My first post (and Porsche!)

[TaycanHero]

Funnily enough that was my exact reason for choosing volcano in the first place - i have clients that I know will take offense to me driving a Porsche so was trying to tone it down.

In the end I decided that I'd either park further away out of sight, take the wife's Mini to meetings where I can't hide the car or just shrug it off and if they don't buy from us then someone else will

The Porsche could get you bigger clients, not least as a great conversation starter...

I get your reservations though. I know if some of my clients found I was driving a Porsche (well, next year when it happens), they might be questioning if I overcharge them (my prices are very fair, no really).

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[B61]

i don’t understand your concerns (regarding your customers)…Porsche is Porsche…no matter what colour, it’s a Porsche.

 

[Dabz]

i don’t understand your concerns (regarding your customers)…Porsche is Porsche…no matter what colour, it’s a Porsche.

A grey, white, black car doesn't provoke a closer look. From the corner of their eye, you've turned up in probably another mid-series beemer, audi or merc which is ok. A bold and brash colour makes them look slightly closer and realise you drive a 100k car.

In my case, that makes it difficult to befriend the client who's typically older than me, been trying to grow their business longer than me, also an owner/manager but driving a Golf or an Astra and trying spend as little as possible because it ultimately comes out their pocket so has their heckles up

(not being rude about them - that's just our typical demographic and exactly what we aim for)

 

[Sand dancer]

Haha or they are your typical Porsche demographic: a 50-something, wealthy married gent where either he (or his wife more likely ) doesn't want to go too "out there" with the colour.

not overly sure about the first bold point (if my kids keeping going at the rate they are) but the second bold point definitely. Senior Domestic Management influenced (aka chose) the Volcano Grey but on reflection I want something very different to my black 911 so I am very taken with the Mamba Green.

I’ll report back after our visit to look at the mamba Taycan tomorrow and whether I’ve grown a pair to allow me to override her

 

[Dabz]

I’ll report back after our visit to look at the mamba Taycan tomorrow and whether I’ve grown a pair to allow me to override her

If you manage it then we need a how-to thread on here please

 

[WuffvonTrips]

A grey, white, black car doesn't provoke a closer look. From the corner of their eye, you've turned up in probably another mid-series beemer, audi or merc which is ok.

Good luck with that- something tells me that you may have followed a similar governance process to myself and others here, to confirm that the Taycan is the most sensible/practical choice for your needs

 

[WuffvonTrips]

Haha or they are your typical Porsche demographic: a 50-something, wealthy married gent where either he (or his wife more likely ) doesn't want to go too "out there" with the colour.

I'm afraid I'm the doubly-annoyingly lucky git who not only (1) got their car but also (2) unwittingly chose the colour that my wife says is her favourite ever- if I didn't like it so much myself I'd likely have changed it as a statement of asserting my independence .

 

[gusone]

I welcome every new Taycan that has a colour not on the grey scale- in my first 1600 miles I've encountered more than 10 Taycans on the roads, the majority black, the rest white/crayon/ice grey...but not a single one in what I would describe as a colour (and apparently none even in Volcano, which surprises me). I have a theory that many are owned by small businessmen who don't want to be appear too flamboyant.

Every Porsche (all models) I see is Baileys Cream. I have 3 within 300m of my house. It's the new silver.

 

[gusone]

The only grey Taycan I have ever liked was someone on this very forum who went for PTS Grigio Telesto - a colour that has a very high dynamic range with a nice blue hue to it.

And how we celebrated!

 

[TaycanHero]

Every Porsche (all models) I see is Baileys Cream. I have 3 within 300m of my house. It's the new silver.

That might be why Crayon is going PTS only next year.

As one of their flagship colours, they didn't want it to turn into the new Nardo Grey.

 

[WRC_1S]

Welcome. I picked up my tedious Crayon Grey RWD saloon last week after an almost eternal 14 month wait. Whatever colour floats your boat its a great car and worth the wait.

 

[B61]

A grey, white, black car doesn't provoke a closer look. From the corner of their eye, you've turned up in probably another mid-series beemer, audi or merc which is ok. A bold and brash colour makes them look slightly closer and realise you drive a 100k car.

The lines of Taycan are so different that i’d take a closer look no matter of colour.
i’m seeing black and gentian blue on my daily route, and i recognize them because of front lights….

 

[B61]

Every Porsche (all models) I see is Baileys Cream. I have 3 within 300m of my house. It's the new silver.

Now, when yoummentioned Baileys cream…that reminds me on my coffe-beige

 

[Fish Fingers]

i don’t understand your concerns (regarding your customers)…Porsche is Porsche…no matter what colour, it’s a Porsche.

......and right on queue, I turn up at a clients today in my 'under the radar' Ice Grey Taycan, only for him to say 'your fees must be too high to pay for that shiny new Porsche'

I may as well have gone for red or green.

I then launched into the low cost of owning and running an EV and finished with........

'for someone like me, the bottom line is you can't really afford not to have one'

 

[briomir]

I am on the fence with Crayon to be honest, it looks amazing in the photos but I don't know if I could live with having such a lovely car with a subdued colour choice... Not a criticism of those who choose black/grey/white/beige for the Taycan, but just my opinion.

Also, I'm in my early 30s so maybe I'm still allowed to be a bit loud with my colour choices? My colleagues would say that of my "fashion" choices haha

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