savanna, sand, cocoa & cognac. is there any love for them?!

savanna, sand, cocoa & cognac. is there any love for them?!

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LaurasOtherHalf

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21,429 posts

197 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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i'm worryingly attracted to sand beige in the 997's, is it the same as savanna??

does anyone have any pictures of their own interiors in anything other than black or metropole?

tr7v8

7,202 posts

229 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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Yup love it! This is my Boxster interior!



and the outside for reference


LaurasOtherHalf

Original Poster:

21,429 posts

197 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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so in the 996/986 the beige colour was savanna, is this different to the sand beige in the 997? it looks more yellow on the earlier cars some how?

DKL

4,509 posts

223 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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I have a theory that the browns in the 996 range were poor. Savanna is just a bit yellow maybe, cinnamon/tan is a bit brown and terracotta is waaay too much. Shame they didn't do linen.

Sand looks better in pictures but I haven't seen one.
What's the story on special orders? There's a car for sale now that looks for all the world like linen but maybe its been retrimmed?

thegoose

8,075 posts

211 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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LaurasOtherHalf said:
so in the 996/986 the beige colour was savanna, is this different to the sand beige in the 997? it looks more yellow on the earlier cars some how?
Yep, definitely different. Sand beige much more widely appealing than savannah.

cardigankid

8,849 posts

213 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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Savannah is not as bad as some people make out. Sand beige is a similar but not the same colour.

porkyspecialist

202 posts

233 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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They are very different, sand is a much mellower colour & as such sells much better than the totally marmite savanna.
I like cinnamon, but it's not a great seller.

HTH.

elliot_holder

200 posts

190 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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I have sand beige in my 997 - I was relucnant at first, and had looked at loads of 997's with black interiors, but just didnt feel they looked 'special' enough.

As my car isnt a daily driver I can afford to keep the interior clean and to date I'm definitely glad I got the sand beige.

Some nice examples of sand beige interiors below.




Crimp a Length!

5,697 posts

224 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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Yes i have always been a fan, especially if the Pork is Black

LaurasOtherHalf

Original Poster:

21,429 posts

197 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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elliot_holder said:
I have sand beige in my 997...
Some nice examples of sand beige interiors below.



You see I like both of those, lovely. Black dash top is probably better for reflections but the full sand is plenty nice enough.

ontheloop

115 posts

146 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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I had a lovely C2S guards and sand........

mollytherocker

14,366 posts

210 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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tr7v8 said:
Yup love it! This is my Boxster interior!



and the outside for reference

That reminds me, my daughters nappy needs changing. biglaugh

NBTBRV8

2,063 posts

209 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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I had a Basalt Black 996T with Savanna interior and absolutely loved it. I'd pick it again any time. I also like the Sand in the 997, it is a bit duller but really lifts a car's interior.

carsarecool

4,397 posts

240 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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Had sand in my Box S, loved the look with midnight blue.

Looks better with black leather dash though, as it breaks it up a bit.

Also the sand leather dash reflects quite badly in the screen in bright light.


highway

1,971 posts

261 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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I love cocoa on a silver 550 or 997.

Current 993 is chestnut red. Another marmite colour.

erics

2,663 posts

212 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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highway said:
I love cocoa on a silver 550 or 997.

Current 993 is chestnut red. Another marmite colour.
+1, had cocoa. Tis superb.

Geneve

3,870 posts

220 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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The problem with Porsche interiors is when there is too much of one colour - and that includes 'black'.

Ady128

535 posts

144 months

Thursday 22nd November 2012
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NO!

gadgetJunky72

154 posts

177 months

Friday 23rd November 2012
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I'm loving the cocoa interior in my 997. It contrasts well with the slate grey.

Some shots from the dealer website. The interior comes up much lighter in the photos. When looking into the car from outside you'd be hard pushed to notice it wasn't black.

http://www.romansinternational.com/car/727/porsche...

Not Ideal

2,901 posts

189 months

Friday 23rd November 2012
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Absolutely love cocoa - looks great.