hymo1200

Guys, anybody of you knows what the latest point of time to make any changes in the specification before the car is gonna be built?

will ask my dealer tomorrow anyhow, the week of building/assembeling the car car is now 5 weeks away - would like to make still two minor changes in the specs, but not sure if it´s not to late already!?

as far as I know, there is a certain point of time where Porsche is closing the "window" of changes!?

thorfun

It's called the "lock in" date. Your dealer should've made you aware of that date. If he hasn't then I guess it hasn't passed and you'll be good to make more changes.

Over here in the U.K. the lock in date is also when I had to pay the rest of my deposit so I was acutely aware of the date.

tm20333

You should be able to change some things, my spec went in lock down two weeks ago but still I managed to have the alloys changed a week after. My car is also going to be built in about 5 weeks.

ajriches01

Stereo - Do not blame you but Bose is more than adequate if you like some bass-bumping nonsense. If you are looking for super high fidelity then nothing like the Burmester. I think excellent value for money if you really value the sound system but given I travel mostly with wife and baby, it's a but of a waste to spend £5k on something which is never going to be loud!

Interior - I have black/black with Alcantara and love it. I was very tempted by Carbon but did not like the lack of continuity of the carbon when it meets the screen and also the centre console (ash tray is carbon but that's it) made me stick with the black. Shame the black doesn't have the silver inserts though that carbon does, I really like that. Aluminium is also nice. Recommend the Porsche crest in head rests (sets it off!) and actually would have wanted some jazzed-up door threshold things (word escapes me). The standard is very plain.

Build changes - you will be right on the edge at 5 weeks but agree that you should have been told. Exciting times.

hymo1200

guys, thanks for your feedback! just talked to my dealer, he looked it up in the system and told me that it is finally fixed, as building is scheduled in week 33, so it´s acutally only 4 weeks away. they said, that when it is finally closed, it also wouldn´t help to call at the factory, as everything is on track already. no big issue, will be happy with the current spec as well ;-)

thorfun

i believe that if you needed to make changes that you couldn't live without then you can still change them but your build slot would be pushed back. so, if you're happy with what you've got then don't change as your car may be delayed.

when i was speccing up my car i put an initially high spec in with the dealer so i had something in the system i would be very happy to own if things went pear shaped before lock in date and i couldn't change it.

ajriches01

Question people - can you close the book with the key? I can on X6 by holding it down but Panamera won't do it. Presume some safety nonsense?

thorfun

hmmm....not actually tried. my wife's ML does but my old 420d didn't. maybe it's manufacturer specific and relates the their litigation aversion policy.

Wing Commander

Which book...?

thorfun

i assumed he meant boot.

Wing Commander

Ha ha! Yes, I'm sure that you're right.

SaratogaLefty

Hymo,
Are you getting a MY2018 Panamera E-Hybrid? Not sure how your car could be in the Body Shop infer weeks as I've been told all are on hold at this point. Met with my Dealer today and the Tracking Statement still shows completion on 9/29 and my car went into the Body Shop on 6/25. I believe the plant is on shutdown for the month of August?? Maybe it's different if you are buying a car for Europe as opposed to U.S.?? Have you actually seen your Tracking Statement?

hymo1200

Saratoga,
Yes, I should get the MY2018 and I talked to my dealer yesterday and he confirmed that the week of building is still week 33 (14-18. August). He said that this is actallulay the first week where they re-start work again after the plant shut-down before!


there are different informations flying around reg. delays, I´ve also read here somewhere that only planned builds before July has been delayed, but everything after that should be on track again.


hope that my dealer has all informations and not hiding something, but let´s see!

ajriches01

Boot indeed...thanks.

If it helps - when ours were delayed, they kept making them but then stuck them in a warehouse for the software update. By the time June came around, cars were getting update on the production line and then leaving before ours. No indication of any delay.

Thor - I had the error message cleared re the "Inspection Necessary". Porsche Reading said that Porsche Germany had issued a bulletin for this issue but no fix, so they think it will come back at some point...

hymo1200

after urging my dealer yesterday for a second time, they tried to push my change via the general importeur in my country - after requesting the change from their side at the Porsche factory, they today confirmed the last-second change to be done. Just fyi, it was only 4 weeks before the building is supposed to be done ;-)


After getting the final confirmation now: it was not a smaller change but a rather tricky one: it was the colour! Having seen both of my very favourite colours (GT silver & Vulcano grey) side by side at my local dealer, I finally switched from GT silver to Vulcano grey. Although struggeling until the very last second, I decided for me the Vulcano grey will be the better fit! Although finding GT silver still amazing, at the end I´m rather the guy for grey colours ;-)