Stopped by the dealership for a car wash, walked out with a MY18 GT3 waitlist spot
12-16-2016, 07:08 PM
#16
Race Director
Originally Posted by freeman
TRY IT BEFORE YOU BUY IT>
Great advice with any car. Know of way TOO many people and stories of quick flips after making impulse buys.
Last edited by STG; 12-16-2016 at 07:44 PM.
12-16-2016, 08:49 PM
#20
Two similar issues to discuss:
I took my 1995 993 Coupe (that I picked up at the factory) for an oil change. While crawling around the show-room I saw a new 991.1 Black base PDK. The salesperson told me it had been ordered by a snow-bird but his trade-in did not live up to expectations. Since it was base they were anxious to sell it. I (mistakenly) traded the 993 for the 991. The salesman immediately bought the 993 from the dealership. I have tried to buy it back with no response. I sold the PDK 991.1 15 months later and ordered the 2015 991 MT GTS that you see in the Avatar. I am contented!
Regarding dealer washing, I refuse it kindly on all my cars (2014,2015,2016). I have never seen more destruction on a vehicle than a "dealer washing". My Porsche dealer does not even dry the car. It returns with more swirls than when I delivered it. They can even manage to disfigure a perfectly clean, detailed car. I have been patient but the three dealers know that unless they can improve how it looks when I bring it in (unlikely), they are wasting their time and money. Many folks may not be as concerned about finished quality as am I. Just call be compulsive and start the raves. Look at my others: https://rennlist.com/forums/991/87396...-porsches.html.
I took my 1995 993 Coupe (that I picked up at the factory) for an oil change. While crawling around the show-room I saw a new 991.1 Black base PDK. The salesperson told me it had been ordered by a snow-bird but his trade-in did not live up to expectations. Since it was base they were anxious to sell it. I (mistakenly) traded the 993 for the 991. The salesman immediately bought the 993 from the dealership. I have tried to buy it back with no response. I sold the PDK 991.1 15 months later and ordered the 2015 991 MT GTS that you see in the Avatar. I am contented!
Regarding dealer washing, I refuse it kindly on all my cars (2014,2015,2016). I have never seen more destruction on a vehicle than a "dealer washing". My Porsche dealer does not even dry the car. It returns with more swirls than when I delivered it. They can even manage to disfigure a perfectly clean, detailed car. I have been patient but the three dealers know that unless they can improve how it looks when I bring it in (unlikely), they are wasting their time and money. Many folks may not be as concerned about finished quality as am I. Just call be compulsive and start the raves. Look at my others: https://rennlist.com/forums/991/87396...-porsches.html.
12-17-2016, 12:26 AM
#21
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Haha a couple of thoughts.
No offense to all other models but the GT cars are special because they're limited production thereby creating hysteria amongst Porsche-files. All other models depreciate like rocks. My general thought is that if I get an allocation I will either 1. Sell the car immediately or 2. Keep the car for little while and then sell it. The GT
No offense to all other models but the GT cars are special because they're limited production thereby creating hysteria amongst Porsche-files. All other models depreciate like rocks. My general thought is that if I get an allocation I will either 1. Sell the car immediately or 2. Keep the car for little while and then sell it. The GT
12-17-2016, 12:28 AM
#22
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Sorry typing on my iPhone. Last line was going to read that the GT hysteria has no signs of slowing. I'm not saying that the GTs are any better than any other models. I'm just saying that they're not terrible from a financial standpoint. If you were lucky enough to get a GT3RS allocation you could have easily doubled your money. Sorry the purpose of the thread was not to take a deep dive into car detailing or prompt puns about taking a bath. Lol.
Why they made it!
12-18-2016, 12:00 AM
#24
As much as I love my GTS, it is very much not a GT[n] car. I think I'm glad there is no option to add the rear seats back, otherwise I would have serious 991.2 GT3 (4.0, MT) lust.
12-18-2016, 12:42 PM
#25
Burning Brakes
Ha! I stopped by my dealer a couple years ago to look at a GT3 and drove away with a 911TT!
12-18-2016, 02:28 PM
#26
Haha a couple of thoughts.
No offense to all other models but the GT cars are special because they're limited production thereby creating hysteria amongst Porsche-files. All other models depreciate like rocks. My general thought is that if I get an allocation I will either 1. Sell the car immediately or 2. Keep the car for little while and then sell it. The GT
No offense to all other models but the GT cars are special because they're limited production thereby creating hysteria amongst Porsche-files. All other models depreciate like rocks. My general thought is that if I get an allocation I will either 1. Sell the car immediately or 2. Keep the car for little while and then sell it. The GT
12-18-2016, 02:32 PM
#27
Sorry typing on my iPhone. Last line was going to read that the GT hysteria has no signs of slowing. I'm not saying that the GTs are any better than any other models. I'm just saying that they're not terrible from a financial standpoint. If you were lucky enough to get a GT3RS allocation you could have easily doubled your money. Lol.
12-18-2016, 02:56 PM
#28
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Honestly @archimedes my current plan - if I am lucky enough to get an allocation - is to build my dream car and take European Delivery and keep it. I would have to make a decision as to whether or not to keep my current Porsche (2013 C2S) as a daily driver or to trade it in and lease a practical daily driver.
Yes of course I could daily drive a GT3 but with all the bad drivers & terrible roads here in Charleston I would probably limit it to a weekend/evening driver.
It will be interesting to follow the GT3 press releases as they become available. So far one of the Porsche bosses has confirmed that it will share the RSR's engine which already makes it a really special car. And sorry purists I would order it with a PDK transmission, full leather ... and yes I would keep the wing, haha.
Yes of course I could daily drive a GT3 but with all the bad drivers & terrible roads here in Charleston I would probably limit it to a weekend/evening driver.
It will be interesting to follow the GT3 press releases as they become available. So far one of the Porsche bosses has confirmed that it will share the RSR's engine which already makes it a really special car. And sorry purists I would order it with a PDK transmission, full leather ... and yes I would keep the wing, haha.
12-18-2016, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by JoshuaKM1
If you were lucky enough to get a GT3RS allocation you could have easily doubled your money.