Macca

Mike. Big congrats mate for getting this far and also for keeping your chin up during the journey. Not long now eh. Keep us informed....

Mike in CA

Don't know exactly about the slack, and we probably won't know when things will firm up until they actually happen. But, for example, my car is scheduled for completion on 11/22, to arrive at the port of departure on 11/29, and to leave port for the US on 12/6. Arrival in San Diego is supposed to be 1/10, with delivery inventory on 1/24. As new GT3 noted, those are all Fridays, so they are obviously approximations, not specific dates.

Trucks probably don't leave for the port every day, nor do ships sail every day. If the timing is right, a car might not sit for a week before it heads to port or gets on a boat. My guess is those are worst case scenarios. Also, I don't think travel time from Germany to California will take over a month, and with luck it won't take 2 weeks to clear customs and get from Southern to Northern CA.

If things work out, this all gives rise to hope that a car will arrive sooner than expected.

new GT3

Mike, I am in the NY Metro area hence the shorter delivery time. Also, as far as how much slack is in the schedule, my dealer tells me that it typically takes 1 month from completion until the car arrives at his lot. This is instead of the 6 weeks that Porsche allows on their schedule for my part of the world, which if this holds true means I could possibly have my car by the end of the year and you could have yours in early to mid-January. As far as the paint shop goes their is no separate listing for it on my tracking list and I was thinking that painting was what they did in the body shop.

Mike in CA

Cool. I hope your dealer is right. 6 weeks instead of 8 sounds about right for a West Coast delivery. You're correct about the paint stop on the schedule. Don't know where I conjured that up from (maybe from remembering the factory video); guess my excitement got the better of me!

new GT3

It's going to be a long holiday season.

allans

Mine is on for 11/29 and 12/16 with mid January delivery also. Allan

Manifold

So what does this all mean for those who are still on waiting lists? Do all dealers now have firm initial allocations? Will production continue as needed to meet demands, or are they instead limiting production to X number of 2014 cars?

Though I'm still ambivalent about the car (for my use), it would be nice to know that I can actually get one if desired.

allans

Note, When I received my 4.0 it was weeks earlier than Porsche's schedule had shown. Allan

Mike in CA

I've heard from a couple of sources, including an e-mail from my salesman, that Porsche will build 864 GT3's for the US for the 2014 model run. How much of dent that makes in overall demand for 2014, or what it means for allocations, is anybody's guess.

roberga

congrats Mike, happy for you.

Manifold

How does that number compare with previous years for the GT3?

Now that this 991 GT3 is about to find its way to people's garages (finally!), it'll be interesting to see how prices of 997 GT3s are affected. If the 991 GT3 lives up to the reviews and track guys praise it, I can see a lot of 997 GT3 owners selling their cars to get it, which should mean prices coming down.

FLM911

Got confirmation mine will be with me on 17 Jan. Bit of a stripper compared to many around here. Will be a pure track use car just like the current one which will be looking for a new home in a few weeks.

0Q991

Exciting times! Seems like we should be hearing some first hand accounts in just a matter of weeks.

allans

Mines a stripper/track car too, $133.9 Allan

silverrules

exciting times. Wont be long now Mike.