Cobalt blue with metropole interior?

Is this combo one to avoid on a C4S Cab? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370422473171

Different people will give different answers on this one. I quite like it, others will say anything other than black or silver (exterior) will be harder to sell, horses for courses really (mine's yellow with a metropole interior, for example!). Not overly keen on ther body-coloured centre-console either, but again that's a personal preference. What confuses me more is that I've worked in Knutsford since 1997, I know exactly where King St is and drive up it regularly, but I've never heard of / seen the place selling that car!! :dont know:

Thanks. I spoke to the trader. He runs a company that supplies new cars for companies, he buys and sells on some of the cars that are traded. I guess he doesn't have or need business premises.

I luv that Cobalt blue and it works well with the metropole interior :thumb:

Looks good in the photo, does it look as good in the flesh?

I think it look great, but the only thing I don't like is the body coloured centre consul.

I love it - I would swap it for my arctic silver / Metro blue combo!

IMO it's not a case of any colour or colour combo needing to be avoided it's just a case of going into a purchase with your eyes open as to what the pros and cons are. Obviously the big 'pros' are (a) whether you like the colour personally and (b) the fact that you might get such a car cheaper than the equivalent in a more 'mainsteam' colour. The big 'cons' are that when you come to sell the car it (a) might take longer to find a buyer and (b) you might get proportionately less for it. The pros can outweigh the cons if you've bought at the right price and aren't in a hurry to sell it at a later date - especiallyb if in the meantime you've had great fun in the car and really enjoyed the experience. If the car is right in every other respect re mileage, history and condition then it shouldn't actually cost anymore overall if you go for this colour combo than any other would. Personally I don't think that particular colour combo is too big an issue anyway as it's not radical just a bit personal. The price is a bit toppy considering the time of year but all C4S's seem to be holding up well at the moment. Well worth abit of a haggle. Good luck T8

I [HEART] painted rear centre console

Thanks for some great responses. I like the Cobalt Blue C4S Cab and not put off by the colour combo, it is a great spec and has all the toys, including PCM and PSE. I will probably head off next weekend to take a look at it. I am only put off by the fact that the last service was not done by an OPC. I am also talking to Jester911 regarding his Arctic Silver C4S Cab, it comes with the balance of an OPC warranty but I don't like the Tech II alloys!

There are plenty of sets of Turbo II look alloys on ebay, so don't be put off by the wheels. Wheels are something that can be easily rectified. Colour combinations and other spec are not so easy to change.

Don't be; mine had the first 4 services at an OPC, and the next 7 (including the last one I had about 3-4 months ago) have been done by an independent Porsche specialist (Specialist Cars of Malton). I've no complaints about the cars condition and no worries about selling it on without 'full OPC history'. Unless you are absolutely dead-set on an OPC warranty, don't overlook cars that have been serviced by specialists - they will probably do a better job than an OPC. Where was this one last serviced, out of interest?

So you cannot buy an OPC warranty if the car has been serviced away from the franchised network? The Cobalt Blue car was last serviced at Ninemeister (Warrington).

I'll let someone who has the OPC warranty confirm (Bently300?), but I'm pretty sure that in addition to having the 111-point check at an OPC annually, it has to be serviced by an OPC too. If you buy one that doesn't have a full OPC history (like the blue one we're discussing here) you can still get an OPC warranty, you just need to get the 111-point check done, fix anything that it throws up, then purchase the warranty. Once you have the warranty, I don't think you can take it anywhere else other than an OPC. Incidentally, there are lots of stories on here about OPCs being really ***** when it comes to the warranty, and refusing to renew if you have things like an aftermarket battery, or the 'wrong' tyres fitted! :roll: Ninemeister have a good rep, no worries there. Sports and Classic in Knutsford are another in the area with a good rep... :thumb:

OPC will gladly accept you and your cheque-book back into the fold after you have sinned and gone underground (Indy). You just have to have the 111-point check, fix any issues or remove any non-OEM kit, pay your premium and promise not to go out of the network again (for servicing) during the period and NO mods! This is in (partial) contrast with the original manufacturer's warranty, where under EU law as long as OEM parts are fitted by a VAT registered garage, the warranty stands. Of course you still can't mod (unless it is OEM, eg PSE).