robmypro

Thank you for providing feedback. I am not sure how much attention we want to give to market value, to be honest. This entire is much more than just people afraid they can't sell their cars for a decent amount. I think we want to be careful NOT to send Porsche that message.

robmypro

I asked this before, but I will ask again. Is there a way to group PM hundreds of people?

tgibrit

Firstly, thank you for taking on this challenge for the benefit of us all. I would also remove this one particular statement. I would also remove the deadline at the end, perhaps something more open ended "we look forward to your feedback on our proposal ..."

robmypro

Both those changes are in the latest version.

tonymission

Maybe too late if everyone has already sent you what was requested, but an email list would probably be better.

robmypro

Yeah, that would be a major operation at this stage, Tony. But I think we are almost there. I think I am just going to let people chew on this latest version, and assuming everyone is good, the letters go out Wednesday.

Quadcammer

Sorry but this letter is a rambling mess. porsche is not concerned with what you think is of benefit to it nor does it care what you think is causing the problem. furthermore, what guarantee do you have that the 140 members are gt3 owners? finally, talking about people who buy porsche cars used is not gonna go a long way with them as they are most concerned with new car buyers.

Please have a lawyer heavily edit this. i dont think it needs to be on law firm letterhead but it needs major revison to have any impact

robmypro

All feedback is appreciated.

mass27

+1

Sorry guys, but this letter is a hot mess. It has poor word choice, is inconsistently passive then aggressive, has incorrect grammar, syntax, spelling, tense, superfluous words, sloppy, extraneous information, verbose, etc.

If I received a letter like this, it would be glanced at briefly (not even in its entirety) then tossed. If you really expect a desired outcome, letters can't be thrown together with 897349587 revisions with 9834 opinions and using private message as a medium to convey all of the above.

Oh, and yes, I do wish you the best outcome.

robmypro

Nobody is stopping you from having a go at it. Easy to criticize. Much harder to actually do something.

Just saying.

robmypro

Update: I have received a ton of positive feedback, but i have also received 2 PM's related to the length of the letter. What I am going to do is have a second set of eyes review this, and tighten things up a bit. This isn't about ego. We all want this to succeed, and if a better written, more concise version accomplishes that, then that is what has to happen.

Let me see how quickly I can get a revised edit turned around.

NateOZ

Ive not read the letter but the first question that needs to be asked is if you want this back in the media now that the fire problem is really yesterday's news. There is a very high probability PAG does nothing and this whole thing causes more harm than good, especially for market values.

mass27

You are writing a letter to a multi billion dollar Company and your conclusion to what I wrote is "just saying?"

Furthermore, I don't need to have a "go" at "it". You asked for input, don't be surprised if not all of the input is positive.

It needs to be rewritten by a competent, industry specific attorney. Completely rewritten, but many of the concepts may stay. Sending it as is can actually cause more damage than good.

robmypro

Appreciate the feedback.

mass27

Wish you and all GT3 owners the best of luck in this endeavor, but you are most likely going to get one shot at this. I think you hit the brakes and nail this letter in precisely the proper format to have the greatest impact.