What Color? Why?

[PhilNotHill]

Originally Posted by renzop

Speed Yellow - Everyone knows its the fastest color!

And one of the safest...easy to see.

[C Three PO]

Next one? Won't care as much what it looks like...my first drive in one and I had to "get" it.

The balance, the tip-in point (I just got it and am cracking up at the tendency to want to tip in early)...I just didn't "get" it until I drove it. (Then I got it.)

This is a real "driving machine" to me. Color is less important when it delivers on feel like this (or I am just telling myself that right now).

That said, I really love the silver and the way it looks with a color interior...

But I had a car with a black exterior for about a decade and didn't want a black Boxster...until I saw a 986forum member with a black hardtop! Oh, that looks good!

Now, how I feel about the driving feel/balance combined with the way the cars look on this forum and I don't want to count out any color.

(BTW, the Dangermobile has some really nice wheels...sorry for the OT.)

Now for the "fair and balanced" part of the review...as a previous owner of an Alfa (yes, the 986 feels SO much better) the italians know how to do red. And the Midnight Blue is a real sleeper to me on the Boxster (which is not bad for flying under the radar)...but I would like it with a dunkel brown vs. a light tan interior.

I'm just happy that I'm really digging the orange and on the Boxster now!

Attached is an image of me trying to look nonchalant the day I drove my Arctic Silver (Used) Boxster home.

[chris97boxster]

Dark blue works for me
looks black @ night
not as hard to keep clean as black

As for interior light grey/grey is great
because if u leave the top open. ...
the sun doesn't heat it up as much as a black interior
beige would work well also for interior color(warm)

My 2 cents
Chris

[BYprodriver]

My Boxster S is the funnest car I have ever driven & I used to test drive new cars for a living. The last 3 cars I have owned have been Yellow with black interior & top. Yellow is bright & cheery to me & it seems to invoke a emotional response from everyone that sees it, babys to elderly. Especially guys in big trucks.

[nieuwhzn]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

Yellow is bright & cheery to me & it seems to invoke a emotional response from everyone that sees it, babys to elderly. Especially guys in big trucks.

And don't forget these guys parked in the mid-berm drinking coffee. You know, the guys that have to choose between taking another bite of their doughnut or pick up the radar gun.

Mine is Lapis Blue and flying under the radar.....

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

My Boxster S is the funnest car I have ever driven & I used to test drive new cars for a living. The last 3 cars I have owned have been Yellow with black interior & top. Yellow is bright & cheery to me & it seems to invoke a emotional response from everyone that sees it, babys to elderly. Especially guys in big trucks.

My sentiments exactly !