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Old 11-03-2006, 01:15 PM   #21
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Zanzibar Red is orange-y. In the old days, Porsches came in many colors, including orange.

http://homepage.mac.com/markd/914/colors.html

that is a great color, looks great at night and during the day under full sun.
Also stays clean pretty well.
If I was looking for a totally obnoxious color for my next fully optioned Pcar
I would go for that in a heart beat, maybe yellow but all yellows are not the same.

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Old 11-03-2006, 01:18 PM   #22
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Grizz, Ford can't afford to play favorites these days. They're bleeding so badly financially that they have to be cash-driven in every decision they make... good or bad.
You know, I was willing to pay the $45,000+ sticker for their car because it's a limited vehicle. They pissed me off, so I'm probably going to buy the Dodge. In 2001, I wanted to buy my wife the new T-Bird. It was the same story, $8,500 over sticker. Two years later, they couldn't give those T-Birds away and eventually discontinued them. Right there, that's 85 grand that I wanted to give to Ford. They chose to lose it to other car companies. I bleed Ford Blue, but how many times do you think I'll allow them to reject me before I don't even consider Ford when choosing a car? If I live 40 more years, I'll likely buy 40 more cars (assuming Ellen and I can still drive into our 80s). That's 1.6 million in sales that may very well go elsewhere. And I'm just one customer.

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Old 11-03-2006, 01:24 PM   #23
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Somehow I just can't see you driving a Orange car ???

Nick

Nick, I'll remind you of this statement when I show up someday at a Chicago PCA event in my orange 911 Carrera GT3 RS!!

FYI- My kids buy me stuff all the time that's orange for Father's Day, Birthday and Christmas. And most of the pictures they draw me have orange as the major color!!
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Old 11-03-2006, 01:25 PM   #24
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I also heard that Mercedes is breaking it off with Chrysler. Don't know if that's urban legend or the truth, but it wouldn't surprise me if it happened.

American car companies better do something radical and do it soon if they want to retain automobile manufacturing in any form.
Hmm, my brother-in-law works for Chrysler Europe - I hope they don't split, that will hit him and my sister pretty hard. That relationship has been very good for Chrysler

Yeah, I heard the same thing about the rediculous overhead costs. I want to place the blame on our lovely unions, but I really don't have any information to support my position.
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Old 11-03-2006, 01:42 PM   #25
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I want to place the blame on our lovely unions, but I really don't have any information to support my position.
You wouldn't have to look far to find the evidence to place blame for this mess squarely on the shoulders of the unions. As much as I'd like to feel sorry for the American auto worker, I can't. Did they really think that the American car makers were going to be able to support this pyramid forever? The factory workers weren't crying when they went out on strike after strike, always looking for more, more, more and holding the industry hostage. A few weeks ago one of the big evening news shows had a good story about the whole mess. They said the average auto worker's salary is six digits, counting O.T. but not benefits. Now we're supposed to feel sorry for them while they cry on TV about losing their jobs and acting like the world owes them something? The truth of the matter is that their greed drove the American Auto Makers into the ground and the unions were holding the reins. How long did the unions think the automakers could stay one up on the Asian manufacturers while supporting those salaries, benefits and retirement packages?
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thats just it, they didn't think, just grab the $$$ and run

if any of them were smart, they have been saving for this rainy day you know was coming.

what is really sad is it is leading to the failure of the companies

and failed companies can't pay for retirees health insurance, can they?
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Old 11-03-2006, 05:37 PM   #27
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It was a big rusted out piece of body filler the day it went to the junkyard. Was probably crushed and made into coke cans.

I would not mind getting a new but I could never get it serviced where I live.


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Nice car! Too bad you don't still have it - it would probably be worth a fortune.

Have you seen the new ones? I have already been prepping my wife for the purchase once the SRT variants hit the market...
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Old 11-03-2006, 05:47 PM   #28
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Nick, I'll remind you of this statement when I show up someday at a Chicago PCA event in my orange 911 Carrera GT3 RS!!

FYI- My kids buy me stuff all the time that's orange for Father's Day, Birthday and Christmas. And most of the pictures they draw me have orange as the major color!!
Bmuss,

I will worship you if you show up in a Orange RS ( especially if you give me a ride ).

Just be sure to give me first dibs before you trade in that beautiful white Boxster of yours !

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Old 11-04-2006, 05:04 AM   #29
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thats just it, they didn't think, just grab the $$$ and run

if any of them were smart, they have been saving for this rainy day you know was coming.

what is really sad is it is leading to the failure of the companies

and failed companies can't pay for retirees health insurance, can they?
Theoretically, those funds should be in a fund somewhere and protected.
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Old 11-04-2006, 07:05 AM   #30
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You wouldn't have to look far to find the evidence to place blame for this mess squarely on the shoulders of the unions.
Interesting, but the management still had to agree to the contract and the average auto worker in Japan makes about the same as an old line US worker so maybe the real issue is productivity. In fact if you think about it a bit why is it that Toyota, Honda, Kia & Hyndai can build plants in the USA and still make money, must be that productivity/management and building something that people want to puchase can make the difference.


Just my 2 cents and I am not a bleeding heart as I have moved several factories to low cost countries and will do so when it makes cent$.
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Toyota in particular pay very well and trat their employees like gold just to keep the UAW out of their North American operations.
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Old 01-11-2007, 11:55 AM   #32
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bmussatti -

This is so you:
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Old 01-11-2007, 12:06 PM   #33
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This is so you:


SWEET! Thanks for thinking about me! Do you need my shipping address?
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Old 01-11-2007, 12:46 PM   #34
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bmussatti -

This is so you:

Ya know, 98Boxster, even "Rossie O" would look good in that car!
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Old 01-11-2007, 01:29 PM   #35
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SWEET! Thanks for thinking about me! Do you need my shipping address?
Well, actually I was was angling to get a ride when you bought it. I think it look great.
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I like the orange. A friend of mine has a '76 911 in "continental" orange. Seems similar to the new GT3-RS pic colors. Another friend had a signal orange 914. I guess the 1970's were good to Orange (think safety colors). While not a standard Boxster color, Porsche will paint your car to match ANY color, for a fee (likely $3-5K).

Orange exterior, White interior. mmm Creamsicles shall rise up again!
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Old 01-12-2007, 06:50 PM   #37
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Has there ever been a factory Orange color for the Boxster?

I love the color Orange. I want my next Porsche to be orange! I know there is a new 911 Carrera GT3 RS that is orange (with too much black lettering IMHO).

Man, I've gotta do it.

http://www.topdrawers.com/underwear/jim/jim-orange-stripe-skinz-boxster.html

No pics when you buy it, K?
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OK, now to actually be helpful.

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Old 01-12-2007, 07:08 PM   #39
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Very cool, Jpog, thanks!!
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Very cool, Jpog, thanks!!
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