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The best cars I’ve owned have been the ones I’ve wanted to use the most, not the ones that I’ve cleaned the most.

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When researching myself (I spent a lot of time on this) I used Instagram a lot which you can use to search for people who have hashtagged with the colour options.

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When researching myself (I spent a lot of time on this) I used Instagram a lot which you can use to search for people who have hashtagged with the colour options.

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Use on the rs 2 iirc

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Nogaro blue is an Audi colour, first used on the RS 2 iirc.

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I also used a thread on Rennlist which I can't find now where someone went to a centre (in the US I believe) that specialised in PTS and they had all the colour samples.

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I also used a thread on Rennlist which I can't find now where someone went to a centre (in the US I believe) that specialised in PTS and they had all the colour samples.

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Replace name of these paints

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Porsche really need to change the name of these paints.

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Porsche really need to change the name of these paints.

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Porsche really need to change the name of these paints.

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The best cars I’ve owned have been the ones I’ve wanted to use the most, not the ones that I’ve cleaned the most.

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Porsche really need to change the name of these paints.

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Porsche really need to change the name of these paints.

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Porsche really need to change the name of these paints.

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Use actual photos of real life cars

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The best thing is using actual photos of real life cars but even that isn't perfect, which is why I understand you are trying to see some with your own eyes.

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The best thing is using actual photos of real life cars but even that isn't perfect, which is why I understand you are trying to see some with your own eyes.

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Use instagram a lot

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When researching myself (I spent a lot of time on this) I used Instagram a lot which you can use to search for people who have hashtagged with the colour options.

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When researching myself (I spent a lot of time on this) I used Instagram a lot which you can use to search for people who have hashtagged with the colour options.

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Use most, not the ones

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The best cars I’ve owned have been the ones I’ve wanted to use the most, not the ones that I’ve cleaned the most.

PTS Colour Choice - Page 3 - 911/Carrera GT - PistonHeads UK

Use on the rs 2 iirc

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Nogaro blue is an Audi colour, first used on the RS 2 iirc.

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I also used a thread on Rennlist which I can't find now where someone went to a centre (in the US I believe) that specialised in PTS and they had all the colour samples.

PTS Colour Choice - Page 3 - 911/Carrera GT - PistonHeads UK

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I also used a thread on Rennlist which I can't find now where someone went to a centre (in the US I believe) that specialised in PTS and they had all the colour samples.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi there I need to choose a colour for an upcoming build slot for a GT3 and I’ve narrowed it down to the following : Amethyst Metallic Dark Olive Metallic Oak Green Metallic Forest Green Metallic I’m really struggling as the images of each individual colour can look so different in different OL images / Videos. I’ve had paint downs made but again, it’s very difficult to imagine a whole car from this. Basically, going round in circles I was wondering that if anyone in the East Midlands has a 911 in any of these colours, if they’d be willing to let me very briefly see their car - if so please can you DM me - thanks Amethyst: Dark Olive Oak Green Forest Green Edited by RSVP911 on Sunday 8th May 09:32

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'Dark Olive' all day long for me. Wanted me 992 GTS Targa in it, but unfortunately there were no PTS slots available without incurring a significant delay. Will probably look to get a gen 2 car in this colour.

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Amethyst metallic would be my choice 100%. Stunning colour

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Oak Green for me. Not sure this straw poll is going to help!

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I have to say Met Oak Green, was the colour of my Mk2 Golf GTI 16v (Big Bumper), back in the day and I loved it.

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Some great colours. No duds. Unfortunately your images show the cars in different types of light so hard to give a pov. Do you have the swatches (or whatever they’re called) next to each other in the same light? Ideally in a couple of different types.

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Here are three - first in shade, last two are in light - however they don’t really look like this in reality - hence my issues with OL images / needing to see in the metal Order left to right : Amethyst / Dark Olive Metallic / Oak Green Metallic/ Forest Green Metallic

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Still can’t understand why the entire front number is not painted? rather than a slab of plastic.

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julian987R said: Still can’t understand why the entire front number is not painted? rather than a slab of plastic. Agree - this is why, whatever colour I go, I’m going dark as you will hopefully “lose” some of the plastic

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RSVP911 said: Agree - this is why, whatever colour I go, I’m going dark as you will hopefully “lose” some of the plastic Just get the plastic painted body colour - simple.

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993rsr said: RSVP911 said: Agree - this is why, whatever colour I go, I’m going dark as you will hopefully “lose” some of the plastic Just get the plastic painted body colour - simple. Damm - can’t believe you’ve found my “what colour” thread - more evidence I’m not a real petrolhead - bugger !

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Where abouts are you? Theres PTS green GT3 with gold wheels in porsche Hatfield at the moment. Looks stunning . Paul

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993rsr said: RSVP911 said: Agree - this is why, whatever colour I go, I’m going dark as you will hopefully “lose” some of the plastic Just get the plastic painted body colour - simple Sure, but 1. why is it not like that by default 2. why do such a small % of owners opt for it?

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got to be Dark Olive, however, i have Gone Oak Metallic green on my impending Taycan GTS My 992 GT3 i went Nogaro Blue which works really well and is virtually the same as Club Blu I think dark olive will work with the wing on a GT3 the rest. for me, are reserved for a Touring

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Dark Olive with satin wheels and black callipers would look great in my view.

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paul0843 said: Where abouts are you? Theres PTS green GT3 with gold wheels in porsche Hatfield at the moment. Looks stunning . Paul Thanks Paul, I’m in the East Midlands - I wonder what Green it was ?

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Thanks for all the suggestions - really interesting

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RSVP911 said: Damm - can’t believe you’ve found my “what colour” thread - more evidence I’m not a real petrolhead - bugger ! It's ok, I know you are a fashionista too.

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RSVP911 said: paul0843 said: Where abouts are you? Theres PTS green GT3 with gold wheels in porsche Hatfield at the moment. Looks stunning . Paul Thanks Paul, I’m in the East Midlands - I wonder what Green it was ? Really not sure,but it’s definitely one of the darker ones .Owner specked it so it matches one of his Hypercars. I am sure if you phoned Hatfield they would tell you colour.

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RSVP911 said: Hi there I need to choose a colour for an upcoming build slot for a GT3 this thread has tons of examples of PTS GT3's https://rennlist.com/forums/992-gt3-and-gt2rs-foru...

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993rsr said: RSVP911 said: Damm - can’t believe you’ve found my “what colour” thread - more evidence I’m not a real petrolhead - bugger ! It's ok, I know you are a fashionista too. Thanks chap

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Having spent some time with an Oak green spyder this week I can confirm that it looks f’ing stunning in all lights.

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paul0843 said: Really not sure,but it’s definitely one of the darker ones .Owner specked it so it matches one of his Hypercars. I am sure if you phoned Hatfield they would tell you colour.

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Nurburgsingh said: Having spent some time with an Oak green spyder this week I can confirm that it looks f’ing stunning in all lights. Hi chap, thanks. I really like my Oak Green swatch when it looks “grey with a slight green tone” but in certain lights it can look “overly” green - is it properly green in the metal ? Thanks

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julian987R said: RSVP911 said: Hi there I need to choose a colour for an upcoming build slot for a GT3 this thread has tons of examples of PTS GT3's https://rennlist.com/forums/992-gt3-and-gt2rs-foru... Cheers

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RSVP911 said: Hi chap, thanks. I really like my Oak Green swatch when it looks “grey with a slight green tone” but in certain lights it can look “overly” green - is it properly green in the metal ? Thanks

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Congrats on securing a PTS GT3 allocation. Oak green one of my favourite Porsche colours and what I'd choose on a 992GT3 Touring. I've assumed you're getting a winged GT3 and in which case I'd plump for Amethyst Metallic. Its truly stunning in all lights. There is a guy on Rennlist who posted pics of his GT3 in Amethyst. Trouble is I'm too lazy to find this thread but when I do I'll post a link.

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993rsr said: RSVP911 said: Damm - can’t believe you’ve found my “what colour” thread - more evidence I’m not a real petrolhead - bugger ! It's ok, I know you are a fashionista too. I wouldn't take any fashion advice from JC as he seems to be limited to Black only. Edited by Taffy66 on Sunday 8th May 21:49

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https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlist.com-vbulleti... OTOH this Dark Olive is rather stunning especially with Cognac interior

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Nurburgsingh said: RSVP911 said: Hi chap, thanks. I really like my Oak Green swatch when it looks “grey with a slight green tone” but in certain lights it can look “overly” green - is it properly green in the metal ? Thanks Looks lovely in that shot - do you know if the owner is East Midlands based by any chance ? Thanks

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Taffy66 said: Congrats on securing a PTS GT3 allocation. Oak green one of my favourite Porsche colours and what I'd choose on a 992GT3 Touring. I've assumed you're getting a winged GT3 and in which case I'd plump for Amethyst Metallic. Its truly stunning in all lights. There is a guy on Rennlist who posted pics of his GT3 in Amethyst. Trouble is I'm too lazy to find this thread but when I do I'll post a link. Cheers Taffy - yep it’s winged - tbh I prefer them winged to touring

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Taffy66 said: 993rsr said: RSVP911 said: Damm - can’t believe you’ve found my “what colour” thread - more evidence I’m not a real petrolhead - bugger ! It's ok, I know you are a fashionista too. I wouldn't take any fashion advice from JC as he seems to be limited to Black only. Edited by Taffy66 on Sunday 8th May 21:49 He’s a very “on point” man of fashion is JC

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kevs 172 said: Forest with overcast skies. Lovely - is that shot representative ? Cheers

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RSVP911 said: Lovely - is that shot representative ? Cheers Yes it is actually, here it is in brighter conditions. Cheers

POST 39Original post

Amethyst for a winged and dark olive for a Touring GT3 would be my preference from your range of options

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kevs 172 said: RSVP911 said: Lovely - is that shot representative ? Cheers Yes it is actually, here it is in brighter conditions. Cheers Cheers that’s lovely

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RSVP911 said: It is nice but I’d be going Dark Olive Metallic which is a different Olive Agreed 100%. Stunning colour.

POST 42Original post

Amethyst Metallic GT4 at OPC Leicester if you want to see it in the flesh: https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/porsch...

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Twinfan said: Amethyst Metallic GT4 at OPC Leicester if you want to see it in the flesh: https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/porsch... Brilliant spot thanks

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Taffy66 said: https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlist.com-vbulleti... OTOH this Dark Olive is rather stunning especially with Cognac interior It is nice but I think that’s just “Olive”, I’d be going Dark Olive Metallic which is a different Olive Edited by RSVP911 on Monday 9th May 09:46

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No worries kmpowell just posted it in a GT4 thread and I remembered it was one of your 4 choices.

POST 46Original post

Quick question on PTS. I just spec'd my Turbo S and was told PTS is not available. So is PTS very much model specific, or dealership specific?

POST 47 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Twinfan said: No worries kmpowell just posted it in a GT4 thread and I remembered it was one of your 4 choices. Thx

POST 48Original post

I saw this at Silverstone yesterday, I would opt for no decal and silver rims personally but still looked very very good.

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CraigV12V said: Quick question on PTS. I just spec'd my Turbo S and was told PTS is not available. So is PTS very much model specific, or dealership specific? At the minute it’s anyones guess. I read one post on the spyder FB group about a dealer making PTS mandatory for someone to order. Lots of things available/ not available - PCCB’s / stereo upgrades etc… all down to various reasons given. BREXIT/ War/ Covid Pts usually adds time to cars so perhaps there’s a scheduling and capacity decision that makes it unavailable for TTS

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Twinfan said: Amethyst Metallic GT4 at OPC Leicester if you want to see it in the flesh: https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/porsch... Now sold!

POST 51Original post

My pts money would be going somewhere other than green - seems like there’s a lot of green going on at the min. This is like the 2010 RS6 colour…

POST 52Original post

Can’t tell you what it is, but another green anyway

POST 54Original post

Green will go put of fashion next year, just a short term fad

POST 55Original post

I don’t know, I have always like brown and green so I think there will still be enough buyers around.

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That_White_GT3 said: I saw this at Silverstone yesterday, I would opt for no decal and silver rims personally but still looked very very good. but whats with that enormous plastic front and back. I just don't get it...it looks half finished.

POST 57Original post

RSVP has your PTS slot been delayed at all? My 2022 PTS GT3 build slot was bumped to next year.

POST 58Original post

Nurburgsingh said: My pts money would be going somewhere other than green - seems like there’s a lot of green going on at the min. This is like the 2010 RS6 colour… ...and on an actual GT3 Touring (991) I think that's blummin lovely.

POST 59Original post

My favourites are ultraviolet , maritime or macadamia(for a 911 turbo only)

POST 60Original post

this is quite something...came up for sale today https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205095... lime gold with special order matching interior

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Sandy59 said: RSVP911 said: Lol - I think I’ve finally kicked the decal habit - must be getting old Oh that's a shame was looking forward to seeing them, must say the Spyder ones did look pretty cool It did look good - sold it now

POST 62Original post

What happened to the other thread from February? Thought you'd picked a colour..

POST 63Original post

A chaps collection day of his Carrera GTS 992 with a tour of the centre that has some PTS cars....including a Rubystar GT3

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thomson said: What happened to the other thread from February? Thought you'd picked a colour.. No not yet - still hasn’t locked - this thread started out as a plea to find anyone with a physical car in any of the colours on the short list that I could see in real life, rather than a “which colour do you like” thread. However, it seems to have turned into the later, which is great - always nice to hear what people think

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My Forest Green GT3 Touring has just arrived but I'm afraid it would be a bit hard for you to view as I am in New Zealand. I have been trying to get some good photos of it but the colour is very hard to capture, I will probably need to get a pro to take some. I think you should definitely not get Forest Green though, so then less people have it. In all seriousness it is an amazing colour and I am very happy with it. There are a number of resources online now which are helpful but I don't think they really capture colours properly, I have a Gentian Blue, Adventurine Green and Forest Green vehicle now and they don't really look like most websites show. The best thing is using actual photos of real life cars but even that isn't perfect, which is why I understand you are trying to see some with your own eyes. When researching myself (I spent a lot of time on this) I used Instagram a lot which you can use to search for people who have hashtagged with the colour options. I also used a thread on Rennlist which I can't find now where someone went to a centre (in the US I believe) that specialised in PTS and they had all the colour samples. The person photographed a number of options side by side including a lot of the greens, that helped a lot. In the end for me I chose Forest because it is the most true green, leaning to a smidge of blue-green. Oak Green is more of a golden hued green and Olive a black hued green. I also didn't want to do Oak because it is quite on trend now and I try and avoid that. In general green is on trend but that's what I wanted so oh well.

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Zadkiel said: My Forest Green GT3 Touring has just arrived but I'm afraid it would be a bit hard for you to view as I am in New Zealand. I have been trying to get some good photos of it but the colour is very hard to capture, I will probably need to get a pro to take some. I think you should definitely not get Forest Green though, so then less people have it. In all seriousness it is an amazing colour and I am very happy with it. There are a number of resources online now which are helpful but I don't think they really capture colours properly, I have a Gentian Blue, Adventurine Green and Forest Green vehicle now and they don't really look like most websites show. The best thing is using actual photos of real life cars but even that isn't perfect, which is why I understand you are trying to see some with your own eyes. When researching myself (I spent a lot of time on this) I used Instagram a lot which you can use to search for people who have hashtagged with the colour options. I also used a thread on Rennlist which I can't find now where someone went to a centre (in the US I believe) that specialised in PTS and they had all the colour samples. The person photographed a number of options side by side including a lot of the greens, that helped a lot. In the end for me I chose Forest because it is the most true green, leaning to a smidge of blue-green. Oak Green is more of a golden hued green and Olive a black hued green. I also didn't want to do Oak because it is quite on trend now and I try and avoid that. In general green is on trend but that's what I wanted so oh well. Thanks, very helpful

POST 70Original post

julian987R said: How about mustard? Actually like the colour on the Speedster just the wheels don't do it for me

POST 71Original post

all the PTS colours are now viewable in the UK configurator and the images will show the actual colour (unlike before when it just turned it green).

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RSVP911 said: green911 said: I approve of this thread - quite fond of Rainforest Green, never seen it on a newer 911. If you ask nicely you can match the interior to your dog! Hi is Rainforest green the same as Forest Green ? Love the pooch Thanks. Rainforest and Forest appear to be two different colours - would be interesting to see them side by side Rainforest Green Metallic German/Reference name: Dschungelgrünmetallic Paint code: 2A2 Models and Years: 911:2000-2002 Boxster:2000,2001 Forest Green Metallic German/Reference name: Tannengrünmetallic Paint code: 2B4 Models and Years: 911:1989,1999-2010 911 Carrera:1989,1990 Boxster:2000,2001,2004-2009 Cayman:2006-2009

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julian987R said: all the PTS colours are now viewable in the UK configurator and the images will show the actual colour (unlike before when it just turned it green). If I select PTS it just turns the car black? I can't find any PTS options other than the tick box to select the option, this is for a GT3 Touring. I was also told this week that ceramics should be available from July but no PTS or EM leather interior at the moment. I supposedly have an August build. Anyone else heard similar?

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Skyway said: If I select PTS it just turns the car black? I can't find any PTS options other than the tick box to select the option, this is for a GT3 Touring. I was also told this week that ceramics should be available from July but no PTS or EM leather interior at the moment. I supposedly have an August build. Anyone else heard similar? Doesn’t on the 911 for me either, does on the 718 though oddly.

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simonsti said: This was at Bicester on Saturday This is my car. This green is called Underberg Green, solid paint. As people say, in different light it looks very different. This colour falls somewhere inbetween British Racing Green and Brewster Green. It was my choice without ever seeing one in the metal and I'm really pleased with it. And I have never seen another in the UK yet. But picking a colour is very personal and subjective. The OP wants a metallic I think, so maybe not for him.

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julian987R said: Lovely orange this - Pastel Orange I had Pastel on 991.2 Targa, it’s a fair bit lighter in real than the Pics. Think Gulf Or Signal Orange look better IMO.

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Joscal said: Skyway said: If I select PTS it just turns the car black? I can't find any PTS options other than the tick box to select the option, this is for a GT3 Touring. I was also told this week that ceramics should be available from July but no PTS or EM leather interior at the moment. I supposedly have an August build. Anyone else heard similar? Doesn’t on the 911 for me either, does on the 718 though oddly. No option on UK 911 PTS configurator for me either. Panemera and Cayman PTS renderings work though. Glass of wine, take away dinner and a screen casting session to the big telly to look at PTS colours that I thought I’d already decided on. That’s my evening sorted.

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lots of pts cars on this thread....especially green! https://rennlist.com/forums/992-gt3-and-gt2rs-foru...

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rkwm1 said: lots of pts cars on this thread....especially green! https://rennlist.com/forums/992-gt3-and-gt2rs-foru... Thanks very good thread

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Personally, if I was choosing any colour for a car, That I intended to use and enjoy - PTS or standard - I would want a colour that looked good when dirty, or at least with a patina of use. Some of these colours look vivid under showroom lighting, or, in “look I’ve just had my car detailed” pics, but unless it’s going to be a ‘garage queen’, medium tone colours that don’t reflect back too much depth, are a safer bet. Otherwise every finger mark, dust scuff, mud splash, surface squirl….. shows through. I’ve done my time with black, navy blue and dark green metallics, to know the frustration. The best cars I’ve owned have been the ones I’ve wanted to use the most, not the ones that I’ve cleaned the most.

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RSVP911 said: Thanks very good thread Youre welcome

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Joscal said: Thanks from me too. No problem, hope its helpful!

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Porsche really need to change the name of these paints. They are not really paint to sample at all. Paint to sample is what they call paint to sample plus where you can take in your favourite bathroom tile etc and they will match it. This option should just be called extended paint range or something similar as BMW and MB do with Individual and Designo. There is nothing sample about it.

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RSVP911 said: Looks lovely in that shot - do you know if the owner is East Midlands based by any chance ? Thanks Based in the new Forrest. If you’re on instagram he is newforrestspyder

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craigjm said: Porsche really need to change the name of these paints. They are not really paint to sample at all. Paint to sample is what they call paint to sample plus where you can take in your favourite bathroom tile etc and they will match it. This option should just be called extended paint range or something similar as BMW and MB do with Individual and Designo. There is nothing sample about it. But the colours have been derived from that PTS process. Each one came from someone’s favourite bathroom tile (or whatever), therefore as a library name PTS seems perfectly apt and from a marketing POV the term has a far more cachet than ‘extended range’ Extended range! Lol.

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cowboyengineer said: RSVP911 said: Looks lovely in that shot - do you know if the owner is East Midlands based by any chance ? Thanks Based in the new Forrest. If you’re on instagram he is newforrestspyder Thx

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julian987R said: craigjm said: Porsche really need to change the name of these paints. They are not really paint to sample at all. Paint to sample is what they call paint to sample plus where you can take in your favourite bathroom tile etc and they will match it. This option should just be called extended paint range or something similar as BMW and MB do with Individual and Designo. There is nothing sample about it. But the colours have been derived from that PTS process. Each one came from someone’s favourite bathroom tile (or whatever), therefore as a library name PTS seems perfectly apt and from a marketing POV the term has a far more cachet than ‘extended range’ Extended range! Lol. Paint to someone else sample

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julian987R said: But the colours have been derived from that PTS process. Each one came from someone’s favourite bathroom tile (or whatever), therefore as a library name PTS seems perfectly apt and from a marketing POV the term has a far more cachet than ‘extended range’ Extended range! Lol. What makes you say the colours came from someone’s bathroom tiles/wife’s underwear/sunset on the eve of their wedding/your baby’s first poo etc Julian ? My understanding is the same as Craig’s, that being they’re nothing more than period colours that Porsche have painted cars before, but no longer offered as part of their “standard” range. Rather they’ve made them available by “special request” and at a premium ...

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Slippydiff said: julian987R said: But the colours have been derived from that PTS process. Each one came from someone’s favourite bathroom tile (or whatever), therefore as a library name PTS seems perfectly apt and from a marketing POV the term has a far more cachet than ‘extended range’ Extended range! Lol. What makes you say the colours came from someone’s bathroom tiles/wife’s underwear/sunset on the eve of their wedding/your baby’s first poo etc Julian ? My understanding is the same as Craig’s, that being they’re nothing more than period colours that Porsche have painted cars before, but no longer offered as part of their “standard” range. Rather they’ve made them available by “special request” and at a premium ... well i was always under the impression that is how they came to be, but I stand corrected. Thanks for clarifying. best regards

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Nogaro blue is a relatively new addition to the PTS list. It was put through the validation process at the request of a customer a couple of years ago. This is my understanding of PTS. Someone asks for a new colour “to sample”, they pay for Porsche to do the validation of the colour, if it’s a success it gets added to the PTS list and made available to anyone that is prepared to pay for (and wait for) PTS.

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paralla said: Nogaro blue is a relatively new addition to the PTS list. It was put through the validation process at the request of a customer a couple of years ago. This is my understanding of PTS. Someone asks for a new colour “to sample”, they pay for Porsche to do the validation of the colour, if it’s a success it gets added to the PTS list and made available to anyone that is prepared to pay for (and wait for) PTS. indeedy. My understanding too, however it seems this PTS range is perhaps more of a release of historic colours and not solely as a result of that bespoke process.

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julian987R said: paralla said: Nogaro blue is a relatively new addition to the PTS list. It was put through the validation process at the request of a customer a couple of years ago. This is my understanding of PTS. Someone asks for a new colour “to sample”, they pay for Porsche to do the validation of the colour, if it’s a success it gets added to the PTS list and made available to anyone that is prepared to pay for (and wait for) PTS. indeedy. My understanding too, however it seems this PTS range is perhaps more of a release of historic colours and not solely as a result of that bespoke process. I have just asked someone that I know who works in the management at Porsche Germany and they said that the paint to sample paints are either heritage colours, colours they know the can charge more for or paint to sample plus colours that customers have allowed to be rolled out in the programme. You get asked when they match a paint to your tiles or your wives knickers etc what you want to call it and whether you want it to be available to others. If you agree to it being available to others you get a small royalty each time someone buys it. They are not really paint to sample at all as I said and at best they are paint to someone else’s sample

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craigjm said: You get asked when they match a paint to your wives knickers and whether you want it to be available to others. If you agree to it being available to others you get a small royalty each time someone buys it. LOL - This line cracked me up... Also, aren't some of the colours other manufacturers have created. I'm sure a few in the Porsche PTS palette are BMW colours?

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Schuey_911 said: craigjm said: You get asked when they match a paint to your wives knickers and whether you want it to be available to others. If you agree to it being available to others you get a small royalty each time someone buys it. LOL - This line cracked me up... Also, aren't some of the colours other manufacturers have created. I'm sure a few in the Porsche PTS palette are BMW colours? Yes they are but they will have been paint to sample plus first ie I want the Porsche the same colour as my M3 etc. I do wonder what the most bizarre item is that they have ever been given to paint match to apparently you can do leather to sample too

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craigjm said: Yes they are but they will have been paint to sample plus first ie I want the Porsche the same colour as my M3 etc. I do wonder what the most bizarre item is that they have ever been given to paint match to apparently you can do leather to sample too Ah ok, that makes sense. The brown ones are a bit suspect, one of them could be someones skidmark that he's getting royalties for! LOL

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Nogaro blue is an Audi colour, first used on the RS 2 iirc. It was subsequently requested/used on a 993 GT2 and renamed Audi GT blue by Porsche : https://www.gtclassics.co.uk/porsche-993-gt2-3/

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Schuey_911 said: craigjm said: Yes they are but they will have been paint to sample plus first ie I want the Porsche the same colour as my M3 etc. I do wonder what the most bizarre item is that they have ever been given to paint match to apparently you can do leather to sample too Ah ok, that makes sense. The brown ones are a bit suspect, one of them could be someones skidmark that he's getting royalties for! LOL All power to that customer if that’s true

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Schuey_911 said: LOL - This line cracked me up... Also, aren't some of the colours other manufacturers have created. I'm sure a few in the Porsche PTS palette are BMW colours? And this didn’t ? “What makes you say the colours came from someone’s bathroom tiles/wife’s underwear/sunset on the eve of their wedding/your baby’s first poo etc”

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julian987R said: paralla said: Nogaro blue is a relatively new addition to the PTS list. It was put through the validation process at the request of a customer a couple of years ago. This is my understanding of PTS. Someone asks for a new colour “to sample”, they pay for Porsche to do the validation of the colour, if it’s a success it gets added to the PTS list and made available to anyone that is prepared to pay for (and wait for) PTS. indeedy. My understanding too, however it seems this PTS range is perhaps more of a release of historic colours and not solely as a result of that bespoke process. From what I’ve seen the majority though I grant you, not all, are the former.

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Slippydiff said: And this didn’t ? “What makes you say the colours came from someone’s bathroom tiles/wife’s underwear/sunset on the eve of their wedding/your baby’s first poo etc” Oh it sure did, just don't know how to multi-quote on this forum!

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Tripe Bypass said: Wolverhampton have an Amethyst metallic 992 GT3 for sale, if that's of any help to Mr. RSVP911 and his quest for physical examples of colours. Cheers perfect thanks

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rkwm1 said: lots of pts cars on this thread....especially green! https://rennlist.com/forums/992-gt3-and-gt2rs-foru... thanks for the link. Pleased that having looked through all the photos, am still happy with my PTS choice, although couple of months before see it in real!

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flow99 said: rkwm1 said: lots of pts cars on this thread....especially green! https://rennlist.com/forums/992-gt3-and-gt2rs-foru... thanks for the link. Pleased that having looked through all the photos, am still happy with my PTS choice, although couple of months before see it in real! What have you chosen again ?

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Wolverhampton have an Amethyst metallic 992 GT3 for sale, if that's of any help to Mr. RSVP911 and his quest for physical examples of colours. https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/porsch... Edited by Tripe Bypass on Thursday 26th May 05:49

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