Was I lucky with my allocation??
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You received a letter! That is pretty funny. The Canadians are so polite.
As far as whether this means you are close to an allocation, no idea. It depends on the dealership. Some put you on a "waiting list" just to get rid of you, others put you on a real waiting list. If you lived in North Scottsdale, I can assure you it means absolutely nothing. I would keep reminding them you are waiting, like at least once a week. I don't know how many dealerships you have in your area, but I would go to each of them and remind them you are waiting. When they get an allocation, I think it goes to the first person they see with cash in their hand, but I cannot speak for every dealer (maybe you live in a smaller area and the dealer needs to maintain his relationship with the community).
Currently they are only selling to people who live in the same area as the dealership (they want to be able to do the maintenance on your car), so if you do not live in the area you may want to go back and tell them you are moving next door to them.
2024 is the last year before they go electric, but you should have time if you keep bugging them. Stay on top of them. If you feel like you are going too far, you are probably doing just the right thing. Pretend you are from NYC.
Best of luck to you!
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Normally when a dealer takes a deposit and tells you they put you on a list, they put in a demand order that tells Porsche corporate that they've got someone on the hook waiting for an allocation.
That puts you on corporate's radar and you'll get those letters. It doesn't mean you're any closer to getting an allocation or even that Porsche is going to give that dealer an allocation to fill that demand.
It's not nothing. But it's not much, either.
That puts you on corporate's radar and you'll get those letters. It doesn't mean you're any closer to getting an allocation or even that Porsche is going to give that dealer an allocation to fill that demand.
It's not nothing. But it's not much, either.
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Hi all!
Newbie here from Aus.
I’ve just gotten an allocation for my first ever Porsche, a CGTS 4.0, but was wondering if I got lucky with this, or if the wait times that I’ve been reading about is just a US and/or pre-2023 thing?
Basically, I walked into one of the dealerships near me on a Monday, having just really started considering a CGTS (was previously considering an M3) and playing with the configurator online. Being my first time even going to a Porsche dealership, I really just wanted to learn more about the purchasing process and allocations, and hoping to see a CGTS, and possibly test driving, but not holding my breath on that part (there was a GT4 and Spyder that I got to check out). Long story short, after going through my spec with the SA and having a bit of a chat, he lets me know that he has an allocation for December with expected delivery around May 24. I didn’t know what to do! I said I had to speak it over with the better half, met up with her and brought her over to the dealership to have a look. About an hr later, and a smaller bank account, my allocation is locked in!
Not sure if there are other aussies in the 718 forum, but is this typical nowadays? Are the queues only in the larger markets like the US, or possibly closer to covid times?
Anyways, I’m very excited about it, and happy to be lurking on these forums a lot more
Newbie here from Aus.
I’ve just gotten an allocation for my first ever Porsche, a CGTS 4.0, but was wondering if I got lucky with this, or if the wait times that I’ve been reading about is just a US and/or pre-2023 thing?
Basically, I walked into one of the dealerships near me on a Monday, having just really started considering a CGTS (was previously considering an M3) and playing with the configurator online. Being my first time even going to a Porsche dealership, I really just wanted to learn more about the purchasing process and allocations, and hoping to see a CGTS, and possibly test driving, but not holding my breath on that part (there was a GT4 and Spyder that I got to check out). Long story short, after going through my spec with the SA and having a bit of a chat, he lets me know that he has an allocation for December with expected delivery around May 24. I didn’t know what to do! I said I had to speak it over with the better half, met up with her and brought her over to the dealership to have a look. About an hr later, and a smaller bank account, my allocation is locked in!
Not sure if there are other aussies in the 718 forum, but is this typical nowadays? Are the queues only in the larger markets like the US, or possibly closer to covid times?
Anyways, I’m very excited about it, and happy to be lurking on these forums a lot more
It is my understanding they have several cars (of most models and variants) already allocated to their dealer that can be sold before they are even made.
The model i wanted, a style edition 2.0 PDK, was not available but i ordered it anyway in June 2023. By October they called and said allocation is available for next year, Feb 2024 production, with April-June Arrival.
I am happy with that.
If i wanted a car earlier i could have chosen one of their pre-allocated cars, Such as a Boxster PDK or a Cayman S or something, and at least chosen the spec i wanted ( colour, trims etc) and probably received it this year, almost 6 months earlier.
For 911 orders i heard it is 18 months waiting list, and all cars ordered would simply be a 992.2 by the time they arrive anyway. For pricing on a car that far away there is nothing to discuss, it is basically going to have several price rises before it arrives, and the new model will have different specs also so you would just have to put your name down and wait and see the allocation as it gets closer.
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Last edited by sonicworld; Dec 23, 2023 at 11:17 AM.
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I bet that percentage is a lot higher than you would ever think.
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Having been in Performance Vehicle Sales for most of my 30 years in the business I can say in my experience the rate of financing is much higher than many folks would imagine. I am figuring leasing into the equation and again the level of vehicles in this category is again much higher, in my experience, than I believe many consumers would imagine. Solid reasons are out there also, that folks often miss, like owners of businesses leasing or even buying a vehicle to write off . During the long period of extremely low interest rates, many folks felt using their money for investments, business purposes , etc. made a ton more sense than dropping a load to pay for a new fun machine.
I found, often, the folks who commented rather shallow views that if you didn't have the money, you should not finance something like a Porsche, were often the perfect folks who once someone discussed the options available for buying/leasing a performance car/truck/suv they opened up. When an owner of a business was paying a fluctuating rate with his/her " Line of Credit " a payment over 5-6 years at a fixed low rate was quite attractive , leaving cash available for said business. Over the years I was well over 50% financing/leasing vehicles , but I believe that was partially due to asking lots of questions to completely determine what might be best for the customer. Often things opened up much different than the original process indicated.
I found, often, the folks who commented rather shallow views that if you didn't have the money, you should not finance something like a Porsche, were often the perfect folks who once someone discussed the options available for buying/leasing a performance car/truck/suv they opened up. When an owner of a business was paying a fluctuating rate with his/her " Line of Credit " a payment over 5-6 years at a fixed low rate was quite attractive , leaving cash available for said business. Over the years I was well over 50% financing/leasing vehicles , but I believe that was partially due to asking lots of questions to completely determine what might be best for the customer. Often things opened up much different than the original process indicated.