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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 05:32 PM
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Order dilemma

Ready to pull the trigger to place an order for a white C2S and was informed that Porsche discontinued the terracotta/black and natural brown interior. The only special colors will be red or espresso, both of which in my opinion are not great with a white exterior.

Saw the terrocotta/black with white exterior and I though it was an amazing combo.
 
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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wow - those were great interiors - esp NB - bummer
 
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+1. Natural brown is a great interior. Too bad.
 
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ever seen the sea blue on white? HEAVEN!
 
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I think espresso on white sounds awesome
 
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Originally Posted by wa1l1in
ever seen the sea blue on white? HEAVEN!
I did, in Shanghai and it did look nice. Thinking of going with beige/black and using black mats. Think it will be ok with the white exterior.

The terracotta/black with white that I saw in Hong Kong was really amazing and that's what I wanted to order
 
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It's really hard to believe they stopped the natural brown.....did the dealer tell you that? I might double check with another dealer or directly with Porsche. It might be worth it to special order that interior as the charge is only $5,500 (I think) and the charge when they were a standard upgrade is @ $3,500. I think NB is worth an extra $2K! You're going to have the car a while and having the exact color you want is important IMO.

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Wow, good taste on your color choices! That terracotta combo sounds ****. I never even thought of the sea blue on white, that must look good.
 
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Originally Posted by tommyv
It's really hard to believe they stopped the natural brown.....did the dealer tell you that? I might double check with another dealer or directly with Porsche. It might be worth it to special order that interior as the charge is only $5,500 (I think) and the charge when they were a standard upgrade is @ $3,500. I think NB is worth an extra $2K! You're going to have the car a while and having the exact color you want is important IMO.

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I did double confirm and I also can't believe they would discontinue these great options.

Saw a Panamera white with espresso this weekend and it looked good so I think I will go with that. The espresso color does not have purple look that the cocoa does.

Expresso much darker than the natural brown but it should be ok
 
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just go black

that sea blue would be really hard sell later.
 
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Originally Posted by tonka858
just go black

that sea blue would be really hard sell later.
Have has lots of black interiors, being in south Florida, looking for something different.

The sand beige is too light to me, the natural brown was perfect with white exterior.

Leaning towards the espresso,,,,,

Thanks for your input
 
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Special order the color . It costs more but it also makes it exclusive .
I once saw a Porsche 928 special orrdered in a lime green with a violet blue interior in the 90's. Terracotta or Nat Brown ought to be easy for them.
 
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Special order the color . It costs more but it also makes it exclusive .
I once saw a Porsche 928 special orrdered in a lime green with a violet blue interior in the 90's. Terracotta or Nat Brown ought to be easy for them.
what rock star ordered that haha
 
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I found this http://www.928registry.org/1995-928/...Pearlglanz.htm

quoted comments from link ---
"This car was built for a buyer who thought he was getting the last 928 GTS built. When he found out Porsche AG was building the last GTS for display in their museum he backed out of the deal. Original MSRP was $168,539 and $184,938 including Lux Tax. Champion Porsche ended up with the car and sold it to a guy in Florida who bought it for his mother to drive. Shortly after buying the car he bought her something else to drive. He realized she was driving a piece of history and decided it might be a good investment. Later the same owner put the car on consignment at Champion Porsche where it sold for $74,000 to an individual from France who reportedly exported it France.
Hopefully, the car is still in tact with low miles as I would love to buy it."
If you see this car for sale or know ANYTHING about it or its whereabouts, please send me an email:
 
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