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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 11:38 AM
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A question:

Was the last year that speed yellow was offered as a standard (no cost) exterior paint option 2012? (The last year of the 997). I know the new yellow on the 991/Boxster is called racing yellow?

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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 12:26 PM
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You are correct. Sadly, Speed Yellow ended with the 997's.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Tcc1999
You are correct. Sadly, Speed Yellow ended with the 997's.
Thanks, and remember, for only $5K more you can color-to-sample your 991 in Speed Yellow.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jeff968
Thanks, and remember, for only $5K more you can color-to-sample your 991 in Speed Yellow.
If I could only "Porsche Sample" the 991 into a 997 we'd be in business!

Tom
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 08:49 PM
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I think the 991 Racing Yellow looks great too. I might be going color blind but it looks like it has a little less orange hue to it. I'd love to find a speed yellow GTS!
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by CAA
I think the 991 Racing Yellow looks great too. I might be going color blind but it looks like it has a little less orange hue to it. I'd love to find a speed yellow GTS!
Maybe with Aerokit? Sorry, CAA, not for sale...
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 10:35 PM
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Wow - great looking car!
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 08:50 PM
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I love the Speed Yellow.
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I didn't know we were posting speed yellow '****'


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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 03:36 AM
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I love speed yellow. But actually do slightly prefer the new racing yellow, it's more of a pure yellow IMHO. I've owned two yellow sports cars in the past and would love to own a yellow 911 one day.
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 11:14 AM
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And now I understand why many people, when they sell a car, ask the buyer for dibs if they decide to sell. That (MDR's SY 2S) was/is the "little 997.1 that could". If the 991 wasn't such a disappointment (to me) I'd have kept it instead of grabbing one of the last MT 997's off the line.
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