Actually it was an email. Selected to give Porsche more money. Email said not to contact the dealership and I have 48 hours to commit to purchase.

Base price $136K (USD)

The Vehicle: Vehicle available for purchase features the following:
- Basis: 911 Carrera GTS Coupe (991 MY G)
- Color to sample: Club Blau
- Sport Design Package including fixed rear wing
- GTS Communication Package
- GTS Alcantara® Package with Carmine Red accents
- GTS Club Coupe Package including:
- model designation "Club Coupe" on doors in black (semi gloss)
- 20 inch Sport Classic Wheels
- Personalized door sill guards, dashboard trim, and center compartment lid
- Steering Wheel with 2-tone stitching in Carmine Red and Blue with 12 o'clock marker in Red
- Gear leaver hood leather / PDK lever leather.

Big debate with spouse starts now and will last 45 more hours....

 

Sweet! Congrats. A damn fine automobile.

Just checked my email. Nothing. Always the bridesmaid. No surprise.

 

That's awesome - congrats! Good luck with the decision - do it!

 

The way I read the rules were...48 hrs to say you want it.
BUT don't have to Buy it until it is Delivered.
You've got plenty of time!!

 

I guess I should check to see what "Delivered" really means...lol

 

Spouse will be fine. She does of course know you'll be taking her to Parade now every year, especially any far enough away to give you a shot at winning the coveted "drove the furthest" award, right? You guys are gonna have a blast!

 

Congrats as your one of the fortunate few. Keep us posted on your decision.

 

I don't understand the direction to not contact the dealership. I thought you had 24 hrs to negotiate before making a commitment.

 

48 hrs, not 24 hrs....

 

I don't think the club color is very appealing. I'd order a gts red one and call it a day... Unless of course you want the prestige of owning the club coupe

 

As I understand there were 1150 applicants. They do a random draw of 59 and send those first emails. As people refuse/turn down they randomly draw more names and repeat the process until all 59 cars are taken.

 

Ooof - I got the email too.

Just to be clear, you don't contact the dealer, you respond back to PCA National, confirming interest to purchase and specifying the dealer with whom you'd like to negotiate.

Probably like 1100 other people, I thought, "nice car... I'll enter... what are the chances?"

I'm in. Now the big question is, is this a financially stupid decision? I think the answer is 'no' and that this is arguably a more desirable car than the 50th anniversary Club Coupe (being based on a GTS and all). But interested in confirming or conflicting thoughts.

This is NOT, by the way, what I thought I'd be wrestling with today when this week began yesterday morning!

 

If you can, do it. Doesn't look like you are stuck in a current depreciation waterfall of a 991 right now, so if you have the moxy go for it. The 991 CC is a great deal - you get a GTS, wide-body, special color and stuff for a great price. Unique for now, if nothing else....

 

Yeah - the color kind of does it for me and if I were buying a new 991, i'd be buying a RWD GTS coupe, so it checks a bunch of wish-list boxes.

The good news about my 993 is it's most certainly NOT depreciating! I doubt this will jump in value, but holding value would be great. I'm trying to wean myself off of expensive depreciating assets (regardless of how beautiful or fun they may be).

 

Buying any car is usually a financially stupid decision.

As for the 991, it now has so many variants that the GT3 is probably the only model that one might consider as being unique.

In my humble opinion, I would pass on this "offer".