718S Carmine Red / 981S Guards Red
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Saw these two parked next to each other yesterday, 981 Boxster S in guards red and 718 Boxster S in Carmine red - not often you see the two reds together. The 718S looked absolutely stunning, the styling is starting to grow on me now but this was a particularly outstanding looking car.
Sober thought though, when I got home I priced the 718S up on the configurator and it came out £3,000 MORE than our 981GTS cost new - and our car has a host of expensive kit on it including PCCB!
Sober thought though, when I got home I priced the 718S up on the configurator and it came out £3,000 MORE than our 981GTS cost new - and our car has a host of expensive kit on it including PCCB!
Edited by dreamcar on Wednesday 5th September 09:23
t wheels. Massively prefer the 981 front end.I think red Porsches have to be Guards - it's an 80s classic colour and massively iconic. Carmine I find a bit Ferrari-ish, although I know it's a well regarded Porsche GTS colour. It's just not for me.
As said above, Guards is bright and orange-ish, Carmine is darker and more moody which suits black accents e.g. wheels.
As said above, Guards is bright and orange-ish, Carmine is darker and more moody which suits black accents e.g. wheels.
Many years ago I saw a 930 turbo in Guards Red and the look of that car has stayed with me ever since,I knew that when I eventually had my own Porsche it would have to be Guards Red so this is my 981. I just can’t imagine that if that car had been Carmine it would have had the same effect on me.
Edited by flyer0 on Wednesday 5th September 20:12
Many years ago I saw a 930 turbo in Guards Red and the look of that car has stayed with me ever since,I knew that when I eventually had my own Porsche it would have to be Guards Red so this is my 981. I just can’t imagine that if that car had been Carmine it would have had the same effect on me.
Edited by flyer0 on Wednesday 5th September 20:13
testdrive_tv said:
Bit more to it than that as I'm sure you realise.
Not really to be honest. Having bought 4 Porsches through the OPC network over the last 9 years and having a personal penchant for unusual colours (bargain gold cayman, not such bargain Blue 997. 2 and bargain Red 991.1, latest being grey (yawn) 997 gts) I have always benefitted from the fact that the colourful ones are worth less than the plain ones. They all start at the same price, but as the weeks go on and buyers prefer the grey/black examples, the colourful ones are reduced in price until they sell, sometimes they sit on the lot for a few months until someone sees the light. I've discussed this a few times with OPC dealers. Nothing wrong with going for a bright colour, but they undoubtedly are affected by market forces and demand. We've got a Guards Red 981 Cayman a Carmine Red Macan GTS, a Red Suzuki Swift and up until April last year a Red Skoda CitiGo. Yes we like red. Carmine is a really deep red compared to Guards which I agree with comments made previously looks almost orange when they're sat side by side.
I'm not a fan of grey or silver as they're bit too "middle management" but do like White or Blue as an alternative to red. Black looks great when its clean but the problem is it doesn't stay clean for long.
I'm not a fan of grey or silver as they're bit too "middle management" but do like White or Blue as an alternative to red. Black looks great when its clean but the problem is it doesn't stay clean for long.
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