Speed yellow 996- Love or hate?

[RWD cossie wil]

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...



I love it, but would it be better as an onlooker or an owner? I can imagine it would get pretty tiresome with the banana man jokes & people taking the piss, but it looks stunning against the backdrop of grey, silver & black cars... I had myself convinced a black one was where it was at, but wow what a colour! Has anyone on here owned a 996 in a daring shade?

Great looking spec as well, x50 and low miles, must resist....

[sportsandclassic]

Beautiful colour and awesome on that car!

Only ever seen one on the road.

Reminds me of the old Ferrari 512M, they were always red and the one day two in yellow came in for service. Since then I wanted one in yellow.

Very nice indeed.

Mike

[m33ufo]

What's not to like?!!! Porsche Speed Yellow is a stunning colour. I've had two, a 987 3.4 and a 996 GT3 Mk.2

[tr7v8]

Looks great to me, hate resale silver & black.

[lordlee]

Personally I love speed yellow. I have to admit I prefer it on the 968 but that 996TT looks gorgeous in it.

Gratuitous pic...

[X-UFO]

Speed Yellow is very very nice.

[Zyp]

RWD cossie wil said:

! Has anyone on here owned a 996 in a daring shade?

..

I once had a viola metallic (aka purple) 996 X50.

[shantybeater]

Stunning, i'd own one!

[tyrrell]

Just love speed yellow fantastic colour

[marky911]

Love it!!

[ernestoteles]

Meh.
Yellow schmellow.
Looks like you're trying too hard

[giltranator]

This car was for sale privately for about two days before it was snapped up by JZM. It looks absolutely epic in yellow and makes such a nice change from Lapis blue and arctic silver. My first colour choice is always speed yellow but because hardly anyone spec's them, they can be very hard to find. Years ago people said stay away from the yellows and reds but now people will pay a slight premium for them due to the lack of choice on offer.

[mollytherocker]

Speed yellow is THE 996GT3 colour. But somehow, it looks wrong on that turbo and I can't explain why!

Red looks best on the turbo in my eyes.

[stubbsy996]

Looks great!
I really like SY but don't know if I'd ever be brave enough to buy one

[Roadrunner996]

I was contemplating Speed Yellow or Guards Red for a 996.2 GT3 . Went for a white 997.1 GT3 instead.
Riviera Blue 997.2 GT3 in a few years for me............if I can find one.

[GoldenGT3]

Love it, top car top colour.

[bridey0]

Good colour come resale as well

[Crimp a Length!]

My favourite love 996 T's in Yellow
Nearly bought one years ago but missed out by a day or so.

It is a problem come resale time though small audience hence i tend to try and stay conservative on the water-cooled stuff.

The one advertised i have seen, local garage to me.

[Atom Ant]

Here you go a splash of colour on the drive, speed yellow is just great to own and doesn't show up all the stone chips, it somehow always looks clean, the red Z4M however always looks dirty, some say it's pure porn

[911p]

It looks absolutely stunning on the road. If I'm in another car with my dads SY car following, I can't help but smile, it does look great to the onlooker.



However, if it will be your daily drive, being taken to work and parked on the street, it may be a little overboard. All depends on what you're using the car for. If you've got garage access at your workplace I wouldn't hesitate to take the SY car, and if it's a weekend car, well there's no need to ask!