Carrera -Ordering, Options and Observations
08-29-2013, 07:59 PM
#16
Race Car
This thread speaks to the non-seasoned Porsche purchaser, a first time buyer or someone coming back to Porsche after a long absence, like myself. Except for importing a few grey market 911's in the '80's I have't even sat in a 911 until recently.
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Anyway, you consider yourself a rational consumer.......right? But even if you are the least bit compulsive the MSRP goes up 20%, if you have no restraint whatsoever you could effectively double the price of the car.....yep $170+k !!
So the point is this, for newbies like myself, "Porsche" is the driving experience we are after, don't be pressured into purchasing options that may stress the experience,relax, it's a Carrera for gosh sakes.
Best, Bret.
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Anyway, you consider yourself a rational consumer.......right? But even if you are the least bit compulsive the MSRP goes up 20%, if you have no restraint whatsoever you could effectively double the price of the car.....yep $170+k !!
So the point is this, for newbies like myself, "Porsche" is the driving experience we are after, don't be pressured into purchasing options that may stress the experience,relax, it's a Carrera for gosh sakes.
Best, Bret.
08-29-2013, 08:52 PM
#19
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
08-29-2013, 09:04 PM
#20
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
OK,
You guys are really over analyzing this purchase thing. (Porsche is going to have a hit on me)
Example: on another thread is "leather seating". Now take for example you just ordered your Carrera with the "partial" leather seats...............it's a freekin' Porsche the seats will be 200% better than any other full musk-ox leather barka lounger seat in any other car.
It's OK................you bought a Carrera!!........smile dammit!!!
You guys are really over analyzing this purchase thing. (Porsche is going to have a hit on me)
Example: on another thread is "leather seating". Now take for example you just ordered your Carrera with the "partial" leather seats...............it's a freekin' Porsche the seats will be 200% better than any other full musk-ox leather barka lounger seat in any other car.
It's OK................you bought a Carrera!!........smile dammit!!!
Last edited by MerlinsGarage; 08-30-2013 at 10:38 AM.
08-29-2013, 10:17 PM
#21
It's my fall back position if I can't save some money on a used one this fall. I'll order in winter for spring delivery. I think I can be happy with a $90k white with glass s/r, Bose and heated seats car. Hopefully for $82-83k. I'm such a simple guy with simple needs. 
08-30-2013, 12:17 AM
#22
if you can afford the car why worry about what it's worth 5 years from now? You are buying it for yourself not for the next guy/ gal. Get the color and option YOU want, you are the one who seats and looks at the car for the next 1825 days. Even if you are going to add $20K worth of "useless" option, that's only $11 more a day. Mine:
Racing Yellow P3
Leather interior in Black AZ
Wing mirror (lower part) painted CNL
SportDesign front apron XAS
Electric glass slide/tilt sunroof 653
Electric folding exterior mirrors 748
ParkAssist (front and rear) 636
Sport Chrono Package Plus 640
Power steering plus 658
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) 250
19-inch Carrera wheel 411
Seat belts in Racing Yellow XHN
Instrument dial Sport Chrono stop clock in Racing Yellow CGE
Instrument dials in Racing Yellow XFR
Smoking package 583
Luggage net passenger footwell 581
Seat ventilation 541
Seat heating 342
Sports seats, electrical (14-way) with memory package P06
Rear centre tunnel in leather with decorative stitching XHS
Lid of storage bin with Porsche crest XPT
Extended interior package rear in leather CXN
Extended interior package dashboard trim in leather CZW
Multi-function steering wheel Carbon incl. steering-wheel heating XHL
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module with universal audio interface P23
Burmester® High-end Surround Sound System 682
Racing Yellow P3
Leather interior in Black AZ
Wing mirror (lower part) painted CNL
SportDesign front apron XAS
Electric glass slide/tilt sunroof 653
Electric folding exterior mirrors 748
ParkAssist (front and rear) 636
Sport Chrono Package Plus 640
Power steering plus 658
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) 250
19-inch Carrera wheel 411
Seat belts in Racing Yellow XHN
Instrument dial Sport Chrono stop clock in Racing Yellow CGE
Instrument dials in Racing Yellow XFR
Smoking package 583
Luggage net passenger footwell 581
Seat ventilation 541
Seat heating 342
Sports seats, electrical (14-way) with memory package P06
Rear centre tunnel in leather with decorative stitching XHS
Lid of storage bin with Porsche crest XPT
Extended interior package rear in leather CXN
Extended interior package dashboard trim in leather CZW
Multi-function steering wheel Carbon incl. steering-wheel heating XHL
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module with universal audio interface P23
Burmester® High-end Surround Sound System 682
08-30-2013, 10:49 AM
#23
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
if you can afford the car why worry about what it's worth 5 years from now? You are buying it for yourself not for the next guy/ gal. Get the color and option YOU want, you are the one who seats and looks at the car for the next 1825 days. Even if you are going to add $20K worth of "useless" option, that's only $11 more a day. Mine:
Racing Yellow P3
Leather interior in Black AZ
Wing mirror (lower part) painted CNL
SportDesign front apron XAS
Electric glass slide/tilt sunroof 653
Electric folding exterior mirrors 748
ParkAssist (front and rear) 636
Sport Chrono Package Plus 640
Power steering plus 658
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) 250
19-inch Carrera wheel 411
Seat belts in Racing Yellow XHN
Instrument dial Sport Chrono stop clock in Racing Yellow CGE
Instrument dials in Racing Yellow XFR
Smoking package 583
Luggage net passenger footwell 581
Seat ventilation 541
Seat heating 342
Sports seats, electrical (14-way) with memory package P06
Rear centre tunnel in leather with decorative stitching XHS
Lid of storage bin with Porsche crest XPT
Extended interior package rear in leather CXN
Extended interior package dashboard trim in leather CZW
Multi-function steering wheel Carbon incl. steering-wheel heating XHL
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module with universal audio interface P23
Burmester® High-end Surround Sound System 682
Racing Yellow P3
Leather interior in Black AZ
Wing mirror (lower part) painted CNL
SportDesign front apron XAS
Electric glass slide/tilt sunroof 653
Electric folding exterior mirrors 748
ParkAssist (front and rear) 636
Sport Chrono Package Plus 640
Power steering plus 658
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) 250
19-inch Carrera wheel 411
Seat belts in Racing Yellow XHN
Instrument dial Sport Chrono stop clock in Racing Yellow CGE
Instrument dials in Racing Yellow XFR
Smoking package 583
Luggage net passenger footwell 581
Seat ventilation 541
Seat heating 342
Sports seats, electrical (14-way) with memory package P06
Rear centre tunnel in leather with decorative stitching XHS
Lid of storage bin with Porsche crest XPT
Extended interior package rear in leather CXN
Extended interior package dashboard trim in leather CZW
Multi-function steering wheel Carbon incl. steering-wheel heating XHL
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module with universal audio interface P23
Burmester® High-end Surround Sound System 682
Great build BTW, which model?
08-30-2013, 12:56 PM
#24
Drifting
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I have never configured a car at the Dealer. Only with the Tech-Quipment guys from Germany at the car shows. They know the product way batter than some of the sales folks at the dealerships. Besides I don't like going to the Combination Dealerships. Audi-VW-Porsche, at least here in Bakersfield. I like stopping by Porsche in Beverly Hills and LA, is that downtown(?).
If Audi would have offered their Audi TT RS with PDK, like they did in Europe, I would have bought one of them. Silly acceleration for that low cost. Think PCNA objected to that.
If Audi would have offered their Audi TT RS with PDK, like they did in Europe, I would have bought one of them. Silly acceleration for that low cost. Think PCNA objected to that.
09-01-2013, 05:00 PM
#25
Drifting
09-02-2013, 06:46 AM
#26
My wife said almost the exact same thing to me after my two months of Internet surfing and dealer phone calls. I was trying to find the 'perfect build' in a used 991 to save money. It didn't exist. So I got the green light to order a new one. Have I got a great wife, or what!
My wife basically said: "Just buy the damn thing, order it brand new and I don't want to hear another word about it!"
Except that she hears about it everyday when I gush about how awesome it is to drive
I was very hung up on the options and resale value (yes, the money being spent here is relative to one's personal financial position and risk profile), but ultimately the bottom line is the same, buy what YOU want with the options YOU feel you need, you could go crazy trying to second guess the appeal of your vehicle to a potential second owner.
09-02-2013, 08:48 AM
#27
09-02-2013, 11:07 AM
#28
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
the 991 has been out for nearly 2 years now and I have yet so see one on the road.................rare birds they are.
09-02-2013, 11:16 PM
#29
Rennlist Member
Seems rather simple to me.
1. Porsche wants to please the high end buyer who loves to pick and choose from seemingly countless options, etc. so the car is personalized and perfect for them.
2. You can get most of that same driving experience by buying new with just a few essential performance options. You'll save a lot over option #1.
3. Buy used and save a lot over #1 and #2 and be willing to be flexible on preferences or be willing to have patience and wait for the right car.
1. Porsche wants to please the high end buyer who loves to pick and choose from seemingly countless options, etc. so the car is personalized and perfect for them.
2. You can get most of that same driving experience by buying new with just a few essential performance options. You'll save a lot over option #1.
3. Buy used and save a lot over #1 and #2 and be willing to be flexible on preferences or be willing to have patience and wait for the right car.
09-03-2013, 08:39 AM
#30
Seems rather simple to me.
1. Porsche wants to please the high end buyer who loves to pick and choose from seemingly countless options, etc. so the car is personalized and perfect for them.
2. You can get most of that same driving experience by buying new with just a few essential performance options. You'll save a lot over option #1.
3. Buy used and save a lot over #1 and #2 and be willing to be flexible on preferences or be willing to have patience and wait for the right car.
1. Porsche wants to please the high end buyer who loves to pick and choose from seemingly countless options, etc. so the car is personalized and perfect for them.
2. You can get most of that same driving experience by buying new with just a few essential performance options. You'll save a lot over option #1.
3. Buy used and save a lot over #1 and #2 and be willing to be flexible on preferences or be willing to have patience and wait for the right car.