GT3 Dealer Allocation Thread
05-22-2017, 12:06 AM
#2521
Nordschleife Master
Originally Posted by Nick
OTOH, there is a strong rumor the .2GT3 production will end the summer of 2018. It has to do with European emissions standards. It could affect US production as well.
It's like ground hogs day here.
More fake news likely sprouted out by dealers to fan the hysteria
05-22-2017, 08:36 PM
#2522
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Spoke to two different dealers today both said they are holding back several allocations for themselves to build and sell. Why pcna allows this to happen is total BS
05-22-2017, 11:24 PM
#2523
Drifting
good to hear exciting stuff on this thread as well.
05-23-2017, 12:05 AM
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I can second this and say I have been well taken care of by my dealer.
05-23-2017, 01:07 AM
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Three Wheelin'
Congrats! Are you going with pdk or stick?
05-23-2017, 01:33 AM
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05-23-2017, 01:41 AM
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Got my allocation and commission number today (SoCal dealer) 
Jan/Feb delivery. But with PTS it will likely take longer, assuming I get a PTS slot. I have the residuals if anyone is interested. Please PM me - I was asked not to post them.
My dealer said MY19 is May/June 2018 delivery. Can anyone confirm this?
Jan/Feb delivery. But with PTS it will likely take longer, assuming I get a PTS slot. I have the residuals if anyone is interested. Please PM me - I was asked not to post them.My dealer said MY19 is May/June 2018 delivery. Can anyone confirm this?
Not likely. The residuals are pretty crappy and my build is over the max residual amount for it to make sense. Will have to run the numbers to see what pencils out but most likely finance. I get to pull-ahead early on my '16 GTS lease to the GT3.
Correct but I am hearing they may get more cars. Regardless I'm not in a hurry. I have an AMG GT R arriving in July to keep me occupied. Not Circle - I went through DTLA.
Correct but I am hearing they may get more cars. Regardless I'm not in a hurry. I have an AMG GT R arriving in July to keep me occupied. Not Circle - I went through DTLA.
First of all Congrats!
Actually Brett from Sonnen Porsche already posted the residuals for GT3s on here.
For 36 month its 56% for 5k miles per year.
MY19 should be August 2018 delivery from what it looks like now.
Depending on how long you plan to keep the car, it may still be smarter to lease it than to purchase and pay the 15k sales tax upfront for non-trade-difference-states (and for states who does not need to pay full lease sales tax upfront). Going over MRM and lower residual indeed will yield higher payments, but you'll be paying off the car more as well.
05-23-2017, 01:56 AM
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This is exactly my biggest issue right now. Maybe I'll get one. Maybe I won't. Not knowing until they stop making them is frustrating.
I mean... they must have a pretty good idea right now of their production schedule for the next year, don't they? If my dealer is gonna get 10 allocations spread out over the next year, why can't they get them all now with the dates spread out as appropriate?
Why do they just wait around until one trickles down?
How does that process work anyway? Do they have a big red light in their offices somewhere that flashes when a new allocation is available? Does someone just have to keep checking the system to see if one showed up?
I mean... they must have a pretty good idea right now of their production schedule for the next year, don't they? If my dealer is gonna get 10 allocations spread out over the next year, why can't they get them all now with the dates spread out as appropriate?
Why do they just wait around until one trickles down?
How does that process work anyway? Do they have a big red light in their offices somewhere that flashes when a new allocation is available? Does someone just have to keep checking the system to see if one showed up?
In each dealer's General Manager's office, there are two yellow rotating hazard lights. In between the lights is a banner with the words "INCOMING ALLOCATION". When PAG pushes the big red button in Germany to send an allocation to PCNA or PCL, PCNA and PCL then controls a switch board to sling shot the allocation to a particular dealer.
That dealer's hazard light will go off, and the banner saying "INCOMING ALLOCATION" will light up and flash, along with a ominous warning sound. The GM have about 15 seconds to accept this allocation or it gets returned to the PCNA/PCL switchboard. They will then allocate that allocation to another dealer. This is why most Porsche dealer hires ping pong champions for their General Managers
05-23-2017, 04:13 AM
#2529
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Thanks for the info chaosoul. If your allocation is from Florida and you're bringing the car back to Nevada, how would the lease work then? Does your lease terms go according to where you plan to bring the car back to? When the lease is done, would I have to return it to the same dealership in Florida? I was going to originally finance but since I own my own business I was curious about the lease. Thanks for your help.
05-23-2017, 04:27 AM
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Thanks for the info chaosoul. If your allocation is from Florida and you're bringing the car back to Nevada, how would the lease work then? Does your lease terms go according to where you plan to bring the car back to? When the lease is done, would I have to return it to the same dealership in Florida? I was going to originally finance but since I own my own business I was curious about the lease. Thanks for your help.
It doesn't matter where your allocation is and where you're "bringing back" the car to. It only matters which state you plan to register the car. Where you register the car will determine your governing laws of state (like trade difference, tax upfront), sales tax rates, and registration fees.
As long the dealer that is selling you the car is okay with you registering it out of state, you can register it in any state you want, for the most part.
Lease terms usually vary region to region but for Porsche Financial it is mostly the same. You do not have to return your car to the same dealership, in fact, you can return your Porsche Financial Lease to any authorized Porsche dealer in the US.
However, that being said, do not return your GT3 by any means. The GT3 residual is 56%, meaning if you return your 160k GT3, you're essentially selling the car back to Porsche Financial for 89k after 3 years. 991.2 GT3 will not be worth only 89k after 3 years even if its been in an accident. Lease is just a means for no-trade-difference-state buyers to save on sales tax, you still have the right to sell, and terminate early with no penalty. Your lease will have a pay-off amount every month just like when you're financing. Either sell the car before end of lease or buy the car outright at end of lease. You'll lose out on atleast 30k if you just return the car, and make PFS very happy.
05-23-2017, 10:05 AM
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In each dealer's General Manager's office, there are two yellow rotating hazard lights. In between the lights is a banner with the words "INCOMING ALLOCATION". When PAG pushes the big red button in Germany to send an allocation to PCNA or PCL, PCNA and PCL then controls a switch board to sling shot the allocation to a particular dealer.
That dealer's hazard light will go off, and the banner saying "INCOMING ALLOCATION" will light up and flash, along with a ominous warning sound. The GM have about 15 seconds to accept this allocation or it gets returned to the PCNA/PCL switchboard. They will then allocate that allocation to another dealer. This is why most Porsche dealer hires ping pong champions for their General Managers
That dealer's hazard light will go off, and the banner saying "INCOMING ALLOCATION" will light up and flash, along with a ominous warning sound. The GM have about 15 seconds to accept this allocation or it gets returned to the PCNA/PCL switchboard. They will then allocate that allocation to another dealer. This is why most Porsche dealer hires ping pong champions for their General Managers
This is pretty much exactly as I'd envisioned it. Nice to get confirmation from the source!
05-23-2017, 10:46 AM
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Three Wheelin'
