Peridot on Cayman R - a resale disaster?

[Chins]

Following on from my seat discussion.

Have an offer on a peridot car which is OK, but come resale will it be a lemon?

[sleep envy]

I like it, could I be the only one?

[adycav]

You might want to change your thread title or at least add a '?' - it won't help your cause when people are searching PH or googling for discussions on the colour in the future!

I like it myself, it's the 'signature' colour for the car.

[ChipsAndCheese]

I don't think you'd have any problems with that colour - it looks great! As has been mentioned, the launch cars were in it, so that colour will become synonymous with the Cayman R.

[Mutt]

Looks awesome, I'd seek one out if I was buying.

[carcrazypop]

I also like the colour, especially on the 'R'.

As a matter of interest, what seats does the Peridot car have, surely buckets ?

[Phooey]

I think this colour looks the dogs bollix on the Cayman R. I think you'd want whipping to refuse a Peridot R imho

[anonymous-user]

On the contrary, I think it will add value, synonymous with the CR.

Has the colour not been withdrawn because of issues with it at the factory though ?

But , in any case, best colour for the car and I'd be looking for one if or when I go for a CR .....

[anniesdad]

I've read on here about possible paint issues with peridot but only on here, so I think it's worth asking the question before you buy it in this colour. FWIW, I think it looks really good on the Cayman R. Just make sure you stick with the standard bucket seats.

[Dr S]

Phooey said:

I think this colour looks the dogs bollix on the Cayman R. I think you'd want whipping to refuse a Peridot R imho

+1 - just make sure to get PCCBs on it, even if it is just for the yellow calipers that go so well with this shade of green

[MDT48]

The argument that Peridot will be synonymous with the Cayman R doesn't hold as much water as it once did, since you can now spec this colour across the entire Cayman range.

Personally I think that Porsche should have kept it specifically for the R until the next gen car appears.

It seems strange to bring in a totally new colour for a specific model launch, then before that model even hits the street, offer said colour across other models.

I'm still not completely sure about Peridot myself, but then it's a bit moot since I already have my car, and it's red

[Not Ideal]

Mutt said:

Looks awesome, I'd seek one out if I was buying.

+ 1. Looks awesome in that colour.

[SFO]

MDT48 said:

The argument that Peridot will be synonymous with the Cayman R doesn't hold as much water as it once did, since you can now spec this colour across the entire Cayman range.

Peridot is free on R but £615 for other Caymans.

[Ray Singh]

I heard that they have dis-continued Peridot green on the Cayman R.

[Chins]

Ray Singh said:

I heard that they have dis-continued Peridot green on the Cayman R.

I think it was on hold for a while and disapeared off the configurator. Its back now. The car I am looking at is physical built.

[ChipsAndCheese]

Ray Singh said:

I heard that they have dis-continued Peridot green on the Cayman R.

They removed it from the configurator for a while as they had problems with it, but it is back on there and available again now.

ETA: Beaten to it by Chins!

[dazren]

adycav said:

You might want to change your thread title or at least add a '?'

sorted.

[crystalmethod]

Not Ideal said:

+ 1. Looks awesome in that colour.

+2. Great colour. Go for it

[MDT48]

SFO said:

Peridot is free on R but £615 for other Caymans.

I know that, but originally Peridot was ONLY available on the R unless you went down the PTS route.

Now that it's basically a standard metallic colour on the other Caymans, it won't be as much of a signature for the R.

Let's face it, most Porsche buyers don't seem to mind paying the extra for metallic, hence the amount of Basalt Black and Silver cars out there.

[MogulBoy]

I dont really buy into the launch colour effect...

Exhibit A (rarer than RHP)



Exhibit B (in 1996 this was the future but it hasn't aged particularly well IMO)



Peridot reminds me of my Dad's old Hilman Hunter and it has to qualify as a Marmite colour - which isn't a bad thing per se.

However in a year or two's time, how many OPC's would want to have two, or even three, of them on their forecourt in that colour at the same time?