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king swear filters?!StephFrenchie said:
Vetteran said:
Have a Sapphire Blue with buckets due in May( Porsche Antibes). Paid my deposit at earliest possible date. Was worried when read posts on here re colour and seats. E mailed Antibes. They just confirmed car ordered as per my spec ( this was about two weeks ago) presumably would have heard by now if colour not available and delay for seats. From your experience do you think the car will be available in May?
I did put my deposit early Feb as soon as I understood the car was a go (CP Paris 16); the guy did very quickly confirm a may delivery, then when I checked last week told me my car was scheduled to roll off the line week of April 20... so far they sound quite reliable so I guess you can trust the May schedule. I guess a reasonable answer may be that all RHD cars will be run down the line after LHD cars.
They only have a certain stock of parts, so all RHD cars will have to wait on buckets.
Even if they have 'a couple' of sets left over, perhaps they don't want people fighting over them, like they did for build slots?
Perhaps they just miscalculated demand for some things. They're used to most GT cars being ordered with comfort seats
Paint seems stranger as you'd expect them to be able to 'mix' another new batch, if they've worked out that they'll run out of it? Maybe that takes time as it wasn't planned/ expected?
They only have a certain stock of parts, so all RHD cars will have to wait on buckets.
Even if they have 'a couple' of sets left over, perhaps they don't want people fighting over them, like they did for build slots?
Perhaps they just miscalculated demand for some things. They're used to most GT cars being ordered with comfort seats
Paint seems stranger as you'd expect them to be able to 'mix' another new batch, if they've worked out that they'll run out of it? Maybe that takes time as it wasn't planned/ expected?
dom9 said:
I guess a reasonable answer may be that all RHD cars will be run down the line after LHD cars.
They only have a certain stock of parts, so all RHD cars will have to wait on buckets.
Even if they have 'a couple' of sets left over, perhaps they don't want people fighting over them, like they did for build slots?
Perhaps they just miscalculated demand for some things. They're used to most GT cars being ordered with comfort seats
Paint seems stranger as you'd expect them to be able to 'mix' another new batch, if they've worked out that they'll run out of it? Maybe that takes time as it wasn't planned/ expected?
Seems logical.They only have a certain stock of parts, so all RHD cars will have to wait on buckets.
Even if they have 'a couple' of sets left over, perhaps they don't want people fighting over them, like they did for build slots?
Perhaps they just miscalculated demand for some things. They're used to most GT cars being ordered with comfort seats
Paint seems stranger as you'd expect them to be able to 'mix' another new batch, if they've worked out that they'll run out of it? Maybe that takes time as it wasn't planned/ expected?
Maybe they have their paint lines set up for the numbers of volume models ordered in each colour and if a new small volume model is ordered with very different ratios of colours it's not worth their while to alter or add to the lines.
franki68 said:
so the french get no delay with bucket seats,nor any issue with sapphire blue ? seems odd to say the least,does the sapphire blue have an allergic reaction to rhd cars ?
any plausible explanation ? Because I cannot think of any.
It is not just applicable to RHD. US and Canada are in the same boat. Perhaps other regions.any plausible explanation ? Because I cannot think of any.
With the 981.2 round the corner is it possible that some of the incoming GT4's will get some of the facelift features of the revised Cayman 981.2?
My car is due to be built around December and there has been talk of the gen 2 cars coming late summer. Would Porsche build new gen 2 Caymans with the new facelift features but not the GT4? What normally happens when you've placed an order for a gen 1 but porsche start building gen 2 cars before your build date etc?
Some of the facelift features will probably include are a much improved PCM Nav.
My car is due to be built around December and there has been talk of the gen 2 cars coming late summer. Would Porsche build new gen 2 Caymans with the new facelift features but not the GT4? What normally happens when you've placed an order for a gen 1 but porsche start building gen 2 cars before your build date etc?
Some of the facelift features will probably include are a much improved PCM Nav.
Edited by Amathus on Tuesday 14th April 21:07
^^^^^^^^
The new 911 will be introduced at the Frankfurt Auto show this September, with the car available first in Europe next spring. The Cayman has historically been introduced about a year later. Things could change, but that has been the pattern.
The new 911 will be introduced at the Frankfurt Auto show this September, with the car available first in Europe next spring. The Cayman has historically been introduced about a year later. Things could change, but that has been the pattern.
Edited by otisdog on Wednesday 15th April 02:25
dom9 said:
I guess a reasonable answer may be that all RHD cars will be run down the line after LHD cars.
They only have a certain stock of parts, so all RHD cars will have to wait on buckets.
Even if they have 'a couple' of sets left over, perhaps they don't want people fighting over them, like they did for build slots?
Perhaps they just miscalculated demand for some things. They're used to most GT cars being ordered with comfort seats
Paint seems stranger as you'd expect them to be able to 'mix' another new batch, if they've worked out that they'll run out of it? Maybe that takes time as it wasn't planned/ expected?
Do they make their own seats or buy them in from somewhere? They only have a certain stock of parts, so all RHD cars will have to wait on buckets.
Even if they have 'a couple' of sets left over, perhaps they don't want people fighting over them, like they did for build slots?
Perhaps they just miscalculated demand for some things. They're used to most GT cars being ordered with comfort seats
Paint seems stranger as you'd expect them to be able to 'mix' another new batch, if they've worked out that they'll run out of it? Maybe that takes time as it wasn't planned/ expected?
Amathus said:
With the 981.2 round the corner is it possible that some of the incoming GT4's will get some of the facelift features of the revised Cayman 981.2?
My car is due to be built around December and there has been talk of the gen 2 cars coming late summer. Would Porsche build new gen 2 Caymans with the new facelift features but not the GT4? What normally happens when you've placed an order for a gen 1 but porsche start building gen 2 cars before your build date etc?
Some of the facelift features will probably include are a much improved PCM Nav.
Extremely unlikely. It is common amongst manufacturers for late lifecycle special models to continue for a few months after a new one is introduced but I can't think of any old-new model hybrids and I'm sure Porsche won't have developed a facelifted GT4 yet. They'll want to give the facelifted boggo Cayman maximum exposure before creating a new frenzy with a GT variant.My car is due to be built around December and there has been talk of the gen 2 cars coming late summer. Would Porsche build new gen 2 Caymans with the new facelift features but not the GT4? What normally happens when you've placed an order for a gen 1 but porsche start building gen 2 cars before your build date etc?
Some of the facelift features will probably include are a much improved PCM Nav.
Edited by Amathus on Tuesday 14th April 21:07
Well just been into Reading to spec mine, can still change but happy with what I've told them - racing Yellow, buckets, CS pack and a few toys, keeping standard brakes
Early Oct build with, hopefully an October delivery too
Really looking forward to this car, be great to compare it with the Spyder.. now the countdown begins....
Early Oct build with, hopefully an October delivery too
Really looking forward to this car, be great to compare it with the Spyder.. now the countdown begins....
Trikster said:
Well just been into Reading to spec mine, can still change but happy with what I've told them - racing Yellow, buckets, CS pack and a few toys, keeping standard brakes
Early Oct build with, hopefully an October delivery too
Really looking forward to this car, be great to compare it with the Spyder.. now the countdown begins....
that spec is subject to 8 week delay from OCT and maybe longer due to the CS pack , cannot see you getting that car in 2015.Early Oct build with, hopefully an October delivery too
Really looking forward to this car, be great to compare it with the Spyder.. now the countdown begins....
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