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Old 02-09-2014, 01:45 PM
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Agreed. I really have no clue. At this point, and after so many changes in schedule over the past several month, I've learned to manage my expectations--do I hope that the info I was fed was accurate? Yep. But I've prepared myself for an email saying, "oops, your car is actually on a different boat that will arrive a couple weeks after the VL." Regardless, it's just a matter of several weeks and it's time to prepare the garage space.
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Old 02-09-2014, 01:47 PM
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At this point, I'm just hoping for the best for all of us. The process has had its fair share of inconsistencies--the hope is that we will all receive our cars in just a matter of weeks and sooner than later.

Then, we'll be on the road and these ups and downs will be in the rear view!
Assuming we can see out of the rear window.
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Old 02-09-2014, 02:37 PM
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Haha.
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0Q991 what dealer did you get your GT3 through?
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Silverrules, my car is on the Glovis Condor which left port and is in the Dover Straights. I suspect your car is on this boat. We can figure five weeks from now to get our cars.
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How long is the average wait for the release of the car from port of entry to the dealer? My car arrived on 1-30-2014 at davisville RI. Hope to get my hands on her soon.
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If you can't tie it into business will you purchase? I cannot tie it to business and still on the fence on whether to write a check or lease. Right now I am 80-20% to buy. It depends on how attractive leasing terms are which based on past experience are not.
Without the biz perks, meaning some portion gets written off as a proper business expense, then I'll pay cash.

My marginal tax rate is 42% (fed only) so I don't think it'll take much biz use to justify a lease v. purchase.
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Old 02-10-2014, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Dude-
How long is the average wait for the release of the car from port of entry to the dealer? My car arrived on 1-30-2014 at davisville RI. Hope to get my hands on her soon.
Average 7-10 days.
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Old 02-10-2014, 06:47 PM
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10 days today so I guess I'll be waiting for the "eagle has landed" call.

Thanks Nick.
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Old 02-10-2014, 07:26 PM
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Dude, I meant Dude its almost over for you Happy for you.
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Thanks Bud. I thought it was pretty fun having the long wait. I got to meet some of you fine folks and learned a lot about porsche which I never owned before. I look for to giving a review coming from the larger envelope customer point of view.
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Glovis Condor headed for San Diego
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Originally Posted by Dude-
10 days today so I guess I'll be waiting for the "eagle has landed" call.

Thanks Nick.
Dude, what dealer is your new one coming thru ?
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Manhattan motor cars. Great dealer to work with.
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Looks like the Glovis Condor made a beer run in Brixham. After S-Turning across the English Channel a pilot boat pulled up to it just outside of the port of Brixham. Guess they ran out of beer already. Just hope they don't ball it up with a bunch or our GT3s onboard. JK
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