thedude abides

So true. I love that about the car—although I hope to have the top up as little as possible!

st981

That's a nicely equipped car, congrats! Patience paid off.

DrBillyD

STFU, Donny! Walter Sobchak approves!

Nice color. Are the red interior accents in Guards Red or do they match the exterior? Like those floor mats with the red piping on the sides. Are the seats 14 or 18-way? Kinda strange that original owner got lots of performance options but didn't opt for Sport Chrono.

Did the prior owner give you the window sticker? Reason I ask is because the vent louvers in the same color to match the interior accents is something like a >$1K option (ahhh..... the Porsche options game.....), which I found out when I got the window sticker on my Spyder. Ditto for the red deviated stitching, which was also some unbelievably exorbitant charge.

BTW, I'm laughing with the prior owner, not at him as I'm considering switching out my seat belts from standard black to match the Guards Red exterior. And this is after spending >$1K to take out the Alcantara seat inserts and put in red/black/white Pepita houndstooth wool. <groan>

Enjoy! Looks like a beautiful car.

thedude abides

Yes the original owner really blinged-out this thing!

The interior colors are Amaranth Red, same as the exterior (seatbelts Guards Red as you pointed out). I originally viewed the painted vent slats as a little much but now I really like them. Seats are 14-way. I can’t tell that much of a difference between them and the 18-ways, I find them just as comfortable.

And yes, I do have the original sticker: $86k, of that, about $20k in options!

heartbeat91

Awesome! I myself bought a Guards Red 2013 boxster S last weekend, from Porsche Bellevue. Glad to see another red boxster in WA state! Hope to see you around man.

thedude abides

Cool! Enjoy the ride and I’ll keep and eye out for you!

Kancamagus

Even though the red interior accents aren’t necessarily to my taste, I would love to have them because they make the car a more distinctive build. But I dunno Dude, can you really maintain as a “Dudest” with such a lavish display of consumerism?

thedude abides

Haha! You’re right! And like, that display of red is aggressive—and that aggression cannot stand, man!

deilenberger

The vent louvers IMHO are a bit over the top - but I know Porsche offered that as an option (around $300 IIRC..)

thedude abides

I originally thought so as well but now I kind of like them! My wife and daughters certainly do, to. Would I pay $300 for them? Probably not.

SoCal-NSX

Congrats! She's a beaut!!!

Kancamagus

I looked on line at some high res images of that color, Freakin love it! Wears well on the shape of the car.

thedude abides

It's a really unique color.

When I was driving the car home the day of purchase, my wife was about 2 miles behind me on the freeway. When she finally caught up with me, she initially didn't realize it was me because the car looked orange to her! It's amazing how it changes hues based on lighting. Seems to have a lot of depth to it.