Is there anything I should be concerned about with getting a launch car?
Are these being used for openhouse, with people in and out of car, etc??

 

A launch car is normally a car configured with options by PCNA and delivered to the dealers for their inventory....the dealers have little input on options/color, etc. They are required to accept a fixed # of cars from PCNA....after which time they can begin to place customer orders.

As such, they will normally go into dealer stock and one or two might be in the showroom for people to sit in.

Press cars, owned by PCNA, are normally for 'sit and tries' in the showroom and are not for sale.

 

I'm #1 on the list. Would this deter you if the car was in the showroom and people were in and out of it? Should I take a #2 or #3 slot instead and let someone else have his? Or is that just silly?

 

I would rather be #1 on the dealer/customer order list than be #1 on your dealer's launch car list; that way you can order your car with the exact options you want.
From a depreciation standpoint, it doesn't matter, they will all depreciate like crazy, as there appears to be no 'restraint' in the proposed #'s of 997TT's to be produced.

The same thing happened when the 996TT was new, everyone was lined up with deposits, fighting for vehicles, by the end of the first model year, ordering one was no different than ordering any other Porsche.

Just my 2 cents, you have change coming.....

 

In my humble opinon - Listen to Lewis and be number 1 on the dealer/customer order list and get a 997 Turbo configured the way YOU WANT IT...

 

I agree, it's an expensive car.....get it the way you want it!

 

Any idea whan porsche will start delivering custom orders

 

Depends on the options (availability) and any Exclusive options (some have long lead times).

Fall/Winter in the US, after the Geneva Auto show in September.

It may make sense to use a deposit to hold a slot/allocation, configure the car with all required options and take delivery in the Spring (when the roads are clear again).

 

Car was nicely optioned.

probably had about $3500 more in it then I would order if I specked out myself. Came in at $132k so at that price i figured the the $3500 was insignifigant.

your points are all valid.

 

cableguy-i live in bergen county also and am on a turbo list-who are you getting the car from?

 

Brandywine in PA

 

I almost bought my C4S from them. They appear to be good people to deal with. Anyone getting a discount on the new car!!!!!

 

I bought my C2 from them and they were great. Not sure about discounts on the TT. It's in too much demand, but it doesn't hurt to ask

 

my bet will be that if you are a good customer of the dealership, you will get a small discount. i would think that eventually, supply will catch up with demand, and larger discounts will be available. when? depends on how many turbos they make-my bet is that they will make a bunch.

 

I agree with docjackson. This car will likely be produced in much greater numbers than when I bought my current turbo (1989). Back then, only 500-600 cars were made per year so the price was less negotiable. I would definitely ask for a discount, even small, because this is not going to be a rare car by Porsche standards.

Cableguy - just out of curiosity, do you know your position on the wait list? I inquired at Brandywine a month ago and I was told they have their allotments for almost two years already spoken for.