yxc145

Congrats!!!

I had my first black car, the BMW 5 series two years ago. I completely regret getting that color. I took care of my car and made sure I use good only good cleaning products and towels to wash the car. But no matter how careful I was, swirl marks still appeared. Not saying it doesn't happen with the white or lighter color cars. It is just less visible with them.

I had the chance of taking a brand new C2S in black at 21% discount, but I decided to search for a white one. Glad I made the decision.

congratulations again!

Hammer911

I've had a couple Meteor Grey cars, by far the easiest color to take care of.

mtbscott

Wow, that's got to be an expensive color change, but congrats!
I bought a lot car and at the time, the only other semi-comparable car in the city was black (versus my Guards Red.) It looked good all shiny and new at the dealer, but I'd had a couple of black cars before and pretty much sworn them off because of the issues you mention. White will be much easier to keep looking good.

jaycoe

The white 991 is a looker! What options did you lose/gain in the switch and any initial thots on the difference?

tangram

My 993 is Iris Blue Metallic but it may as well be black. I have lovingly hand-washed, polished, waxed and garaged this car for 11 years. When they are at their best, there is nothing that beats a dark metallic car finish. And don't get me wrong, I spent 4 hours on the car last weekend and enjoyed myself thoroughly (yes, pathetic life). But my next ride is...yellow. And yes, keeping the car looking good without lavishing fetish-like devotion on the car was in the back of my mind.

Hard to go wrong with white. Looks great.

spourreza

He was my sales guy. Was it a lease swap? Or did you own car?

aljus

I have owned many many different colored cars. By far the easiest to take care of have been silver ( which I will never pick again, don't consider it a color any more) and my present agate gray which is my all time favorite....

you practically don't need to wash the car at all...unless you go on muddy roads. Rain does nothing to this color. But of course I wash the car every so often. you should see how beautiful this color is just before dusk. Highly recommend this color.............

LonnieR

I had a blue car in 1971. In those days Porsche had two blues, dark and light metallic. Mine was the dark metallic. The only problem was that when I brought the car back the States from Germany, I had a slight accident that dented the right quarter panel. My car was metallic and had clear coat which was not being used in the US at that time. I could not find a shop that could paint the car properly. They got the color right but no clear coat. For several years I had to wax that rear panel every week just so it might look closer to the shine of the rest of the car. Finally, the clear coat process came to the States and I had it properly repainted. I loved that color.
You will love the Porsche yellow. I had a '04 GT3 in Speed Yellow. It was great. It is easier to keep looking good than my current black 991.
Then again I use the maintenance on the car as therapy. Nothing like several hours of mindless dedication making it shine to keep ones balance..

LexVan

I saw this very nice white ducktail 991 a couple weeks ago:

ECS Tuning

Awesome to see and glad everything went smoothly. The white looks great by the way

carrerapete

First off, I'm not looking to mask any dirt: you can usually eat off any part of my cars, regardless of their color. I'm retired and cleaning my cars is very relaxing to me.

The Black Carrera was a nightmare because it produced swirl marks even if you just looked at it the wrong way. The odd thing is that the black paint on my Jeep Wrangler is much easier to care for.

I just finished washing the white car for tonight's car cruise: what a dream. I still do recommend the deionized water, as it really does enhance the overall washing experience.

I'm probably going to apply the opti coat 2.0 next week, as a few of our members have had stellar results with the product.

I'll post some pictures afterward.

To answer another question: I'd purchased the cars outright. There was a hit, but life is too short to worry about mistakes that can be repaired. I believe that "living well" is truly the best revenge.

Hammer911

Agreed...life is short...be happy.

Brings to mind a quote from the Dalai Lama:“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”

balakris

Yeah white duck tails!!

SB

Nice. Congratulations.

PS I wonder what kind of impact the ducktail has on aero, especially vs regular tail.

parkerfe

Does the duck tail still rise at 75mph and when you press the console button?