Placed the order today, although local dealer is waiting on an allocation.
Time to join the 991 party. The option finalization game has begun, lots of choices. Should be fun.

 

Congratulations! Good move.

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

 

991 is great. Make sure the options are what you want. Choose wisely grasshopper

 

Porsche of Fort Myers has a GT Silver Metallic Targa arriving in March, FWIW.

 

Changed my PTS 991 C4S to a T4S - JUL/AUG PTS factory allocation, European delivery

 

Check all the boxes. You deserve it! Congrats.

 

Great news, Jupjai. You are retaining the PTS 'Birch Green/Lichtgrün' exterior color & 'Espresso' interior?

The Targa black roof, stainless roll bar and back glass area creates a wonderful upper demarcation line for a powerful exterior color in the bottom half of a 911. At least that is how it works on my 1970 911E Targa with the striking 'Crystal Blue' special order factory paint and its black top, stainless roll bar & rear glass area! I strongly suggest to all that go through the trouble to custom order a 991 Targa to at least consider a 'strong' exterior color to contrast with the top part of the car when designing the color combo for your particular vehicle! Some PTS colors might be 'too much' (overwhelming & overpowering) on a 991 coupe. Yet these same colors might just be 'right' and perfectly balanced on a 991 Targa! Just a suggestion that might be useful to some of you.

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

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Yes Eduardo, Birch Green and Espresso - thank you again.

Henry (jupjai)

 

So, how about giving us your preferred list of colors for this combo, in descending order? If you feel especially energetic, I would appreciate a separate ranking for "factory" and at least your short list of preferred PTS colors of the major shades (red, green, blue, yellows, browns; especially the blues, greens and browns).
Considering your breadth of knowledge and in person viewings of so many different combos, I for one would very much appreciate it. I have been thinking of ordering a Targa and trading my Boxster, but my first impression was that I really dislike the black canvas roof. I like the roll bar and rear glass a lot, but not that mini cab roof. My initial thinking was the car would need to be black or dark blue, so I would really like more details about your take on the subject.
Thanks Eduardo and a big Congrats to OP - I admit to being semi-jealous.

 

flp - good luck with option finalization - I'm agonizing over mine.

Did I miss the colour combo you are ordering?

 

Congratulations! I think the new 991 Targa is the best looking 911 ever.

 

Badknees:
Without the dealer allocation I'm going to have way to much time to think it over. I'm a sucker for leather and starting with Agate/ expresso-cognac...but Eduardo has me thinking of maybe yellow, guards red, full black leather with deviated stitching. Fun daydreaming ...all day daydreaming....hmm

 

Any indication yet whether the first 991 Targas will be MY '14 or '15? I thought they would be arriving at dealers this summer and thus could be '15s but if some dealers are receiving them as early as March (report above for Ft. Myers) then '14 is much more likely. Leaks of a 991 refresh for the MY '15s has me wondering if the new Targa will be included in the refresh at the outset or later.

 

There's no refresh or facelift coming for MY2015. That refresh will be introduced in 2015, but as a MY2016.
So first Targas will be MY2014 with MY2015 starting somewhere in june.

Suzy (via iOS app)

 

Thanks for clarifying the refresh date and initial MY designation for the first Targas. Raises the age old question of purchasing from the first allocations from the "old" MY or waiting a couple of months to get the benefit of new MY designation which may help in retaining value a bit longer, at least theoretically.