Red interior - Page 2 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Long story short, I'm currently looking at a low milage 981 Cayman S at a very attractive price but there's a catch - the interior is red. Normally that colour would be a complete no-no but I've seen it in person and it wasn't quite as terrible as I expected. I think there's a chance it could grown on me over time. Exterior colour is black. I would really like to hear some experiences from owners with red interiors - have you regretted the choice? How well does it wear? Are the seats as sensitive to colour transfer as the beige ones? (i.e. blue jeans) Rest of the option list is quite long - manual, 20", PCM, Burmester, PASM, PCCB, PTV/locking diff, Sport Chrono, Bi-Xenon/PDLS, PSE, heated and ventilated seats, full leather (of course) and some more options, zero overrevs, porsche approved warranty, etc. I know the purists will have a field day but it would be my daily driver for a year or two. I imagine resale will be "challenging"?

Do you like it? Is the rest of the car what you want spec-wise? You're only going to get a load of 'I'd never go red' or 'I like the red' responses which won't help much. Me personally... I love red interiors.

DS240 said: Do you like it? I feel like I shouldn't but I do! The question I am asking myself is if I will still like it after sitting in it for a long trip or after living with it for months. It is very red after all. Black foot mats and a black steering wheel would help break up the red and also wear better but I'm not sure how that would look.

georgeq said: I would really like to hear some experiences from owners with red interiors - have you regretted the choice? How well does it wear? Are the seats as sensitive to colour transfer as the beige ones? (i.e. blue jeans) Not for a nanosecond. Very well - still looks good at 65k miles. No colour transfer. IMO there is nothing classier than a silver sportscar with a blood-red interior.... oh yours is painted black you say?

A friend has it in her 981 Boxster....I thought it was really nice. Never photographs well. Black, Grey, Silver and white paint works.....seen it with dark blue...that didn't for me.

I have a red interior in my black M3 and was worried initally but it has worked out ok and lots comment on it. Red dash I could not live with.

I sat in a white 981 Cayman with the red interior, i think it really works, probably a marmite thing though.

if you like it, someone else will too so just do it ! life's too short to worry about stuff like this personally, on a black car, red interior looks ace

I'm biased because I have a red interior and hate dark black interiors. I think it's fantastic, especially against a white/grey/black exterior. However I have black overmats and seat backs and centre console in exterior colour which breaks up the red nicely. Otherwise it would probably be a bit too red. No colour transfer whatsoever after 12 years and 60k miles, but I generally avoid wearing blue jeans when driving. Colour has held up much better than my Silverstone (light grey) BMW interiors.

I had red interiors in my 987S and my 981S Boxsters. they are wonderful, but very hard to photograph. you need to see it for yourself to figure out whether you like it. I loved mine, more so at night with the roof down or up red interiors (all red ones, rather than 2 tone black/red ones) are all 'natural' (dyed) leather, which is higher quality leather than standard (painted) leather I had no issues with dirt or colour transfer .. all you need to do is wipe the leather with unscented and pure baby wipes occasionally.

I recently bought a 981 Box. It has a black interior but I was looking at one with a red interior for sale at the same garage. I thought it looked great but it sold before I could choose. Both cars were white. I'm less convinced with a matching red roof though, think i'd prefer that to be black.

Could be worse; it could be yellow.......... in a brown car....

I love red - classic interior colour. Mind you, has to be the right red (some are truly awful) - but it never photographs particularly well. The flash can make it go pink.

Love the red interior on my 993!

the problem with Porsche interiors in my opinion is the black is too black and the red is too red. on some of the 911s you sometimes see them with half red and half black just wish they would have done that on the boxster and cayman. my Spyder has a black interior but i covered the lower dash in red alcantara plus some other parts and think it makes for a more pleasurable interior. thats my opinion only and i have to go with the previous coment on photographing red, it never looks right in pictures

If black was my favourite paint colour I'd have a red interior in a heartbeat, very classy looking.

my last 2 beemers have had red leather and I love it, only downside is it did used to mark with denim jeans but a quick wash every few weeks and was fine . I was looking for a 981 Boxster and really wanted white with red roof and red interior til I actually saw one, the seats were fine but the one I looked at had red carpets , dash , door trims , steering wheel, seat belts the lot,looked like someone had poured a bucket of red paint everywhere , I just couldn't get away with it so I walked away, when mine was in for service earlier this year I had a new Boxster as courtesy car in grey with the same red and have to say over a couple of days of driving it never appealed to me I actually thought it looked cheap, I looked for a while but never saw one with Black trim and red seats eventually gave in and the car I bought has black leather and that is just boring . imo of course.

my 2 previous Boxsters

Red is best. SFO talked me into getting the Red interior on mine ;-) Still love it as much as the day I bought it - that 3 years went fast!

Have the red leather with black top on my 2015 GT Silver BGTS and love it. As others have noted, it is far better in the flesh than in a photo. Have black floor mats to "ground" all the red. Magic!

For me the issue with Porsche red interiors was exactly the point raised earlier. They're just a little too red! I love an ox-blood red interior in a sports car, but not the crimson Porsche seem to have. That being said OP it's your car and sod everyone else's opinion.

Go for it Plus the car has a magical spec It would sell easily in 3-5 years time as very few cars are so well specd I'm picking up my Boxster Spyder tomorrow Guess what It's red and black !!!

I bought a 2007 997 almost a year ago, Basalt black with Terracotta interior at first i thought FFS! Now i really like it. Nearly every black 997 you see has black interior! I did see Terracotta interior in a Silver 997 and it looked awful. I always think red leather looks good in old sportscars.

Bieldside said: Go for it Plus the car has a magical spec It would sell easily in 3-5 years time as very few cars are so well specd I'm picking up my Boxster Spyder tomorrow Guess what It's red and black !!! The car sold while I was trying to decide whether I'd want the red or not. I think about it at least once every week. I really regret not making the move right then and there. Now I know...