Two SPYDERS, One Decision, Help me decide.
06-29-2017, 02:33 PM
#31
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Since we've been talking so long about colors and specs here I've collapsed the two silvers (rho + gt), the two blacks (flat, metallic), and the two whites (flat, metallic). This is where I get Black White and Silver being the majority of Builds which makes the PTS and other colors a little special.
06-29-2017, 04:09 PM
#32
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Hey elp, it's OK to hate red! You either love it or hate it and I totally get that, but I have to rally to the defense of my Spyder Classic interior and assure everyone "the whole freaking interior" is NOT red 
. Far from it. The seats have red bolsters, but the seat inserts and seat backs, which I'm guessing comprise the majority of the seating material, are black. The vast majority of the door panels are black with red basically being the color of choice above the belt line and black the color below. The carpet is black. The standard sun visors are black. The headliner is black. The wheel and shifter are black. The glovebox is black.
It's all subjective, of course, and clearly the black-to-red ratio is not to your liking, but there IS a healthy dose of black throughout to break up the red. Now there are some Porsche interiors that ARE all red - carpet, seats, door panels, dash, wheel, shifter, you name it - and even for this ardent fan of red interiors that is more red than I can handle.
Really, it's pointless to argue back and forth on the seats. Either they fit you or they don't. Either they leave you feeling OK after 300 miles in the saddle, or they don't. Either you can get in and out without much difficulty, or you can't. Either they give you the support you want for the primary type of driving you do in the car, or they don't. For every person that says they're great, there's another person that says they're lacking in this way or that. Like picking your wife, it's a totally personal choice.
Having said all that, there ARE two points about the LWBs that are beyond dispute:
1. They totally look the biz. Just a killer looking seat and no surprise they appear in the GT and halo P. cars like the 918 and R.
2. Ladies and LWBs generally do not mix, as you correctly point out!
. Far from it. The seats have red bolsters, but the seat inserts and seat backs, which I'm guessing comprise the majority of the seating material, are black. The vast majority of the door panels are black with red basically being the color of choice above the belt line and black the color below. The carpet is black. The standard sun visors are black. The headliner is black. The wheel and shifter are black. The glovebox is black.It's all subjective, of course, and clearly the black-to-red ratio is not to your liking, but there IS a healthy dose of black throughout to break up the red. Now there are some Porsche interiors that ARE all red - carpet, seats, door panels, dash, wheel, shifter, you name it - and even for this ardent fan of red interiors that is more red than I can handle.
Really, it's pointless to argue back and forth on the seats. Either they fit you or they don't. Either they leave you feeling OK after 300 miles in the saddle, or they don't. Either you can get in and out without much difficulty, or you can't. Either they give you the support you want for the primary type of driving you do in the car, or they don't. For every person that says they're great, there's another person that says they're lacking in this way or that. Like picking your wife, it's a totally personal choice.
Having said all that, there ARE two points about the LWBs that are beyond dispute:
1. They totally look the biz. Just a killer looking seat and no surprise they appear in the GT and halo P. cars like the 918 and R.
2. Ladies and LWBs generally do not mix, as you correctly point out!
The interior is not all red, but a nicely balanced look (particularly if you have a GT Silver exterior so the interior panels match) and with the LWB with the CF it just looks exceptional - IMHO
I do like the white with classic interior also.
Comfort wise - took the wife around Europe for a couple of weeks in them and she thought they were just fine - no complaints at all. And you'll get no complaints from me as to how they keep you nice, snug and secure during the spirited driving these things are made for.
Someone posted there were only 38 with this combo in Nth America, so I'm guessing that unless you specced one this way yourself, the combo won't be an issue for others as they likely won't be available that often.
Please excuse the matching red key pouch
06-29-2017, 04:50 PM
#35
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Since we've been talking so long about colors and specs here I've collapsed the two silvers (rho + gt), the two blacks (flat, metallic), and the two whites (flat, metallic). This is where I get Black White and Silver being the majority of Builds which makes the PTS and other colors a little special.
06-29-2017, 04:51 PM
#36
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Oh - and your pouch photos are more representative of the color than my washed out crappy iphone photos. It's a deeper, more rich red than in the pouch photo too.
07-22-2017, 06:46 AM
#39
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Shout out to white over red but because that's not an option I would go with the white one. Silver one doesn't sound to be in good condition and the white is absolutely stunning imo
07-25-2017, 12:14 AM
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Happily, there was no issue. The car has been driven 6k miles, so of course there are a couple minor chips up front, but barely noticeable. The car's great looking, great to drive, and sounds stunning. I can't wait to see what it does wide open @ VIR, Watkins Glen, etc.
From the pictures, the red interior nearly scared me away. But in real life, it's much more subtle than you'd think. Looks nice. Lots of "I love the red" from friends and neighbors.
Price: it was a consignment car, listed through Phillips. I called when the owner did a price reduction on Autotrader, and he was kind enough -- working through Alex from the dealership -- to shave a little more off to get the deal done.
If you're drawn to the white one, I'd say, "Call Alex, and go for it."