Z356

Then you'll have a futile wait on the dock. None that we know of are coming by boat. PAG is flying each & every US spec 918 to either Atlanta or LA, and the trucking to your local dealer. They are charging you $2975 for 'destination charge'', so you are paying for the special 'air freight' handling. They are also getting to see the balance of what you owe them (anywhere from $645K to $800K on top of your $200K deposit) a lot quicker. And that cash flow is substantial & dear to their heart.

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

PS Heard today (8/16) from a Porsche dealer that air freight for the 918 is costing PAG approx. US$18K per car due to the special handling required or demanded by Porsche for the vehicle. That the first 70 cars to the US were going to be air shipped and then no word if the rest will come by air or boat. That info has yet to be confirmed by other sources. If this is true, then the extra $2K destination charge over a typical 991/981 does not come close to paying for that air freight bill and is simply tied to the special handling charges the car requires which is not afforded to the other models!

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JS

MSRP.
Allocations are around 80% sold.

Tuxiemama

You can buy a 918 in NY at the MSRP plus delivery etc

Notmelo

If a dealer has a 918 on the showroom for sale, the owner of the dealership has obviously had $200k tied up for over 3 1/2 years and should be compensated. If the story is legit, I'll bet they would take less than the $345,000 premium.

FLGT

Msrp available no problem

Whoopsy

Why? All early customers also had 200k tied up for a long time too.

That dealer ordered the car themselves hoping for a flip, it was a gamble they took and lost. Having money tied up is part of doing business, especially car business where there are a lot full of cars.

Since the car is already at the showroom, that means the dealer had also paid the balance of the car, so they got what they ordered already.

There are no dealer 'stock' 918s, all cars are ordered and sold cars. Unlike regular 911s or Boxsters, etc.

mwar99

Still approx. 15% of the allocation left, why pay over MSRP if there are slots still left...

emmros

My friend is on the list for the 918 and we talk motor all day when we get a chance. It was a very straight forward process (several deposits) and he paid list. There was never a mention of markup at all and from the sound of it, it will take Porsche quite some time to sell all 918 of them.

Porsche-Suchtig

If I understand the situation correctly, only the U.S. allocation of cars still has available slots. So it might be that some buyers in other locations are paying a premium. It would likely depend on their local import laws (i.e., whether or not they are able to import a car from the U.S.).