Tomorrow is the day....

That I am placing my order. I still have a few hours to decide on the exterior/interior pick (harder that I though it would be, and IMHO harder than choosing the car itself).....anyway here my choices (wife-aside): 1) Seal with black standard 2) Seal with cocoa full 3) Seal with black/grey combo 4) Artic with all of the above I am 38 and for some reason I find the black interior sportier, no compromises. The just hit it hard type. The cocoa is beautiful and more refined, more of a feeling like being in a luxury sedan if ya know what I mean. I dont want my P to look like a lexus or benz inside, but like I said, the cocoa is just too nice Thanks to some of you that already gave the advice....follow your heart....but hey guys this is not that easy...I plan to keep the P for some years.... I am not planing to take it to the track, would the sport seats still be a must? If I am getting full leather, then the sport seat option is just a tad more....like any other option. What are these 5mm wheel spacers? worth it? Allright guys, cut the crap and help me decide on the damn color...... Hasta luego amigos! Coco

I'd vote for #2 and then #1 on your list because you seem to prefer the darker exterior. If however keeping it clean is a problem then back to Artic.

I usually look for more color in my interior but I absolutely agree with you and went with black in my car after looking at the Terracotta and Cocoa. I also think black has the best contrast with the standard aluminum-look trim. Artic is nice but every manufacturer has silver. Seal is less common and would be my choice but it is really up to you.[/quote]

Cocodrilo, the sport seats are fantastic. You have to trie them tomorrow and feel the difference. They're just great Jo/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/dance.gif

Coco, I would go Seal with full leather black and add the sport seats. You say that you will be keeping this car for sometime so you might as well have the best. Black interior is rich and powerful and with Seal it would just be a natural. Good Luck, Russ

Coco, I'm getting Seal with Black. You might consider the power seat option. I found that the regular sports seats didn't provide enough lumbar support & I did not want to spend the $$ on the adaptive sport seats. Like you, I'd like to know what the 5mm spacers do. Could they help fill the gap between wheel and wheel arch?

Coco, go with cocoa!! I've seen Seal Gray with Cocoa leather, it's awesome!

the 5mm spacers won't do anything to improve the gap between the wheel and the arch but they will provide a wider stance, moves the wheels out, probably not necessary unless you go to track events

I'll leave the color up to you... it's too much of a personal choice. I got the black exterior with the sand beige full leather with sport seats interior. I really like an interior that contrasts with the exterior color... just my preference. My 2002 turbo is black/beige, and I think it looks really nice, and is different from all the black on black 996s out there. The wheel spacers move your wheels outward 5 mm (duh!) and includes the longer wheel bolts. They make it so that the wheels/tires are flush with the edge of the fender. Take a look at the 'demo' car at the dealer, (all the ones I've seen here do not have the spacers) and you'll see that the wheels/tires sit just a tiny bit inward from the edge of the fender. I can't tell you if they're worth it to you, but I ordered them. Brad

I cannot see what possible difference 5mm could make, that is less than a 1/4'? Russ

I love the looks of seal/cocoa w/ adaptive sport seats. Sport seats (both norm and adaptive) have a volcano grey seat back cover to them, and I love the way it looks w/ the cocoa interior. My second choice would be arctic w/ cocoa....although I really feel that GT silver w/ cocoa would bea better choice....but not on your list.

I cancelled my initial order as number 5 in line at a Denver dealer because I was not comfortable with the compromises involved with the early order. I've owned my 914 with SBC V8 since 1983 and I will probably keep the C-S forever. I am ordering Seal Grey w/ Flamenco Red all leather interior, sport seats and wheel, 19' Carrera Classics, the preferred package A, and delete the Cayman S. I will have another Porsche crest matching the front one placed on the rear where the logo would normally go. Nobody has mentioned it but isn't 'Cayman' a dumb name for a sports car? Sure, I have to wait a few more months but I'll get a unique car that I will be living with and enjoying for many years!/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/drive.gif IMHO, the Cocoa interior has more class than the Black thatso many other Porsches have. Go for it! /fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/dance.gif

I cancelled my initial order as number 5 in line at a Denver dealer because I was not comfortable with the compromises involved with the early order. I've owned my 914 with SBC V8 since 1983 and I will probably keep the C-S forever. I am ordering Seal Grey w/ Flamenco Red all leather interior, sport seats and wheel, 19' Carrera Classics, the preferred package A, and delete the Cayman S. I will have another Porsche crest matching the front one placed on the rear where the logo would normally go. Nobody has mentioned it but isn't 'Cayman' a dumb name for a sports car? Sure, I have to wait a few more months but I'll get a unique car that I will be living with and enjoying for many years!/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/drive.gif IMHO, the Cocoa interior has more class than the Black thatso many other Porsches have. Go for it! /fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/dance.gif

I canceled my initial order as number 5 in line at a Denver dealer because I was not comfortable with the compromises involved with the early order. I've owned my 914 with SBC V8 since 1983 and I will probably keep the C-S forever. I am ordering Seal Grey w/ Flamenco Red all leather interior, sport seats and wheel, 19' Carrera Classics, the preferred package A, and delete the Cayman S. I will have another Porsche crest matching the front one placed on the rear where the logo would normally go. Nobody has mentioned it but isn't 'Cayman' a dumb name for a sports car? Sure, I have to wait a few more months but I'll get a unique car that I will be living with and enjoying for many years!/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/drive.gif IMHO, the Cocoa interior has more class than the Black thatso many other Porsches have. Go for it! /fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/dance.gif

Sorry about the multible posts but errors where incicated so I keep trying!/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/embaressed_smile.gif

flyingrock, We don't say that around here! Just kidding, I am sure I could have come up with something better than Cayman. The first thing people say 'youmean the Islands'. Anyway we got it, and we are stuck with it so we have to like it! Your car sounds awesome. I wish I had the patients to wait until I knew what I was doing, but I have never been big on patients. Aloha Russ

Hola todos, Thanks Russ, Carmon and all, Anyone has a picture of a KmanS or any P with seal grey and cocoa interior? Looks like I have norrowed down my choice to 2: Seal-Black standard Seal-Cocoa After reading some previous posts I may also consider adding RED belts and gauge. Killer combo? Also getting the sports steering wheel...didnt like the standard. Ill toss the coin tomorrow (or eventually let my wife make the call, after all shes been calling it the playboy car....oh well thats another story folks) ...Last minute suggestions welcome.... by this time tomorrow I'll be $70K+ poorer (plus taxes). Chao amigos Coco

Coco, But the joy from it will makeit worth every penny! There are some things in life that are just too good to pass up! Live long and Prosper! Russ

Seal and Cocoa is what I would do, fantastic together. The seat question is just as hard. The regular powered seats are great with the lumbar adjustments, but the looks andfeel of the sports seats is what sold me.......and with full leather they are just $400.....actually a bargain IMO. Although very nice, I just couldn't see paying $2500 more for adaptive.....I'm not THAT picky about seats.

As beez says...color is all up to you. My past cars have either been some form of blue or burgandy. Since I'm departing from my norm of a 4-door, I thought I'd do the same with color, so I went Arctic. As far as the other items, you have to consider what you plan on doing with the car. I will definately put this car on the track at least 4-5 times a year. So I picked options like PASM, Sport Shifter, Sport Chrono and Sport Seats. There are some track guys who won't even get the PASM so they can modify the suspension themselves. I did this in my A4, and its just a pain. At the same time, this will be my daily driver, so I added a few conveniences like Bose, Bi-Xenons and heated seats. The one indulgence I did get was the PCM, for no other reason than it looks cool. Whatever you do, don't go cheap. You're spending over 60k, so getting a few extra items will keep you from regretting it later on. I didn't get heated seats in my A4 thinking it was a waste in Texas. It was just a few hundred dollars, and now I wished I had done it. Good luck, Amro

Coco, what was your choice? I'm sure we will all approve.

Santa Fe......yes down to Seal Gray and black. Cocoa is nice, but I want it black...and partial leather suits me best. Its a boys car, It will take me to the gym, go to my soccer games, beach, anything. It will be my toy car so this croc is going to get severly dirty.... Bummer is that I have a few issues to resolve first, hopefully by thursday Ill have the order in. Me dealer has one stock Feb reserved for me, I hope they still have the time to fill in my extras. Its making me a bit anxious, but first things first. Hasta la vista amigos del pantano (pantano=swamp) El COCO

Sounds like a winner to me. It feels good to start imagining you in your new Cayman, no?

winner thats for sure...always pointing north, and never looking back... life is short....enjoy every day as if it were your last....

Go for it Coco! I am sure you will love whatever end up with, but now it is time to act! One thing for sure is that you won't see many Caymans driving around your town! Aloha Russ

Russ, absolutely correct......kudos to ya COCO