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Old 09-03-2010, 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by MJones
BTW Spyder sales were 47 units
Thanks, Brian. Can you share how many Spyders have sold year-to-date?

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The required MS in mechanical engineering to operate the canvas top on the spyder might make a few people think twice. I watched and it sure looked like it two factory people to work it. From what I saw at Parade, it looks like they saved a little too much weight on that thing for me.
The roof procedure is nothing to be intimidated by. Certainly more work than pushing a button, but not much more than MB SLs, 3-series, etc. from the late 1980s (for those who remember).
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Originally Posted by Alan Smithee
Thanks, Brian. Can you share how many Spyders have sold year-to-date?

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The roof procedure is nothing to be intimidated by. Certainly more work than pushing a button, but not much more than MB SLs, 3-series, etc. from the late 1980s (for those who remember).
Talk about complicated ... you should see my neighbor try to put on the canvass top on his Jeep.
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Originally Posted by Alan Smithee
Thanks, Brian. Can you share how many Spyders have sold year-to-date?
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MJones--Thank you for your reports. They tell quite a lot more than numbers. Keep 'em coming.
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Hmmm... 318 RS?

Wasnt it supposed to be around 270?
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Originally Posted by GT3
Hmmm... 318 RS?

Wasnt it supposed to be around 270?
I wonder how many remain in dealer inventory???
Old 09-09-2010, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by GT3
Hmmm... 318 RS?

Wasnt it supposed to be around 270?
you didn't know that porsche math is not regular math?
witness production number of CGT and other special variants.
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The 911s are off the China, where they fly out of the showrooms.
Old 09-09-2010, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by texasviany
The 911s are off the China, where they fly out of the showrooms.
For a couple of years, until demand and their economic problems catch-up.
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Originally Posted by axhoaxho
I think the 911 sales number was lowerd not because it was lacked of demands, but Porsche intentionally limited the 911 production/allocation.

My salesperson has been telling me that in the last couple years, Porsche cut down the 911 production/allocation year by year. He barely had enough 911's in the showroom for display, and sometimes he had to put CPO 911's (preowned GT3, Turbo, etc.) to fill the showroom.

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This was true until March. When the market took a big hit in 2008, Porsche cut their production in half and laid off over 20% of their work force. They reduced work hours along with the reduced production. In March with strong sales trending, Porsche restored production to extended work hours. Hence how 96 GT3 RS's were able to be built delivered in a single month. Right now the factory is in summer shut down mode, hence the lower numbers.

The other thing that was different this year was the model year changeover. Previous years, the model year changeover happened after the summer break. This year it was done earlier. The only justification seemed to be to raise the prices and the buyers were happy to pay.



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