What colour is this leather? bad for resale? 996C4S

[GT Two]

I like the leather. I drove a very similar car at Camtune years ago, although it was broken up with carbon centre console and other parts.

Currently looking for a C4s manual, are there any options that I absolutely need for resale? plan to have the car for a year.

thanks!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

[porkyspecialist]

Buy it for you & for what you like, life is to short to worry about the resale, just go out & have some fun.

Anyway most dealers will ask less for 'funny colours' so what you gain there you will lose at the other end less about 10-15%

Have fun.

Cheers.

[HoHoHo]

porkyspecialist said:

Buy it for you & for what you like, life is to short to worry about the resale, just go out & have some fun.

Anyway most dealers will ask less for 'funny colours' so what you gain there you will lose at the other end less about 10-15%

Have fun.

Cheers.

As the man suggests.

Why buyers are concerned about resale before they've even bought the car always amazes me.

Buy the car you like and enjoy it.

[g7jhp]

porkyspecialist said:

Buy it for you & for what you like, life is to short to worry about the resale, just go out & have some fun.

Anyway most dealers will ask less for 'funny colours' so what you gain there you will lose at the other end less about 10-15%

Have fun.

Cheers.

Easily said.

Personally wouldn't touch a 911 with a grey interior as I don't like it and it does limit your potential market when it comes to selling.

Plenty of C4S out there, no need to buy a bad colour combination.

But if you can buy cheap and sell cheap and you like the colour it's an option!

[Leigh996tt]

Ad says it's Stone Grey. I don't mind it at all but there just a bit too much of it. Would look better with some trim bits changed ala the carbon bits you mentioned.

[Zyp]

I had graphite grey in the interior of my 6t.

I also had the centre console, phone handset and B pillar trim in exterior colour (viola metallic) which broke the interior grey up nicely.
Also, black mats help.

[jonny996]

It is amazing how different grey looks with black matts fitted

[6C4GTS]

GT Two said:

I like the leather. I drove a very similar car at Camtune years ago, although it was broken up with carbon centre console and other parts.

Currently looking for a C4s manual, are there any options that I absolutely need for resale? plan to have the car for a year.

thanks!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

Options wise this car is well up there.
Only issues for re sale are the colours - interior is a personal choice and doom blue is the hardest colour in the world to make look good - even a week after a pro detail its a mare.

As a previous 6GT2 and turbo driver I think you know the platform and will be pleasantly surprised by the addition of a decent zorst note.

If it were a keeper and you like the colour I'd say yes bug maybe not a quick turn around without big loss.

[Koln-RS]

A lot of Porsche interior colours look worse in photographs, but actually quite nice in the 'flesh'. Reds are a good example.

Black mats and a black s/w make a big difference.

Personally, I find black interiors pretty boring.

[mph]

HoHoHo said:

As the man suggests.

Why buyers are concerned about resale before they've even bought the car always amazes me.

Buy the car you like and enjoy it.

Unless you're mega wealthy it amazes me if you don't at least consider resale value before purchase.

Not everyone can afford to ignore depreciation.

[g7jhp]

mph said:

HoHoHo said:

As the man suggests.

Why buyers are concerned about resale before they've even bought the car always amazes me.

Buy the car you like and enjoy it.

Unless you're mega wealthy it amazes me if you don't at least consider resale value before purchase.

Not everyone can afford to ignore depreciation.

Unless you're a fool (who is easily parted with his money) you take all factors into consideration when buying a car. Depreciation is often the No.1 cost which people (especially of more run of the mill cars) don't take into consideration.

Buying well means you can often run a nice Porsche for similar money to said lesser cars (or you used to be able to).

These days it's harder to do due to the number produced which is why people mention it. It's not the only consideration it's one consideration.

[NBTBRV8]

To answer your question, the colour is officially called Granite Grey.

As a Savanna 996t owner, buy it if you like it.

[HoHoHo]

g7jhp said:

Unless you're a fool (who is easily parted with his money) you take all factors into consideration when buying a car. Depreciation is often the No.1 cost which people (especially of more run of the mill cars) don't take into consideration.

Buying well means you can often run a nice Porsche for similar money to said lesser cars (or you used to be able to).

These days it's harder to do due to the number produced which is why people mention it. It's not the only consideration it's one consideration.

I would suggest that unless the colour is a one off vile puke green, any standard colour will make little of no difference come resale. It may limit the market slightly bug again, there's always a buyer for an 'off the shelf colour'

And if a few hundred quid over the ownership of a Porxche matters that much financially, can you afford it in the first instance?

[bikemonster]

It's a 2003 996. The price will reflect the market impact of the options choices. Buy it if you like it.

It's not that difficult, Shirley?

[Presuming Ed]

If you like it theres a high chance that someone else will like it down the road. I wouldn't worry to much about resale but you could use it as a decent bargaining tool with the seller.

[CraigVmax]

I dont see that that colour would make any difference to resale whatsoever

[mollytherocker]

GT Two said:

I like the leather. I drove a very similar car at Camtune years ago, although it was broken up with carbon centre console and other parts.

Currently looking for a C4s manual, are there any options that I absolutely need for resale? plan to have the car for a year.

thanks!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

I assume your question is all about limiting your loss on the car over the 12 months? What depreciation do you want/need to achieve?

MTR

[monthefish]

CraigVmax said:

I dont see that that colour would make any difference to resale whatsoever

It really does.

Darren (from RSJ) said in the 996 buyers guide that Grey leather tends to be hard to sell, and you should only go for it if you like it and are prepared to take a hit at resale.

[monthefish]

mph said:

HoHoHo said:

As the man suggests.

Why buyers are concerned about resale before they've even bought the car always amazes me.

Buy the car you like and enjoy it.

Unless you're mega wealthy it amazes me if you don't at least consider resale value before purchase.

Not everyone can afford to ignore depreciation.

[xftdr]

monthefish said:

mph said:

HoHoHo said:

As the man suggests.

Why buyers are concerned about resale before they've even bought the car always amazes me.

Buy the car you like and enjoy it.

Unless you're mega wealthy it amazes me if you don't at least consider resale value before purchase.

Not everyone can afford to ignore depreciation.

What a load of old tosh. It amazes me the way people obsess over the utterly unknown. As these cars get older people will be more prepared to make compromises at purchase time. For me good service history is far the most important thing. If it has some nice extras then I certainly would not be put off by any of the normal production colours of leather; alright, if its bright pink with yellow circles its a bit of an acquired taste but that is few and far between and even then someone will properly buy it. And lets me honest when you are a buying a car from a dealer it is "lovely interior sir, very light and airy, very desirable" and other bks to drive the price up and when it comes to p/ex is "ooo ahhh sorry Sir the leather is not very popular colour" and even more bks to drive the price down. Screw em and get the car you like. You have no idea what it will be worth in 2 or 3 years time and the colour of leather will be such a small % of the final asking price anyway my advice is dont even bother. Obsessing over this stuff simply plays to dealers.

Edited by xftdr on Friday 23 December 09:41