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Old 01-21-2013, 05:40 PM
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This is nothing new.

If you're really bored, you can hop onto the Porsche configurator and more than double the base price of a Cayenne Diesel.
Old 01-21-2013, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by NorthVan
yes, here is the listing.

http://hennessy.porschedealer.com/ne...96189/info.php

It is GT Silver, so I can see why it is so much
fusebox cover in leather and rear footwell lighting - nice

456 - Adaptive cruise control incl.
XYA - PDK gear selector in Aluminum
630 - Light Design Package
625 - Porsche Entry & Drive
603 - Porsche Dynamic Light System
541 - Seat ventilation (front)
342 - Seat heating (front)
276 - Automatically dimming mirrors
P39 - Prem Pkg Plus w 14-way seats
693 - 6-disc CD/DVD changer
690 - SiriusXM(R) & HD Radio(R) rcvr
682 - Burmester(R) Sound System
P3A - Burmester© Audio Package
322 - Power Sport seats (left)
321 - Power Sport seats (right)
P06 - Power Sport Seats (14-way)
666 - Telephone module
CTK - Air vents in leather
XUB - Headlamp cleaner exterior clr
CUJ - Fuse box cover in leather
030 - PASM Sport Suspension
CWK - Vehicle key painted
653 - Sunroof in glass
ZAB - Ornamental Porsche Crest
XRT - 20-inch SportTechno wheel
636 - ParkAssist (front and rear)
425 - Rear windshield wiper
748 - Electric folding ext. mirrors
CNL - Wing mirror (lower part) paint
450 - PCCB
176 - Sport Exhaust System
CZW - Additional lther pkg dashboard
XHB - Center console trim in leather
XHS - Rear center tunnel in leather
XNS - Steering column casing leather
XPT - Storage bin lid with Crest
671 - Voice Control
UN1 - Online Services
XSH - Seat belts in Silver Grey
CEE - Rear footwell lighting
022 - Instrument Dials in Black
840 - SportDesign steering wheel
640 - Sport Chrono Package
583 - Smoking package
250 - Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)
XSC - Porsche Crest on headrests
998 - Natural leather interior
Old 01-21-2013, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by PJS996GT3
fusebox cover in leather and rear footwell lighting - nice

456 - Adaptive cruise control incl.
XYA - PDK gear selector in Aluminum
630 - Light Design Package
625 - Porsche Entry & Drive
603 - Porsche Dynamic Light System
541 - Seat ventilation (front)
342 - Seat heating (front)
276 - Automatically dimming mirrors
P39 - Prem Pkg Plus w 14-way seats
693 - 6-disc CD/DVD changer
690 - SiriusXM(R) & HD Radio(R) rcvr
682 - Burmester(R) Sound System
P3A - Burmester© Audio Package
322 - Power Sport seats (left)
321 - Power Sport seats (right)
P06 - Power Sport Seats (14-way)
666 - Telephone module
CTK - Air vents in leather
XUB - Headlamp cleaner exterior clr
CUJ - Fuse box cover in leather
030 - PASM Sport Suspension
CWK - Vehicle key painted
653 - Sunroof in glass
ZAB - Ornamental Porsche Crest
XRT - 20-inch SportTechno wheel
636 - ParkAssist (front and rear)
425 - Rear windshield wiper
748 - Electric folding ext. mirrors
CNL - Wing mirror (lower part) paint
450 - PCCB
176 - Sport Exhaust System
CZW - Additional lther pkg dashboard
XHB - Center console trim in leather
XHS - Rear center tunnel in leather
XNS - Steering column casing leather
XPT - Storage bin lid with Crest
671 - Voice Control
UN1 - Online Services
XSH - Seat belts in Silver Grey
CEE - Rear footwell lighting
022 - Instrument Dials in Black
840 - SportDesign steering wheel
640 - Sport Chrono Package
583 - Smoking package
250 - Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)
XSC - Porsche Crest on headrests
998 - Natural leather interior
This sounds like a build that is made for your mom, maybe she needs a C4S that she will drive for a few weeks then get bored with it!
Old 01-21-2013, 05:54 PM
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when I swapped my 981S for a 7.2 GT3, the cost to change was a mere £4000 less than it would have cost to get a 991 C2S Cab with some nice options (built to my spec) and a list price of £100,000. The 7.2 GT3's price was £83,000.

just shows how much discount was available on the 991 ...
Old 01-21-2013, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by NorthVan
This sounds like a build that is made for your mom, maybe she needs a C4S that she will drive for a few weeks then get bored with it!
My 70 yr old mother thinks PDK's do not belong in 911s -- when asked, she said she was bored just looking at it
Old 01-21-2013, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by PJS996GT3
My 70 yr old mother thinks PDK's do not belong in 911s -- when asked, she said she was bored just looking at it
Nice!
Old 01-22-2013, 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by sfo
when I swapped my 981S for a 7.2 GT3, the cost to change was a mere £4000 less than it would have cost to get a 991 C2S Cab with some nice options (built to my spec) and a list price of £100,000. The 7.2 GT3's price was £83,000.

just shows how much discount was available on the 991 ...
Hi sfo,

thanks for the info..confirms what I know-heard from others..

Enjoy your white beauty
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Originally Posted by cbweaver1
Exactly and the long term prospects are freightening. Throw in really low short term interest rates to finance it and that $120K+ 991 suddenly looks alot more affordable on a monthly basis. Not many drivers outside of forums like this understand much less care about a Mezger versus a 9A1, etc...until they see zero money down and an $1800/mo. car payment verus stroking a check for a $100K+ for a GT3. The shiny brochure doesn't mention much about Financial Engineering but that is just as important as all the other forms of engineering if the mfg's. want to hit their sales target numbers.
..couldnt agree more..
Old 01-22-2013, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Same here, I dont know prices or details of the 991. Played with the configurator, had some sticker shock, drove one a few miles on the street and wrote it off as a potential car for me until the RS arrives.



Those times are gone.



Same here, pleople know a deal when they see one..

Hi Peter,

I agree - Porsche is playing with its repuation--the massive loss in used 991s values - will not be a problem so much in the short term - although, even that will have an impact. If it continues like that, what will 991 owners get in 5 years for their used 991 if they want to upgrade to 991.2..or a few years later - to a 992.

The 991 is destroying all 911 prices, except for GT3 and GT2..but dealers are telling me already that the 991 mentality is hitting these also..people are walking in the showrooms and asking whey so much discount is given on new 911..but not on a second hand GT3.

The sad thing is that these dramatic losses in value cannot be observed for panamera and cayenne..will the 991 be that last 911?

We will see..but I predict that the 991 cannot reverse thet trend of porsche becoming an sedan and SUV manufacturer..on the contrary I would say..it will accelerate the decline. I m curios to see how the 981 will do..I predict that it will do much better than 991 sales..
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I test drove the 991S coming from a 997.2 S. It is more of a touring car now. I like the raw feel of a sports car and the 991S has been tuned to take out the sportiness (IMO). THere is a car for everyone, but for me, no matter how fast the 991S is compared to 997 GT3, is NO GT3. No matter how you configure it, it will not feel or drive like a GT3. In the end I bought a gently used GT3 and am LOVING that I did not go for the 991S.
Old 01-22-2013, 09:20 AM
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I drove a 991S on Sebring. Was fast as hell. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but it's a better car than the .2 997's for sure. I'd say with the proper tires it would keep up with my .1 GT3.

Sign me up for a used 991 GT3 PDK at a significant discount in about 3-4 years
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I will wait to see the details of the GT3 and even if a dressed up 2wd C4S (GTS) than I will still see what they will do with RS. Plenty of opportunity to fix the beautiful 991. But it must be special special to command $50K over for example the Viper because at $165K - $175K there's a lot of options for our hobby. I think we will never see 3.8 GT3RS.2 under 100K. Inflation has arrived, the Euro is not going down..
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Originally Posted by C2Spin
In the end I bought a gently used GT3 and am LOVING that I did not go for the 991S.
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
I will wait to see the details of the GT3 and even if a dressed up 2wd C4S (GTS) than I will still see what they will do with RS. Plenty of opportunity to fix the beautiful 991. But it must be special special to command $50K over for example the Viper because at $165K - $175K there's a lot of options for our hobby. I think we will never see 3.8 GT3RS.2 under 100K. Inflation has arrived, the Euro is not going down..
Wait till the 991 GT3 comes out. There will be a fire sale on 997 RS's.


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