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Old 12-27-2006, 09:12 AM   #1
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If you want to make a car more "manly"...just don't paint it pink. Other than that, everything else is fair game accross all genders.
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Old 12-27-2006, 09:34 AM   #2
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If you want to make a car more "manly"...just don't paint it pink. Other than that, everything else is fair game accross all genders.
... or jade green. Oh crap. Did I type that or just think it?
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Old 12-27-2006, 09:44 AM   #3
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... or jade green. Oh crap. Did I type that or just think it?
OH, Schnap! Randall...did you know DJ's car is Jade Green

DJ..better hurry up and photoshop the color of your car..hahahahaha! j/k


David...now thats what you call "Ball Of Steel"...i think that would look better in rear view mirror than the playboy air freshener
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Old 12-27-2006, 09:49 AM   #4
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Yeah, I know what color his car is. And now everyone knows I don't like it. But I hate silver too (any variant), and that pisses off far more people than the five owners of the only Jade Green boxsters to ever be ordered.

However, I dislike silver for a different reason... it's not a pansy color, it's just terribly overused on every friggin' car model on the road, Porsche included. I'm tired of seeing it and refuse to have it on any car I drive. I'm sure everyone said this about black in the Model T days, and that's all I will drive today. So what comes around goes around I guess.

I just don't like trendy colors like speed yellow, bright green, pink, neon blue, etc. They are hard on my eyes and resale value is always low... not to mention it takes far longer to sell these color cars when they do go up for sale.

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Yah, i think silver is over use too eventhough my other car is silver

hey, have you installed your gift yet in your car? post some pix if you can
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My side skirts and rear diffusers will go to the paint shop just as soon as the new humps come in from California... they packed the first set poorly and one of the center pins is bent and they want to replace the whole set. GTMotorsports is a good company, but they need to hire some more people to bring up their response time on replacements.
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I'm sure everyone said this about black in the Model T days, and that's all I will drive today.

What year Model T do you drive?
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How about adding a huge whip antenna for the CB Radio to go with the bull horns and the gun rack. I mean...that should really be enough...
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Add these to the Boxster



That should make it more manly.
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That should make it more manly.
Now u got me thinking where do i place those manly jewels without affecting the perfect feminine balance of the Boxster.
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Silver is the lightest paint sold by Porsche, it improves the aero dynamics as well.
The Germans didn't pick it as their national team's colors just because they like the way it looks!

...trust me, no need to search wikipedia.
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Perfectlap, you are using logic and I am using pure emotion and personal preference. You are indeed correct... but I just don't care because it's not about logic or aerodynamics or the fact that Germany's racing color is silver.

No offense to you, your incredibly shiny boxster, or your preference in car colors... it's just me, and it's just a very wierd personal preference, I know.
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It's not a manly car or a girly car. It's a Porsche. 'nuff said.
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Randall, have you seen a Jade green in real life?
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just kidding, silver is not lighter or more aero efficient.
Germans just like to keep things sparkling clean as much as possible, too much engineering they need to do with the rest of the day.
Meanwhile the Italians choose red because it looks the nicest and since they take their sweet time to do EVERYTHING its no problema.
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