DrDrilZ

hi guys, im a newb to this forum and to porsche in general. i am in the process of purchasing my first p car, the 997S. both the local dealers here in atl have been looking for a car for me to no avail (arctic/blk lightly optioned). anyway, even the ones in inventory, they want full msrp. honestly, i always thought porsches went for full price. however, i have found a couple dealers on the east coast that are willing to give me $3000 off sticker. is this a good deal? thanks to all those that have furthered my knowledge on these cars.

BD997

got 3k off my 997 C2 not S ....MSRP was 85,560....

jcnesq

I was talking to my dealer the other day (in L.A.), and was told that PCNA is pushing very hard to maintain prices on 997's, and limiting production. I know these guys and they know I ain't buying anything else for a long while, so I give some credence to what they say. The S's are in much shorter supply than the 997, at least from what I have seen. Your best bet would be buying something that's on the lot, unless you can negotiate a bigger discount on an ordered car and you're willing to wait. That said, my guess is a 2-3K discount on an S might be doable, but probably not a lot more.

ed f

I was negotiating on a 997S and was able to obtain a 5% discount (off a car with $83,500 MSRP). I had purchased 3 cars from this dealer, though, but none of my Porsches had been purchased from them. As I have been going through a car a year recently, I think they wanted to make me happy.

As it turned out, the S exceed my firm's car allowance, so I "settled" on the 997.

MJones

Your dealer can do a search on his eDCS computer and pull up every 997S in the country and as well, can be searched by the criteria you choose ie. Cobalt w/ Terracotta. The process takes less than two minutes.
Nationally there alot less of the "S" than the 997 which brings up the economic axiom "Supply & Demand"
You can take what you can get, and negotiate your best deal. Some stores will, some will not discount.
You have more chance of a discount with lease/finance since there is dealer back-end money, than a cash purchase
The other option is to find an open allocation, put some money down, and configure a car completely as you desire.
Become a "WAITER" and get exactly what you want, it's the best way to buy a Porsche.

Speed

Got $4k off an S cabriolet, April build.

Porky

I am in Tokyo and am getting about USD 6,000 off for a February build Carrera, I got USD 15,000 off my 2003 C2 when I bought it in October 2003.

I was offered a 996 Turbo for USD 30,000 off list!

Mind you, I am referring to Japanese prices - which are way more than US prices.

For example, the standard 997, manual, xenon's,PASM, 19' Carrera alloys will cost me USD 120,000

DrDrilZ

ok thanks guys. seems like $3000 off is a pretty decent deal then. my local dealer did look in their computer system and found about 7 cars in neighboring states and on the east coast that were spec'd the way i wanted. however, those delaers were not willing to trade or give up their cars, or so i was told. atl dealers basically told me that they didnt have a car to sell me and even if they did, it would most likely be at full retail price. i think ill go ahead and jump on the other offer. thanks again

Truble10

This car looks interesting. Used but with almost no miles. Located in Texas.
http://www.expocarsusa.com/details.php?id=1931
Good luck.

Gary R.

Just be sure you don't want to add the phone (not that it seems to work ANYWAY!) because if you look you will see that car has the older faceplate w/o SoS and the SIM card tray..

Rasta

Wasn't this the car they listed on eBay a couple of months ago? Still available?

Chip McCoy

I got a straight 3% discount from the Porsche dealer in Pleningen, Stuttgart Airport Dealership for a US spec Carrerra S, delivery Mar/Apr

Truble10

Rasta,
It could have been. Not sure, it just caught my eye. Expo always has a large selection of very nice cars with some good pricing. I have no affiliation with the dealership at all.

VS1

Wow - I love being in the Midwest. Mine was 9.5% off and that's because the dealer had to trade to get the car I wanted [which added about $500].

Oh - one thing to consider is my car is a non-S.

Alan Smithee

Are you able to buy a US spec car from a German dealership because of a US military affiliation, or can anybody in Europe order a US spec car?