jachwak

It seems that there are a lot more red cars for sale than all other colors combined. When I go on ebay and search for 911's from the late 70's to the late 90's I would guess that 80% are red. I would have to believe that red cars are worth less. My dealer friend tells me that red cars get 20% less at auction and on trade. I was wondering what Rennlister's think?

Ps-- No matter what, I love red. However, I am old baby boomer who wore flowers in my hair in the 60's.

jody stowitts

They also get 80% more attention from CHP officers.

KaiB

They're faster...

kboustani

i am a gm at a honda dealership and we always give more money for red cars because customer like them better.
they attrack more attention and customers like that.never heard of the 20% less and i have been in the car business for 25 years.my own 2 cents.

moacur

Red was hard for me to find when I was looking to buy my C2T. Everything was black.

jachwak

My dealer friend said that that use to be in. That's why there are so many red cars from 20 + years ago. Now, there are very few new cars that are red. He said it use to be "Resell Red" but now he says "Red is Dead".

f3nr15

There is nothing better than a red sports car where the paint is fresh or has been properly maintained.

Conversely, as red seems more prone to fading and sun damage, red duco which is not maintained really ruins the car.

Me personally, I love red on an IB car and a 964, but don't fancy it really on an early car or a 993-or-later.

Laker

love red, it looks faster even in a parking lot. Sure more attention, good and bad. I too, saw a lot of red when buying. Just means I had more examples to choose from

993James993

Having driven silver and grey cars for many years, I can attest that you are more visible in a red car. Not a bad thing. Guards Red is an amazingly beautiful color.

robingb

about 1/2 of the 964's on auto trader and about 1/4 of the 964's on e bay are red (certainly not as many as original poster suggested). i do note that most all of these cars have been for sale for a long time. obviously their prices don't reflect market.

Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems

Because they are driven right,...

deutschland-dobson

Colours seem to move in trends. At the moment in the UK its white. A couple years ago it was grey scale. Maybe back in the early 90s it was Red that was the colour to be seen in?

Either way my 964 is Red, the wife loves the colour so much we've just bought her a Mini Cooper in bright red an Im hoping for a new works car in the next month or so. Can you guess the colour i'll be picking? You got it, three red cars in the family

Chris

ClaytoVR

My two color options when I was looking for my 964 were GR or GPW. I'm soooo happy I went with the GR!

Marc Shaw

....than anything but the black ones.

Marc

Bearclaw

I definitely think a Ferrari has an identity crisis if it ain't "rosso".

I didn't go looking for a red Porsche, in fact that color was at the bottom of the list. But when I found my car, it was too nice to pass up. It grows on you.
And yes, it damn sure does attract attention. In the era our cars were made, it was a hot-button color. If a dealer wanted a car for inventory, he probably figured he couldn't go wrong with a red car. Mine started its life as a lease, so it was probably a stock vehicle, GR with Cashmere. So there ya go. That has to be why there are so many around.

Used car-pricing websites subtract $ for a red car - ANY red car. They're just not as in fashion, and appeal to a smaller demographic.

"This is my red 911. There are many like it, but this one is mine."