unotaz

My name is Michael and I would like to introduce myself to this great forum. I have been a lurker on this 918/GT forums for a few months now and I am finally going to pull the trigger on a deposit for the 918.

I have always been a fan of the Carrera GT but felt the car was very tricky to drive fast. When the 918 concept came out, I thought someone over at Porsche had heard my prayers over the years! Anyways, the thing that sealed the deal for me was the test drive of the 918 last week with David Donohue.

As I about to wire in my deposit with my dealer tomorrow morning, I do have a few questions for you 918/Porsche experts here. First, David mentioned to me that Porsche is considering not taking on any Weissach package for future 918 orders. This was a surprise to me as I am only considering the Weissach package and I would be greatly disappointed if this was the case.

Right now, the only available allocation is April/May. However, I was told by David that the actual build date would be much later. He is estimating the actual build date to be sometime in August of next year. What is the reasoning behind this? Why is there a few months of gap between allocation and actual build time?

Lastly, how do you add signatures on this forum? I have looked the User CP settings and can't seem to find it. Thanks!

biko

Actually, I always felt it to be tricky to drive slow!

maomao911

If they tell you no Weissach pack, then you tell them no order. Ordering the Weissach pack is free money for Porsche, there is no reason they will discontinue it. It's probably something told to you so that you hurry your order in. When I was first in contact with Porsche about the 918, every e-mail from them begin with the sentence " Mr. XX you must place your deposit now to secure your order for the 918!"

neosky

That's my impression as well...I think I stalled the car like 3 times when I first test drove one years ago!

maomao911

It is also tricky to drive on track as the revs drops so fast that you need to be really fast and smooth with heel and toe downshifts. But handling wise the car has no problem for me. It only feels a little intimidating on the street due to its size.

Porsche-Suchtig

Michael,

Congrats on the impending purchase.

Signatures can be added under the user control panel (CP).

The other questions are more difficult. I hadn't heard anything about Porsche limiting the Weissach package, nor about April/May allocations being delivered in August.

Maybe some of the other 918 owners know something about these two issues?

HRE Wheels

Quite the introduction splash Welcome and congratulations!

biko

Before I placed my recent deposit on a 918 David said the same thing about the Weissach package potentially being ended. I took it as simply as a manufactured forcing function to get me to commit.

unotaz

LOL
I guess it worked. I placed my deposit this morning with my dealer. How long did it take for you to get your commission number after deposit was made?

biko

About a week.