Official 918 Spyder Production Now Set to Start in March 2014!
#16
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In addition to that metal one from Thermal Club, I also have a crystal one. Actually 2, 1st one didn't survive UPS and someone hand carried a replacement from Toronto to me.
I just got off the phone with Porsche. Official word is that there is no delay, my car is still scheduled to start production this month, but it won't be finished till May. Seems taking a long time to make a car but seems like availability of parts is the limiting factor.
Since my car is part of the initial batch, it will be air freighted to me. But later productions will travel by boat.
I just got off the phone with Porsche. Official word is that there is no delay, my car is still scheduled to start production this month, but it won't be finished till May. Seems taking a long time to make a car but seems like availability of parts is the limiting factor.
Since my car is part of the initial batch, it will be air freighted to me. But later productions will travel by boat.
#17
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I just got off the phone with Porsche. Official word is that there is no delay, my car is still scheduled to start production this month, but it won't be finished till May. Seems taking a long time to make a car but seems like availability of parts is the limiting factor.
I don't think so. This slow, methodical scaling up of production was communicated to each & every 918 Spyder customer in December. It said ''delivery will commence from mid-March 2014, after production has been very carefully scaled up'. My friend's 918 is one of the early cars scheduled to be built in Zuffenhausen and it will be delivered to him stateside in May too! Doesn't make sense to start speculation about 'availability of parts is the limiting factor' when you have no basis for making that statement!
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
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#18
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What I posted is what was communicated to me this morning from Porsche over the phone.
Exact wording for the freight part is "your car is part of the initial batch so it will be air shipped to you, we might be doing surface shipment for the rest of the order after the initial batch"
As for the parts part, I asked straight up why does it takes over 2 months to build a car, the exact reply is "parts availability is the limiting factor."
Is your friend considering scheduling a factory visit to see the car on the production floor?
Exact wording for the freight part is "your car is part of the initial batch so it will be air shipped to you, we might be doing surface shipment for the rest of the order after the initial batch"
As for the parts part, I asked straight up why does it takes over 2 months to build a car, the exact reply is "parts availability is the limiting factor."
Is your friend considering scheduling a factory visit to see the car on the production floor?
#19
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What I posted is what was communicated to me this morning from Porsche over the phone.
Exact wording for the freight part is "your car is part of the initial batch so it will be air shipped to you, we might be doing surface shipment for the rest of the order after the initial batch"
As for the parts part, I asked straight up why does it takes over 2 months to build a car, the exact reply is "parts availability is the limiting factor."
Is your friend considering scheduling a factory visit to see the car on the production floor?
Exact wording for the freight part is "your car is part of the initial batch so it will be air shipped to you, we might be doing surface shipment for the rest of the order after the initial batch"
As for the parts part, I asked straight up why does it takes over 2 months to build a car, the exact reply is "parts availability is the limiting factor."
Is your friend considering scheduling a factory visit to see the car on the production floor?
I have recommended to my friend European delivery of his 918 in Leipzig so that he could have access to the track uninterrupted (for his 'exclusive disposal') for 3 hours, along with a personal factory driver as his instructor! Then he can take it up & down the autobahn at speeds he will never experience on public roads here in America. It should be the ED experience of a lifetime! Let's see if he does that. I also recommended he switch from base to 'Weissach Package'. That is where I see the most collector value for this model! He decided against that based on costs. I hope that doesn't proved to be a big mistake in the long run for him. I recommended he choose an exciting PTS color ('Acid Green', 'Gulf Orange', 'Signal Yellow', 'Voodoo Blue') to paint this historic vehicle! He chose the pedestrian 'Rhodium Silver' instead. So, thus far, I a batting zero! But it's his money, not mine!
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
.
Last edited by Z356; 02-18-2014 at 09:00 PM.
#20
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I deal with Porsche Car Canada, at times PCNA, and Melissa the 918 specialist, not the other 918 personal.
The factory delivery is not available. Melissa told me it's off the table as Porsche changed their mind after pricing the price list.
At first I was going to do the Weissach pack, but since I buy the car to enjoy for myself, not saving it for the next person or worry about 'future' resale value, I skipped it. It's worthless to me anyway as I all the stuff it deletes I will add back on and the carbon winglets out back is just begging to be vandalized, carbon exterior bits are also going to be invisible as I will be painting my car black.
Rhodium Silver is still a fantastic colour though. I personally hates any shades of silver/grey yet it's the only one I like.
The factory delivery is not available. Melissa told me it's off the table as Porsche changed their mind after pricing the price list.
At first I was going to do the Weissach pack, but since I buy the car to enjoy for myself, not saving it for the next person or worry about 'future' resale value, I skipped it. It's worthless to me anyway as I all the stuff it deletes I will add back on and the carbon winglets out back is just begging to be vandalized, carbon exterior bits are also going to be invisible as I will be painting my car black.
Rhodium Silver is still a fantastic colour though. I personally hates any shades of silver/grey yet it's the only one I like.
#23
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Good to know and I retract my earlier statement about it then. When I put in my order last May they deleted the factory delivery option from my order.
Leipzig or Zuffenhausen?
#25
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As previously reported in this forum, we now have video proof that 918 production has started at Zuffenhausen. Take a look at this video...while you can. I don't think it will be allowed to linger too long in the internet. But that is a different story.
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
#26
Thanks Eduardo. Great post as usual. The brakes look really interesting. The surface of the disc looks different, the hats like modified and better looking MovIts (no disrespect, the price point is a lot higher on the 918), and the caliper bridge beefier than anything we've seen before from Porsche.
#27
Greetings, I have been lurking for a bit and finally decided to join. Since it seems relevant to this post I thought I would share that I just got off the phone with Daniel about my car. He stated that they monitor the forums and was not aware people were concerned with production slipping and in fact they anticipate having 96 cars in the US by the end of July. Unfortunately mine is a July build with August delivery, but as of now they are not projecting any delays and in fact he stated that they aim to "under promise and over deliver". His production demonstrator car just hit the US this week I believe he stated and is going to Amelia Island. He told me this is the first production vehicle to hit the US.
Last edited by swb3; 03-06-2014 at 06:10 PM. Reason: Addition of information
#29
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Photos of the first production 918's in US!
Greetings, I have been lurking for a bit and finally decided to join. Since it seems relevant to this post I thought I would share that I just got off the phone with Daniel about my car. He stated that they monitor the forums and was not aware people were concerned with production slipping and in fact they anticipate having 96 cars in the US by the end of July. Unfortunately mine is a July build with August delivery, but as of now they are not projecting any delays and in fact he stated that they aim to "under promise and over deliver". His production demonstrator car just hit the US this week I believe he stated and is going to Amelia Island. He told me this is the first production vehicle to hit the US.
http://onlineathens.com/breaking-new...s-georgia-port
Next stop tomorrow, Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance!
https://www.ameliaconcours.org
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
.