Adm!!??
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#137
That was me in 2019. It was a banging deal. I got to drive the car for 2.5 years and more than 35k miles. The experience was basically free.
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22992 (04-22-2022)
#138
These waitlists will immediately disappear when people don't feel comfortable spending money on expensive toys. Demand is fluid and entirely based on the economy at the time these cars finally arrive. Same thing is happening in many other sectors already. I suspect we will see a lot more of the "I suddenly got an unexpected call for an immediate allocation"
As evidenced in this thread: Luck? And your thoughts… - Rennlist - Porsche Discussion Forums
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#139
As evidenced in this thread: Luck? And your thoughts… - Rennlist - Porsche Discussion Forums
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#140
Here's another quote from yesterday:
This week has been a whirlwind. Someone walked away from their allocation and now it’s mine!
So, unexpectedly, I no longer need to sole-search and weigh every angle. I merely need to check a box!
Incidentally, I found a Taycan locally with Inno and got a test drive. I see what you mean that it’s not auto-pilot; but I still think it has a lot of value here in Dallas.
So, unexpectedly, I no longer need to sole-search and weigh every angle. I merely need to check a box!
Incidentally, I found a Taycan locally with Inno and got a test drive. I see what you mean that it’s not auto-pilot; but I still think it has a lot of value here in Dallas.
#141
I was contacted by a local dealership yesterday who offered me a used 2021TTS for 50,000 over MSRP. With taxes this would’ve been over $300,000 easily. I’m not willing to spend that much money.
#142
Ridiculous. I suspect dealerships are buying these cars for around original MSRP. I recently got into a pre-owned base C2, 10% over MSRP. Borderline feel like a chump, but if the dealership is making around 10%, that sounds reasonable to me. On the other hand, a 20%+ markup on a TTS, nuts.
#143
Ridiculous. I suspect dealerships are buying these cars for around original MSRP. I recently got into a pre-owned base C2, 10% over MSRP. Borderline feel like a chump, but if the dealership is making around 10%, that sounds reasonable to me. On the other hand, a 20%+ markup on a TTS, nuts.
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#145
I didn’t make this kind of money to give it away foolishly. No judgement on those that don’t blink at an ADM like that. I just don’t love any car that much including my dream car.
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shrimp money (04-24-2022)
#146
This chip shortage is a scam. One year, two years, now four years. I'm not buying it anymore. The automakers like the market just the way it is - zero inventory chain, sales over MSRP, record profits, and they can concentrate on transitioning their production base away from ICE towards subsidized EVs. So the chip shortage will never end. People are paying $15K over for Ford Broncos, and everything else out there too. Hopefully a cleansing economic recession will occur shortly.
Let's say I'm in the market to buy a Turbo / Turbo S but I'm not ultra-wealthy, but I do have access to funds to purchase, but I have to stretch a bit. Do I pull out all the stops and buy now or should I wait longer?
#147
So what's the best way to deal with this situation as a car consumer?
Let's say I'm in the market to buy a Turbo / Turbo S but I'm not ultra-wealthy, but I do have access to funds to purchase, but I have to stretch a bit. Do I pull out all the stops and buy now or should I wait longer?
Let's say I'm in the market to buy a Turbo / Turbo S but I'm not ultra-wealthy, but I do have access to funds to purchase, but I have to stretch a bit. Do I pull out all the stops and buy now or should I wait longer?
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#148
So what's the best way to deal with this situation as a car consumer?
Let's say I'm in the market to buy a Turbo / Turbo S but I'm not ultra-wealthy, but I do have access to funds to purchase, but I have to stretch a bit. Do I pull out all the stops and buy now or should I wait longer?
Let's say I'm in the market to buy a Turbo / Turbo S but I'm not ultra-wealthy, but I do have access to funds to purchase, but I have to stretch a bit. Do I pull out all the stops and buy now or should I wait longer?
The dealers that are putting ADMs on Turbos are putting massive ADMs on them. To the point of being ridiculous (I’m hearing +$100k in some cases).
Please do not stretch to accommodate a high five figure (let alone six) ADM.
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Il CP (04-26-2022)
#149
If you have FU money, and it’s a car you want, buy it.
If you’re wondering if you have FU money, I’d wait. Half the fun has been the buildup of securing an allocation, waiting for milestones, and then wondering if the ship sank.
If you’re wondering if you have FU money, I’d wait. Half the fun has been the buildup of securing an allocation, waiting for milestones, and then wondering if the ship sank.
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#150
There really are two points to your question. The first - should you ever pay an ADM - has been beaten to death in many threads and is entirely subjective and often emotional. As far as the second, stretching to buy an expensive car (at MSRP, with an ADM or even at a nice discount), that just does not make sense to me. I believe in putting the work/savings in first as that lets you truly enjoy the toy. But I have already outed myself as a risk-averse, fiscally conservative person.
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