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JST
11-18-2015, 10:35 AM
Whoa.

http://www.intersportsales.com/2009-Porsche-911/Used-Car/Mclean-VA/6741764/Details.aspx

lupinsea
11-18-2015, 10:45 AM
Whoa is right. That hurts my eyes!

bren
11-18-2015, 10:47 AM
At least the interior is normal. Though, for that price I suspect they'll be sitting on it for a little while.

JST
11-18-2015, 10:48 AM
At least the interior is normal. Though, for that price I suspect they'll be sitting on it for a little while.

Except for the carbon fiber. And the terrible instrument cluster housing. And the giant "turbo" logo embossed on the armrest. And the stitching.

Is it possible to drive a car with your eyes closed?

bren
11-18-2015, 10:49 AM
Except for the carbon fiber. And the terrible instrument cluster housing. And the giant "turbo" logo embossed on the armrest. And the stitching.

Is it possible to drive a car with your eyes closed?

It could have been a lot worse given the "brightness" of the exterior. Swap out that instrument cluster bit and you'd be in business.

You saw the pics of that full blood-red interior I posted a few days ago right?

JST
11-18-2015, 10:50 AM
It could have been a lot worse given the "brightness" of the exterior. Swap out that instrument cluster bit and you'd be in business.

True. It's sort of strange they didn't go with red. Or yellow.

wdc330i
11-18-2015, 11:36 AM
:eek:

FC
11-18-2015, 11:48 AM
Vinyl wrap FTW, following a steep, steep discount.

Never mind that. The green infection is complete.

I'd pass.

Nick M3
11-18-2015, 12:01 PM
It's not my first choice, but I kind of like it. :eek:

bren
11-18-2015, 12:22 PM
Finding a Porsche in something other than 15 shades of gray is so rare that I can definitely understand someone wanting this.

Jeff_DML
11-18-2015, 01:16 PM
Whoa.

http://www.intersportsales.com/2009-Porsche-911/Used-Car/Mclean-VA/6741764/Details.aspx

for the me the big question is why are you looking at 997 turbos? :eeps:

John V
11-18-2015, 01:43 PM
Based on this thread title, I expected this to be a VW thread. I has disappoint.

SCA
11-18-2015, 05:14 PM
A local physician has a 991.1 very similar to that color. :ack:

Plaz
11-18-2015, 05:28 PM
A local physician has a 991.1 very similar to that color. :ack:

Presumably not an ophthalmologist.

Sharp11
11-18-2015, 08:07 PM
Based on this thread title, I expected this to be a VW thread. I has disappoint.

You misspelled "has", it's "haz" ... ;)

Sharp11
11-18-2015, 08:10 PM
Whoa is right. That hurts my eyes!

For we the color blind, it looks fine ... :dunno:

clyde
11-18-2015, 11:08 PM
https://www.dipyourcar.com/

bren
11-18-2015, 11:11 PM
https://www.dipyourcar.com/

That's a thing now?

ZBB
11-18-2015, 11:18 PM
That's a thing now?

Yes. People over at TMC are doing it with their Teslas :eek:

John V
11-19-2015, 05:53 AM
Plastidip is one of the worst things to ever come to automotivedom

Nick M3
11-19-2015, 09:39 AM
Plastidip is one of the worst things to ever come to automotivedom
I disagree. It allows these idiots to "express their individuality" without actually destroying the car.

(It's also not a terrible thing for preserving the paint of a car you're tracking, but want to keep nice.)

clyde
11-19-2015, 10:06 AM
(It's also not a terrible thing for preserving the paint of a car you're tracking, but want to keep nice.)

And/or make look goofy for fun and change whenever at very little cost, unlike wraps.

I mean, yeah, people do stupid stuff with it, but I've seen some pretty nice stuff, too. If I'm not too lazy, I may even do autocross wheels for next year. And I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought a little about doing something with the XK8 once I bring it bring it back because I really don't like the color and I think it might be fun to try something.

John V
11-19-2015, 10:38 AM
Even applied "properly" it looks like complete shit. And the whole "easy peel-off" thing... not so much.

No meaningful protection against stone chips either.

clyde
11-19-2015, 12:37 PM
Even applied "properly" it looks like complete shit. And the whole "easy peel-off" thing... not so much.

No meaningful protection against stone chips either.

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John V
11-19-2015, 01:49 PM
Just telling you what I've been through. :dunno:

I will never again buy a set of wheels that have been plasti-dipped without the seller removing the crap first.

Jeff_DML
11-19-2015, 01:51 PM
Just telling you what I've been through. :dunno:

I will never again buy a set of wheels that have been plasti-dipped without the seller removing the crap first.

oh I believe it is a pain.

I had my mazda rims plastidipped for two year or so and they looked fine. I sold it to carmax so that had to deal with removing it but guessing they did not. But I guess the point is it is removable compared to normal paint.

clyde
11-19-2015, 02:27 PM
Raise of hands from people that have looked at a car at a dealership, new or used, and been told, "No trouble to repaint it!" when expressing hesitation on a car because of its color.

:yaya:

JST
11-19-2015, 02:54 PM
Raise of hands from people that have looked at a car at a dealership, new or used, and been told, "No trouble to repaint it!" when expressing hesitation on a car because of its color.

:yaya:

Similar:

Oh, it's no problem to put in new tile in this pink bathroom.

clyde
11-19-2015, 03:12 PM
Similar:

Oh, it's no problem to put in new tile in this pink bathroom.

More like "you can take the wallpaper down" when it covers every single wall in the house.

JST
11-19-2015, 03:26 PM
More like "you can take the wallpaper down" when it covers every single wall in the house.

You can just paint over the plasti-dip like you would with wallpaper.

bren
11-19-2015, 03:51 PM
Raise of hands from people that have looked at a car at a dealership, new or used, and been told, "No trouble to repaint it!" when expressing hesitation on a car because of its color.

:yaya:

:yaya: ooh, me, me

Can you power wash the stuff off?

Nick M3
11-19-2015, 05:42 PM
Just telling you what I've been through. :dunno:

I will never again buy a set of wheels that have been plasti-dipped without the seller removing the crap first.

It's a much bigger problem on wheels as they get heated to a much greater degree.