Can someone please tell me what color this is?
07-13-2006, 06:32 PM
#31
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I got the lecture the other day at Zuffenhausen. They do purposely attempt to run the same color through in XX quantities before moving on to another color,--that sort of drives production sequence, at least in the paint portion of production. The Paint To Sample cars are done in the same paint facility as all the others I suspect mostly because maintaining a special paint booth for one-off colors would be cost prohibitive. They want to keep all the resources fully occupied.
Material wise, a Paint To Sample is not really what drives the price,--it's obviously the set up time and diversion of that equipment away from producing several more standard colors while messing around with a special PTS car. (Although some will correctly tell you that some colors from strictly a paint material perspective are costlier than others,--for example, I believe red pigments cost more than blue...)
If I can find the XX number in my notes from last month I'll update this thread. I think it's only something like 2 or 3 (before they have to clear the lines). It's not that big a deal.
Although Porsche won't tell you this, I suspect in time they will raise the price of PTS as it is so disruptive to their production 'routine' that some bean counter at Zuff will eventually convince them that it's just not worth it anymore,--and then another unique characteristic of Porsche AG will fall by the wayside. They have something like 330 production days a year, and are presently running two shifts a day (with 150 cars a day as the result) and are keeping production at that level so as to guarantee quality levels.
Material wise, a Paint To Sample is not really what drives the price,--it's obviously the set up time and diversion of that equipment away from producing several more standard colors while messing around with a special PTS car. (Although some will correctly tell you that some colors from strictly a paint material perspective are costlier than others,--for example, I believe red pigments cost more than blue...)
If I can find the XX number in my notes from last month I'll update this thread. I think it's only something like 2 or 3 (before they have to clear the lines). It's not that big a deal.
Although Porsche won't tell you this, I suspect in time they will raise the price of PTS as it is so disruptive to their production 'routine' that some bean counter at Zuff will eventually convince them that it's just not worth it anymore,--and then another unique characteristic of Porsche AG will fall by the wayside. They have something like 330 production days a year, and are presently running two shifts a day (with 150 cars a day as the result) and are keeping production at that level so as to guarantee quality levels.
07-13-2006, 06:33 PM
#32
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Originally Posted by allegretto
Like Rodney Dangerfield to Judge Smails; "looks good on you though..."
The "did somebody step on a duck?" that follows always makes me LMAO.
07-13-2006, 06:38 PM
#33
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For the record, I think Porsche has offered: Signal Green, Signal Orange and Signal Yellow in the past.
I'm partial to yellow but I think the green looks pretty cool...I am thinking orange on my next p-car (unless that turns out to be a Cayenne for my wife,...I think a Signal Orange 2 1/2 ton Cayenne might frighten people,...and as a birthday gift could cost me my marriage).
I'm partial to yellow but I think the green looks pretty cool...I am thinking orange on my next p-car (unless that turns out to be a Cayenne for my wife,...I think a Signal Orange 2 1/2 ton Cayenne might frighten people,...and as a birthday gift could cost me my marriage).
07-13-2006, 06:54 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Is that the actual sticker for that car or another car? There is NO aero kit charge which if installed after the fact would suck trying to paint match!
I am sure that was not an easy match.
07-13-2006, 06:56 PM
#35
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Originally Posted by Edgy01
I got the lecture the other day at Zuffenhausen. They do purposely attempt to run the same color through in XX quantities before moving on to another color,--that sort of drives production sequence, at least in the paint portion of production. The Paint To Sample cars are done in the same paint facility as all the others I suspect mostly because maintaining a special paint booth for one-off colors would be cost prohibitive. They want to keep all the resources fully occupied.
Material wise, a Paint To Sample is not really what drives the price,--it's obviously the set up time and diversion of that equipment away from producing several more standard colors while messing around with a special PTS car. (Although some will correctly tell you that some colors from strictly a paint material perspective are costlier than others,--for example, I believe red pigments cost more than blue...)
If I can find the XX number in my notes from last month I'll update this thread. I think it's only something like 2 or 3 (before they have to clear the lines). It's not that big a deal.
Although Porsche won't tell you this, I suspect in time they will raise the price of PTS as it is so disruptive to their production 'routine' that some bean counter at Zuff will eventually convince them that it's just not worth it anymore,--and then another unique characteristic of Porsche AG will fall by the wayside. They have something like 330 production days a year, and are presently running two shifts a day (with 150 cars a day as the result) and are keeping production at that level so as to guarantee quality levels.
Material wise, a Paint To Sample is not really what drives the price,--it's obviously the set up time and diversion of that equipment away from producing several more standard colors while messing around with a special PTS car. (Although some will correctly tell you that some colors from strictly a paint material perspective are costlier than others,--for example, I believe red pigments cost more than blue...)
If I can find the XX number in my notes from last month I'll update this thread. I think it's only something like 2 or 3 (before they have to clear the lines). It's not that big a deal.
Although Porsche won't tell you this, I suspect in time they will raise the price of PTS as it is so disruptive to their production 'routine' that some bean counter at Zuff will eventually convince them that it's just not worth it anymore,--and then another unique characteristic of Porsche AG will fall by the wayside. They have something like 330 production days a year, and are presently running two shifts a day (with 150 cars a day as the result) and are keeping production at that level so as to guarantee quality levels.
07-13-2006, 06:58 PM
#36
Nordschleife Master
They sure did upcharge the crap outta the kit didn't they? $6990 is the retail price on that painted from the factory!!! And I know that places like my old dealer in Vegas were selling it for 4995.
07-13-2006, 07:19 PM
#37
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Originally Posted by LVDell
They sure did upcharge the crap outta the kit didn't they? $6990 is the retail price on that painted from the factory!!! And I know that places like my old dealer in Vegas were selling it for 4995.
07-13-2006, 11:29 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by MHC2S
I like your choice of Speed Yellow, My buddy had a 996 GT3 in Speed and it looked increadible. Nice choice and probably better resale value than the green 
And despite what I said about green cars, my MINI Cooper S order was going to be for a red/black model until I saw the British Racing Green color on a showroom car and changed my order on the spot.
07-13-2006, 11:30 PM
#44
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Originally Posted by MMD
If you don't like that one how 'bout this one? 
EDIT: Awwww...I liked it better before I read the follow-up post about it being a p-shop.
BTW, the red belts are $540. $1,400...that's some serious mark-up.
