Wow. How does this work when you haven't submitted an order and they don't even have a build slot yet? Keep us posted...
J

 

If you can't get a straight answer out of your sales rep, call his boss, the sales manager, or the GM, or the owner. I'm not normally a confrontational type of person that likes to bark to get what I want, but I would pursue all the avenues politely and then dispute with your credit card company if all else fails.

 

U.S. has received TT and TTS allocations? Multiple dealers in my area told me June is when they know allocations.

 

My F-in-L just gave up his slot and got his deposit back... Was planning to trade in his '11 TTS on the new one, but it didn't excite him in the end, and is going to keep his current... Lack of a manual didn't help (fully recognize he doesn't have one now, but that is a disappointment as well)...

 

I am in line for the first Corvette convertible at my local dealer; their allocation was three cars, the first two are coupes and were already spoken for when I put down my deposit. Estimated build early December. I am truly excited to see how America's sports car compares to my 2004 GT3 in terms of build quality, every day drivability, and track performance. My build specs will include a 7 speed manual transmission, Z51 performance package, and magnetorheological dampers along with as much leather as I can spec for the interior. Price will still be under 80K and hopefully performance will be on a par with a 991 Carrera S. Should be interesting...

 

I gave up my turbo slot too. Was #6 in dallas/ fort worth area. Could easily afford it too. Wife drew line at 130. I was on wait list since last September. Thought about used Ferrari for long time too. I thought that was whole point of turbo. Ferrari performance at affordable prices. Now we have souped up 991 performance (520 hp is less than a $55,000 Shelby ford mustang) at Ferrari prices. We finally settled on a loaded carrera s instead. Porsche completely miscalculated. 200,000 is not high volume. In us that is 500 mclaren customers, 1000 Aston customers , 1500 Lamborghini customers, and maybe 3000 Ferrari customers. If those guys change their mind, fine. I think they won't.

 

Got my $5000 refund back.

 

I'm glad you stayed loyal to the Porsche family. I know the domestic products are on a comeback and I'm sure the offerings are good, but I don't think Porsche is in the hp war like everyone else. If so, the ZR1 has 638 hp and the 2011 turbo had 500hp, with the 138hp difference the the turbo still beat the ZR1 by .5 second (3.5 vs 3.0 0-60) and 3/10th's of a second in the 1/4 mile (11.5 vs 11.2).

When you buy a Porsche you're not just paying for the performance although that's an added bonus, you're paying for reliability, quality materials, and your supporting the manufacturer with your money because you believe their product is the best. If it was just about hp everyone would just buy the least expensive product offering with the most hp.

 

I referenced the Corvettes providing a 7 Liter Engine - (which they make available in addition to the 6.2L) The 2013 427 Corvette is powered by a 7.0 Liter
505 HP Engine making 470 Ft. Lbs of Torque using the LS7 small block with an
MSRP of $75,925. It does 0-60 in 3.8 Seconds. IMHO It does provide a reasonable alternative to the new Turbo - even though it may not be your cup of tea - or mine! FYI, some, presumably misinformed tasteless souls, consider the Corvette as great looking as the 991 - I am one of those. I don't buy 911s for their looks
but have owned 10 of them, including 5 Turbos, over their lifespan. My point was
that the newest Turbo prices make it less competitive with many (certainly not all) reasonable alternatives - and those alternatives are becoming more numerous.
Checkout:
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette-42...ports-car.html

 

A new 458 coupe with much on it is 280 or so. So a reasonably optioned Turbo is 120K less. I have heard of used ones selling in the 230 range. They are not close to being the same car. Corvettes have always been a high performance value. They are not a 911 substitute. IMHO

 

The interesting thing about these premium sports cars: turbo, vette, 458, etc, is that they all satisfy a different purpose and all have different uses. Although to an uninformed party they're all "sports cars" and one may purchase based on price or features alone, but the usability and purposefulness is completely different. That's why they make so many different models by so many different manufacturers, there's something for everyone. IMHO, if you want a DD, nimble, usable car, something kids can fit in, and be less conspicuous in, there's nothing better than a 911 turbo. There was a commercial during the 997.2 period that showed a yellow turbo cab being driven by a mother who was dropping her child off to school that furthered that point that Porsche has finally realized. In my opinion, that's why they can charge more for it, I'm sure there are other built in value options that older cars didn't have that we have yet to see.

It will be interesting to finally start reading the reviews when they are available.

 

What is also interesting is to look at other cars that Turbo owners own, or another way, what 458/12c/lp-560 etc owners drive as a DD.. I would guess a large portion have a Turbo as their daily driver - most of the people I know with an exotic also have a turbo/s... There is a small portion of people who can buy a 200k sports car as a DD, but many in that population can typically buy more than 1...

 

I agree, if you could only get one, you buy a turbo, then when you get another you buy a 458, 12C, Gallardo, etc as a weekend car.

 

I have a 458. I also have a 991S, a Sl65 and a Cayenne GTS all DDs. I had a 997tt until I got the 991. I have a 991tt on order. Any of these can be used and are used as DD's. what flavor do you like? Also no wife to set any limits only girlfriends. Cars are cheaper than wives. IMHO. LOL

 

it seems like prices is deterring most of us, we love it but its too expensive

i guess my original plan is on, drive the 996tt to the ground then find a proper 997tt