Color Preference

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

I have Guards Red and Savannah Beige (Tan) interior. I love the Tan interior and haven't had any issues with it showing dirt, or keeping it clean. I always liked Tan leather interiors and have one in my Esprit also (called Magnolia).

Traditionally, only the best hides were reserved for being dyed Tan and other light colors because these colors would show all the flaws and scars in the hide. It bespeaks greater luxury and wealth than Black or Brown Leather which is so dark that any hides can be used.

Of course today, Auto-grade leather is so full of fillers and such that it doesn't matter. But, I still think Tan and lighter colored leathers look richer than the darker ones. I imagine they're more reflective and so marginally cooler as well...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[smagerstein]

Currently Boxster seal grey with light grey interior and roof

928 Gaurds red, Black interior

911 Sc Black on Black

[super66]

first chice is pictured below....cararra white with black top...I too think the tan is off for some reason....not too big a fan of the tan interior although I do like tan interiors....just no way in a chicago winter ever again, destroyed a tan interior blazer and light greyish interior vette....

so next boxster would be a speed yellow S.....but let me state when I have debated trading in for it, I already miss the white one....so I would have to keep them both....

[Travis]

Currently I have that very rare and sought after color combo (Arctic Silver / Black)

My next Boxster would be:

Exterior: Atlas Grey Metallic

Interior: Graphite Grey

-T

[70Sixter]

I always wanted black over tan, but almost settled for dark blue (Lapis I think) over grey for a nice used local car. Next Box would have the sand beige interior, which is lighter and less orange than savanna.

Have had no problem maintaining the savanna. And was surprised at the basalt not showing dirt as much as I expected. Of course I do not drive it much in bad weather.

[986Roadster]

i think my next porsche will be white, with red interior or black.

i do however love my current colour...lapis blue on beige.

some like the beige some dont, very easy to clean. just make sure to
get black mats.

i like the s. beige because it changes colours, like the lapis blue. some people have called it a peanut butter colour/orangy/mustard/beige....love how it looks different depending on the night. so pretty much it is the best colour for an interior. n we are talking about savanah beige not tan.

[djomlas]

I always wanted to have something rare in a sense .I guess this is it. When I was searching and saw this color I just had to have it.it jooks even cooler in person.
But I think that @ the end of the day as long as we r happy that's all that matters

[SD987]

I saw that Carmona Red on a local 987 this w/e and agree it looked quite nice first-hand.

Still a big fan of my white, is nice with my black/grey two-tone interior, and it looks clean for longer than other color, save grey.

However, I wish Porsche made the black/tan two-tone interior from the 997 available on the 987.

White with black/tan would be my ideal.

Apparently you can specify one color for the upper leather dash-piece on a 987 and a different color for all the rest, without using the two-tone option.

[bnorman]

Merridian Metallic with Cinimon Brown interior.[IMG][/IMG]

[70Sixter]

Originally Posted by 986Roadster

some like the beige some dont, very easy to clean. just make sure to get black mats.

Agree with black mats. My salesman said many savanna owners got black mats when I asked for them.

[djomlas]

colormatched mats are the shizznet

[z12358]

There's nothing wrong with the sand beige leather but IMO it doesn't fit the silver metallic highlights in the 987 interior. Wood would have been a much better fit for the beige.

I was all set (and negotiated) on a midnight blue / metropol blue / sand beige (paint/top/interior) and was hoping that this misgiving would fade with time. When I went to the dealer for the final look, there was this triple black parked right next to it and all was clear right then and there. I think that the black leather especially fits the silver metallic interior highlights and white S gauges. The all-black combo produces a very neat monochromatic theme interspersed with silver interior and exterior highlights. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If it does it for you, that's all that matters. That's why every color combo finds a market eventually.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by 986Roadster

i think my next porsche will be white, with red interior or black.

i do however love my current colour...lapis blue on beige.

some like the beige some dont, very easy to clean. just make sure to
get black mats.

i like the s. beige because it changes colours, like the lapis blue. some people have called it a peanut butter colour/orangy/mustard/beige....love how it looks different depending on the night. so pretty much it is the best colour for an interior. n we are talking about savanah beige not tan.

Yoy know, I think you are right about it changing color depending on light because I drove a lapis/savannah boxster and didn't care for the beige but in this 911 I kinda like it.

[wanna986]

You know, I think you are right about it changing color depending on light because I drove a lapis/savannah boxster and didn't care for the beige but in this 911 I kinda like it.
Indeed, what you show there looks different than what i'm used to seeing in a Boxster...

[KevinH1990]

Originally Posted by Travis

Currently I have that very rare and sought after color combo (Arctic Silver / Black)


-T

There is nothing wrong with Arctic Silver/Black - it's a very attractive combination. There are just too many of us out there. Even in an area like mine where Boxsters are relatively rare, it seems like every other one I see is AS/B. Of course when you buy used like I did, color is less of a priority than condition and price.

My wife gave me a British Porsche magazine with a buying guide on Porsches. (She knew I had to pick my own car, the magazine was her announcement that I should buy the car.) Their guidance was to avoid Guards Red, Speed Yellow and "above all" White if you were concerned about resale.

I don't know what they based this guidance on, and whether it is only applies in the UK. However, I think everyone should just buy what makes them happy.

[Ronzi]

Originally Posted by KevinH1990

Their guidance was to avoid ...Speed Yellow ... if you were concerned about resale.

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Undoubtedly true. There are only a few persons of Taste and Discernment looking for a Boxster at any one time.

[super66]

Originally Posted by KevinH1990

Their guidance was to avoid Guards Red, Speed Yellow and "above all" White if you were concerned about resale..

Way to disclose that now!!!

Actually I share your opinion, AS is a great color. Yes you see them around more than the other colors but hey, that's what happens when something is a hit. AS with the red interior....can NOT go wrong with at all.....

[djomlas]

What about a resale on my cars color lol. Maybe when I'm bored with it ill give it away

[jinijazz]

Their guidance was to avoid Guards Red, Speed Yellow and "above all" White if you were concerned about resale.

OOPS!

[djomlas]

ive had couple of red cars, and actually made money on all of them, so im not buying the whole resale thing...