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Old 11-20-2013, 08:10 PM
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Default Polar or artic?

Just wondering which you guys perfer. I have a 04 Polar silver and like it better than the artic. Your thoughts?
Old 11-20-2013, 08:16 PM
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A picture would help......
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I have Arctic Silver and prefer Arctic Silver.
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You are splitting hairs. Both are lovely colors for a 911 Porsche. I have an Artic Silver but would have settled for either. I think the inside has a lot going for a 911. A full leather different color than black would have been my choice but I have what I have, a black interior.
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Polar is the best of the silvers
as it has that special hue
Like Zanzibar Red has a hue
Which looks orange in sun
Red at night
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Polar Silver... Has a bluish cast compared to Arctic. I prefer it, partially because it is much less common than Arctic.



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Polar Silver is the only silver that I like. Otherwise primary colors for me such as red, blue, green, yellow, orange, etc.
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i would guess i have arctic?

what ever it is it's the better one
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Originally Posted by Soaringman

i would guess i have arctic?

what ever it is it's the better one
92M replaces 92U for Polar Silver

...but there were a couple of options

92E Polar silver metallic
92M* Polar silver metallic
92T Arctic silver metallic
92U* Arctic silver metallic

* indicates water based paint for pearl effect
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I'm liking silver - each has it's own luster - here's my arctic silver C2
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artic for me, I don't like really pale blue cars.
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I have Arctic but I think Polar is nicer and less common.

Not the biggest fan of silver anyways.
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I like both versions of silver. I really like GT Silver metallic also.

However, when I bought my 996 I specifically avoided cars that were silver, black or red. I wanted something that wasn't quite as common.
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I prefer GT Silver :P
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Seal Grey Metallic is my favorite Porsche color. My 996 is black, but I'd love it even more if it were seal grey. The lighter silvers are a little too common, and the louder colors (yellow) are a little too look-at-me for my tastes.

No dis on the silver cars... they're all good looking.


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