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Hi all,

I am currently trying to find my first Porsche purchase (2000-2002 Boxster S), now getting the right colour is proving a big hurdle for me, are colours of porsches a big re-sell factor? You see lots of reds/silvers but the blues/yellows seem to a lot rarer, are the rarer colours harder to sell and therefore command less money? Any comments appreciate.

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Adam
I think that it's fair to say that Porsche dealers (probably all dealers) will negotiate downwards at trade-in/re-sell time on less popular colour/interior combinations.
As for what those are... well one man's meat etc.
Get the car you want and enjoy it.
Looking at a 2000-2002 model the biggest depreciation hit will have already been taken (new 987 model etc), the effect of the wrong colour/interior combination will be much less in comparison.
Andrew
 
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Adam
I think that it's fair to say that Porsche dealers (probably all dealers) will negotiate downwards at trade-in/re-sell time on less popular colour/interior combinations.
As for what those are... well one man's meat etc.
Get the car you want and enjoy it.
Looking at a 2000-2002 model the biggest depreciation hit will have already been taken (new 987 model etc), the effect of the wrong colour/interior combination will be much less in comparison.
Andrew
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Agree with Andrew, buy what you are comfortable with and not what the person going to buy your car in the future will want plus if you think about it, a rare colour may help it sell at the price you want in the future, as it is all down to supply and demand i.e. If there are too many silvers and blacks then a buyers will shop around and may also want to negotiate the price but if you have a rare colour then the right buyer will pay your asking price (you may have to wait for the right person to come along).

The other question in your mind would be options i.e. what option are a must have? This will be a whole new forum post but you will get the same answers i.e. buy for yourself and not what the person you are selling to will want.

All the best.

 
Agree with the other posters, my first Porsche was Guards Red, had other colours meanwhile a 911 very bright Turquoise (with a body kit) which I loved but was a problem at sale time. Now back with Guards Red and I travelled the country to find the right one and only looked at Guards Red with black leather interior Boxster's. Silver is basically a safe option as very popular.
 
Most promotional stuff shows the safe colours - silver, black, grey etc.. Anyone who is thinking about it will look at these first and make there decision what colour they want before looking at any physical cars.

All depends if you are a heart rules the head type and want what you want no matter what.

Unfortunatly I am a little too sensible and look also at the resale value in the future.

Money no object I would possibly have chosen a different colour to grey although I still really like the Seal Grey.
 
I'm about to take delivery of my third silver Porsche with a dark blue interior. Dull I know, but having once had a dark blue/green 911 with a very pale grey interior, I can vouch for the fact that lighter colours are MUCH easier to keep clean and show scratches and stone chips far less. The reverse is true for interiors.

Just worth considering.

Of course if I'd been really rich and not given a damn about resale I'd have gone for yellow with black stripes...
 
Agree with the posts above.

There will always be a slight lower trade in value for less popular colours but this should also be reflected in the price you are paying since you are buying used.

I would go for the one that you like, but pay attention to making sure that you get the right interior colour to suit (have seen some awful combinations out there). I personally find that the dark colours tend to suit the lines of the car (especially Seal Grey).

But for me had to be Cobalt Blue, although it did take a bit longer to find the right one given it isn't as popular as darker blue / grey / silver.
 
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