22992

I envy all the folks that purchased a '20-'21 911, before the '22 cost increase and likely got 5% off on top of that.....Deal of the decade on a new 911...so far that is.

detansinn

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.

shrimp money

As evidenced in this thread: Luck? And your thoughts… - Rennlist - Porsche Discussion Forums

Drew46

That’s not necessarily a good indicator. One person bailed on an order and then the first person asked passed on a pre-built, already spec’s car for whatever reason (could be finances but could also easily be color/options) and the very next person grabbed it even though they had no ability to customize it.

Jkb545

Here's another quote from yesterday:

neil.schneider

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.

michaelp

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.

M3Inline6

Last June/July, my dealer had a low mileage used TTS for sale via consignment. It was listed for $275k, which was well over MSRP. It sold!

michaelp

Which is about 10% over original MSRP...

ron4sc

I would have told him to put down the crack pipe as I walked out of the door.

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.

Pathy

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?

M3Inline6

You could wait, cross your fingers and hope for the best……or you pay some form of ADM now and enjoy the car. There’s no guarantee that waiting will put you in a better position. I wouldn’t put myself in an uncomfortable financial position over it though.

rk-d

Do not stretch. That’s not fun and buying these cars should be fun.

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.

shrimp money

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.

Drew46

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.