997 in RED??
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unclewinks
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I am sure the red hand gang will be along shortly[
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Guards Red has never been out of fashion in my book! Had four Guards Red Porkers over the years including two 997s and they always look the business. As they're not that common (except on 997 Register events) they'll always be in demand. My last one barely touched the OPC forecourt before selling. And Basalt is a pain to keep clean.
Just to show how good it looks in the garage (both gone, sadly)
Just to show how good it looks in the garage (both gone, sadly)
The reason there are not more rubystone reds is that it would cost £5000 plus as Paint To Sample.
i've already cleaned it once. was pouring with rain when i picked it up. Spent an hour in the rain and dark washing it on the driveway... missus was shaking her head at me when i got in, looking like i'd been dragged through a hedge backwards. It looked the bollocks though []
Anyway, sorry for derailing your thread...
]Anyway, sorry for derailing your thread...
STiG911
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Red can be subjective depending on the model.
The 993 looked great in red, particularly as a Turbo - the curves of the model even as a standard Carrera helped here I think.
IMO 996s never really suited red and as a result you didn't see many.
997s looked great from the off and a number of press cars were supplied in this colour helping the 'Red' cause. Red was actually my first choice when hunting for a 997 earlier this year, and to answer your question on resale I'll quote from the Peter Morgan buying guide I purchased at the time - Beware of colours like Red or Yellow as these can be very hard to shift come resale time.
Rubbish - never mind difficult to sell, you can never find any! I searched for ages (within my price range) and when a Guards Red car did come up at my target year, it was often priced higher than a similar Silver or Black car and more often than not, didn't have as good a spec to match!
Go Red - you know you want to...
The 993 looked great in red, particularly as a Turbo - the curves of the model even as a standard Carrera helped here I think.
IMO 996s never really suited red and as a result you didn't see many.
997s looked great from the off and a number of press cars were supplied in this colour helping the 'Red' cause. Red was actually my first choice when hunting for a 997 earlier this year, and to answer your question on resale I'll quote from the Peter Morgan buying guide I purchased at the time - Beware of colours like Red or Yellow as these can be very hard to shift come resale time.
Rubbish - never mind difficult to sell, you can never find any! I searched for ages (within my price range) and when a Guards Red car did come up at my target year, it was often priced higher than a similar Silver or Black car and more often than not, didn't have as good a spec to match!
Go Red - you know you want to...
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