Spy4cia, have you ever seen the Cocoa Leather? It is very nice. Looks great with a silver/grey exterior and Cocoa top. I would have selected the Cocoa Leather myself, but I really wanted a light (cool in the sun) colored leather.

What about Meteor grey with TAN interior?
 

Stick with a grey top, too?

I was told TAN gets dirty pretty easily, but TAN looks sooooo nice.

Tried cocoa leather with cocoa top...
 

DEFINITELY A GO!!!

Thanks....

I didn't realize Terracatta was available...
 

So what do you think?

Meteor grey, Terracatta interior, and Cocoa top OR Black top???

I'm guessing that carbon would NOT go with the terracatta interior...

"I was told this option allowed you to "turn on" a sport option to stiffen the car up, etc. when you want to track the car or "go faster" on curves, etc. Am I wrong???"

Pushing the "Sport" button will change the throttle mappings and other engine variables, if you have PASM, it will also simultaneously enable "Sport" mode of PASM which tightens up the suspension. See here:
http://content2.eu.porsche.com/prod/boxster/boxsters.nsf/papenglish/chassissport_chrono

Wheels:
The problem isn't the larger wheels, it's the lower profile tires. Low profile tires are good, but not if they are too low. I don't have data either way, but it does make sense that the lower profile tires of the 19" wheels would be stiffer. In this case, just go with what you like.

Colors:
You're right, carbon probably wouldn't look too good with the terracotta interior... I've never seen one in real life, but looking at pictures, I can't imagine a brown interior going well with the dark grey exterior. I think it looks better with the colored exteriors (blue, red, yellow, green).

What about this combination:
Meteor Grey Metalic exterior, Black Soft Top
Two-Tone Black/Grey Leather Interior
Carbon Package

The two-tone interior looks awesome and really pulls together the outside colors. Plus, it should look good with the carbon. I just made one up in the Porsche configurator and it looks hot.

Headrest:
I also second the opinion that you should get the Porsche crest in the headrest. It's fairly cheap ($270) and really adds that finishing touch. It's more important than painted crests on the wheels imho.

Seats:
Before you buy anything, you really need to sit in each of the seat options. You will feel the seat more than anything else on the car, so it's very important you find a seat that fits you comfortably.

Spy, what's the hurry?
Take yout time. Enjoy the process of building a car EXACTLY the way YOU want it. Go to a dealer (or two) with large inventories, check out many color combos and see which ones get your heart racing. Get inside cars, see how it feels. Look at the body color from many angles (direct sun, shade, etc.). You can use color combos from the 911s on the lot, as well -- Porsche colors are all the same. The internet configurators cannot replicate being there and seeing the colors for
yourself.

Z.

Be careful with advice on this forum, many choices are personal taste and you are the one that is going to purchase and live with this car. I think there is very good advice and experience regarding functional items - windstop, Bose, hardtop or not, PASM etc..

However, when it comes to wheels and colors etc.. get what you want. If you love the 19" wheels get them. The ride quality difference isn't that big.

The one consideration is resale value, so I wouldn't necessary get a very uncommon or unusual color combo (ie green interior).

Make yourself happy, you will love the car. :cheers:

This woman regrets getting green seats
 

This woman regrets getting green seats for her porsche.



Please refrain from greeen seats!! They are hideous. You might as well spray paint graffiti on your car, or attach pink fur interior, or curb feelers. . . . hell, those would be improvements if you had green seats.

Please no no no no no.

I'm sorry, I'm in agreement with DrBurton - keep in mind that all of this advice is FREE and therefore worth exactly what you pay for it. It's your car - get what you want. Or, you can just do what most people do and get a 3X Black Boxster.

Pretty Close To A Final Decision...
 

And I can't place the order for a few weeks, so I will, in fact, take my time!

Here is what I think looks great...and I have seen ALL THREE colors today at two different dealers:

Meteor Grey metallic
Cocoa Top
Special Leather in Terracotta (saw it in a Carrara GT and it's amazing)
19" turbo (love those mags, and not worried about a slighly stiffer ride)
Bi-xenon
Delete Model desigation
Windstop (Deflector)
BOSE
PCM 2.1
PASM
Sport Chrono Package Plus
Chrome Exhaust
Instrument dials carrara white
Adaptive Sports Seats
Heated Front Seats
Thicker Stering Wheel Sport - Leather
Porsche Crest in Headrest

VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I STARTED WITH. If you go to the Porsche Boxter S and build one, and you can see the 3d version, the color combos look great. And I'm not ordered a hard top, either.

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR OPINIONS AND SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES...

Please feel free to continue to comment on this thread, as I will monitor it daily.

Michael

just wanted to say that I've cleaned lots of cars as "an enthusiast".
Without out question, the EASIEST combination is the one I have now.
Silver and Red.
Even if it rains a few days the car looks like it was just washed.
THe colors also hide imperfections incredibly well and the "new look" is
preserved much much better than a dark color interior or exterior.
Second to that I would have gone with light silver and cocoa brown or cinamon toast crunch.

I'd spring for those nice interior upgrades like aluminum or painted interior components.. They really set a pcar apart and cost an arm and a leg if done stateside. Porsche crests on the headrests seems like overkill to me. I have them on my GT3 seats and it seems kind of redundant. The damn car screams porsche no need to restate the obvious!

Get PASM, CaymanS motor, skip the Zenons and evaluate the stereo options by making a point to test out the stereo in the showroom and on a test ride.

p.s.
deviating stiching makes it look like $70K car.

Spy, not keeping track but looking at your list and wondering if that MSRP is toying with $80k yet. What kind of a deal do you expect to get?
Z.

Spy, sounds great!

Why the Carrara White Dials?

The Stone Grey Top would also looks great. It would look like this:

Here is a photo of Terracotta in a Cayman:

Another photo:

This is the chrome exhaust tip:

:eek:

I would stay clear of that color top. I've seen these lighter color tops and they all seem to show dirt and staining. Blue or Black looks very Porsche.

The center console would look 1000X's better in an exterior paint color match. Looks too monochromatic.

My new total is: $75,435. MSRP
 

I'll be paying little under $70,000...

Thanks for all the cool photos...

Wheel Cap w/colored Crests- code 445 ($185) not available on the wheels I want.

This is my first NEW car in 15 years, and I keep cars AT LEAST 10, and usually 15 years.

So, am I missing any important options, considering I'm going to have this 15 years???

Thanks,
Michael

Very cool...thanks! What a great new family I have...
 

Any of you ever visit the Monterey Bay and/or Pebble Beach, be sure to let me know, and I'll get you into the 17 Mile Drive for free, and take you to dinner for your help...I get to drive us, of course, in the Boxster!

And I'll post lots of pics when I get it.

How did I do on the price??????

I think a price of $67,892 would be a very fair price.