Prospective 981 GT4 Owners Discussion Forum.

[Scooty100]

itsybitsy said:

My colour is cwm build also mid October and pec 30 October and think I was 5 or 6 on May be even 7 on the LOI list but that information was always a bit sketchy

You get my PM itsybitsy?

[miskalachi]

anyone at PEC on Monday 2nd November? I'm booked in for the 12pm slot

[mdianuk]

itsybitsy said:

The article indicates only 129 cars which is a bit low when it seems to add up to about 200 cars across network of dealers?ie less than 3 cars per dealer yet most getting 4-7 cars!
So sounds like complete tosh

Yeah, I thought it sounded a little low too, but thinking about it, and given the amount of conversations I've had with dealers all over the country, it may be about right. There are (I believe) 31 dealers across the country, and quite a few I spoke to had only received an allocation of 3, and the majors 4 or 5, with 6 at a push. On an average of 4, that's around the 124 mark, so may be accurate. Might mean more to come, but we'll see.

[Scooty100]

mdianuk said:

Yeah, I thought it sounded a little low too, but thinking about it, and given the amount of conversations I've had with dealers all over the country, it may be about right. There are (I believe) 31 dealers across the country, and quite a few I spoke to had only received an allocation of 3, and the majors 4 or 5, with 6 at a push. On an average of 4, that's around the 124 mark, so may be accurate. Might mean more to come, but we'll see.

And if there are more to come they will get bought up as for the price entry point there isn't much else around with a premium badge

[AD64]

for what its worth, there are 34 Porsche dealers in UK - of which 5 are run by Porsche Retail Ltd (Reading, Guildford, Hatfield, West London and Mayfair) Retail were initially allocated roughly 5 each but given additional 2 allocations in July to make it 7 each - not sure what other 29 dealers got but estimate only 3 or 4 each

[AD64]

for what its worth, there are 34 Porsche dealers in UK - of which 5 are run by Porsche Retail Ltd (Reading, Guildford, Hatfield, West London and Mayfair) Retail were initially allocated roughly 5 each but given additional 2 allocations in July to make it 7 each - not sure what other 29 dealers got but estimate only 3 or 4 each

[jackwood]

Wilmslow have at least 7.

[cc3]

My dealer only getting 5

[itsybitsy]

so the quess is about c200 cars coming which was originally posted way back,the caymanR and spyder were about 230-240 cars but that included about 50% pdk

[sone]

FFS rumours about the rumours. Only on PH!!

[mad ferret]

Mine as arrived at the dealers

[itsybitsy]

mad ferret said:

Mine as arrived at the dealers

Congrats! Pics please

[sone]

I saw a couple at the dealers yesterday! Not mine tho)-:

[itsybitsy]

Which dealers have received cars so I can go have a peak?

[N24]

Did anyone go for factory collection...? I'm not having much joy finding info from the OPC about this...

[Dave_T]

I understand that you can't do a factory collection in 'winter' because by law in Germany you have to have winter tyres fitted and there is no winter tyre option for the GT4. Before anyone throws a rock, this is what my OPC have advised, and they have been accurate so far

[jackwood]

It's not winter...

The actual law is that it is illegal to drive in snow without winter tyres fitted. If there is no snow, you can use whatever you like.

[lsb]

TomButlerEssex said:

Close members of my family that live in that neck of the woods have ordered numerous cars from there and knew I was desperate for one of these so introduced me to their contact. The OPC was happy to deal with me as they know I'm going to drive and enjoy it rather than flip it, unlike some other people from their database they knew also wanted one.

I am sure that the people that miss out on a car will feel very unhappy upon reading this. The mind boggles where this sort of behaviour will end. What happened to first come, first served and genuine waiting lists ?

[cc3]

jackwood said:

It's not winter...

The actual law is that it is illegal to drive in snow without winter tyres fitted. If there is no snow, you can use whatever you like.

Sorry that is not correct. The law relates to winter conditions and that includes black ice. If you drive in Germany in winter without winter tyres your insurance will be invalid. You will also pick up a fine.

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/touring_tips/...

[av185]

lsb said:

What happened to first come, first served and genuine waiting lists ?

Unfortunately they were largely binned years ago as an obsolete business model........