Aventurine Green or Jet Black? 718 Boxster GTS 4.0

[stewieyan]

Stuck on trying to choose the right colour combination without blowing the budget.
Carmine Red (and even Guards Red) are my fav but I don't think I'd want such a stand out colour on a long term basis, not sure.
My current 987 is Silver, ideally would want a different colour
I do like the standard 20 inch Spot wheels.
Don't have a garage so looking mainly for colour that stays clean most.

In other words, looks like best candidates are Aventurine Green and Jet Black so far - any thoughts?
Do you think the below would look great in real life?
Any recommendations from owners?

[stewieyan]

Rich_AR said:

Aventurine green looks great in the flesh. Light dependant as well, looks grey sometimes.

Edited by Rich_AR on Tuesday 15th December 23:19

Great car! And those are satin platinum wheels, right? not silver. I wonder what silver would look like instead.
Does it look clean for long?

[stewieyan]

boringbeige said:

I have a 991 GTS which I bought in Lava Orange then after a couple of years had sprayed Graphite Blue Metallic and then a year on (last month) had it sprayed Averuntine Green. It looks great. Grey in some lights and hardly green at all, then green in sunshine and barely grey. It's a discreet colour but still interesting.

What's a typical cost to spray in those colours it if you don't mind the question.

[stewieyan]

coffeekid said:

What about agate? One of my favourite Porsche colours

I looked at a few Agate's in the dealership - 911 and Macan they had in that colour. Looked dull to me to be honest, but maybe on 718 with the right wheels it could leave a different impression?

[stewieyan]

Porsche911R said:

read you own posts then choose red.


1: Carmine Red (and even Guards Red) are my fav. Choose that then !

2: Don't have a garage so looking mainly for colour that stays clean most. Not black then !!

3: In other words, looks like best candidates Jet Black. er see above !

Guards Red or Carmine Red (+£1658) ?
I like both on pictures/videos, but can't figure out what they would like on 718 GTS in real life.
Also how practical these colours are for frequent driving, including parking in not most secure places.

[stewieyan]

I am now not sure about AG - for some reason can't picture myself wanting to drive it often.

How about GT Silver with the 20 inch Carrera Sport wheels? I believe those wheels are silver too.
I wanted to avoid silver because my current 987 is silver but... it's a great colour which is bright and classic, stays clean for long but also not too much in your face, no?
I'm opting for standard black interior with some alcantara bits and black brushed alluminium trim. Get 3 shades of black inside, and a bit of a standard plastic silver - not a lot of room to be creative with the standard interior.

Edited by stewieyan on Wednesday 16th December 22:04

[stewieyan]

Or this one's also great ... but a bit more expensive

[stewieyan]

Although I'd love an Alcantara steering wheel which is not available with leather interior for some reason

[stewieyan]

nickv8 said:

The silver one above with the fat-spoked carerra silver alloys looks very smart and very Porsche. But with the black + dark red interior. And red roof if you want to break up the colour outside and make it look like one of the previous-gen specials

The problem is that the red non full alcantara interior doesn’t allow alcantara steering wheel (which I like). Plus it adds much more leather which I’d rather avoid. This model is not the best in terms of options available.

[stewieyan]

neilf said:

Loved my GT Silver with Carrera Sports

classic

[stewieyan]

It's amazing how difficult it could be to choose - from JB and AVG I'm not purely between GT Silver and Guards Red.... Classic colours.