MoneyBiz

I know I want the 997 Carrera S and plan to order one in a couple months. Not sure about the color but am thinking Seal Grey? What do you think of that color and what interior would go well with it? Would you do the aluminum trim or CF? Are the ceramic brakes worth it and is it tacky to mod a Carrera?

PDQ PDK CAYMAN S

I do not think the Ceramic are worth it. Will they make the difference to save you from an accident?
If your answer is yes then get them. If you will drive on the track, I understand the standard brakes are better. They are the Turbo brakes. As to the color.....whatever you like. Mine will be white and very few seem to like that but I don't care.

MikeN

Seal Grey is a great color......but *way* too common for me.......so common its starting to get boring.....just my opinion. I think the new Atlas Grey is fantastic.......very dark grey with a touch of blue. If it were me I'd do Atlas Grey / Sea Blue / Deviate carpet to natural grey.....I'm sure others will have very different opinions!

CF or Aluminum?......really a toss up. I think most of these items are way too expensive to spend a lot of money on. I like the interior just the way it is.

The ceramic brakes are not worth it in my opinion.......standard Porsche brakes are about the best in the industry.......so why do you need to tack on $8k more?

Mike in O.C.

Of course, these are all my opinions: Seal Grey looks too washed out. Have you seen the color in person in the sunlight? I'd get Atlas Grey Metallic with Natural Grey leather and carpet. Not a big fan of carbon fibre; aluminum trim looks better. Don't need ceramic brakes, especially when the extra cost is considered. Get the standard red brakes.

MoneyBiz

Thanks. How is the OC?

Mike in O.C.

Hot and muggy, just like it can be in NYC. Just finished watching the Yankees win. How things in NY?

MoneyBiz

OK, haven't been out lately, too many trips to the casino. Are you from NY? I was thinking about moving to Cali for business and pleasure. Do you think LA is better for mortgages or the OC?

MoneyBiz

It is like 70 degrees and sunny.

Mike in O.C.

Nice weather. Nop. Born and raised in O.C. Home prices are just as high in LA as they are in OC. The closer you are to the ocean, the more expensive it becomes.

MoneyBiz

There are more houses in LA but there is a lot of competition. I heard it is nicer in the OC though. Where would you rather do business? If people can afford to pay for houses that expensive there must be young girls that just finished college near by. In NYC there are a lot of hot young girls but outside the city it is hard to find a girl that is worth my time. And I would rather have a garage that I can write off up to $1,000,000 instead of paying like 1k a month to keep 3 cars in a parking garage where they could get damaged.

Future_Owner

I think seal grey looks cool on these cars and seal grey looks easy to care for, but I can vouch for Atlas grey looking great having seen it on a 996 C4S at the dealership here.

When it came to choosing the interior color for my order, I spent a month or so just imagining myself sitting in different colored interiors every day driving to and from work and found that, at least for me, it had to be black.

I would've loved to have included CF trim, but I thought the price it commanded was just too high

MoneyBiz

You can always add it on later, no?

Future_Owner

You're right, I guess I could add it on later

nyca

what do people think of white as a color for the 997?

MoneyBiz

It would be not as common. I am still trying to figure that out myself. In NY black is cool but there are too many black and black 997's so I am not sure. Toilet bowl white makes me a little uneasy. Where in NY are you?