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The Club Blau Coupe is in many ways a perfect Porsche

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Old 10-21-2016, 11:14 AM
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Default The Club Blau Coupe is in many ways a perfect Porsche

And I said "a" not "the". The combination of the normally aspirated GTS (in this case withy a manual gearbox) with the striking blue color and a little of the magic of Exclusive. All I need now is Mr. Simon and Mr. Garfunkel or maybe Green Day.
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Agreed!
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I like mine Robert. 7 speed GTS coupe but unfortunately is Carmine Red
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Truly, this car makes me smile every time I see it.
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Except for not having pilots sports, I agree. But that is easily rectified. It's the first car I've owned that I'm compelled to wash regularly.
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I should add it is perfect for me. Everyone's situation (traffic, snow etc) experiences are different so actual opinion will vary. Porsche makes wonderful sports cars!
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You're preaching to the choir, here. I've been fortunate enough to have several Porsches since my first 914 in the early '70s and the 2016 GTS Club Coupe is very close to the "perfect Porsche" for me. I've put nearly 10k miles on it in its first year. The car has been perfect...and the color is definitely the star of the whole CC package. Feeling fortunate.
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are you related to Club Coupe VIN #2993 owner Tom Linton in New Mexico ?

welcome to the " Club " and be sure to ask to be added to our private Facebook " PCA 60th Anniversary " GTS Club Coupe owners-only group !!

my " 60 " says hello to yours !













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...except for the color!
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It's a beautiful car, no doubt about it. For me it falls into the category of "too electric" for my personal ownership, but not too electric for me to love. I've never seen one in the wild (saw in person at a PCA launch event in Atlanta, but I mean on the street motoring about.) But I've visited southern Utah and northern Arizona dozens of times and I can tell you, if I came upon a 60th parked in front of Monument like in Leader's picture, I'd find it to be absolutely stunning. It's a great color for a car in the American Southwest.
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Stunning colour from the photos, is it substantially darker than voodoo? Has anyone seen a Targa in Club?
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All 60 are coupes, some with sunroofs, some without. 40 are PDK and 20 are MT.

MT, no sunroof Mark
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No relation to Tom Linton.

The one I bought has the sunroof in glass and a manual transmission. It had 10 miles on it when I bought it.

I believe the beautiful color is darker than voodoo

MKW: What did you do with the hood?

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Club Blau is darker than Voodoo. Here is my Club Coupe parked next to my friends Voodoo GTS.
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Such pretty cars! Love that color!


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