edhchoe

I would be all over a macadamia...

BGA23

That is probably a true statement but their commonness also doesn't command a premium to other, more rare colors.

lucroberts

I disagree. Silver on Black is popular because it's one of the best color combinations in modern times for automobiles. It inspires technology, speed, sportiveness (is this a word ?) . I lost the count of how many silver on black cars I had since I learned how to drive. Black is second best in my list. Inspires luxury, elegance, mistery and power but it overheats on the sunny weather of South Florida.

pbarch1

I know I'm going o get flamed for saying this but.... Silver, Black, Shades of silver, Shades of black are colors that are bland that make good lease cars, easier for resale. That is the only reason for them. What ever happened to the days when sports cars were bright red, yellow, lime green, powder blue. We have all become so concerned with not showing our true colors.

soltino

Except that bland is our True Color.


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tino

E in Phila

To each their own, but I tend to think that more neutral colors do a better job of featuring the beauty of the car's design. Brash colors tend to distract the eye, and sometimes the color is all you end up seeing.

With a nice silver or grey you really see the beautiful lines of the 911. Color is fairly easy, but to create a great design set off by a nice set of wheels is a much greater artistic challenge, and personally I'd rather those elements be allowed to shine more brightly than the paint.

To me, one of the greatest features of the 911 design is the subtle elegance of it. Silvers, grays, and black suit that theme perfectly. There are other colors I enjoy seeing on the car, but I actually see more beauty overall when the car is draped in something understated (or with dark colors, something slightly sinister).

But hey, that's why Baskin Robbins makes 31 flavors.

soltino

Pure poetry; then you went and ruined it with the BR-31 allusion.


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tino

Trader220

Very low 40's

fer2367

Well...I have been offered as low as 38K (I won't mention the dealer) as a trade for a new 09. A couple other dealers have offered me low 40's, also as a trade. This means than less than 45k private party and I am better off just trading in the car. It also means that it may be a good idea to keep it, since it's so cheap!

boolala

That's why, in spite of the fact that dealers are dealing on '09s and even 10s, people are not flocking to the showrooms. If the net difference between their lowball offer on your tradein and the discounted new cars are basically the same as they were before the financial collapse then as far as I'm concerned they can sit and rust on the showroom floors.

edhchoe

IMO, if you bring a trade in to a dealer, they can play you two ways like a see-saw. If you have cash for down payment, you can just focus on adding the least to their invoice price.

spiderv6

But thats why you always negotiate on the purchase first, then bring the trade to the table. Otherwise they will just slice you on both ends.

Know what you are prepared to pay and know what you want to get for your trade. Keep it real and it will come to you eventually.

ajayabb

And don't let them screw you on the financing end either

Trader220

As I mentioned in another thread in Aug we had around 70 911's in stock 2009's and now we have about 5 so I would say they're not sitting around rusting. Yea when you can buy a 100k 2009 for 80 grand then your trade is worth less, thats common sense not being ripped off. The car in question in this thread is worth somewhere in the low low 40's.

Someone already mentioned it but you should always negotiate you purchase price and then add your trade. You should have a reasonable idea what its worth by doing some research and you could even see the low ball offer you get on auto-trader automatically these days.

Graygoose997

Exactly.
Silver and it's variants are as close to pure liquid metal...it allows beautiful lines and designs to come through.
Take a look at BMW
A Z8 in silver..beautiful flowing design..
Any modern day 3 series..5 series..7 series...make 'em as dark as you can to hide the ugly..