TimC.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions, I would never had thought about air suspension until I read posts from "renn 951" & "Periokid" I test drove one today at Paul Miller in NJ. The ride is incredible !! I was blown away.
Also the posts regarding the smooth leather option makes such a difference. I saw it today and it makes the dashboard look so much nicer especially with the Havanna/Sand Beige interior, so I added it to the list....kinda pricey though at $2,990. The dealer talked me into the olive wood shifter..he was right though it does look really cool

The MSRP total was $75,595 (Mid-December delivery)
The dealer quoted me $5,000 off which is good, but I think I can do better. Going to look around to see if I can get more off. I read that Porsche has about a 13% markup which would put the invoice price at $65,768.
I think an awesome price to pay for this (before tax) would be about $68,000...any thoughts on this???

Here is my updated list of Goodies...cant wait

D5 Jarama Beige Metallic body color

VU "Havanna/Sand Beige Embssd Lthr
$0 Covered in Embossed Leather: Front Seats
(5.1, 5.2, 5.3), Rear Seats (5.4, 5.5, 5,6, 5.7),
Steering Wheel rim (2.2), Gear Selector Lever
(4.1), Grab Handles on Front and Rear Doors
and on Center Console (3.2, 3.3, 4.6),
A"

NS "Havanna/Sand Beige Smooth Lthr:
Covered in Smooth Leather: Front Seats (5.1,
5.2, 5.3), Rear Seats (5.4, 5.5, 5,6, 5.7),
Steering Wheel rim (2.2), Gear Selector Lever
(4.1), Grab Handles on Front and Rear Doors
and on Center Console (3.2, 3.3, 4.6),
Armrests on all four doors and Center Console
and Rear Center Seat (3.4, 3.5, 4.7, 5.8),
Upper and Lower Dash (2.0, 2.1), Center
Console Sides (4.3), and Front and Rear Door
Panels (3.6, 3.7)."

5TF High Gloss Light Wood Package.

PH2 High Gloss Wood Steering Wheel.

AWA Gear Selector Light Olive Veneered with light olive high gloss finish

3FE Moonroof. Includes Tilt or Slide functionality.

PC3 Bi-Xenon Headlights with Washers. Including Cornering Lights.

PO3 Light Comfort Package. Automatic headlamps, dimmer controlled interior lighting, self-dimming interior and exterior mirrors, programmable homecoming illumination.

PG1 Driver Seat Memory. Memory function for driver's seat and external mirrors

7A2 6 Disc CD Changer. Located on the passenger side rear luggage area in stowage panel.

PF1 Porsche Communication Mgt. II 6.5" screen with 12 button keypad. 2-tuner, top-radio with integrated CD-player, DVD - based GPS navigation module on-board computer with simultaneous indicator of basic audio and navigation information.

QV4 Satellite Radio XM. *** This option is not recommended for cars that will be operated in Alaska or Hawaii due to known reception issues ***

1BK Air Suspension with PASM. Includes load leveling system and height adjustment.

344W Heated F/R Seats w/Wood Wheel

3X1 Ski Bag. Removable fabric pouch in rear center armrest to allow pass through of long objects.

CJ3 19" Cayenne Design Wheel 9 x 19 275/45 ZR 19 on all four wheels.

7K3 Tire Pressure Monitoring System. Tire Pressure display in combo guage.

1NP Wheel Hub Covers Colored Crest.

3Y4 Roll up Sunscreen-1/4 Windows

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Tim Connolly

'05 Cayenne S - Ready to order
'00 Boxster

PogueMoHone

Recheck that XM radio and go for Sirius!

wingless

Why start a new post instead of providing the update in the original post?

cobalt

TimC

Not that I have bad things to say about Paul Miller Porsche, but I definately have issues with Paul Miller's organization in general. I would try Jack Daniels or Pepe Porsche before signing with Paul Miller. Your call, but I think you will get a better deal and would be better off in the end. I would go see Jason at Jack Daniels and pass your numbers by him, if that doesn't work there are many in the area. Not to create any confusion but you are close to the price of a Turbo did you give one a spin?

Good Luck

TimC.

Thanks for the name at Jack Daniels! I will fax him my options tomorrow and see what he comes back with. Ultimately I would like to go with Ray Catena since I deal with them now with the boxster. I am hoping that Gino will be able to come in under the price from Paul Miller.

As far as the Turbo goes...I am with you on that one and I HAVE NOT test driven one for the simple reason that I probably wont be able to sleep and then this one will always too slow....If you can imagine what I am getting at here.
How far away do you think I am in price from the turbo? My budget going into this adventure was around 70k including tax. I will most likely wind up writing the check for 72k out the door when everything is said and done.

TimC.

Sorry for the rookie move....I realized this afterwards.

TimC.

Any reasons why? It seems like each have their own good qualities

pdxjim

I opted for XM over Sirius (having had neither in the past) and am quite happy with XM. If the stock price means anything regarding longevity, XM is about $30.00 and Sirius is $2.86 a share.