I’m looking to buy a 991.1 in the next year and am obsessively scrolling through online listings. It looks like the vast majority of cars have a dark interior. No judgement cause my current car does too, but I love how you can see interior details with a lighter color and the contrast with the exterior is so nice. Am I alone on this one?

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    1 year ago

    Tan looks great, especially with a dark exterior. I went with tan primarily due to wanting to keep cooler in the hot California sun. My 981 Boxster S is dark blue metallic with a Luxor beige interior and dark blue top.

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      1 year ago

      I was at a fast food restaurant and a guy parked his 911 next to my Cayman

      It had a white exterior and tan interior

      I never considered that combo before in my life but that is now one of the most beautiful cars I’ve ever seen

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    1 year ago

    People have this untrue assumption that black cars and black interiors sell easier and clean better.

    None of that is true.

    Black cars show scratches like no other and black leather shows wrinkles like no other.

    But lets say none of that is true.

    People when buying a car do not prefer black on black. End of story.

    Any interior color other that white or black is the easiest and any exterior color but black is better at hiding scratches.

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    1 year ago

    I think most people are afraid of the upkeep on a light colored interior. I’ve got tan in my 991. It’s really not that bad though. You just have to stay on top of it.

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      1 year ago

      I’m 18 and since I was born we have never had anything but White/Beige interiors. Our cars were never dirty—even when they became like 8-10 years old.

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        1 year ago

        Same we had a mixture of interiors but parents are big car people so cared a lot about keeping the cars pristine. No eating in the car, no dirty shoes, weekly (apart from in the winter) cleans.

        I do the same with my car now, it’s got a light interior however the floor mats are very quite muddy now due to my job as a pizza driver in a rural area

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      1 year ago

      Had a full tan loaner, good god that is blinding in the Southern California midday sun.

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        1 year ago

        But it’s less hot than a black leather interior in that wonderful SoCal sun? Asking because I live in the cloudy Midwest and my parents always had tan interiors because “black gets too hot in the summer”. But I’m not sure if that’s actually true. I like tan, so I’ve always stuck with it.

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    1 year ago

    Glad I’m not the only one noticing this. I prefer tan interiors, but black is basically standard. Probably more in other cars than Porsches. When looking at new cars with friends, some don’t even have tan as an option. Honda Civic and Kia telluride for example.

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    1 year ago

    With so many grey cars, tan falls behind. Grey/Tan? One day, I’ll spec my deep green, and go brown on the inside.

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    1 year ago

    I had a Cayman with the sand beige interior. It was a daily driver. Cleaning blue jean dye off the seats annually was a PITA. So, my current 991 has black seats.