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mtgadbois

I would not let that worry me. I visit the dealer once a year, never earlier.

bkrantz

I did, with a couple of caveats and maybe some wishful (or at least hopeful) thinking.

My nearest dealer is more than 200 miles away, and my "preferred" dealer is more than 300 miles. Admittedly, I am largely retired, and so have a bit more schedule flexibility. And I have long repaired and rebuilt my own vehicles, and expect that I can handle some minor problems and routine service. I did contact the service department at the dealer 300 miles away, and they confirmed that for any warranty issues that make the car undriveable, they will take care of transportation.

Another way to look at it: I spend 95% of my time driving in areas where many owners will be on vacation or other longer distance tours. If you never want to venture more than an hour from a dealership, then none of cool cars available today are sensible.

One thing I did do, was to add an offical collapsable spare tire and jack kit, since not only do I live far from dealers, but many fun roads are out of cell phone coverage.

Mr. Big

Get a Corvette. There's a Chevy dealer on every street corner and you can fix it with a hammer.

StormRune

Yes. A distance you hopefully have to drive only once a year, for driving perfection and presumably a rare car for your area. Sure! I drive 300 miles on a nice one-day jaunt into the Hill Country sometimes.

Make a nice road trip of it and take your wife to the big city. Regardless of how busy you think you are, certainly once a year you both deserve a special trip. I'd bet under the circumstances your dealership would make a special effort to get the car done within the day for you.

It would be an easy call for me, but now I know what I'd be missing if I passed up driving a Porsche.

Papa Fittig

Yes. Extra fun driving there once a year.

john weires

MJJ. I also live in Des Moines. I have bought three different Porsche's from Woodhouse in Omaha. I negotiated a trailering package as part of the price of the car. I think it sells for $700-$800 for three round trips otherwise. Anyone that runs a business knows that the real cost of a single round trip delivery is closer to $500, so they are subsidizing these packages. I sometimes have my oil changed locally to not waste my quota of round trips. They are a good dealership to work with. Good luck.

911sccab

mjj

shammerman

mjj - Des Moines has a very active Porsche Club and as you have seen (I am sure) an ever increasing number of Porsches covering models from old to new. Yes, Woodhouse is the closest dealer, but it is not an issue at all. They do have outstanding and flexible service department and if your car needs just routine maintenance, you can just drive there in the am, jump in a loaner and spend the day exploring and enjoying Omaha before driving back in the afternoon. Or make it a staycation with an overnight going out to a nice dinner or catching a show. Woodhouse also offers transport options for your car. In addition, there is a few options to service your car locally. If you are looking to buy a new or a newer model, the trip to Omaha would most likely be just a once a year so deal. I am also sending you a private message to contact me - would love to talk to you into getting a Porsche. You will NEVER regret it if you do so. Check you r Private message on the top right corner...Also, here is our Porsche Club website: Schonesland Porsche Club (Central IA) The club has great activities and an awesome group of people with active attendance at many great events throughout the year. The best bunch of people you ever met!

mander

When I lived in Lincoln NE I bought a new 09C4S from Woodhouse. At the time they were offering for 500 a flatbed/trailering package. Back then they didn't have a limit on number of trips as long as it was warranty or regular maintenance but it was for three years, if I recall correctly. They lost money on that deal but it was great for me since I had a pesky warranty issue that required four trips to fix in addition to the two yearly service visits. I had a great experience with Woodhouse.

adamlittman

I too live in Des Moines, have owned several different generations of 911's and have had no problem getting any of them serviced in area or at the dealer. Woodhouse has given me loaners at no charge( 0 mile Panemera s hybrid for 2 weeks) and they will meet halfway for a vehicle exchange. Owning a 911 in 50265 is only as limiting as you will allow it to be. Shammerman mentioned club events above, with a great group of folks here in DM. I recognize a couple others here from GPR PCA, another great group of folks as well. GPR hosts some fun track events at RPM. Schones meetups include drive and dine, cars and coffee, and a few weekend drives.

Bud Taylor

Do the 911. If your really that busy have someone valet it once a year. I would NEVER get minor services performed at stealership anyway as they will rip you off. Not sure how reliable the new turbo platform is gonna be but the .1's don't need much.

i know it is as fast around a track but to me the GTR drives like a rental car. The NSX is a neat bit of kit and will probably hold value well.


QUOTE=mjj;14825822]I am going to buy a new fun car in the next couple of weeks. I really want to buy a 911. I live in a rural state. My closest Porsche dealer is about 150 miles away from home. I am concerned about the logistics & time requirement of getting the car serviced. Would you buy a Porsche or just stick to brands that could be serviced locally? I have access to most other brands except Porsche and the true exotics.

Like many of you, I have a very demanding job and a family so my free time is limited. If I stick to local dealers my secondary options would likely be an Acura NSX or Nissan GTR. Merc's and BMW don't interest me.

Thanks for the feedback.

MJJ[/QUOTE]

kuma1416

Any of the other IA 911 owners have any experience/comments re the P-dealership (Lujacks) in Davenport? They are one of those mega -dealerships that also sell 10 brands incl Kias, Hondas, Mercs , Lexus, etc