Ruf, not Porsche, as the manufacturer on the VIN plate. I believe this was helped by Germany having reasonably short periods of design copyright, certainly compared to Italy. It was one of the 90s racing games that only had Ruf based 911s in it, when the publisher couldn’t do a deal with Porsche.

Singer is different in that they are modifying already registered cars.

hornbaek

3,689 posts

237 months

Saturday 4th November 2023
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Completely over the top. When Singer started some 15 years ago they made beautiful cars never compromising the originality of the base product. Now they are just getting vulgar. Obviously it is up to the paying customer, but I think that they have gone too far in customisation.