Allocation update
Track Day
Joined: May 2015
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From: Houston, TX
Spoke to all the Houston dealers. They told me it's pretty much impossible to get one lol.
Called the dealership in Austin, and the salesperson was more helpful. He was telling me more than half of the allocations have gone to cayman owners. He still insisted that I leave my information so I did.
The manual transmission is a deal breaker, so I don't want to get a GT3. I'm in no hurry to purchase a new car so I've got time to see what else on the market will fancy me.
Called the dealership in Austin, and the salesperson was more helpful. He was telling me more than half of the allocations have gone to cayman owners. He still insisted that I leave my information so I did.
The manual transmission is a deal breaker, so I don't want to get a GT3. I'm in no hurry to purchase a new car so I've got time to see what else on the market will fancy me.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2015
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From: Austin, TX
Spoke to all the Houston dealers. They told me it's pretty much impossible to get one lol.
Called the dealership in Austin, and the salesperson was more helpful. He was telling me more than half of the allocations have gone to cayman owners. He still insisted that I leave my information so I did.
The manual transmission is a deal breaker, so I don't want to get a GT3. I'm in no hurry to purchase a new car so I've got time to see what else on the market will fancy me.
Called the dealership in Austin, and the salesperson was more helpful. He was telling me more than half of the allocations have gone to cayman owners. He still insisted that I leave my information so I did.
The manual transmission is a deal breaker, so I don't want to get a GT3. I'm in no hurry to purchase a new car so I've got time to see what else on the market will fancy me.
Nordschleife Master
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Bay Area
My dealer has gotten 13 allocations thus far (more than they were expecting), which as of a few weeks ago moves me up to #7 on their list; I got on the list 2 days after the car was officially announced. My SA says she expects my allocation to be a Dec/Jan build for Feb/Mar delivery. Fingers crossed!
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My dealer has gotten 13 allocations thus far (more than they were expecting), which as of a few weeks ago moves me up to #7 on their list; I got on the list 2 days after the car was officially announced. My SA says she expects my allocation to be a Dec/Jan build for Feb/Mar delivery. Fingers crossed!
Drifting
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Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Texas
Of the 13 allocations I wonder how many are going to 918 VIP owners?
That is a lot of cars for one dealership but they are the only one in Austin
so it makes sense that they have a high volume thus a lot of allocations.
That is a lot of cars for one dealership but they are the only one in Austin
so it makes sense that they have a high volume thus a lot of allocations.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2015
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From: Austin, TX
Don't know, didn't ask. I'm much more fixated on the number "7" than "13" in my situation, after all. But this isn't the dealership in Austin. Like I said above, I called them first but they basically said that I didn't have a shot with them.
Track Day
Joined: May 2015
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From: Houston, TX
Tried dealers in the vicinity of Dallas this morning. One of them talked about the possibility of a 918 owner getting one and then turning around and selling right back to the dealer for a higher price. Which subsequently would be sold to eager customers willing to pay a higher price. I told him I would never pay over MSRP for anything.
The other dealers I just left my information. Something like 20 people waiting per dealer.
The other dealers I just left my information. Something like 20 people waiting per dealer.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Southern California
Tried dealers in the vicinity of Dallas this morning. One of them talked about the possibility of a 918 owner getting one and then turning around and selling right back to the dealer for a higher price. Which subsequently would be sold to eager customers willing to pay a higher price.