UK Preferences

[SoCal]

Welcome, Harris.

By the way, we know of Torquay from its most famous resident, Basil Fawlty.

Black and silver are the two most popular colors, with seal grey in the next tier.

I thought that the clear side lights were now standard issue in Europe. It's here in the US where we have to switch out the amber.

[Rail26]

Basil Fawlty...now that is quality British entertainment. John Cleese is a genius. Welcome Harris! Chin up 'ol chap and Cheers! That what everyone kept telling me in the pub when I was visiting London so I thought I would throw my best "British Speak" at you. Welcome to the Forum!

[limoncello]

I've always noticed a general color/colour difference across the Atlantic. Clothing is more subdued, especially during the winter months, with the Brits & Europeans going for more black/dark grays/dark navy's in their suits, etc. It also extends to cars - fewer bright colors. Mostly Black, gray, silver, dark blue, with some reds occassionally.
Question: VW new beetles are selling well here in a variety of bright colors - about the only maker to do so. Are they doing the same in the UK?
Speed Yellow - the color of my car and I love it. My first sports car was in high school - a Jasmine (Triumph color code 34) GT-6. It was Triumph's version of Primrose. Resale? Yup, I'll probably take a hit but in the meantime I have the car I want. Still get a buzz each time I open the garage. Being seen in it important? Not really, I drive it mostly early on weekend mornings when few cars are on the road. That and the track, where frankly you do see some bright paint jobs and no one notices much if you have a yellow car.
Anybody notice they used a speed yellow S in Excellence for the test car?

[Ronzi]

I think it was the PCA magazine Panorama that tested a Speed Yellow 911 recently. The article called yellow a "friendly" color, and noted that people didn't seem to have any reluctance in approaching the occupants of a yellow Porsche and engaging them in a conversation about the car. The implication was that this was not so with the more conservative blacks, grays, etc.
My own experience has been similar. I had a black 914 and a dark metallic blue 911, and very seldom had a "civilian" ask me anything about them. Not the case with the yellow Box.
I also don't have any trouble finding Boxster models in my color. If it's made in only one color, that color is usually yellow.

[Pablito]

Bienvenido Harrisg!!!! I hope you find this forum as interesting and informative as I do......keep a close eye in the threads, we like our cars so much that digressing from one topic to another in the same thread is very common......as far as the color goes in Puerto Rico brighter colors have a higher demand than darker ones....red, white, silver and the amazing speed yellow.....they look so cool, like pieces of gold nuggets in morning traffic.. ...although the black, seal gray and lipiz blue are very elegant colors that certain conservative group prefer on their porsches.