992 left the factory!

[ODRALLAG]

Spoke to my SE again yesterday and he’s hopeful I can have the car at the end of this month. Looking at the 30th or 31st! Getting excited now!

[HAMISHHAVOC]

Congratulations . I am having trouble understanding the timing from leaving the factory to arriving at the dealership. Everyone seem to be thinking in terms of 2-3 weeks from completion to picking up from the dealership, whereas my scheduling says my car leaves the factory (V333) on 29th March, but doesn't drive at the dealership until 10th May. It seems to wait at Grimsby for 2 weeks, then takes a week to go from Grimsby to Sheffield! I am confused to say the least

[kbf1981]

HAMISHHAVOC said:

Congratulations . I am having trouble understanding the timing from leaving the factory to arriving at the dealership. Everyone seem to be thinking in terms of 2-3 weeks from completion to picking up from the dealership, whereas my scheduling says my car leaves the factory (V333) on 29th March, but doesn't drive at the dealership until 10th May. It seems to wait at Grimsby for 2 weeks, then takes a week to go from Grimsby to Sheffield! I am confused to say the least

I think they over egg it to under promise and over deliver

[LordGrover]

Are there any options that are added by UK OPCs?

[rkwm1]

992 have landed at dealers. No deliveries allowed until April though.

[kbf1981]

When would those have come out of production?

[ODRALLAG]

rkwm1 said:

992 have landed at dealers. No deliveries allowed until April though.

Yes I’m hearing the same! Wltp

[Chubbyross]

kbf1981 said:

APOLO1 said:

anonymous said:

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My 997 Cab had to be done as above.

My 997.2 you could raise at around 20mph from memory.

In my 997.2 cab the roof can go up at “approximately” 31mph. With the wind we’ve been having this week I wouldn’t have liked to try it at that speed.

On another note, I followed a silver 992 out of OPC East London on Wednesday afternoon. It was being driven rather spiritedly! I was wondering if one of the sales staff were having a quick try-out.

[Dannythemusicman]

Passed a lorry load of 992s this morning on the M6 just north of Thelwall... not many OPCs past that point...

[Rugbyman]

mattuk77 said:

I think mine is still 2nd week of April. I was able to spy into Reading OPC car park yesterday and a few already lined up... I guess these are the launch cars?

Press cars - taken from Ikea car park :-)

[neilf]

HAMISHHAVOC said:

Congratulations . I am having trouble understanding the timing from leaving the factory to arriving at the dealership. Everyone seem to be thinking in terms of 2-3 weeks from completion to picking up from the dealership, whereas my scheduling says my car leaves the factory (V333) on 29th March, but doesn't drive at the dealership until 10th May. It seems to wait at Grimsby for 2 weeks, then takes a week to go from Grimsby to Sheffield! I am confused to say the least

I wasn’t informed of the build date of my last new Porsche (also Sheffield) but was contacted when it was waiting to board the ship at Emden. I’d collected it less than 7 days later. Good luck to all you peeps waiting for 992s.

[kbf1981]

Been told mine exits port of Emden on the 22nd

[gred]

Heard today that my build has been pushed back to the end of the month, so delivery end April. Seems not uncommon.

[GTSJOE]

OPC update today, off the production line on 27th March, UK delivery 16 days later.
Gone for Night Blue, RS spyder wheels, RWS, PASM 10mm drop, sports exhaust & sports chrono etc, gone for C2S

[6appeal]

Sat in a 992 for first time today... a nice place to be.

[Cheib]

Erniemcp said:

Seems there is a problem with the tires on cars that have left the factory. In short they have to be changed, I’ve no other details than that, cause or what they’ll be replaced with. Also hear the door handles are proving temperamental.

Porsche do an amazing job if fking this kind of thing up...how on earth can they have fitted the wrong tyres ?!?!?

[breadvan]

Erniemcp said:

Seems there is a problem with the tires on cars that have left the factory. In short they have to be changed, I’ve no other details than that, cause or what they’ll be replaced with. Also hear the door handles are proving temperamental.

I remember issues posted here with the new Cayenne too.

Is there more risk being an early adopter with Porsche these days?

[JulierPass]

breadvan said:

Erniemcp said:

Seems there is a problem with the tires on cars that have left the factory. In short they have to be changed, I’ve no other details than that, cause or what they’ll be replaced with. Also hear the door handles are proving temperamental.

I remember issues posted here with the new Cayenne too.

Is there more risk being an early adopter with Porsche these days?

Porsche are pretty good st sorting niggles. I’ve always got early cars. Residuals also tend to be slightly better if you want to move it in after 6 months.

[Andersonpga]

I spec”d my 992 c4s on January 12th, was told it was March 5th build and should receive car early April 2019. As of yet still no confirmed date for the car and have been told it’s in production still ! Latest I’ve been told is end of may but don’t hold out much hope for that either. Anyone else got similar issues or perhaps an answer ?

[arcamalpha]

Andersonpga said:

I spec”d my 992 c4s on January 12th, was told it was March 5th build and should receive car early April 2019. As of yet still no confirmed date for the car and have been told it’s in production still ! Latest I’ve been told is end of may but don’t hold out much hope for that either. Anyone else got similar issues or perhaps an answer ?

I can’t see how it could be in production for more than a few days. Maybe their system doesn’t give much info so that’s just the last they heard. The whole line would stop if they ran out of certain parts and there isn’t much storage space at the factory is they have cars built but not ready to ship.

Worth escalating a bit to see what’s going on.