Best colour to survive Devon lanes..?

[seapod]

I'm fairly phlegmatic about scratching and bashing up my cars. Living in rural Devon, you either accept this will happen or alternatively never drive, or never own, a car you desire. The deep lanes around my village are all single track, mud covered (typically mixed with bovine detritus) and permanently wet.

Every month of the year, they deploy menacing brambles and blackthorn that will tear your arm off above 10mph in attack, and defend themselves with armoured granite foundations that ravenously devour diamond cut alloys.

So, absolutely ideal for a lovely shiny new toy.

I am looking at a Cayman, its size suits the roads here. Typically I would suspect that any silver colour is a good option. But with the exception of GT Silver, I am a little bored of the generic silvers on offer.

I have a hankering for blue - Sapphire Blue perhaps.

Does anyone have thoughts, tips, experience of Porsche colours that can withstand some nature?

I had a 993 in Ocean Blue that actually worked well, my 987 Cayman in black was a disaster in this respect.

For those of a detailing nature or whose P&J is a garage queen, I am issuing a trigger warning, as I may need to post pictures of Porsches gratuitously wounded in action.

[g7jhp]

Silver is always great for dirt or scratches. So GT Silver.

[andyglos]

Land Rover green.....

[paultownsend]

PPF?

[Cheib]

paultownsend said:

PPF?

That’s got to be worth a go.

We’ve got a Midnight Blue Cayenne which gets regularly attacked by bushes on the school run....not a great colour choice ! The drive of the kids school was used for hill climb’s the 50’s which is great when I occasionally drive up it during the day. At school run time with high bushes either side and some tight passing points and Mum’s who have no farkin idea how wide their cars are it’s less ideal.

Edited by Cheib on Sunday 11th October 14:22

[barryrs]

Embrace it and go for anthracite brown

[gizlaroc]

I would think white would be best, silver is a bugger to match if you need to.

Deep blues are my favourite, but they show every scratch badly.

[Koln-RS]

The other thing to consider, if driving around single track country lanes in winter, is a colour that stands out - so that you can be seen at the earliest opportunity.

A Police accident investigator I knew, explained. Two on-coming cars, each travelling at 30mph have a closing speed of 80ft per second. On a dull day, on a wet or muddy surface, extended reaction and stopping distances mean that each driver needs to see the other at the soonest possible opportunity - and bright colours feature better than greys or dull colours.

[Devilspoke]

I suggest if silver is on the list, rhodium silver Is beautiful. Has a sheen of blue through it which looks lovely in the light. Only had mine a few weeks but it’s getting driven in all conditions so time will tell!

[seapod]

Devilspoke said:

I suggest if silver is on the list, rhodium silver Is beautiful. Has a sheen of blue through it which looks lovely in the light. Only had mine a few weeks but it’s getting driven in all conditions so time will tell!

That is stunning, not seen a decent photo of a 'real' one before, ie only Porsche publicity shots.

Very nice

[seapod]

paultownsend said:

PPF?

I know absolutely nothing about this, I had to google what it was.

From a 2 minute google, it seems a good shout. But does anyone on here have experience of it?

[seapod]

Koln-RS said:

The other thing to consider, if driving around single track country lanes in winter, is a colour that stands out - so that you can be seen at the earliest opportunity.

A Police accident investigator I knew, explained. Two on-coming cars, each travelling at 30mph have a closing speed of 80ft per second. On a dull day, on a wet or muddy surface, extended reaction and stopping distances mean that each driver needs to see the other at the soonest possible opportunity - and bright colours feature better than greys or dull colours.

I will use this to convince someone who lives under the same roof as me that Viper Green is a good shout!

Fair point

[Devilspoke]

seapod said:

That is stunning, not seen a decent photo of a 'real' one before, ie only Porsche publicity shots.

Very nice

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[mikebradford]

Devilspoke said:

seapod said:

That is stunning, not seen a decent photo of a 'real' one before, ie only Porsche publicity shots.

Very nice

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Nice pictures.
I'm a big fan of the Red contrast roof

[Orangecurry]

I suggest if silver is on the list, Polar silver Is beautiful. Has a sheen of blue through it which looks lovely at any time.

(just get your old 993 back....)

[g7jhp]

A Speed Yellow Cayman would certainty be visable on those murky days.

[Koln-RS]

Dark blues are normally high maintenance, but Sapphire would work - can look classy, provides hi-viz without being too loud, and conceals the dirt better than most.

[paultownsend]

I am personally loving Python Green. As said above, you won’t be missed, and with PPF it will saved.

[swanny71]

Silver.
Pics taken after 100+ miles around Devon’s wet n dirty roads at the weekend.

[Steve Rance]

Koln-RS said:

The other thing to consider, if driving around single track country lanes in winter, is a colour that stands out - so that you can be seen at the earliest opportunity.

A Police accident investigator I knew, explained. Two on-coming cars, each travelling at 30mph have a closing speed of 80ft per second. On a dull day, on a wet or muddy surface, extended reaction and stopping distances mean that each driver needs to see the other at the soonest possible opportunity - and bright colours feature better than greys or dull colours.

Agreed.