Is black a popular colour for a California?

I love my 911s, but the Cali is another dimension. Red is really the only color to get. As I learned with my first Porsche, black isn’t a color; it’s a hobby. I’ve admired black and yellow Ferraris my whole life, but red was definitely the right choice. I’m told that red ones sell faster, and command a premium


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I went with black and get stopped pretty often with someone asking about my color. Granted I do have it satin wrapped. Actually had a yellow 430 drive by me today and asked about the color. I think black works well on these.
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A lot of people will choose red for their first Ferrari -- myself among them, red F430. It tends to attract a lot of attention, which may or may not be a good thing depending on what you are comfortable with.

My Cali T is black -- but it is nero daytona, metallic black. It does not really show any dirt or swirls as a result the way a pure black car can. In any event, either wrapping the car or putting the ceramic coating on it makes it very easy to care for, it basically rinses clean. The carbon ceramic brakes get rid of the brake dust issue. I was a little hesitant about black but have no complaints. I rarely do anything to the car aside from run it through a touchless wash every few weeks, in the winter I wash it with a waterless wash, and it always looks good.

Get the car you like the looks of, and don't worry about resale value.

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It is my opinion that the Cali may be among the least color sensitive Ferrari of the past decade or so. If you head over to the picture thread, I think you'll see that it looks good in many and diverse colors.

Several frequent posters here have/had black. I think all had PPF, several added ceramic to help with cleaning.

Get the color that moves you. Or do what I did, and let the wife choose!
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4+ years and 20+ thousand miles later, I still love running out to the garage just to sneak a peek at our Blonde Bombshell!

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I like the wrap!


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That’s exactly what she chose: Rosso California, and so was it

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Love that color. Your wife has excellent taste!
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Thanks! It's XPEL paint protection film, looks great in the sunlight.

 

I was open to different colors for my California 30, but my wife really wanted me to get red. There is a premium and they do move faster than non-red colors. It commands attention everywhere we go. I like blue and some shades of silver. I am, however, happy that we went with red. It is gorgeous! I love black cars as well. I've owned several and as anyone that has owned one knows, black requires more effort to keep it in pristine shape. As others have mentioned PPF can help mitigate that, but dust still appears more prominently on black.

 

I absolutely love my Nero black California. As someone else stated “black is not a color, it’s a hobby!”. I spend a fair amount of time gently cleaning it and a PPF (at least in the front) is a must. There is just something amazing about a deep gloss black. However, if there is another Ferrari in my future, it will certainly be Rosso Corsa. Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

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Happy Halloween! Hope everyone was safe and found a way to have a good time. "Miami Vice, Pal!"

 

OK, between friends, you can tell us, is that really your Halloween get-up, or are you living the Miami Vice F-dream 24/7/365?!?
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p.s. Great looking Cali.

 

Thanks Tom! All I can say to answer that question is I haven't got a speeding ticket in a really long time! I was too chicken to keep the top down on the freeway. I just knew the wig would fly off and some old lady would panic and swerve to avoid running over the raccoon in the roadway. HAHA

 

Hilarious! Enjoy your Cali. She's a beauty...T