Hi all,

after waiting for about 2 years, I received a call from my dealer today that I got an allocation for a 992.1 Cab S with delivery in the June/July timeframe.
Now that I waited for so long, I am asking myself if I should go ahead and place an order and just hold on until the 992.2 gets released?
I like what I saw on the 992.2 so far and I don't want to be "sorry" that I bought a 992.1, if the new model comes out later this year.
But it could as well be the other way around that I prefer the 992.1 after I finally see the 992.2...

Does anyone have an opinion about this?
Any thoughts are welcome... Thanks!

 

Lots of opinions both ways. Some think get the 992.1 while you can, others are in the wait camp. Read more here. If you want a car now, pull the trigger. If you don’t mind waiting 1-2 years and want to see what’s new, wait.

https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1384926-992-2-info.html

 

Also consider any price increases that could come with the 992.2...

 

Only since you asked... My opinion is that the 992.2 is a real butterface. I'd pay extra NOT to get one.

If you feel newer = better, maybe another story.

 

With the 911 it's clear that newer is not necessarily better. For example one of my favorite parts of the car and one we most interact with visually is the analog tach. That part being all digital is not something I look forward to. I also would only get it in manual and the availability is so uncertain that I would definetly get this year model.. you can always sell it and get the 992.2 if it has something you really need

 

Wait. Tech will be improved, power will go up, packaging will have more standard features plus offer new options and while price will increase, if you can afford it today, you can afford it tomorrow.

And you won't be 2 years...if you just got an allocation, you'll get one for a .2 within 1 year of release. There can't be that many people on a list holding out at your dealer.

but like poster said, everyone's got an opinion. Don't listen to me. Make your own decision.

 

I'm in the get it now camp. I had the same thought fall of last year when I ordered mine, and I can tell you that while I'll be interested in what Porsche does to the 992.2, in no way am I going to feel lacking. I also agree that the removal of the analog tach is a deal breaker. The one 'old school' holdout on the entire 992.1dash is the tach, and that's the only thing I really pay attention to when driving, so....

With that said, if the newest is more important to you, I'm sure the .2 won't disappoint.

 

Take the .1. When the .2 is released, a surge of existing owners will upgrade and hit the order books right away and be given preferential treatment by the dealers as repeat customers. You'll be pushed back 2 additional years from that group. Don't believe the dealer BS about "first come, first served" - we know that the waiting lists for this car mean nothing, the dealers allow people to hop ahead based on ADMs, trade-ins, customer relationship with the dealer, etc. There is no "list" which is serviced sequentially.

 

I’d just get it now. 911s are different from other cars. I really don’t know anyone that isn’t happy with their 911 almost no matter what generation it is. You’ll be plenty happy with a 992.1.

 

I had to make the same decision a couple of weeks ago and opted to get my car now. If you love the current 992.1 and it has something you do not want to compromise on (like manual transmission for me) then get it and enjoy it--especially if you are getting the car without ADM. No one is sure when the new car is coming out--much less when you are going to get the allocation for what you want. I also think if you get the car now - and then you feel like you made the wrong decision- you can always sell the 2024 to get into the 2025. If you decide to wait and then the 2025 doesn't check all the boxes you want when it comes it- you will have missed the opportunity to get a new 2024. A bird in the hand......

 

Do you want a MT? You might also consider strong reliability of 992.1 vs. potential reliability of all the new tech and drive train of the 992.2……if and when we ever figure out what that is. As a general rule, I try to avoid first year of any new model to let someone else debug it.

 

One view: Depending on your tolerance for trials and tribulations, I would expect the early .2 cars (like the early .1s) to have their fair share of niggles, updates and TSBs due to the new hybrid system purportedly arriving. While the .1 cars (warts and all) are pretty will understood at this point, the .2 cars will like have teething pains as would be expected… just another datapoint for the decision.

 

^^^^this. No carmaker produces a glitch free, new design mistake free vehicle the first versions that roll off the production line. Inevitably there will be issues, minor or major, at first, and my experience with my service center has been mediocre in anything remotely complicated. I like to wait at least a year or two after a new version has been introduced.

 

I’ve found I like to get the last year of a particular model (just before the minor or major refresh). My thinking is that all of the technical bulletins and issues would have been implemented into the production line.

I have also heard an alternative opinion, that workers on the production line are less motivated towards the end of the production run for a given model. However, I like to think that they have become experts in assembly for that model after a few years of practice.

 

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