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Old 11-03-2015, 08:18 PM
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My dealer is kinda small, so not too much selection, but always a Porsche. Either Cayenne or Panamera.
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Just curious does anyone in greater bay area get porsche loaners? I've use Porsche Stevens Creek and Porsche Monterey, got nothing but rentals.
Old 11-03-2015, 08:26 PM
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I'm told to get an Uber ride PCNA says I hurt new car sales
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I've only had to get a loaner two times. Once was a Jetta diesel, the other was a Panamera hybrid. Interesting, I had never driven either and would never consider buying either after having them for a day.
Old 11-03-2015, 08:39 PM
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Porsche of Annapolis gave me a Panamera when my then new car went in for an after purchase addition. I think my sales rep made sure I got the Panamera because I told him I didn't care for the model and didn't think it would be much of a driver's car. I think he wanted to prove me wrong, and he did.

I don't know if I will get a loaner going forward, but the Annapolis dealership has gone out of its way to put me in any car I show an interest in, pulling one off the showroom floor for a test drive and tossing me the keys to a low-mileage tts that had recently been traded in. It helps that I have purchased two cars from them in the last year so they know they have a live one in me, but still they make it easy to drive their cars and sometimes they make it difficult to say no when they offer a deal.
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Just curious Mi650, if the dealer is in Birmingham? I am taking my 991 next week for an oil change and some warranty trim work and was wondering what to expect. I did not buy the car from them, as I bought used. The only other time I brought it there was for an oil change last spring and did not need a loaner.
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Ft Worth Autobahn, I always get a Volvo.
Old 11-03-2015, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RFMASSA
Just curious Mi650, if the dealer is in Birmingham? I am taking my 991 next week for an oil change and some warranty trim work and was wondering what to expect. I did not buy the car from them, as I bought used. The only other time I brought it there was for an oil change last spring and did not need a loaner.



Nope, Ann Arbor.
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Originally Posted by STG991
I'm told to get an Uber ride PCNA says I hurt new car sales
you are a marked man! - but a friend to all the used Porsche sales guys.

heaven help you if you ever need warranty work done! Bzzzzzzz declined,
either that or they will take your car apart, and it will never be the same again!
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Originally Posted by Larry Cable
you are a marked man! - but a friend to all the used Porsche sales guys.

heaven help you if you ever need warranty work done! Bzzzzzzz declined,
either that or they will take your car apart, and it will never be the same again!
I try and keep a low profile. My local dealer guys have no clue about the Rennlist persona.
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As long as I was on warranty I've gotten Panamera S or Cayenne S. When off warranty, forget it. They have limited loaners however, so have to book service for when one is available.
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I've gotten loaners both times at Porsche of Tysons in NoVA..once a Cayenne, the other time an MB C-Class. And I didn't buy my 911 from them. Seems SOP for that dealership. Even indy repair shop Intersport gave me (an old) MB as a loaner when they mounted my tires.
Old 11-03-2015, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ddodds
Just curious does anyone in greater bay area get porsche loaners? I've use Porsche Stevens Creek and Porsche Monterey, got nothing but rentals.
Porsche of Fremont/ Fletcher Jones - same thing, rental only
Old 11-03-2015, 10:30 PM
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Sounds like I have a GREAT dealer in Leith Raleigh. Didn't buy this P-car from them but never got anything but another P-car as a loaner!


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