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Old 04-13-2007, 02:53 PM
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Default black/terracotta 2 tone...what exterior colors?

I was at the dealer last week and they had a black C2S cab with the Black/terracotta interior. It was beautiful - photos do not capture the true color of the terracotta.

Here's the problem - I'm going to be using the car as a daily driver. I would love to get the black/terracotta interior (possibly with deviating black carpets), but don't want the extra full time job of keeping a black car clean. What other exterior colors would look good with the black/terracotta interior?
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Basalt black?
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Basalt is an option, but still not "semi-low maintenance." I was wondering more about the different grays. I know I've seen photos of GT Silver with terracotta/black - I'd rather not spend an additional $3000+ on paint.
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hmm - cobalt blue may work.
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i have seen it with seal grey when it was a regular paint option, looks quite nice as a 2 tone interior black/terracotta. Maybe Meteor gray would may also look good.
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guards red will look hot(contrasting color combo). someone posted a pic of that combo before. I think Lapis blue will look good too but I like it more on a targa because of upper chrome molding. Meteor grey will be classy(complementing color combo but u might get bored with it)

If u do go with guards red, I would also get turbo wheels. I see exactly that combo at my dealer and it was very appealing.

There is a thread in off topic called Detailing Veyron. That veyron has gorgeous and very subtle very dark metallic green. That exterior color and black/terrac. full leather interior with turbo wheels would be the most beautiful p-car.
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The best I've seen was Slate Gray with Black/Terracotta. As a less expensive option try Meteor Gray.
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have also seen it w/ white.

Here's a black/terra w/ deviated carpets and black PCM and a cobalt



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White or silver would look nice.
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Forest Green looks great with Terracotta IMHO
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You can always replace the standard black/terra seats with bright red ones.
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I have seen it with midnight blue....gr
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I think meteor grey would be the best least work to keep clean. I have basalt and its a pain - I wash it and within a few days it can look pretty dirty. HOWEVER, a black Porsche looks quite horny dirty.
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I love cobalt, I love terracotta/black - I just can't do the combination of the two. My dealer says that cobalt might have a low resale value. I don't know. I might have to go with my original plan of cobalt/natural gray.
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I'm also in NJ. Buy it in Cobalt with Black/Terracotta and I'll buy it from in a few years!


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