Dial 911

[JST]

Originally Posted by John V

I looked at a car that was that color. I really didn't like it in person.

And the interior was beige And the top was blue

The blue top is barely acceptable on a cobalt/aqua car, because next to the bright blues it reads as mostly black with a little blue in it.

On a darker blue car I think it would be terrible.

And beige is the worst color for Porsche interiors by a lot.

I kind of dig how rare the blue cars are, because it really makes my car pop. For a 10 year old dentist's Porsche, it gets a lot of looks and comments.

On the earlier 911s, I've always been a fan of Baltic Blue. I had a toy long-nose 911 that color as a kid, so maybe it just reads as right to me, but I love the subtlety of that color in contrast to the various black trim elements on the mid-year cars.

The paint-to-sample Baltic Blue 997 was not as good.

[Plaz]

I don't like any of the interior browns they currently offer. I wish they offered something like BMW's old "Natural Brown" or some of the more reddish chestnut browns offered by other manufacturers. Porsche's beiges and espressos just don't work for me.

[Theo]

Didn't ZBB have a really cool warm brown like that in his Boxster or was that FC?

[FC]

Originally Posted by John V

I looked at a car that was that color. I really didn't like it in person.

And the interior was beige And the top was blue

Yeah, I am not a light interior kind of guy. At most I'll tolerate a dark brown.

One of the things that drives me batty is the reflection of the dash on the windshield.

At least my LR4 and the 987S have/had dark brown dashboards so no reflection issues.

On the JGC it bothered me as it was tan.

When/if I get a Boxster it will be black interior unless I find another cocoa brown and it's spec'd perfectly.

[FC]

Originally Posted by Theo

Didn't ZBB have a really cool warm brown like that in his Boxster or was that FC?

Me. I had cocoa brown.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/277943...7624414094986/

[Theo]

Originally Posted by FC

Me. I had cocoa brown.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/277943...7624414094986/

That really is a great color and it makes the rather cheap Boxster interior feel more upscale. Was that a non cost option?

[FC]

Originally Posted by Theo

That really is a great color and it makes the rather cheap Boxster interior feel more upscale. Was that a non cost option?

That was a full leather option, so ~3k or so IIRC.

[John V]

The 987 interior certainly does not feel or look cheap.

[dan]

I love Horizon Blue. (I also love California Blue Ferraris and this is similar)

http://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlist...526cd692ae.jpg

(link because it's a big pic)

[clyde]

Originally Posted by FC

Me. I had cocoa brown.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/277943...7624414094986/

Stuka did not take those photos.