groundhog

Is there a Porsche program that allows discounted pricing for parts used in Porsche vehicles involved in sanctioned motorsport events.

As a general rule I have paid wholesale rates in the past for non-consumable parts - e.g. panels, suspension components caused by the usual carnage.

RobT 394

Just spit my coffee. It's called double the price of what you pay at the counter.

groundhog

Ok, well I feel for you and your coffee as I get most stuff at wholesale already (had two rebuilds on this basis including celete) - I was just looking at official pricing to lock in a programme and to see what the regional variation was. (rather than have a negotiation every so often).

jscott82

My experience: Porsche parts are 2x VW parts, Porsche motoraports parts are 2x Porsche parts.

I'd love to find a race program, but the best I've found is to get to know the local dealer, so he knows me and gives me a frequent flyer discount.

groundhog

Sounds about right - thats where I get my wholesale pricing from. Perhaps I'm on to a good thing

Fumes

mglobe

TXE36

The words "Porsche" and "discount" seldom appear near each other, let alone in the same sentence.

One of my favorite sayings: "What part of Porsche racing did you think was going to be cheap, the Porsche part or the racing part?"

-Mike

Mahler9th

Depends. What types of parts?

It is pretty easy to find steep discounts on new production car parts. Wholesale or a reasonable amount above wholesale.

For new Porsche motorports parts (those from Porsche Motorsports North America) things are different. But I have knowledge of folks that have done pretty well.

For used motorsports parts, I have seen folks do extremely well.

In my experience, which dates back about 30 years, I have seen folks do really, really well with parts that are not even close to being timed out.

It pays to network and be resourceful.

It all depends on the details.