That's all I've seen here and on other forums. Roughly August/September. When I dropped my deposit off in October, my SA said probably April/May. Oops. June would have been nice because I'll likely be near Stuttgart anyway, but I'll take it if that's all I'm offered.

 

What????? I hope you are wrong...

I texted my SA today to get an update - no news for me.

 

Well, on the upside . . . . Monza F1 race is 9/3 which is something you should seriously plan on attending. Was there in 98 when Schu/Irvine placed 1-2. It was like the second coming of Christ, literally. Church bells were ringing, flags were waving, old ladies were singing on balconies, just incredible.

 

If someone gets Early August Euro Delivery then they need to go to Spa at the end of July! I've been to both Monza and Spa and Spa is something truly special. Monza is also great.

I won't be attending any GPs on my Euro Delivery trip but I am hoping to attend a track day at Spa, track day at Nordschleife and I have a wedding to attend in France in September so this could end up being quite the road trip if it all lines up! Of course...a trip through the alps will be necessary as well.

 

I submitted my build and was told that managment is looking for 20k min of options and a sunroof.http://www.porsche-code.com/PPA2ZN94

I wanted a light version but i guess i will have to add RAS , more race tex (everywhere) and a glass sunroof ( been told pretty much that needs to have it)

I dont see many other options that i find value in .

IlL go see him tomorrow
not thrilled to be dictated and de - ethosize my touring build 🤣

 

I find it such a slap in the face to pay over $120k for a car and still not get to choose the car that you want. I'll be very upset if my dealership tries the same thing with me. Especially since I'm aiming for a pretty minimal build that's just the essentials of what I want!

 

I have to add a similar amount of options (in Canadian $) or my build will get pushed back perpetually for high spec'd builds...but forcing you to add a sunroof? I donn't get why they would force you to spec it with a sunroof and I hope you can push back and at least add options you would find value in.

 

That really sucks. I feel like that kind of direction is so contrary to why we choose Porsche. Dealers here are asking for bigger deposits at the time of ordering, but otherwise it seems the Canadian dealers will always let you order what you want. My SA gets a kick out of unique and interesting builds.

 

As others have said, that is really poor dealership behavior. They are putting themselves over the customer in terms of both initial profit and ease of resale, even if it means the original customer doesn’t get what they want. Also, Porsche’s marketing strategy is that owning their cars is the culmination of lifelong goals; if that is the case, then you should be able to have it your way. I would call Porsche HQ to complain and ask for their support you find yourself forced to spec your customer order in a way that you don’t want.

 

I might even, in such a complaint, suggest that this lessens your interest in the brand and likelihood of being a repeat customer. Why offer the option of building your spec...if you can't have your spec? Being effectively a franchise model in the USA, hopefully they can apply the right kind of pressure (though I'm not sure they'd bother)

 

I’ve never had a Canadian dealer suggest this, but maybe it’s because my builds have been pretty heavy on the options.

 

My original build pretty much just had the partial leather T package, rear axle steering and paint so the options were extremely light. I was basically told my build would be on the back burner if I did not increase my options amount.

 

I don’t have much going on tomorrow and would love to speak with the sales manager and general manager of your dealership and politely explain to them the Ethos of the T 👍🏻

I think it’s beyond ridiculous that situations like this are happening. Good luck tomorrow and stand your ground!

 

Congratulations to all those who received allocations today. Merry Christmas!

Regarding rear seats, what are your thoughts? I have read that the T sounds "boomy" on the highway because of less sound insulation, including lack of rear seats, and I have read it is only slightly noisier than the base model and the S. I have safety concerns about actually putting anyone back there and there would be more room back there without seats. But I don't want the T to sound annoying while driving on highways. Thoughts?

God bless you,
TT

 

In my last 911, I think I only had someone sitting in the back seats for a total of about 8 minutes over 7 years. That being said, I loved the parcel shelf you get lowering the seatbacks of the backseats down. Great for bags, boxes of pizza or donuts...

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I'll put them in my T because I like the storage configuration and I really like the checker patten on the seat inserts. Not ethos-friendly, but it's what I want in a 911.