RE: Porsche 911 R: PH Videoblog
Friday 23rd September 2016
We all know the Porsche 911 R is a difficult car to get hold of, but even Porsche GB has to call in favours with Germany when it wants access to a car for promotional activities. We were hoping to drive an R when it was in the country for Goodwood, but cataclysmic weather and a celebrity with a hangover (long story for another time) meant an unravelling of an ambitiously opportunist plan to 'help' deliver the car to the Festival of Speed.
Porsche 911 R: PH Videoblog
A quick go with the unicorn 911 inspires a lengthy musing on its significance!
Truth be told the weather wasn't much better on when we finally got our hands on one earlier in the week. But between showers, puddles and the occasional interruption from helicopter gunships we managed to finally get some quality time in the car and brighten up an otherwise dreary Monday morning.
A full review on the car - rather than further discussion of values and conspiracy theories about dealers and favoured customers - to follow. First up a bit of a videoblog exploring how the R came about and some initial driving impressions.
Watch the video here.
Discussion
Much as I love 911s, it really gets on my jubblies that Porsche artificially constrain sales of certain models. I might well have considered buying an R or a GT3/RS but as I can't I'm sticking with my 997.2.
It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
PhilboSE said:
Much as I love 911s, it really gets on my jubblies that Porsche artificially constrain sales of certain models. I might well have considered buying an R or a GT3/RS but as I can't I'm sticking with my 997.2.
It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
+1It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
PhilboSE said:
Much as I love 911s, it really gets on my jubblies that Porsche artificially constrain sales of certain models. I might well have considered buying an R or a GT3/RS but as I can't I'm sticking with my 997.2.
It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
Because plenty of folks are interested in both reading about and looking at different cars regardless of whether they are actually ever likely to be in the position to own one for themselves would be the obvious answer. This is a website based around cars you know. You have the simple choice not read/watch anything that offends you. It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
swisstoni said:
+1A tiny number of UK cars, most of which will be driven until the running in service and then put under a dust cover
in a heated garage. Whatever. It's all a boring waste of time, I resent spending 5 minutes of my life watching this video
and I plan to do some yoga now.
david hockney said:
swisstoni said:
+1A tiny number of UK cars, most of which will be driven until the running in service and then put under a dust cover
in a heated garage. Whatever. It's all a boring waste of time, I resent spending 5 minutes of my life watching this video
and I plan to do some yoga now.
7zero said:
PhilboSE said:
Much as I love 911s, it really gets on my jubblies that Porsche artificially constrain sales of certain models. I might well have considered buying an R or a GT3/RS but as I can't I'm sticking with my 997.2.
It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
+1It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
DanS said:
+1, the crap around this car was enough to put me off buying a new Porsche at all. These things are Halo cars, designed to bring people to their brands, in this case it put me right off. I'm sure Porsche won't give a stuff, but they lost a sale of both a 911R and a Panamera estate - and anything else. Silly arrogant marketing-led nonsense the lot of it, just make bloody cars and sell them.
+1 The only thing remarkable about the 911R is just how unremarkable it is. Stuttgart could produce them by the truck load, instead they choose to p*ss off large amounts of their loyal customers, make just about every OPC in the UK look like they were involved in large amounts of skullduggery and in the process pandered to the flippers/collectors rather than the true enthusiasts that have supported them by buying their products repeatedly over the years. The same could be said of the Cayman GT4 supply situation. It's a very strange business model Porsche AG are working to currently.As you so rightly said, just make bloody cars and sell them.
DanS said:
+1, the crap around this car was enough to put me off buying a new Porsche at all. These things are Halo cars, designed to bring people to their brands, in this case it put me right off. I'm sure Porsche won't give a stuff, but they lost a sale of both a 911R and a Panamera estate - and anything else. Silly arrogant marketing-led nonsense the lot of it, just make bloody cars and sell them.
+1 Id say it's an own goal but expect the increase in sales generated by the halo products dwarfs the pockets of dissent the marketing is generating.Edited by foxsasha on Friday 23 September 20:56
PhilboSE said:
Much as I love 911s, it really gets on my jubblies that Porsche artificially constrain sales of certain models. I might well have considered buying an R or a GT3/RS but as I can't I'm sticking with my 997.2.
It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
What's the point in reading about a new Lambo or Ferrari. Most of us will never afford one so it's irrelevant. What a fantastically dull website this would be if we could only review or do pieces on attainable cars. Maybe we like to read about these cars because we'll never get to experience them. It's got to the point that I wish websites and magazines would stop pimping these things on behalf on the manufacturer - what's they point when they can't be bought?
Slippydiff said:
+1 The only thing remarkable about the 911R is just how unremarkable it is. Stuttgart could produce them by the truck load, instead they choose to p*ss off large amounts of their loyal customers, make just about every OPC in the UK look like they were involved in large amounts of skullduggery and in the process pandered to the flippers/collectors rather than the true enthusiasts that have supported them by buying their products repeatedly over the years. The same could be said of the Cayman GT4 supply situation. It's a very strange business model Porsche AG are working to currently.
As you so rightly said, just make bloody cars and sell them.
No real interest in reading about this either.As you so rightly said, just make bloody cars and sell them.
As you say, a very strange business model and apparently designed to alienate loyal customers.
I've loved 911's since I was a child and I've owned 3, none of which were new, but all of which were maintained through the Porsche network with genuine parts etc.
However, I'm now in a position to consider buying new but as they won't sell me a 911 that I actually want (or a GT4 for that matter) I shall go elsewhere.
Porsche do realise we have choices right?
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