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Car Forum / Porsche / Porsche Cars / March 2006What's the best colour for Boxster?
I love speed yellow it looks amazing. > I love speed yellow it looks amazing. Don't you get a 'taxicab' impression from it? Silver is so classic.  SignatureDan Stephenson Photos and movies from US Parks and all over Europe: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda >> I love speed yellow it looks amazing. > >Don't you get a 'taxicab' impression from it? > >Silver is so classic. And it harks back to the 550 Spyder origins of the Boxster; Arctic Silver is a great color for them. It doesn't work with the stock head and tail lamps, though - looks awesome after the switch to Euro clears. I - briefly - owned a yellow Volvo over 20 years ago, and was frequently "hailed" by people here in Chicago before they realized it wasn't a taxi. Funny at first, then annoying. epbrown -- "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car; most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black >>> I love speed yellow it looks amazing. >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus > 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black The best color for any Porsche is the one YOU like best. I personally love the speed yellow. But, you need to have a certain attitude to drive it, I think. Its flashy and in-your-face. If that suits you, then go for it. The seal gray is nice.... more subdued. >The best color for any Porsche is the one YOU like best. I wish that were true, but that sort of thinking has led to some truly hideous-looking Porsches and other high-end cars, usually owned by professional athletes, celebrities and other people in the "more money than sense/taste" demographic. A demographic that's proven surprisingly broad in this age of souped-up Hondas and Subarus. In the same way that people look better in clothes that fit properly and suit their bodies and coloring, cars need the right colors and wheels to look their best (especially in this age of <ahem> "flame-surfacing.") -- "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car; most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black i like midnight blue, tan/leather interior, black top i think the midnight blue and the black top compliment each other well. >>The best color for any Porsche is the one YOU like best. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus > 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black >>The best color for any Porsche is the one YOU like best. > > I wish that were true, but that sort of thinking has led to some > truly hideous-looking Porsches and other high-end cars, usually owned > by professional athletes, celebrities and other people in the "more > money than sense/taste" demographic. It's their car. You or I may not have touched the color with a 10 foot pole, but if it's what they want, it's the best color for them. A demographic that's proven > surprisingly broad in this age of souped-up Hondas and Subarus. Going from "Porsches and other high end cars" to Hondas and Subarus does not reflect the "professional athlete, celebrities and more money than sense" demographic. Not everyone can afford the high end rides, but like some guy says, "everybody wants a cool car". Just because their idea of cool isn't yours, it's still cool to them. And that makes their choice the right color. > In the same way that people look better in clothes that fit > properly and suit their bodies and coloring, cars need the right > colors and wheels to look their best (especially in this age of <ahem> > "flame-surfacing.") Matching clothing colors to hair and skin tone is fine - I personally think I look better in certain color clothes than others. What do you match car/wheel colors to? Hair? Eyes? Sorry, it's a subjective choice of the car owner, and the fact that their choice doesn't jive with yours doesn't make you right. The best color for the car is the color the owner wants. > -- > "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car; > most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus > 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black >Matching clothing colors to hair and skin tone is fine - I personally think >I look better in certain color clothes than others. What do you match >car/wheel colors to? Hair? Eyes? Just because a choice is subjective doesn't mean it's somehow impervious to poor judgment - the concept of choice allows for both good and bad choices. The analogy holds true for cars and clothing. Just because red is someone's favorite color, doesn't mean they look good dressed in red. Just because they want a purple Porsche, doesn't mean a purple Porsche will look good. Certain shapes look better in certain colors, the same way certain bodies and skin tones look better in certain colors. With cars, the colors have to match the shape, materials, trim, and wheels. The 50s had outrageous colors because the shapes of the cars, the amount of chrome, the wide whitewalls on fat tires, all those elements harmonized and enabled them to look good in such colors. Modern cars, with body-colored bumpers and low-profile tires on duller alloys instead of shiny chrome, can't. >>Sorry, it's a subjective choice of the car owner, and the fact that their >>choice doesn't jive with yours doesn't make you right. The best color for >>the car is the color the owner wants. Total crap. For some reason, America has started thinking of opinions as sacrosanct and equal, when in truth there are informed, educated opinions and misinformed, uneducated ones. Anyone that's ever worked in sales or marketing knows half the time, people have no idea what they want, and the other half what they want is wrong. Making good choices in these areas takes more than pulling an opinion from your a.s, it takes study and talent. Saying that someone's idea of what looks good is right is no more reasonable than saying someone that likes the sound of a piano falling down a flight of stairs is on a level with Mozart. epbrown -- "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car; most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black >>Matching clothing colors to hair and skin tone is fine - I personally >>think [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > impervious to poor judgment - the concept of choice allows for both > good and bad choices. Who determines what is good and bad? You? Martha Stewart? The NTSB? It's subjective.............. > The analogy holds true for cars and clothing. Just because red is > someone's favorite color, doesn't mean they look good dressed in red. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Modern cars, with body-colored bumpers and low-profile tires on duller > alloys instead of shiny chrome, can't. Know what, if someone wants a fuschia pink Z4, that's their business. You and I might recoil in disgust, but if it's what they like, it's their money. >>>Sorry, it's a subjective choice of the car owner, and the fact that their >>>choice doesn't jive with yours doesn't make you right. The best color for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > opinions as sacrosanct and equal, when in truth there are informed, > educated opinions and misinformed, uneducated ones. If you're dealing with an objective issue, sure. This isn't an objective issue, it's subjective. Big difference. Anyone that's ever > worked in sales or marketing knows half the time, people have no idea > what they want, and the other half what they want is wrong. Anyone that's ever worked in sales or marketing follows the golden rule: he who has the gold makes the rules. If some guy walks into a Porsche dealership and wants to order a fuschia pink Turbo with yellow wheels, you expect us to believe the salesman is going to tell the customer his color choice is wrong or he doesn't have any idea what he wants? That's really total crap. > Making good choices in these areas takes more than pulling an > opinion from your a.s, it takes study and talent. Well, hell, maybe you've identified the next great career opportunity for the new century: car color consultant. God knows how many uneducated, unthinking slobs are jumping into silver cars when in truth they should be getting gray ones. It's a subjective issue and beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or in this case the buyer). Saying that > someone's idea of what looks good is right is no more reasonable than > saying someone that likes the sound of a piano falling down a flight > of stairs is on a level with Mozart. > epbrown On a musical note, while it's true that you can't spell crap without "rap", car colors are subjective. If they like it, it's right for them. If you don't like it, don't get one in that color. > -- > "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car; > most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus > 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black Speed yellow, Gulf Orange (or Signal Orange), and Guards Red are almost guaranteed to expedite your meeting most of the local law enforcement officers, up close and personal. I've learned to keep the outside more subdued...and if you want color...go for it on the interior. However, this philosophy does not encourage having a Speed Yellow interior. Heavens...you'd be blind in a month. Over the years, Porsche sells more: Black, silver/gray, red, white...than anything else. And that's directly from the design office in Stuttgart. Heck...it's your money...buy what makes you feel good! >I love speed yellow it looks amazing. > I love speed yellow it looks amazing. Depends some on when you first became imprinted on the mark. If you're old enough to have seen the original RSs and the 50-60s grand prix cars in their original glory, you just wouldn't want to be seen in anything but silver with black, possibly tan, interior. Hth, Fred Klingener |
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