2 Speed responses from Porsche Dealer

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Sun 25 Feb 2007 12:04
2 Speed responses from Porsche Dealer - Falkirk Bairn
Been in to the garage, seen the cars - has a test drive.............


Following on 2 e-mails sent separated by 30 minutes

1) how much is the contract hire rates for a Cayman - 30 mins later a variety of quotes for varying mileages

2) I see that the Target Price in a well known car magazine has been reduced from list to list less almost £3,000 - I take it you will be able to match that.

1 week later a reply to e-mail #2 is still awaited.
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Mon 26 Feb 2007 08:08
2 Speed responses from Porsche Dealer - Mad Maxy
I'm surprised that the target price for a new Porsche is below list. Porsche dealers are notorious for refusing to deal. Having said that, I have heard that remote dealers, eg Inverness, ?Dublin can be willing to deal to boost their sales. Dealers in well-heeled, populous areas can grow fat without discounting.

Don't forget:

- Porsches, especially Boxsters and Caymans, have pretty miserly specs. By the time you've added stuff that comes as standard in a TT, for example, you'll be spnding another £5K. Think about wheels, sports seats, extra leather, upgraded aircon?, cruise, sports exhaust, crested headrests, that sort of thing. Not necessary to blag the whole options list (unless you really want to), but choose a few goodies. A decent dealer should give you some steers here. Look at the specs of used cars.

- Residuals are significantly affected by spec. To make the car attractive for trade-in or a private sale, you need some interesting/nice/useful toys.

- If you go outside the official dealer network - and there are outfits like Autobahn and Camtune that can supply sooner and at some discount - make sure the car is to the proper C16 UK specification, and not one for some other RHD country. If a car isn't C16 it may not have the gear on it you were expecting, and it won't be worth as much come selling time.

On a slightly different note, I read in Autocar the other day that Chris Harris bought humself a 'basic' Cayman with 2.7 engine and standard 17 in wheels. Reckons it's REALLY good. Plenty of power, sounds great; good ride plus less grip = more fun.
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Mon 26 Feb 2007 09:31
2 Speed responses from Porsche Dealer - No FM2R
>>Porsche dealers are notorious for refusing to deal.

Mate of mine sells these. His comments were that of course Porsche dealers will deal. And people who are on their 3rd or 4th Porsche will frequently get those deals. However, in his opinion people who come in to buy a new Porsche are frequently so chuffed about being able to get one, and somewhat daunted by the process/garage/salesmen that they don't ask. Consequently the profit margins on a Porsche are higher than you might expect and certainly higher than with more "normal" cars.
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