craig66

I think for me the take home message is that in the future, although there is a benefit to getting a car before the MY actually starts that maybe the best thing to do is to order in November December for delivery in the early spring. People ordering now or even those just going into build will likely not even be aware that this fiasco happened. Given that this is not the first time this has happened I think we can expect ongoing issues until VAG and Porsche have paid royally for their transgressions

Babyray

And all this time I thought the Germans were way smarter than this

dgtarga

I don't follow VW or Audi, so was wondering if they have anywhere near the problems that Porsche has, or is this Porsche being Porsche and haggling too much over fines to protect their precious margins?

ryandarr1979

100% this. Never ordering a late fall early winter build from Porsche again. I knew about past EPA/CARB issues but thought it would be a non-issue this time around given the 2021 is a carryover from 2020 (and this nonsense already happened last year) and I was wrong. Never ordering again unless the vehicles are already approved for sale in my state. That or I won't order again from a CARB state. I plan to get a place in NH at some point in the future and will do business with Nashua or Stratham. I'd hate to take business away from Norwell and Chambers as both have treated me excellently since day 1. Westwood on the other hand, screw them. They are terrible.

chong0

Interesting you mention this porsche Stratham has a 2021 c4s cab manual (albeit in a very interesting color scheme) that has been for sale since the non-CARB lift but since we are stuck in a CARB state doesn't do us any good regardless

RCorsa

Im doing PEC LA and my car was dropped in Houston and being trucked from there to LA

aquanaut

That's nuts. Did you change that at the last minute? I'm also doing PEC LA and my car is currently in Benicia.

DTup

So it’s 1:45 in the east .... has anyone heard anything???

porsche07

Something tells me it will be the same as 2 weeks ago. No update till like 3-5pm PST and then it will be pushed another week or two.. Hope I am wrong though

RD16RR

not a word...

dgtarga

Based on this note directly from CARB and posted a couple of days ago, this is not happening until end of next week, at the earliest.

dribar

You guys have way more intestinal fortitude than I do. I just got my C2 this week -- three weeks early and exactly 90 days from the day I wrote the deposit check. I have to say that in the last few weeks I was questioning how "exciting" this process actually is compared to searching out a car that is 95% close, and just picking it up. I tend to romanticize things like this that don't always work out for me. The anxiety from waiting the last few weeks confirms there is no way I'd still be in the game dealing with what you guys are. Bless your hearts. I hope it's all over soon.

Brandguy

My dealer doesn't have a service for out of state registrations like many do, so it's going to fall to me.
In any case, figured I would close out my 4 month 10x/day check-in on this thread with a few pics of the car which arrived an hour ago. Clear turn signal lights are in the garage and will go on later, unfortunately along with the 20-21 winter wheel set from Suncoast. Best of luck to all of you. PS -- I still have no firm confirmation of any service plan from PCNA, but have a call into the dealer and intend to stay on him for that

mr965

Might start looking at Acura NSX's

Spyder8286

90 days... I can't imagine! I signed the purchase agreement and put a deposit on my 718 Spyder 524 days ago (June of 2019). It took 8 months to get an allocation. Then the Covid shut down hits this spring, 2 weeks after I got my allocation and submitted my build. Delays, problems with the allocation and ultimately I take a new allocation for a 2021 model. Then the car is finally built. Now it sits at the port (2 months and counting). But, I WILL get this car.