Oct 8, 2007 11:53:03 PM
- Alex_997TT
- Rennteam Master
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- Loc: Reading , United Kingdom
- Posts: 3320, Gallery
- Registered on: Nov 20, 2005
Losing my mind...
I know you are going to think I am a total raving lunatic, but with a month to go before my new Turbo goes into production, I can't help feeling that Cobalt blue may not be the perfect colour for me.
...perhaps I just have cold feet, perhaps I just need a sounding-board to vent, I don't know...
After all my deliberation I based my 'final' decision based on the colours that I HAD seen on a Turbo - namely, Black, Basalt, GT Silver, Olive Green, White and Cobalt. Cobalt is a solid choice given I just had Black so want a change, GT Silver and Olive are a thousand pounds more and potentially a longer wait, and White was gorgeous but a bit too in your face for me. Cobalt is a solid choice there is no doubt.
I was told by my OPC that if I went with a non-popular colour outside of black or silver then I would be hit for a few thousand come resale. In the end though I decided that being happy with the colour I chose was more important than resale in a few years time, so I ignored them.
However, upon recently selling my black C2S Cab back to an OPC I have discovered that had the car not been black I could have lost MUCH more than I already did on the trade-in. This is info I gleamed from talking to a lot of dealer, not just OPCs.
So this got me thinking....
THEN, I saw my first Arctic Silver Turbo at my OPC a few weeks ago, and it looked gorgeous! I know silver Porsches are common place, but I have noticed that when they are NOT sitting next to 50 other silver Porsches, the colour starts to make a whole lot more sense. But I thought, too late now to change without a lot of hassle, so I put it out of my mind.
This week though I have been looking more closely at how much this 'upgrade' is actually costing me and it's made me think that perhaps this will be my last indulgence before kids etc. So, if I were to keep the Turbo long-term, would I tire of Cobalt and would it start to look dated?! ...and I am coming to the conclusion that Silver or Black would definitely age better. I look at my 5 year old Audi S3 in black and it looks as awesome today as when I bought it.
So, to the point:
1) Is it too late to change my order to Arctic Silver should I wish to (Nov build)?
2) IF I do, what do you think of having painted front grill? It looks amazing on white, but I have never seen it in arctic, although the below 'exclusive' pic in GT Silver looks perfect!
3) Am I just going mad, and should stop finding ways to distract me from the never-ending wait?!
Please help me regain my sanity!
...perhaps I just have cold feet, perhaps I just need a sounding-board to vent, I don't know...
After all my deliberation I based my 'final' decision based on the colours that I HAD seen on a Turbo - namely, Black, Basalt, GT Silver, Olive Green, White and Cobalt. Cobalt is a solid choice given I just had Black so want a change, GT Silver and Olive are a thousand pounds more and potentially a longer wait, and White was gorgeous but a bit too in your face for me. Cobalt is a solid choice there is no doubt.
I was told by my OPC that if I went with a non-popular colour outside of black or silver then I would be hit for a few thousand come resale. In the end though I decided that being happy with the colour I chose was more important than resale in a few years time, so I ignored them.
However, upon recently selling my black C2S Cab back to an OPC I have discovered that had the car not been black I could have lost MUCH more than I already did on the trade-in. This is info I gleamed from talking to a lot of dealer, not just OPCs.
So this got me thinking....
THEN, I saw my first Arctic Silver Turbo at my OPC a few weeks ago, and it looked gorgeous! I know silver Porsches are common place, but I have noticed that when they are NOT sitting next to 50 other silver Porsches, the colour starts to make a whole lot more sense. But I thought, too late now to change without a lot of hassle, so I put it out of my mind.
This week though I have been looking more closely at how much this 'upgrade' is actually costing me and it's made me think that perhaps this will be my last indulgence before kids etc. So, if I were to keep the Turbo long-term, would I tire of Cobalt and would it start to look dated?! ...and I am coming to the conclusion that Silver or Black would definitely age better. I look at my 5 year old Audi S3 in black and it looks as awesome today as when I bought it.
So, to the point:
1) Is it too late to change my order to Arctic Silver should I wish to (Nov build)?
2) IF I do, what do you think of having painted front grill? It looks amazing on white, but I have never seen it in arctic, although the below 'exclusive' pic in GT Silver looks perfect!
3) Am I just going mad, and should stop finding ways to distract me from the never-ending wait?!
Please help me regain my sanity!
specially on a convertible will be a stunner. Just look at Atomic's pictures.... 
Let your heart tell you which is best! 
,great pics , Atlas for me no doubt about it 
