My 2013 Riviera Blue Boxster S
Riviera Blue is an awesome colour. All the best. 
Jan 25, 2013 | 02:10 PM
#42
Teamspeed Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 265
From: Carmel,CA
Hi Eduardo.
To be honest Porsche Exclusive was great for me. I got the car allocated directly through them, and placed it with Byers Imports in Ohio. After that I decided to go with Riviera Blue of course, and selected all the options I wanted. The only thing they came back and said they wouldnt do is the stitching on the seats, everything else was fine.
The stitching is supposed to be riviera blue, and there isnt another name for it that Ive seen. I ordered riviera blue stitching and its very close.
On that note, I somewhat feel bad that it seems Porsche allowed me to do some stuff that others havent been able to do. I helped BudRichard out I think, but if anyone else has any questions feel free to ask.
Thanks
To be honest Porsche Exclusive was great for me. I got the car allocated directly through them, and placed it with Byers Imports in Ohio. After that I decided to go with Riviera Blue of course, and selected all the options I wanted. The only thing they came back and said they wouldnt do is the stitching on the seats, everything else was fine.
The stitching is supposed to be riviera blue, and there isnt another name for it that Ive seen. I ordered riviera blue stitching and its very close.
On that note, I somewhat feel bad that it seems Porsche allowed me to do some stuff that others havent been able to do. I helped BudRichard out I think, but if anyone else has any questions feel free to ask.
Thanks
I have heard back from other folks that have custom ordered 981's recently here in the US and it appears as though 'Porsche Exclusive' is allowing others to do exactly what they did for you! You should not feel bad at all since they are getting the same treatment as you! There is a gentleman from Idaho that has ordered a PTS 'Mexico Blue' 981S with deviated stitching in 'Mexico Blue' (or the like) on the dash and top of door panels. Like you, he couldn't get the deviated stitching on his seats! He will be getting his vehicle in early this Spring.
From what 'BudRichard' has now told me, he actually never spoked to Sascha, Melissa or any other 'Porsche Exclusive' staff in Germany during his ordering process! He relied solely on what his dealership told him that they had heard from 'Porsche Exclusive', which he incorrectly posted as 'Sascha says'. The lesson here for all is that when it comes to custom-ordering any Porsche, you need to verify personally with a representative of 'Porsche Exclusive' in the US or Germany to check for yourself what you want can, or can not, be done! Most dealers know very little about 'Porsche Exclusive' and many don't like the potential headaches that come from such an order! So caveat emptor!
I have followed closely the 'Riviera Blue' '12 Spyder that originated with Walter's in Riverside, CA. We sometimes hear from its present owner (the fellow you sold it to) in Pennsylvania over at Rennlist. He is still thrilled with his 'unique' car. Hope you enjoy your new PTS 'Riviera Blue' 981S as well! Once you have time to put the 981S through its paces, please post a review and compare it the handling & feel of your old '12 Spyder! I have attached a photo of that car to make you feel a little bit nostalgic about it! More photos of that car at link below:
Riviera Blue PTS
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
Last edited by z356; Jan 25, 2013 at 02:12 PM.
Jan 28, 2013 | 06:50 PM
#48
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Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 123
From: Indianapolis, IN
Nice car ! One question regarding the doors: it looks that you have full leather interior option. OK, but as per configurator, the door handles in full leather interior should be the plastic ones without any stitching at all (to say nothing of deviated stitching and this small metal strip under the handle). In other words, leather door handles are available only if you order 'partly leather interior'. Am I correct ? So, how did you get full leather interior with stitched leather door handles ?
Jan 29, 2013 | 01:26 AM
#49
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 5
Thank you, and I have another question regarding the doors: again, in Full Leather Interior your doors should have this big long meta/shiny strip - above door handles (stock door trim option with full leather interior). But, your doors have this strip in leather. Did you specifically ask Porsche for this strip in leather (chose option) OR, again, it "somehow" turned out to be in leather ? Because, I think that if you did not ask for it, this strip should stay metal/shiny by default.
And, please, post some more nice (and, please, of much better quality) pictures of your car - outside and inside. Rare car, indeed. Thank you !
And, please, post some more nice (and, please, of much better quality) pictures of your car - outside and inside. Rare car, indeed. Thank you !
