does colour really matter?

[paul bh]

Hi,

I'm looking for a little advice from those that know...

I'm looking to buy a 996 4s at the moment and there are a few on the market that i am taking a look at. Spec the same, miles pretty much the same, but one is black and the other silver. I know that silver 911s arent exactly in short supply, and that this 'apparently' has an effect on their value, but is this true? And importantly, when buying a 4S does this matter as much when it comes to the price i should be paying, or the value at resale?

any help gratefully received.

Paul

[kayc]

paul bh said:

Hi,

I'm looking for a little advice from those that know...

I'm looking to buy a 996 4s at the moment and there are a few on the market that i am taking a look at. Spec the same, miles pretty much the same, but one is black and the other silver. I know that silver 911s arent exactly in short supply, and that this 'apparently' has an effect on their value, but is this true? And importantly, when buying a 4S does this matter as much when it comes to the price i should be paying, or the value at resale?

any help gratefully received.

Paul

I think colour matters a lot when you have a large choice,on older rarer cars there will be less choice therefore people will compromise more..Black appears to be the colour that everyone wants with 996's..i had a Guards red c4s which was VERY difficult to sell..

[thegoose]

You've picked pretty much the 2 most sought after colours. The supply/demand ratio is slightly better with black cars, but I think you should be choosing the colour you prefer, as neither will be a problem come re-sale.

Choose the colour you like and enjoy it, don't let the next owner's choice decide for you!

Alternatively, if you're not that bothered either way, then don't make it part of the equation - buy the best car based on other factors: condition, price, service from seller etc etc.

[flow99]

Freind of mine, who's in the trade, had previously bought a couple of 996 4S's new, one black and one silver, very similar specs, kept them for about 9 months, then moved them on with similar mileage. He was then offered an extra £1K for the black one when trading in to the same dealer. Apparently there was a preference for black C4S's and silver porka's getting common. Not sure if still applies, but black would get my vote.

[Wanta996]

I am in the same situation at the moment and it does seem that Silver is the safe option although thats all you seems to see nowadays is silver 911's, i personally love the speed yellow and a 911 is a sportscar afterall so it is upto yourself, BUT if you are thinking of the value say 2-3 years down the line then a i guess Silver & Black are what people are after, i would tend to avoid Blue and there is a horrible Bottle Green C4s in the Autotrader thats been lurking about for a few weeks.

[7357]

kayc said:

paul bh said:

Hi,


Paul

I think colour matters a lot when you have a large choice,on older rarer cars there will be less choice therefore people will compromise more..Black appears to be the colour that everyone wants with 996's..i had a Guards red c4s which was VERY difficult to sell..

Before I got my Silver '3', I was looking at a C4S, but i only wanted it is Guards Red.. I think they look the nut... But its everyone to there own !

[paul bh]

thanks a lot. will buy the colour I want then!

[POORCARDEALER]

and remember black is a sod to keep clean.

[EVO575]

I had a 996 behind me all the way to work this morning-it had fried egg indicators,dark blue metallic paint and savannah interior-all (according to popular opinion) unpromising ingredients in a 996-but you know what,It looked great..

[sewega]

Whats thwe problem with blue?

Asks the man who's picking up a secondhand blue 911 tomorrow?

If I could have found the right car in guards red I would have bought that ...

[dazren]

sewega said:

Asks the man who's picking up a secondhand blue 911 tomorrow?

Excellent. Let's hear the spec.

[sewega]

Damn, spotted

997 C2S, Sport Chrono, Sport Exhaust, Sport Shifter, Adaptive Sports Seats.
Other nice goodies including bose, nav, phone, etc.

Getting excited for tomorrow now.

[jeremyc]

sewega said:

Damn, spotted

997 C2S, Sport Chrono, Sport Exhaust, Sport Shifter, Adaptive Sports Seats.
Other nice goodies including bose, nav, phone, etc.

Getting excited for tomorrow now.

Welcome to the dark side.

Sounds fabulous (pun intended) - pictures will be mandatory!

[dazren]

Nice one Gavin. Look forward to seeing and ing it being abused.

[bergs2]

At £32k this looks pretty cheap for a high spec facelift 996 with 29k miles -

dealer site

but if it wasn't green it would surely have sold?

I think its great value... any opinions?

[job38]

I'd love a red C4S, can't find one for love nor money.

Buy what colour you like, and enjoy it.

[flow99]

job38 said:

I'd love a red C4S, can't find one for love nor money.

Buy what colour you like, and enjoy it.

except the green 996 above

[cableguy]

job38 said:

I'd love a red C4S, can't find one for love nor money.

Buy what colour you like, and enjoy it.

Try a wanted ad in the classifieds thats how I came accross my current steed of choice.

C.

[hoges11]

bergs2 said:

At £32k this looks pretty cheap for a high spec facelift 996 with 29k miles -

dealer site

but if it wasn't green it would surely have sold?

I think its great value... any opinions?

Best colour of the lot, looks great on the GT2 at Paragon

[ChrisW.]

I was receontly told that silver GT3's are proving a slight problem (if GT3's can ever be a problem) at the moment.

White, the new silver ? Silver, the old white ?