Discounts from OPC
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My advice to OP is obviously build a relationship with your local OPC as it's most likely where you will go for your servicing etc, but don't rely on them to find you a car with the spec and price that suits you. Use them to identify exactly what you want and then start ringing around the national OPCs to find the car you want for the price you want. When I did this I was amazed at how far some OPCs went to try and secure my business.
In terms of searching nationally, as a starting point, I'd recommend calling one of the Porsche owned centres (Reading, Bournemouth, Guildford?) and just call one centre from each of the Porsche franchised centres (Sytner, Stratstone, Dick Lovett, Jardine Motors, JCT600).
Also once you've finished haggling on the real price, try and ask them for a Porsche Experience Day as well in the deal
Good luck :-)
In terms of searching nationally, as a starting point, I'd recommend calling one of the Porsche owned centres (Reading, Bournemouth, Guildford?) and just call one centre from each of the Porsche franchised centres (Sytner, Stratstone, Dick Lovett, Jardine Motors, JCT600).
Also once you've finished haggling on the real price, try and ask them for a Porsche Experience Day as well in the deal
Good luck :-)
Edited by Jonny08 on Tuesday 12th January 20:45
threespins said:
I bought an 06 C4S in December two years ago. Got 3k off it, tyre pressure gauge, model car, and Silverstone Experience day. Cash sale and they wanted a deal done before New Year.
It all depends on the car, how long the dealer has had it, where you are in a quarterly sales period and whether the dealership is close to their quarterly sales targets.OMG! do you work in an OPC or just a bum licker !!
Jonny08 said:
My advice to OP is obviously build a relationship with your local OPC as it's most likely where you will go for your servicing etc, but don't rely on them to find you a car with the spec and price that suits you. Use them to identify exactly what you want and then start ringing around the national OPCs to find the car you want for the price you want. When I did this I was amazed at how far some OPCs went to try and secure my business.
In terms of searching nationally, as a starting point, I'd recommend calling one of the Porsche owned centres (Reading, Bournemouth, Guildford?) and just call one centre from each of the Porsche franchised centres (Sytner, Stratstone, Dick Lovett, Jardine Motors, JCT600).
Also once you've finished haggling on the real price, try and ask them for a Porsche Experience Day as well in the deal
Good luck :-)
In terms of searching nationally, as a starting point, I'd recommend calling one of the Porsche owned centres (Reading, Bournemouth, Guildford?) and just call one centre from each of the Porsche franchised centres (Sytner, Stratstone, Dick Lovett, Jardine Motors, JCT600).
Also once you've finished haggling on the real price, try and ask them for a Porsche Experience Day as well in the deal
Good luck :-)
Edited by Jonny08 on Tuesday 12th January 20:45
It would probably help your cause if the car had been in stock for a while. When I viewed my Cayman it had been for sale for 2 months at £26k, I decided it was too expensive without really getting to the negotiation phase, a few weeks later they slashed the price to £22k and I went in and bought it. No doubt this was to sell quickly and get some new stock in.
Seeker UK said:
threespins said:
I bought an 06 C4S in December two years ago. Got 3k off it, tyre pressure gauge, model car, and Silverstone Experience day. Cash sale and they wanted a deal done before New Year.
It all depends on the car, how long the dealer has had it, where you are in a quarterly sales period and whether the dealership is close to their quarterly sales targets.LordOfTheManor said:
OMG! do you work in an OPC or just a bum licker !!
I don't even know why I'm satisfying you with a response, but no I don't, just personal experience in October. It was actually your favourite OPC that I found hard to deal with on price - They had a car that was almost the spec I wanted, but I thought it was over-priced. I told them what I was willing to pay, they said no chance. I found the exact spec car (and more) that I wanted elsewhere, told them, then they said I could have the car for the price I offered. At this point it was too late, I had found the spec car I wanted and for a price I was happy with. I would have been making sacrifices on spec by going back to your favourite OPC. Two days later, the car was up for sale for £1K less that was I was originally willing to pay!And I must say, I have no issues with the team at your favourite OPC, they are all great. And I will absolutely be going back to them when I want to change my current car, even though they didn't sell it to me. I will be saying that they'll have to try harder on the deal to secure my business next time though
Edited by Jonny08 on Wednesday 13th January 10:41
When any main dealer takes a new car in for stock it goes on a stocking plan ie it's financed. After so many days it will go fully paid. That is when you can expect to achieve some discount. The longer it remains in stock the more urgent it becomes to sell.
When a new car is sold with a part ex any profit the dealer has in the new sale is tied up in the transaction. All dealerships have a used car days in stock policy be it 30, 60 or 90. From a buyers point of view the knack is to acquire the days in stock information. Some franchises have a policy whereby all part exchanges go straight to auction rather than run risk of the vehicle not selling.
Where Porsche dealerships appear to have such an advantage is that most of their new stock is already sold in which case they have no reason to offer discounts which is fine because it leads to stronger residuals. This can go very wrong where the dealership expresses no interest or desire to buy in a part exchange thereby expecting the customer to sell it privately. I have found myself in that situation many times and always went to the trouble of explaining the no discount situation but always going to the trouble of offering what the trade trade were prepared to pay me for the car. If this offer is not being made I would advise that you walk as the dealer is just being idle ,lazy and downright arrogant
When you have a vehicle to p/ex the motor trade will all value it by the same means which is usually a Cap valuation ie based on auction price. When you are offered miles more by a dealer it is because of the discount that is being offered. I know of someone that was offered and given a £40,000 discount off a new £250,000 car. Sounds great, though what is it now worth in the trade a few months later ?
So to anyone looking to buy a new or used Porsche a bit of research will go a long way. If you find a car that you think might be suitable never appear to keen just let a bit of time elapse if it sells, well there are plenty more out there.
When a new car is sold with a part ex any profit the dealer has in the new sale is tied up in the transaction. All dealerships have a used car days in stock policy be it 30, 60 or 90. From a buyers point of view the knack is to acquire the days in stock information. Some franchises have a policy whereby all part exchanges go straight to auction rather than run risk of the vehicle not selling.
Where Porsche dealerships appear to have such an advantage is that most of their new stock is already sold in which case they have no reason to offer discounts which is fine because it leads to stronger residuals. This can go very wrong where the dealership expresses no interest or desire to buy in a part exchange thereby expecting the customer to sell it privately. I have found myself in that situation many times and always went to the trouble of explaining the no discount situation but always going to the trouble of offering what the trade trade were prepared to pay me for the car. If this offer is not being made I would advise that you walk as the dealer is just being idle ,lazy and downright arrogant
When you have a vehicle to p/ex the motor trade will all value it by the same means which is usually a Cap valuation ie based on auction price. When you are offered miles more by a dealer it is because of the discount that is being offered. I know of someone that was offered and given a £40,000 discount off a new £250,000 car. Sounds great, though what is it now worth in the trade a few months later ?
So to anyone looking to buy a new or used Porsche a bit of research will go a long way. If you find a car that you think might be suitable never appear to keen just let a bit of time elapse if it sells, well there are plenty more out there.
robgt3 said:
When any main dealer takes a new car in for stock it goes on a stocking plan ie it's financed. After so many days it will go fully paid. That is when you can expect to achieve some discount. The longer it remains in stock the more urgent it becomes to sell.
When a new car is sold with a part ex any profit the dealer has in the new sale is tied up in the transaction. All dealerships have a used car days in stock policy be it 30, 60 or 90. From a buyers point of view the knack is to acquire the days in stock information. Some franchises have a policy whereby all part exchanges go straight to auction rather than run risk of the vehicle not selling.
Where Porsche dealerships appear to have such an advantage is that most of their new stock is already sold in which case they have no reason to offer discounts which is fine because it leads to stronger residuals. This can go very wrong where the dealership expresses no interest or desire to buy in a part exchange thereby expecting the customer to sell it privately. I have found myself in that situation many times and always went to the trouble of explaining the no discount situation but always going to the trouble of offering what the trade trade were prepared to pay me for the car. If this offer is not being made I would advise that you walk as the dealer is just being idle ,lazy and downright arrogant
When you have a vehicle to p/ex the motor trade will all value it by the same means which is usually a Cap valuation ie based on auction price. When you are offered miles more by a dealer it is because of the discount that is being offered. I know of someone that was offered and given a £40,000 discount off a new £250,000 car. Sounds great, though what is it now worth in the trade a few months later ?
So to anyone looking to buy a new or used Porsche a bit of research will go a long way. If you find a car that you think might be suitable never appear to keen just let a bit of time elapse if it sells, well there are plenty more out there.
I looked at a new 991.1 late August , explained to the OPC that I was are of the new model being due and made a cash offer accordingly.When a new car is sold with a part ex any profit the dealer has in the new sale is tied up in the transaction. All dealerships have a used car days in stock policy be it 30, 60 or 90. From a buyers point of view the knack is to acquire the days in stock information. Some franchises have a policy whereby all part exchanges go straight to auction rather than run risk of the vehicle not selling.
Where Porsche dealerships appear to have such an advantage is that most of their new stock is already sold in which case they have no reason to offer discounts which is fine because it leads to stronger residuals. This can go very wrong where the dealership expresses no interest or desire to buy in a part exchange thereby expecting the customer to sell it privately. I have found myself in that situation many times and always went to the trouble of explaining the no discount situation but always going to the trouble of offering what the trade trade were prepared to pay me for the car. If this offer is not being made I would advise that you walk as the dealer is just being idle ,lazy and downright arrogant
When you have a vehicle to p/ex the motor trade will all value it by the same means which is usually a Cap valuation ie based on auction price. When you are offered miles more by a dealer it is because of the discount that is being offered. I know of someone that was offered and given a £40,000 discount off a new £250,000 car. Sounds great, though what is it now worth in the trade a few months later ?
So to anyone looking to buy a new or used Porsche a bit of research will go a long way. If you find a car that you think might be suitable never appear to keen just let a bit of time elapse if it sells, well there are plenty more out there.
Small % discount offered .
Would register car then sell to me
Loads of demand for the na engine.
Can't register anymore cars as demos
Slightly better % offered.
Offered to pay on finance then cancel.
Buy at quarter end , met targets.
Tried everything to wangle a better deal but no go.
5 months later the car is still there.
Not exactly being swamped with customers are they.
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