View Poll Results: Fashion Grey vs White GT3
White
29
61.70%
Fashion Grey
18
38.30%
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Fashion Grey vs White GT3 what you guys think?
07-05-2014, 02:34 PM
#16
A few other photos to show how different lighting conditions affect the appearance of fashion grey (I believe these are all the same colour in a number of different 911s and a Cayman). I actually switched my final colour selection to fashion grey after agonizing over this choice for a really long time--one of only a few potential upsides of the stop sale was that I changed (mostly added) a few on-the-fence options and changed PTS colour. I had previously chosen grigiocampovolo, a very very very close colour (slightly less yellow to my eyes) but without the Porsche heritage (it's a colour used on early Fiat Abarths) and a little less rich in tone (more like primer in some ways). Personally, I wanted a non-metallic colour that was unassuming and rather un-flashy. Fashion grey is a colour that would look terribly flat IMO on pretty much any other car, but somehow to me it looks great on the GT3 (even more so than on other 911s). What clinched it for me was I liked how geyser grey looked on the 50th--retro but also modern at the same time. I wanted something a little less common than the standard colours (I had heard all the other allocations in my city were white initially, but now there are at least a yellow and black), but with the ease of everyday care that silver brings since this will be my daily driver for most of the year. Plus, I'll likely be parking this car in public lots all the time and in the end didn't need the unwanted attention a brighter colour would bring. Finally, my wife ixnayed the bright PTS blues and yellows I was also considering (the extreme opposite--I think the GT3 can do both ends of the spectrum amazingly well). Those were my justifications. But pick whatever makes you happy, not what other people would prefer.
07-05-2014, 04:02 PM
#17
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
A few other photos to show how different lighting conditions affect the appearance of fashion grey (I believe these are all the same colour in a number of different 911s and a Cayman). I actually switched my final colour selection to fashion grey after agonizing over this choice for a really long time--one of only a few potential upsides of the stop sale was that I changed (mostly added) a few on-the-fence options and changed PTS colour. I had previously chosen grigiocampovolo, a very very very close colour (slightly less yellow to my eyes) but without the Porsche heritage (it's a colour used on early Fiat Abarths) and a little less rich in tone (more like primer in some ways). Personally, I wanted a non-metallic colour that was unassuming and rather un-flashy. Fashion grey is a colour that would look terribly flat IMO on pretty much any other car, but somehow to me it looks great on the GT3 (even more so than on other 911s). What clinched it for me was I liked how geyser grey looked on the 50th--retro but also modern at the same time. I wanted something a little less common than the standard colours (I had heard all the other allocations in my city were white initially, but now there are at least a yellow and black), but with the ease of everyday care that silver brings since this will be my daily driver for most of the year. Plus, I'll likely be parking this car in public lots all the time and in the end didn't need the unwanted attention a brighter colour would bring. Finally, my wife ixnayed the bright PTS blues and yellows I was also considering (the extreme opposite--I think the GT3 can do both ends of the spectrum amazingly well). Those were my justifications. But pick whatever makes you happy, not what other people would prefer.
Will love to see pictures of it?
Thanks for the info
07-05-2014, 07:17 PM
#18
Rennlist Member
I'm considering this as well. I'm curious, are you also considering Dolphin Grey? It seems to be very similar to Fashion Grey but I can't say for sure since I've never seen either color in person.
07-05-2014, 09:29 PM
#19
My pleasure, and I hope it helped your decision-making. I'm probably not going to see my car until January and would be happy to post photos when I take delivery. Chances are that will be too late for you to decide, as the PTS window will likely close by then for the GT3. I imagine there will be others (conekilr, and anyone else with a fashion grey car already ordered) who may get their car earlier than mine too. So I suspect there will be lots of photos in the next few months.
07-06-2014, 12:11 AM
#21
Burning Brakes
Yes, I have seen photos of dolphin grey and thought about it, but seeing as it is not already an approved PTS colour for the 911 AFAIK, I did not want to risk losing my PTS allocation by going through the formal process of testing and obtaining permission for this colour. But, I'm betting it would look great, and it would be awesome if you or someone else were able to get this colour approved. If you're really interested in a few colours, it's usually possible to get a local paint shop to paint a few items in those colours for you to compare--might be worth it to you if you have the time and are still undecided.
My pleasure, and I hope it helped your decision-making. I'm probably not going to see my car until January and would be happy to post photos when I take delivery. Chances are that will be too late for you to decide, as the PTS window will likely close by then for the GT3. I imagine there will be others (conekilr, and anyone else with a fashion grey car already ordered) who may get their car earlier than mine too. So I suspect there will be lots of photos in the next few months.
My pleasure, and I hope it helped your decision-making. I'm probably not going to see my car until January and would be happy to post photos when I take delivery. Chances are that will be too late for you to decide, as the PTS window will likely close by then for the GT3. I imagine there will be others (conekilr, and anyone else with a fashion grey car already ordered) who may get their car earlier than mine too. So I suspect there will be lots of photos in the next few months.
07-06-2014, 12:29 AM
#22
07-08-2014, 12:27 AM
#25
Race Director
Fashion grey is nice but does not pop like white. But, if you are looking to do some thing a little different; why not?. It is certainly more subtle than the white but for $5500 would you not want more 'bling" for your "buck"
