Metalic Viola

[996C2]

Hi all,

I sold my 2003 996 a few months back as we moved up the property ladder and we have a baby due in June - I bought an A4 Avant as the family car which is superb but I've realised that I can't get by without a 911. The finances are looking pretty good so I'm now thinking about getting a pre facelift C2 with the GT3 kit and sports exhaust. I've owned 2 standard 996 C2s before and although I love them I want something that looks a bit more aggressive this time.

Anyway, there's a car in the classifieds that looks pretty good although it's Metallic Viola - I haven't seen this colour before and the pictures show the car in the shade. Before I get excited about this car can anyone provide any links to pictures of Metallic Viola cars so I can get a better idea of what it looks like.

Cheers

[wetwipe]

its a new one on me I must confess.

My C2 facelift is for sale in the classifies. It has switchable PSE and the GT3 alloys but no body kit. A genuine history well maintained car which would work as an excellent base for your requirements.

[The Undertaker]

Best I could find...........

www.jubi.pocg.de/Wissen_Porsche964Jubi/images/farben/viola/viola.html

Nice colour and quite rare.

[996C2]

Cheers for those pictures - hmmmm so Metallic Viola is purple then... the search continues.

Thanks but I think a facelift car would probably be out of my price range, especially when you factor in the 40 grand OPCs charge for retro fitting the aerokit

[guyvert1]

It was a limited edition colour (millenium was one occasion I think).. In the flesh its a very nice colour, def. not just 'purple', it changes depending on light

[Vesuvius 996]

I think they mean Vesuvius gray.

Click on my name for a pic.

[mikep1]

There's a 964 celebration in that colour at Paul Devyea ... it looked very good in the flesh, not too purple ...

www.pauldevyea.co.uk/cars/violacelebration/individualvisual.htm

[hoges11]

Is it the one on the celebration 964, if so very nice indeed, quite dark and not obviously purple till you have a good look.

Some examples :

www.porsche964.co.uk/rev_rep/rreports/rlw1.htm

www.titanic.co.uk/cgi-bin/galleryimage.py?intReqPict=2433&intReqGall=1

[hoges11]

and this one

www.pistonheads.com/sales/139416.htm

[996C2]

Cheers for those links, the classifieds link is the car I was talking about

From those pictures it looks either very dark or very purple. I think I'd need to see it on a sunny day to judge whether or not I like it. I'll have a look around the dealer's websites to see if anyone's got anything in that colour so I can go and have a look - don't want to waste the guys time by turning up to view it and saying "nah, I don't like the colour" - that kind of comment would really annoy me if it was my car.

[hoges11]

FWIW I love the colour, but then I love Lapis and Rainforest green as well. Most will assume its black or midnight blue from a distance. Its not a wild colour at all very subtle and understated.

Edited by hoges11 on Tuesday 10th April 18:41

[paracetamol]

Its nice....they used it on the anniversary cars (?) I think?

[Steve_M]

I had a Viola Metallic C4 with a GT3 aero kit, here's the only 2 pics I have left online. If you want I can email ya some more to check out the colour. It is a great colour that actually changes depending on the light.

[mustard]

Yep thats the colour, its like a deep purple, theres a few 996's circa 1999 floating around in it, bit different to the usual blues or silver, needs to been sparkling clean to look its best though

[freedman]

Vesuvius 996 said:

I think they mean Vesuvius gray.

Click on my name for a pic.

They dont, Viola is a different colour

[rlw]

99% of the time it looks black but get some strong sunshine and it really comes into its own. If I could figure out thow to post pictures here I would be able to demonstarte that its one of the best colours of the lot.

Richard Ling-Williams

[freedman]

rlw said:

99% of the time it looks black but get some strong sunshine and it really comes into its own. If I could figure out thow to post pictures here I would be able to demonstarte that its one of the best colours of the lot.

Richard Ling-Williams

Having seen your car on the road, as well as in your running reports it certainly suits the Celebration