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Old 01-31-2010, 11:02 PM
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Default What's your favorite color combo for a 993 (doesn't have to be what you own)?

For me: Silver/black interior on a car I'd want to own (and do - both my 993 & daily driver).

Speed yellow/black interior on a car I'd simply admire (but would never own). I love looking at Speed Yellow on other people's cars, but it's too loud for me personally, not that there's anything wrong with that. Also a huge sucker for Arena Red w/ Black interior. Kept a photo of a 993 in that color taped to my computer monitor for 2 years before I found my current car.

There's so many great colors that I've seen over the years in pics and in person on a 993, but if you had to choose one, which is your favorite color combo?

I'm glad I held out for my favorite combination as opposed to buying a local car that just happened to be available, but not in silver/black.

I prefer silver because it's generic and recedes into the background well = stealth. It also hides the pollen, dust and dirt the best from what I have found. My wife's black Acura is very hard to keep clean. My 2 silver cars are much easier. The black interior hides the dirt really well too. I've had it with hard to take care of beige and grey interiors. Where I live, we get tons of mud, snow and muck much of the winter. Black hides it well. No more dingy beige floor mats anymore - which was a pet peeve of mine. White lint is my only enemy.

And you?

Old 01-31-2010, 11:11 PM
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Glacier White over Classic Grey is the best by FAR!

I heard there was a hot C4S for sale in that exact color combo

I love speed yellow.
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I like blue exteriors. The Maritime Blue is my favorite Porsche exterior color. You can't go wrong with a black interior although I like dark brown (not tan) and dark blue as well.

My car is polar silver with dark blue interior. At first I wasn't sure I'd like the blue interior but it's really grown on me, it works well with the blueish hue of the polar silver.

And yes Steve, I agree with your reasons to get a silver car. After 3 black Porsches, I'm done with black forever
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Torquoise (or Mexico)/black
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I like the many pastel blues (Riviera, Mexico, Turquoise, etc.) with black leather interior. Unfortunately, finding one is next to impossible.
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When shopping for the turbo I only had one criteria; it had to have black interior. These cars have such great lines that when polished & waxed, any color looks spectacular.
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Nogaro Blue with Black interior...
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I'm currently looking for a 993 - widebody/tt & color is a huge deal...

Arena Red / Black seems to be a real draw for me, but....

Just can't do the gray interiors.
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Originally Posted by tjangi
Nagano Blue with Black interior...
Interesting. I've never even heard of some of these colors! Nagano blue? Time for me to go back to "993 Class 101".
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Originally Posted by jasonfreed
Glacier White over Classic Grey is the best by FAR!
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+1. When I was young, the cheapest cars were white, but now I think the classiest are white with a light interior. Plus they are fast ... just look at the result of the Rolex 24 race. A white Porsche powered DP won.
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I love silver/red or black/red.
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Nagano blue? Time for me to go back to "993 Class 101".
My bad, I meant Nogaro Blue..
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on a 993?
white / black.
simplicity of form.
save the color for something that needs it.
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Vesuvius/Black
Iris/Black
Glacier/Black
Polar/Black
Arctic/Black
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White with black interior is my favorite. Porshe's factory racing color is often white. Easy to keep clean, and tends to be a very hard paint (had Guards Red, it was very soft). Does not show marks or dings very readily.
Silver is tough to beat too, in my opinion.
I like Arena Red on the turbos, it is growing on me.
Love the turquoise blues, though not sure I could own one....but beautiful to look at on a turbo.


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