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russellbarnes

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I like the blue interior that many 993's come with - I find the black a little too dark and sombre, and the grey one marks a little too easily.

Will a blue interior have an adverse affect in resale value, or does the saying "buy on condition" mean that there are as many fans of the blue, as the black and grey.

Thoughts?
 
ORIGINAL: MoC2S

Marble Grey is the most beautiful, longest lasting, highest resale 993 interior colour there is ...

Of course, if you have something else your opinion might differ ... [;)]

cheers, Maurice [:D]
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Very difficult to argue with that statement [;)]

Pete
 
I think that black is the must have really. I have blue which is OK and perfectly acceptable but would have preferred black. Look at what colour most 997 interiors are - black.
 
Black,blue & marble are all good.......some of the more bespoke interiors are likely to affect the value of the car. remember these cars are getting older and overall condition and service history is more important than slight variations on interior colour to re-sale.
 
I can never remember what the different silvers are ... if Polar Silver is the blue-ish silver (which is rare) then blue interior is quite common. If it's the normal silver then black is the most common interior.

A lot of blue cars have some sort of combination of blue/grey interior. Looks OK and it wouldn't put me off buying a nice car.

Ian.
 
I feel a bit better now. Its a purchase that I have been agonising over for months (my first Porsche) and I have found a good car, had a PPI by Peter Morgan, agreed a price and am now having doubts over the interior colour!
 
What colour is the exterior Russell?

I've got grand prix white paint with midnight blue interior - I like it... would have preferred red interior though! [:D]
 
ORIGINAL: MoC2S

Marble Grey is the most beautiful, longest lasting, highest resale 993 interior colour there is ...

Of course, if you have something else your opinion might differ ... [;)]

cheers, Maurice [:D]
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Phew - if it's endorsed by the 993 guru himself it must mean that we chose the right colour for our interior, then [;)]

I prefer lighter colours because they make the car look more spacious inside. Blue would certainly be my next favourite interior colour, so I'd say go for it!

 
ORIGINAL: russellbarnes

I feel a bit better now. Its a purchase that I have been agonising over for months (my first Porsche) and I have found a good car, had a PPI by Peter Morgan, agreed a price and am now having doubts over the interior colour!
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I wouldn't have doubts. My first Porsche was Arctic Silver with Metroploe Blue and it looked fantastic. Silver and blue really go together and I would have thought was one of the more, not less, desirable combinations. When I came to sell a number of enquirors asked about the colour before coming to look at the car and not one was put off, quite the opposite actually, it received a lot of positive comments.

I now have a black interior and that's fine of course and goes with the exterior I now have (pastel yellow) but blue would be my first choice to go with a number of exterior colours (though not pastel yellow!)

Grey is, well grey! Nice enough but somehow a bit nondescript.

Take the plunge and buy it!
 
ORIGINAL: Targawoman

ORIGINAL: MoC2S

Marble Grey is the most beautiful, longest lasting, highest resale 993 interior colour there is ...

Of course, if you have something else your opinion might differ ... [;)]

cheers, Maurice [:D]
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Phew - if it's endorsed by the 993 guru himself it must mean that we chose the right colour for our interior, then [;)]

I prefer lighter colours because they make the car look more spacious inside. Blue would certainly be my next favourite interior colour, so I'd say go for it!
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Imperial Black with chrome touches...... a tad communist in the styling but always the best combo....

at least it ain't green
 
Sometimes the blue of the dash and the steering wheel doesn't match very well, Ive noticed.

Surely one of the most disgusting treatments of a 993 interior (or any other Porsche for that matter) must be the inclusion of wood, made even worse by having a part wooden rimmed steering wheel... YEUK!
 
Old tatty black is best - my first 3.2 had the full interior - doors/dash/seats/headlining/etc - in leather and 103K miles when I bought it. Hated the car but loved the BLACK interior.

Anyone know what colour blue is blue - how do you tell navy (which I imagine is close to black) from metropole. What are the codes? Although I could go look in my book....
 
Mine is arctic silver (the one with the slight bronze tint to it) with US blue interior.Codes for this look like L92U US.
Several friends of mine have polar silver paintwork, which looks very "bling" ie. glinty compared to mine. They all say they would have preferred Arctic.
nb: the blue is a deepish colour but far more "bluey" than Navy.
JohnC
993turbo
 
My 993 is arctic silver with blue, my old C2 was polar silver with marble, both are nice combinations, but I prefere the arctic and blue and its easier to keep clean.

 
Hi
I have the midnight blue interior in a "midnight" blue (ha! - that's another story!) 993 convertible and I have to say it was one of the reasons I bought this particular car. Personally, I hate the marble grey - too common and a nothing colour in my opinion (sorry Maurice!). [;)]

Don't know the codes off hand for the interior, sorry.

Ruth
 
OK I looked in my book and I am none the wiser as the codes are not mentioned in the Little Red Book or whatever it is.

So I am L92U US with

C16 587 850 and I think C16 is UK.

Thanks


 
ORIGINAL: russellbarnes

The car is now purchased, and looks fanbloodytastic. Polar silver (the best one) with a wonderful blue interior.

I am hooked.
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Great to hear it, happy driving [:D]

Pete
 
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