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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 08:46 AM
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Thoughts on Terracotta Interior?

I was close to buying a 2007 Black/Black but the Carfax had an incident. I was also looking at a 2008 with 16K miles but dealer wanted too much.

There are a lot of Terracotta with Black two tone interior cars out there. I like it but the wife is on the fence...... what say 6 speed members about Terracotta? It is brown? Is it red? Somewhere in between? I sat in one a month ago and cannot remember the tone of the color but remember leaving interested in the car........
 
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I had a boxster with a full terra-cotta interior. I loved it. Nvr met anyone who didnt. I actually prefer the full terra to the 2 tone.
 
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I was close to buying a 2007 Black/Black but the Carfax had an incident. I was also looking at a 2008 with 16K miles but dealer wanted too much.

There are a lot of Terracotta with Black two tone interior cars out there. I like it but the wife is on the fence...... what say 6 speed members about Terracotta? It is brown? Is it red? Somewhere in between? I sat in one a month ago and cannot remember the tone of the color but remember leaving interested in the car........
I had it on a black car and the carpet was black (I wouldn't get it with terracota carpeting). The color does not photograph well - it always looks red but in person I call it more brick or rust color.
 
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2 tone black/terracotta, ages very well looks like a well worn baseball glove.

Great combo have it on mine
 
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Nice color in and of itself, but personally, I don't think it suits a sports car (yeah, yeah, some say the TT is more a GT, but shutup, I'm not talking to you). Very well suited to a luxurious sedan, a Panamera or Maser perhaps, but seems out of place in a turbo.
 
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think that natural brown or coaco both betterer.

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tc looks amazing in person...pics dont do it justice
 
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Sounds like a nice combo to me.
 
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two tone terra / black is awesome, so long as you get black carpet and lower doors in black! its more red than anything, brick red.
 
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Plus one for terra cotta with deviating carpet, nice combo.
 
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OK, I'll be a somewhat dissenting voice here.

I really like the colour - in someone else's car. Don't know that I could live with it on a daily basis...

Validation is all very well and good, but ultimately, it's you who will be opening the door every morning and either saying "Wow, I LOVE this interior" or "Holy crap, what was I thinking!!!!!!".

Good Luck
 
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to take a look tomorrow at a 2008 with 8xxx miles. It's two tone but the carpet is TC. Dash and top of doors are black. If purchased, I would have black floor mats.
 
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That interior looks great, but I prefer the exterior to be whilte, black or grey.
 
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i think it looks great, esp w/ a black exterior
 


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