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"I can get a guy to drive me from point A to point B in his Corolla, so I no longer want to buy a $70k two seat mid-engine roadster". I don't think that's a thing.
My millennial son would beg to differ. He'd rather Uber than drive one of my Porsche's somewhere. Spending big $ on a cars is nuts in his opinion. He enjoys driving mine once in a while, but he'd never spend his money on one.
Very nice JAM2! Absolutely love the color and interior.
Thanks! Wish I could take credit for the build, but I do believe the dealership built it for stock? It was sold by them about 4 months ago, and then traded back in. I am just the lucky recipient of someone with a good eye...
I just bought a pre - owned Targa 4 GTS. After consulting with my local dealer, we were on the phone with his rep that handles allocations. Sports car allocations are very hard to get right now, period!!!
PTS non metallic
Chalk air vents in leather
houndstooth with piping vs stitching
That said, I couldn't pass this up, as it's a fantastic build, and was had at a discount. I, like bwiele, prefer my interiors a certain way, and this one just spoke to me. I do wish it had 3 additional options, but they can always be added down the road.
My millennial son would beg to differ. He'd rather Uber than drive one of my Porsche's somewhere. Spending big $ on a cars is nuts in his opinion. He enjoys driving mine once in a while, but he'd never spend his money on one.
And I have millennial friends that talk and breathe Porsche’s and Ferrari’s, M4s and Hellcats, especially manual ones. 😀 Hopefully there are many more of them out there. I can tell you that those same people see my car at Cars and Coffee and give me thumbs up for having a manual. 😉
And I have millennial friends that talk and breathe Porsche’s and Ferrari’s, M4s and Hellcats, especially manual ones. 😀 Hopefully there are many more of them out there. I can tell you that those same people see my car at Cars and Coffee and give me thumbs up for having a manual. 😉
There will always be a subset of enthusiasts, but this generation cares far less about cars than ours did, and even less about spending their own money on them. C&C is a biased sample for sure.
There will always be a subset of enthusiasts, but this generation cares far less about cars than ours did, and even less about spending their own money on them. C&C is a biased sample for sure.
I agree. I have three millennial sons who fortunately are all highly paid, but are driving 3 - 7 year old Nissan and Toyota appliances. They put their money into their homes and travelling. Cars are merely a ,means of getting them from point A - B, and certainly not a status item.
I can tend to agree with the millennial comment. Being 32, my friends are at a loss when I tell them the cost of my “base” 991.2. Alas, it’s something I’ve wanted for ages and my personal life/finances are stable enough to afford such a treat.
However, those same friends stay at the “Aman” line of hotels across the world without batting an eye.
Regardless, there are a variety of stories and tales in this thread in regards to 911 allocation. I’m very curious to see the numbers for 2018 and how the 992 changes the story (or not)
I feel dealers have somewhat abused the GTS targa allocations, configuring them with excessive options and pushing the price to $160k and above... My dealer had a Chalk Targa GTS with an MSRP of $165k
Local dealer here has been stalking my 2013 Carrera S to get me to trade in for a 2018 GTS also...last one they sent me was north of $170k...I said thanks but no-thanks. Have 28k on my 991.1 S and its doing fine so far!
My millennial son would beg to differ. He'd rather Uber than drive one of my Porsche's somewhere. Spending big $ on a cars is nuts in his opinion. He enjoys driving mine once in a while, but he'd never spend his money on one.
That's unrelated to the point I was making. I don't know your son, but sounds like he isn't a car guy in the first place, and if Uber didn't exist he'd drive a Corolla or similar. It's not like Uber steered him away from wanting an aspirated flat6 or whatever.
I responded to the comment that Porsche sales are down in part because of Uber, and I insist that there's no relation.
There isn't a soul in the world who previously would have bought a boxster, Cayman or 911 and now doesn't because they can hail a Uber.
02-18-2018 | 02:57 PM
