There's not a ton of consistency between dealers in how they do things.

As another data point, at the dealer where I service my 997 and bought a Macan in 2018, it was about 8 months from when I asked about getting an allocation and was put on "the list" for a 4S cab, 4gts cab, or maybe a (non S) turbo cab to when I was actually given one. TBH I wasn't entirely sure if the list was a real thing or just lip service. I didn't really follow up but would say hi the few times I was in for 911 or Macan service. I had been initially told 3-4 years so was obviously a lot less. Dealer claims they only had two suitable allocations this year (or maybe it was first two quarters of this year?) and I was getting one of them, how true that is I am not sure. No deposit for the list but $3k when order was placed. Was told no ADM initially but later told I need to buy a porsche design watch to get the car which start out at about $5k. Car is now built and on a boat, delivery expected mid July. So about 15m from initial inquiry to delivery.

For me, if I'm spending $150k+ on a 911, its going to be made to my specifications but I can understand why others would value the getting it now aspect instead.

 

Dealer 1 is asking for $1K, but not taking the build/order demand at this point. I have seen others saying to make sure to get an order demand or something. Is it a problem they don't provide that? Am I basically wasting my time?

 

i've heard from a porsche SA on reddit that they will flag multiple orders at different dealerships from the same buyer. so you should pick one and stick with them.

the dealer i bought from was selling all over the country and had no problems. they are a large dealer that does lots of events. i stopped at an out of state dealer and they said local market only because they get penalized. also claimed to sell only to repeat buyers. i think he just thought i was kicking tires. this was in '21.

 

probably not. i didn't put down a deposit at a second dealer and just asked to be on their "call back list". he called with an allocation while my car was on the boat. same dealer calls a buddy of mine whenever they have something. he does have a GT3 trade and put down a small deposit. I had no prior relationship with that dealership nor the one i actually bought from. it's really hard to know becuase some folks will say you need to have bought X cars to even get a base allocation. not true in my case. though one dealer did say i was out of territory.

 

Yep be flexible on your trim. I queued up for a 4gts coupe, ended up getting a targa 4gts!

 

I have a ‘20 C4S manual at $10k below MSRP. You can drive one now, and wait patiently for an allocation @ MSRP 👍

 

If you have a deposit with a dealer, are waiting for an allocation and they claim to have uploaded your build order into the Porsche system, does the order show up in myporsche automatically using your contact email address? To be clear, I'm not asking about an allocated car going through the production process. I'm asking about a situation where I have given a P-code to the dealer, the dealer accepted a deposit and claimed to upload the build requested into a Porsche system, and I'm now still waiting for an allocation.

In myporsche, I see my current cars, but nothing regarding my build order.

 

After waiting a year on two MSRP lists for a GTS (one with deposit, one without), I started branching out within 500 miles and found dealers with allocations in hand, but not for a GTS and all with ADM. Considering I already have a convertible (Boxster S), I only want a coupe and settled on a base Carrera with a ADM of $5k in June. Delivery scheduled for Nov 2023 and I can still make changes for a few more weeks to the order/config. I got my refund from one dealer that had a deposit and am staying on a list for a MSRP GTS which that dealer states it will be another 12 months. I figure I can sell/trade my Carrera if that day every comes. I basically spec’s it the same as the GTS I want, but less power and 2w/d (in the GTS I want AWD).