clangpap

As VIC 50th said above, and other posters have said regarding their delivery day, Porsche packs the day full of activities. I admit, although we are in our mid and late 50's, we wanted to DRIVE THE CAR!

First (as recommended by another ED reviewer), we asked the dealer to request an early ED - we were scheduled for 8:15am (Zuffenhausen). We made sure we arrived a little early so we had time to ask if we could defer the museum tour until the day we returned the car. There was absolutely no problem and one of the individuals behind the desk gave me her card and asked that I email her for the date we wanted the tour.

We enjoyed about 90 minutes with our delivery specialist (Louis originally from NYC) prior to the factory tour. That allowed ample time to ask lots of detailed questions, particularly about the PCM (answers on which which we promptly forgot, but trial and error worked).

The factory tour was a great introduction to the car and I recommend doing that before you drive away. After a superb lunch, we hit the road about 1:30, prior to rush hour and enjoyed a drive to Innsbruck, arriving before dinner.

A day or so before our return to the factory, I realized I had misplaced the business card, however, I found the one from the NA delivery coordinator that came with our "package" of delivery instructions several weeks before we left. We emailed (Jamie Diller?) and asked if she could arrange the Museum tour for our return day. We never heard back from her, so we just hoped we could be accommodated when we returned to the factory.

To our surprise, when we announced ourselves, she presented us with our Museum pass. I have to say, going through the museum, after enjoying your car for two weeks, brought additional meaning to the history of the brand. Also, the NA delivery coordinator emailed the next day checking to see if everything went as we wished.

For us, it was less stressful, and we were able to fully enjoy everything Porsche wanted to share with us, without feeling like we were drinking from a firehose. I'd do it the same way again.

I don't know if they are as flexible in Leipzig, but it would be fun to take your fully broken-in car on the track on your return.

alanjcook

Nice suggestion to leave shorty after lunch.

Aside: When I returned car to factory I wanted to go into museum again. Was given free admission to museum with no prior special arrangements.

chuck911

Fixed your typo for you.

clangpap

Cracked me up, first I thought I fat-fingered Leipzig - then I saw it.

If I recall you had some differing (more aggressive?) opinions on break in procedure in earlier threads. It led me to ask the delivery specialist for his recommendation, which was both informative and, to me, funny.

He clarified that he was not telling me to avoid engine speeds above 5000 rpm. His exact words were "enjoy it and have some fun, just not sustained".