Porsche successfully sued over allowing queue jumping
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Burwood said:
They should allocated tg cars based on an online auction. Highest bidder wins
I can't see how that would work. The highest bidder gets first, the next highest bidder second and so on... How much would the 800th bidder pay? The only truly fair way is to make it a standard production model and let anyone have one who can afford list price. If they can't keep up with demand during the life cycle, they are under pricing it and if they struggle to get orders, it is over priced.
Of course, there is great PR in having grown men get upset about not being allocated a car and the subsequent Internet fuss over cars selling for significantly above list price.
minimalist said:
I can't see how that would work. The highest bidder gets first, the next highest bidder second and so on... How much would the 800th bidder pay?
The only truly fair way is to make it a standard production model and let anyone have one who can afford list price. If they can't keep up with demand during the life cycle, they are under pricing it and if they struggle to get orders, it is over priced.
Of course, there is great PR in having grown men get upset about not being allocated a car and the subsequent Internet fuss over cars selling for significantly above list price.
Your last sentence is the whole strategy. Why should they change it? It works beautifully.The only truly fair way is to make it a standard production model and let anyone have one who can afford list price. If they can't keep up with demand during the life cycle, they are under pricing it and if they struggle to get orders, it is over priced.
Of course, there is great PR in having grown men get upset about not being allocated a car and the subsequent Internet fuss over cars selling for significantly above list price.
CRA1G said:
13m said:
An auction would seem to me to be far removed from Socialism.
I was referring to..."The only truly fair way is to make it a standard production model and let anyone have one who can afford list price"
13m said:
CRA1G said:
13m said:
An auction would seem to me to be far removed from Socialism.
I was referring to..."The only truly fair way is to make it a standard production model and let anyone have one who can afford list price"
woollyjoe said:
You can't fix it as it's market dynamics outside Porsche's control.
Given GT4 was supposed to find "new customers", they should have only sold to people who don't have another GT car.
As more of these GT cars end up in the hands of people with many GT cars, I can only think this narrows Porsche's appeal and ultimately the cars are not driven enough.
I am sure that Porsche are very much in control! They know exactly what they are doing.Given GT4 was supposed to find "new customers", they should have only sold to people who don't have another GT car.
As more of these GT cars end up in the hands of people with many GT cars, I can only think this narrows Porsche's appeal and ultimately the cars are not driven enough.
Burwood said:
They should allocated gt cars based on an online auction. Highest bidder wins
Only takes perseverance and some hard graft to get an allocation; worked for a few of us on the GT4. Others like LordOfTheManor just expect a car to be handed to them and given his constant moans on here, possibly has put a few noses out of joint along the way.mdianuk said:
Only takes perseverance and some hard graft to get an allocation; worked for a few of us on the GT4.
And the GT3!mdianuk said:
Others like LordOfTheManor just expect a car to be handed to them and given his constant moans on here, possibly has put a few noses out of joint along the way.
He should be happy that he has plenty of other nice toys to play with!
Sam All said:
mollytherocker said:
I am sure that Porsche are very much in control! They know exactly what they are doing.
918 owners have easy access to the 991RS, GT4 and the Boxster Spyder . And some of them to the 991R.It's a club, high membership fee.
9e 28 said:
Without wanting to rain on anyones parade I doubt the DP has anything to do with who gets what car lol. I guess its his or her job i.e. the DP to ensure the OPC as a whole i.e. new car sales, used sales and servicing hit or exceed budget.
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