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Old 06-09-2009, 01:10 AM
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A color best viewed and appreciated in direct sun light.
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Thanks for props OCBen, KeninIrvine and Edgy01!
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Better name would be blut rot.
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Love the Carmon Red, looks great on a Cab or Coupe
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Originally Posted by ds2k1
very different. more like a burgundy color. looks kinda pink in certain light. i've been told it brings resale price down.
doesn't bring the price down for me though that is good news I'm searching Nationwide for a 2004 or 2005 Carmon red Boxster S
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Carmon red is the color you settle on when you can't find the car you want it Guards Red.
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Carmon Red Metallic 997.1 Cab
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I like that color a lot although Arena is my favorite in that color family by far!

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Old 06-08-2017, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by TommyV44
I like that color a lot although Arena is my favorite in that color family by far!

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It's funny. Arena Red looks amazing, and so "right" on the 993 TT. For some reason, it looks off, on any other model. IMHO, of course. ;-)
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I like it and would potentially pay a little extra for a car in that color vs an equivalent in black/gray/silver/white.
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I know. I did. PTS, TIP, full, natural leather and coco top.

Pretty rare car. Love the color.
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Originally Posted by ChipmunkBob
I just picked up a Carmon 997S coupe last Saturday. It IS a beautiful color, especially in the sunlight. It's one of those paint colors that changes its shade depending on light conditions. It acts like a pearl, even though it is called a metallic.

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I bought my Boxster, (I was looking for Porsche Racing Yellow) when I found it in this Carmon Red Metallic color. It is stunning and Yes, even people who are not in to cars stop me to ask about the color. Drop dead gorgeous. Red Pearl mixed with Burgundy Metallic.



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Old 09-18-2021, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ronvanr
Carmon red is the color you settle on when you can't find the car you want it Guards Red.
So not true. Gaurds red is so blazay next to Carmon Red Metallic.
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Originally Posted by ronvanr
Carmon red is the color you settle on when you can't find the car you want it Guards Red.
So NOT true. Guards Red is blazay next to Carmon Red Metallic.
Old 09-19-2021, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ds2k1
very different. more like a burgundy color. looks kinda pink in certain light. i've been told it brings resale price down.
It only looks Pink in some pictures. In reality; It is a glorious Vibrant Wine Red Pearl in the sun and a Classy Burgundy in the shade. It's almost a flip flop. Below is my Boxster on a sunny day and currently in paint as part of the finishing of my restomod. To say this color brings the resale price down is a stretch from someone who does not know this color. I get people in traffic chasing me to the traffic light then, asking me what color my car is and telling me how gorgeous my car is all the time. This color is one of the prettiest Porsche colors I have ever seen. The compliments never stop coming.





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