2024 Carrera T for sale at my local dealer
#17
I have had experience with this dealer, 2 years ago. We had a verbal agreement on a Cayman GTS allocation that they had gotten and I was to drive in the next day morning to sign paperwork. Before I could get there they called me to say they got a higher bid and took that instead.
#18
That’s exactly what I said yesterday to a Porsche “brand ambassador” who told me I could get a 911T, June build allocation, but only if I added a minimum of 20K of options.
He explicitly said that this wasn’t a dealer requirement but a Porsche manufacturer request. BS or not ?
He explicitly said that this wasn’t a dealer requirement but a Porsche manufacturer request. BS or not ?
#19
That’s exactly what I said yesterday to a Porsche “brand ambassador” who told me I could get a 911T, June build allocation, but only if I added a minimum of 20K of options.
He explicitly said that this wasn’t a dealer requirement but a Porsche manufacturer request. BS or not ?
He explicitly said that this wasn’t a dealer requirement but a Porsche manufacturer request. BS or not ?
He texted me: "The problem is Porsche I is giving alloction to dealers with good option content, send me your build and I will see what I can do."
I might just wait. Also wants me to get a $705 equipment package. I was optioning them out for 20k so it's not a big leap but I think I'll just wait. Things are definitely softening.
Last edited by Crusje; 01-30-2024 at 08:04 PM.
#20
That’s exactly what I said yesterday to a Porsche “brand ambassador” who told me I could get a 911T, June build allocation, but only if I added a minimum of 20K of options.
He explicitly said that this wasn’t a dealer requirement but a Porsche manufacturer request. BS or not ?
He explicitly said that this wasn’t a dealer requirement but a Porsche manufacturer request. BS or not ?
Not sure if BS, but you could spend 20k on options very easily and come out way ahead of this build and have a great car. This build is a waste of money. It's like options for the sake of options with no direction. The car is ruined to me. 20k of options is not unreasonable and in fact I think it's around the sweet spot.
#21
#22
I can’t say it’s BS, because Porsche’s profitability goes up for everyone the more options you select. During 2023, Porsche supposedly cranked out more GTS than S because options/total price was more, making them more profitable units.
The argument since the release of the 992 T was low options, all about purist. But now so many are spec’d in $140s to $150s range, to no help of the price increase.
The argument since the release of the 992 T was low options, all about purist. But now so many are spec’d in $140s to $150s range, to no help of the price increase.
#23
Given that it's not an uncommon request from dealers with that specific $20K number, maybe there is some truth to it that the order comes down from PCNA. I would think there is fighting on all levels to get cars from Germany and boost margin numbers starting from the stores up to the regions and up to the national level.
#25
There's plenty shady about it. It's done to flip cars for ++ADM without PCNA cracking down on them, we have enough flippers out there without the dealers doing it also. "who us, we never charged $50k ADM! That was a used car."
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#26
Yeah. There's some 2024 used SC/gt3rs with < 100 miles driven for 525k around here. Total scam but people pay. More money than sense I guess.
#27
agree 100%, the spirit of why they do this is to game the system to wring out profits and incentives that otherwise may not exist. It’s one of those situations where it can be done, but maybe it ought not to be.