Colour choice for 997 Turbo...
Discussion
Hi there everyone! I've checked out the forums here many times before but felt it was finally time to join as I need opinions on this topic!
My old man is lucky enough to have a 997 Turbo on order and he is very undecided regarding the colour he should go for. His head says arctic silver but his heart is leaning towards guards red! I'm sure many of you here will appreciate the benefits and drawbacks of each colour and see why it is a hard choice but if YOU were ordering a Turbo, would you stick with safe and solid silver or opt for a more individual/fun but maybe less classy guards red??
He has already chosen black as the interior colour with red stitching everywhere so that should go nicely with either option...
Thanks for you're input in advance guys!
My old man is lucky enough to have a 997 Turbo on order and he is very undecided regarding the colour he should go for. His head says arctic silver but his heart is leaning towards guards red! I'm sure many of you here will appreciate the benefits and drawbacks of each colour and see why it is a hard choice but if YOU were ordering a Turbo, would you stick with safe and solid silver or opt for a more individual/fun but maybe less classy guards red??
He has already chosen black as the interior colour with red stitching everywhere so that should go nicely with either option...
Thanks for you're input in advance guys!
Please no more boring silver porsche's
White, yellow, red or blue will look stunning
My next one will be white (blue 997S currently)
Silver.... Yawn!
White... Good call! I "need" a Boxster in white!
White certainly seems to be the in colour at the moment. Looks good on all the Porsche's I've seen. Not sure wouldn't eventually tire of white though !
Never had a white car. Would imagine any small scratches don't show but are they a pain to keep clean?
White, yellow, red or blue will look stunning
My next one will be white (blue 997S currently)
Silver.... Yawn!
White... Good call! I "need" a Boxster in white!
White certainly seems to be the in colour at the moment. Looks good on all the Porsche's I've seen. Not sure wouldn't eventually tire of white though !
Never had a white car. Would imagine any small scratches don't show but are they a pain to keep clean?
stubbsy996 said:
Please no more boring silver porsche's
White, yellow, red or blue will look stunning
My next one will be white (blue 997S currently)
Silver.... Yawn!
White... Good call! I "need" a Boxster in white!
White certainly seems to be the in colour at the moment. Looks good on all the Porsche's I've seen. Not sure wouldn't eventually tire of white though !
Never had a white car. Would imagine any small scratches don't show but are they a pain to keep clean?
White, yellow, red or blue will look stunning
My next one will be white (blue 997S currently)
Silver.... Yawn!
White... Good call! I "need" a Boxster in white!
White certainly seems to be the in colour at the moment. Looks good on all the Porsche's I've seen. Not sure wouldn't eventually tire of white though !
Never had a white car. Would imagine any small scratches don't show but are they a pain to keep clean?
I would imagine so... but any more of a pain than a black car?
The only good thing about silver is they look clean even when they are dirty
Silver always looks good on the 911 and is safe if you are thinking of moving on in the near future, particularly through the Dealer. Red is stunning and is not often seen on the newer 996/997 generation cars.
Have you checked out Cobalt Blue, it looks absolutely stunning on the new 997TT.
Good luck in your decision.
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Have you checked out Cobalt Blue, it looks absolutely stunning on the new 997TT.
Good luck in your decision.
C.
WHITE IS GOING TO BE THE NEW SILVER!! I agree Porsches have always looked good in white. One of the reasons white looks so good now is that it's not been around in any sort of numbers since the mid to late '90's.
Everyone got cheesed off with white being soooo common that it disappeared off the road as far as new cars where concerned.
Its now on its way back and i can see it being a common colour again within the next five years.
You never know - silver may be rare in 5 to 10 years time, although it is a timeless and classy colour!
Silver's not that bad - honest!!! My 997S was in Cobalt and did look stunning - but seemed to chip ever so easily - the grey primer didn't help showing the blemishes either 
Black just 'blobs' the car into one shape. Problem is that the current 'standard/metallic' range of colours is really conservative. Just look at Astons or Massers range - far more inspired.
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Black just 'blobs' the car into one shape. Problem is that the current 'standard/metallic' range of colours is really conservative. Just look at Astons or Massers range - far more inspired.
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cableguy said:
Shame you can't buy a 997TT with GT3 Styling. The TT looks good but the GT3 looks sooooo much better IMO. 
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But then it would be a GT3!? The whole point surely of having different styling features between the GT3 and TT is to differentiate between the two models. Otherwise the TT would basically be a GT3 Turbo!!
997gt3 said:
cableguy said:
Shame you can't buy a 997TT with GT3 Styling. The TT looks good but the GT3 looks sooooo much better IMO.
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But then it would be a GT3!? The whole point surely of having different styling features between the GT3 and TT is to differentiate between the two models. Otherwise the TT would basically be a GT3 Turbo!!
But then it would be a GT4......
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