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Placed my Order today! What do you think of my 718 Build?
I work at a Porsche dealership, so I get to drive all the latest cars regularly. Even so, I am not one bit jaded. I still have a blast getting in to any of our sports cars. Today is a special day because I ordered my very own. I'll be leasing a 2018 718 Boxster. I believe it's a rather unique build and most likely will be one-of-a-kind. Especially with the Mahogany shift lever and Miami Blue seat belts.
I'd also drop the belts (so you don't have 4 different blues going on) and wood. I'd spring for 20" wheels...I think it would dramatically improve the looks.
The graphite and that interior will already look unique.
I hear you - the Miami Blue seat belts just intrigued me because they start being available for my production month.. and I feel that several shades of blue can work together - I imagine myself driving this car in a white t-shirt by the beach, and those bright blue belts are just too unique to pass up for me. In regards to the shifter, I was originally going to do brushed aluminum. The reason is because the leather boot is black with the standard shifter, but blue leather if you get the aluminum, carbonfiber, or wood lever. So I definitely want the blue boot, but the brushed aluminum was clearly different than the Galvano Silver used for the interior trim pieces, and so figured wood would be an interesting choice, and homage to the Carrera GT!!
I'd also drop the belts (so you don't have 4 different blues going on) and wood. I'd spring for 20" wheels...I think it would dramatically improve the looks.
The graphite and that interior will already look unique.
I agree. A car that's checked that many boxes that are purely for asthetics ought to have 20" wheels. And I also concur that the belts and the **** may be a bit much.
I hear you - the Miami Blue seat belts just intrigued me because they start being available for my production month.. and I feel that several shades of blue can work together - I imagine myself driving this car in a white t-shirt by the beach,
If this is your intended use, are you sure you want to go Graphite Blue? Miami Blue has that bright pop like a beach color. GBM is exactly the opposite.
And I agree with the others, the car screams for different wheels. But again, this is your car, what you like.
Reading this with great interest. I've put a lot of effort into getting the Graphite Blue/Chalk Sport Tex interior to work with a Miami Blue Boxster. So far, I don't think I've succeeded.
I floated this type of build as an introductory post on another forum, and it pretty much got ripped. Criticism claimed that the blues would clash, and/or the interior blue would ruin the appearance of the Miami Blue exterior. What's funny is there seems to be a lot of Cayman's out there with this combo, but I've not found an example of a Boxster.
I'm not wild about Graphite Blue, but I felt the combination went together very well. The thing that I liked the least was the steering wheel.
I had configured it with a GT Multi Function wheel, and in that case, the center horn pad is black; only the rim is Graphite Blue. Too many different colors right in my face. In kramdavie's build, he's got the standard Multi Function wheel, and the center pad is Graphite Blue. Much better to my eye.
In addition, the standard wheel has a silver frame with black "cutouts". The multi function controls blend into this with less discord, if you will. With the GT wheel, the frame is black (so that even if you got a Graphite Blue horn pad, you'd still be looking at some black), and the "cutouts" are silver - in this case, the Multi Function controls stick out more.
When I build it with kramdavie's steering wheel, I like it a lot more. But since this is a purchase, and Miami Blue is "out there", I don't want to do anything stupid. I sure wasn't ready to have the color combo panned. I've got a back up build with Black/Chalk (I don't want a solid black or dark interior), but the Graphite Blue/Chalk keeps tugging at me.
Oh, and if you want to go for it like kramdavie has, and I am struggling to do, I also recommend the Carrera Classic 20 inchers.
I think the car looks fantastic, but I too would ditch the Miami Blue seatbelts. I like your thinking about the wood on the shifter. I would definitely not go for the 20" wheels, no matter how good they will look- the 19's will be harsh enough. We all love different things and styles. Love seeing the six-speed MT!
Normally wouldn't ask but given that you're a salesperson at a dealer, would you be willing to share what the lease terms look like on a car like this? It's MSRP'd/options almost exactly how I'd do it (different color combo but yours is awesome and unique!)
09-15-2017, 02:57 PM
Placed my Order today! What do you think of my 718 Build?
