We need more Colourful 911's !!
Discussion
So many 911 these days are in silver, or dark blue.
Personally, I miss the way that Porsche was much braver with colour choices only a few years ago.
So why are'nt people buying more colourful new Porsches anymore? Granted, speed yellow is still around, but has anyone seen a Maritime blue 997?
I think its a shame.
Some of these colours need some getting used to , but I like them !
What does the PH collective make of the more colourful Porsche, and do any of you happen to own one ! Lets see some pictures.
Here's one of Henry's current offerings:
Personally, I miss the way that Porsche was much braver with colour choices only a few years ago.
So why are'nt people buying more colourful new Porsches anymore? Granted, speed yellow is still around, but has anyone seen a Maritime blue 997?
I think its a shame.
Some of these colours need some getting used to , but I like them !
What does the PH collective make of the more colourful Porsche, and do any of you happen to own one ! Lets see some pictures.
Here's one of Henry's current offerings:
I love the darker colours, but also like something unusual.
My 996 is Metallic Viola Purple (Pic on my profile) which is a rare special order colour and the nice thing about it is that the car looks different colours in different light.
I like it anyway
>> Edited by Steve_M on Sunday 6th February 17:25
My 996 is Metallic Viola Purple (Pic on my profile) which is a rare special order colour and the nice thing about it is that the car looks different colours in different light.
I like it anyway
>> Edited by Steve_M on Sunday 6th February 17:25
Zanzibar GT3 is absolutely gorgeous !
As explained in the original post, I don't understand why there is such a conservative mood among new 911 buyers these days.
Speed yellow or guards red is as daring as people get these days. When you look at the history of 911's, with Rubystone, Amethyst, Maritime and others, the colour palette these days seem so , well, dull....
As explained in the original post, I don't understand why there is such a conservative mood among new 911 buyers these days.
Speed yellow or guards red is as daring as people get these days. When you look at the history of 911's, with Rubystone, Amethyst, Maritime and others, the colour palette these days seem so , well, dull....
Zanzibar looks realy really nice there, and it suits the car.
Unusual colours are great to look at but it's a bit
different when you have to buy it, live with it, and possibly sell it. When a colour suits the car, then it looks great, but the same colour on a different car it might just look awful.
For me anyway, white and G. red, and most solids look not so good on 993, silvers and met blue/red are great. Silvers look less than perfect for 3.2 and earlier 911 but solid darks look good. Brown never suits any car, cream and white are good for 356s. Red looks good on Ferrari but not much else. etc etc all personal choices but then some colours are more popular for a reason.
Unusual colours are great to look at but it's a bit
different when you have to buy it, live with it, and possibly sell it. When a colour suits the car, then it looks great, but the same colour on a different car it might just look awful.
For me anyway, white and G. red, and most solids look not so good on 993, silvers and met blue/red are great. Silvers look less than perfect for 3.2 and earlier 911 but solid darks look good. Brown never suits any car, cream and white are good for 356s. Red looks good on Ferrari but not much else. etc etc all personal choices but then some colours are more popular for a reason.
Vesuvius996 said:
Is Viola not the same as Vesuvius (pic on profile..)
I love it!
Don't think they are the same. When I went to my local OPC and checked the colour out (My reg doc says "Multicoloured" ) It said Viola Metallic. By the look of your car picture Vesuvius looks to be a little lighter, but it's difficult to tell.
Looks good though
dilbert said:
Worst colour for me must be white, especially if it has badly positioned stickers, such as those from Shell or Bosch.
Could that be anything to do with Melv then?
Positioning those stickers took hours of preparation and careful thought and consultation with reference sources.....
Mel
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