semtex

Am purchasing a new Cayman in cash. First car purchase ever so need a little help. I have a friend in leasing who said he can get me a 7.5% discount on the model I order.

Am going to drop by my local dealership here in Manhattan next week to see if they can beat that. Had some questions:

• Is 8% discount doable on these cars?
• Should I expect them to waive the delivery, processing and handling fee in addition to the discount?
• Can I ask them to give me an extra year maintenance free including all of the above?
• Was planning on getting a clear bra for the front of the car. How much is reasonable and would you get it at the dealership or no? They are going to charge me $2500-$3000 for the front of the car. $5500 for the entire car.
• Should I get rim insurance at the dealership or through my own insurance company (if that's even possible)? And how much should I expect to pay for this?
• Are there any other discounts or extra purchases that I should be looking for from the dealership when buying?

TYIA, and if you know someone in the NYC area that is reputable and can do a clear bra, tints, etc. for cheaper then the dealership please let me know!

Appreciate all your help guys. Excited to be joining the Porsche family. Never imagined I'd be getting a Porsche one day.

ldamelio

Recent 718S cash buyer here - also a couple of threads about this on other Porsche forums. 8% for a car on the lot doable and reasonable, maybe about 5-6% for an order. A few people have gotten 10% on 2017 'leftovers' on lots in less popular configurations or polarizing colors. Search local inventories online - most of them have pictures of the door panels with VIN and date of manufacture. Maybe you can find something you like that's been sitting for a few months. My local dealer has a nicely optioned chalk 718CS that's been on the lot for 5 months.

I don't have any insight into asking to waive delivery, etc. If you do, I'm sure it will come out of the above discounts, not be on top of it. I assume that they are like any other business and have a total price that makes sense for them to sell at as a win-win. My philosophy - better to get a good price and a positive relationship with the dealer rather than a great price and animosity with the deal. I'll be going back for other cars in the future.

Rim insurance - I'm generally not a fan of this as I prefer to self-insure for everything other than health and major liability. That being said, I got the 20" Carrera S wheels that retail for over $3000 each and there are a million potholes after the bad winter. I was genuinely hemming and hawing, not trying to fake it for a discount, and they quickly cut the price in half ($1100 for 3 years) for the tire and wheel insurance. I went for it. If you're getting 18's or 19's and good roads, I would personally save the cash. Make sure you get a Porsche-sponsored plan, other third party ones can be sketchy in paying claims.

I also pre-purchased maintenance at 50% off. The service in the first couple of years is stuff that the mechanically inclined can DIY, but access to the engine for an oil change involves putting the car on a lift and removing a shield. If you have a trusted local Porsche mechanic, you can probably even save over the 50% off ($1400/3 years) I paid. I'm more comfortable with the dealer as this is my first Porsche, so I went for this also.

I'm not a cover and bra guy, but most people say to avoid the dealer - they generally outsource so variable quality and a middleman involved which adds cost. $5500 seems astronomical to what I've seen online and locally when I was considering pain protection. Hopefully someone local can make a recommendation.

Hope this helps and welcome. I'm only 2 months ahead of you in ownership, but I've been loving my car.

semtex

Called around and sounds like $4500 - $5500 is what independent vendors are offering too. It sounds crazy high to me, but I guess I have some time to make that decision.

GregWormald

I've said it before and I'll risk saying it again:
Do check the reviews for service from the dealerships. Good service and support can be worth a fair bit. If you check the posts here and elsewhere you will find that some dealers couldn't give a sh*t after delivery and even make claiming on warranty very difficult.

redduck996

got close to 10% back in Nov on a 2017 718s

good luck

wriggly

semtex

Just an update here -

I ended up getting 8% discount on my Cayman order. I bought it towards the end of March and was told I'd get it by late June. Went through my friend who has a leasing business.

ldamelio

Sounds like a good deal. Congratulations and post some pictures when it arrives.

redduck996

congrats
color, specs, other goodies?

semtex

Nothing too crazy. Base Cayman in GT Silver.

Sport plus seats, Bose, Black leather interior, blacked out tail lights, interior light package, model deletion, 20" wheels, auto-fold sideview mirrors.

Going to be my daily driver

CaymanSinAR

Hard to imagine a better daily driver.

Manual or PDK?

rdmustang

I am placing an order for a 2019 GTS. Found one dealer who gave me 4% off and only $1k deposit (others were offering 0-2% with $5k deposit). Once I had one dealer offering 4% almost everyone else fell in line. They said the GTS gets slightly less discount and purchasing a new year while current year is still shipping reduces discount. I checked with a total of 9 dealers (7 in state and 2 out of state). One of the out of state guys said his absolute max was 2.5%. Even after losing my business he said 4% is good and if they go a penny more jump on it. I'd like to believe him. Haven't signed the paper work (probably tomorrow) so if I'm way off please let me know

redduck996

very nice, enjoy in good health...

If I had to do it again, i'd go manual all the way.... GT4 perhaps?????

OldJedi

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