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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 02:06 AM
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Here are some nice pics of a triple black Spyder at my dealers showroom.


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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 02:52 AM
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Looks great - and hard to keep clean!
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 07:29 AM
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Beautiful....
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 08:26 AM
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Looks awesome.


Why is the 981 Spyder not flying off the dealer showroom floors. Just doesn't make sense to me. MT Boxster with 3.8L NA engine amazing looks.

Did Porsche not take the Spyder as far as they could from a minimalist weight loss philosophy and its to close to a GTS?
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 08:39 AM
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congrats
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by JPMD
Looks awesome.


Why is the 981 Spyder not flying off the dealer showroom floors. Just doesn't make sense to me. MT Boxster with 3.8L NA engine amazing looks.

Did Porsche not take the Spyder as far as they could from a minimalist weight loss philosophy and its to close to a GTS?
It's likely sold and just waiting for collection.
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Jamie140
It's likely sold and just waiting for collection.
No. Not sold yet. A bad time f year to sell convertible In the NE. it's on the showroom floor. They actually have 2. Black and Jet Black
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 10:34 AM
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Nice looking car, not my taste though. Brings back all the bad memories of trying to keep my last (and only!) black car clean
It's not convertible season, that's why they're not selling. Porsche planned the release horribly, as most are being delivered in the late fall / early winter.
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Originally Posted by Milehigh981
Nice looking car, not my taste though. Brings back all the bad memories of trying to keep my last (and only!) black car clean
It's not convertible season, that's why they're not selling. Porsche planned the release horribly, as most are being delivered in the late fall / early winter.
I know, I've had two black Porsches and they looked clean for about a day. Still I love black so I'm either going with black or red. I worry Red might attract too much attention though
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Underblu
I know, I've had two black Porsches and they looked clean for about a day. Still I love black so I'm either going with black or red. I worry Red might attract too much attention though
Tough choice. I don't know if red would be that more attention grabbing that a triple blacked out one. Both would catch my eye.
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 01:05 PM
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Looks nice. My last two cars were black so I'm over the novelty.
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Underblu
I've had two black Porsches and they looked clean for about a day.
I can only get 15-20 minutes out of mine...
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 02:24 PM
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Best looking Spyder I've seen so far. Just perfect. The black knocks down, visually, some of what I think is over extension of the front bumper and the rear diffuser and blends them in better. And this is the first color that I think really makes the speed humps and the rear of the car really flow well. I think partly because the Spyder plate on the upper side just aft of the driver seat just blends in.

If this car were local, I would be on my way to the dealer to trade in my CS for it. And if you want an easy way to keep black nice, OptiCoat Pro the paint and use Armor All wheel protectant on the wheels. My black CS stays just as clean as my Silver or White cars.

I'm not into naming cars, but this would have to be called the Murderous Spyder.

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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Archimedes
Best looking Spyder I've seen so far. Just perfect.
Agree; coming from a guy who doesn't like black as a color! Sharp and sinister at the same time!
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 02:51 PM
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beautiful as it sits there on a dealer floor

drive it outside the looks just go downhill from there...
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