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Old 08-23-2023, 06:52 PM
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ordered a ice grey metallic 992 GTS
today at the dealer i saw two tycons in it the color and it was a little disappointing, it seemed to have some blue in it .
the last two 992s i had were CWM which i like but its not available.
thought about just going with white .
what the best color in your opinion( i know its a personal choice) for looks better/resale IGM or what?



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Not a fan. But I’m more of a blue guy.
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IGM is new and exciting. However, I'd be concerned about matching the color in the even of damage. I might opt for White or Chalk as I also prefer non metallics. Very personal decision.
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I'm personally not a fan of a grey with blue undertones. IMO, both Arctic Grey and IGM tend to look blue under certain light. In warm sun they look great but cloudy days and/or artificial light they look too blue to me....
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Old 08-23-2023, 06:59 PM
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IGM is awesome but definitely has a subtle blue hue. Since PTS wasn't available for my allocation, I happily selected IGM.



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I have CWM. Not a fan of IGM - both too much blue and not enough blue, if that makes sense. Go with white.
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If you’re wanting something in the white-ish category, chalk with black accents look great.

If you want to live a little, I’m loving my shark blue. Really pops and gets tons of compliments.
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I have CWM on my GT3T and had it on a 992s like it a lot.
was hoping the IGM was going to being closer to the Hockenhiem silver on my M2C driver but its not.
Looking at my options may just stay with it?
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IGM in all the photos as well as the GT3 RS I saw up close resembled a silver’ish color. I have had enough silver automobiles and definitely do not want anything remotely resembling silver so IGM is a turn off for me.
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GT Silver always wins and has a nice warm / bronze hue to it. No blue. Classic, Timeless. Available.
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I have a GT Silver coming, which is classic. But if you're looking for a type of white, give Chalk a look.
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Originally Posted by mksz51
GT Silver always wins and has a nice warm / bronze hue to it. No blue. Classic, Timeless. Available.
GT silver is definitely classic and timeless. I had a 997 TTS in gts. But, if the OP is leaning more towards white (but not true white) AND not silver, I'd stick with IGM which is super hard to photograph and changes dramatically with lighting given all the metallic flake or chalk. Chalk is also super nice. Then again I'm biased since I have a chalk Macan and IGM 992.




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If OP doesn't like blueish tones, definitely go white or chalk.

Funny. Does everyone go through this at zero hour? Happened to me too.
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I vote for chalk.
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My new 911s is Carrera White Metallic (ordered 10/2022) but had it not been available I would of gone with the plain white as white is such a clean looking color to me. Personally I am not a fan of the IGM just BECAUSE it changes colors in different lights, I like it outside but don't care for it in a showroom, too blue for me. I previously had a 911 in Dolomite Silver and it did the same thing, in direct sunlight I loved it, but in my garage it was not for me. Just my opinion. Like others have said, color is such a personal decision and really you have to be happy with it, not us. Here is my CWM.



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