992 allocations to the dealers

[MK911]

As far as I know all 911’s are made on the same production line, accept maybe for the serious low production specials. I believe they have done this with some Turbo S etc.
I think they will prioritise the higher end models when need be for increased profit. With a brand as strong as Porsche - I would! Most annoying for people with Carrera orders in these times of lower production. I am one of them with my Carrera S.
Happy for people on this forum to add to this if they disagree or even agree.

[a_dreamer]

Ordered in June 2021 for a c2. Told it would be next April .so got my deposit back. Simply didn't want the car that much to wait that long with the increase in costs with it. Life for living. Getting an M4 and doing the road trips this summer with the extra space too.

[Dixy]

Ordered July 6th 2021, lock in date Sept 15th and completion Oct 12th. ish maybe probably.

[ClubsportStr]

Dixy said:

Ordered July 6th 2021, lock in date Sept 15th and completion Oct 12th. ish maybe probably.

Waited a year for my C2 allocation. build date mid August.

[Dixy]

They seam to be coming a tad quicker. Perhaps we can meet up at Silverstone for the experience day

[911hope]

a_dreamer said:

Ordered in June 2021 for a c2. Told it would be next April .so got my deposit back. Simply didn't want the car that much to wait that long with the increase in costs with it. Life for living. Getting an M4 and doing the road trips this summer with the extra space too.

I would have considered keeping the deposit in place (as well as buying the M4) and waiting to see how much profit you could have made selling the C2 on, when it finally became reality.

[julian987R]

The chap from Seen Through Glass got a 992 GT3 allocation a month ago and his build/delivery is October. Plus they got him a PTS slot. In all, that will be a 4 month wait.

[a_dreamer]

911hope said:

I would have considered keeping the deposit in place (as well as buying the M4) and waiting to see how much profit you could have made selling the C2 on, when it finally became reality.

Yeah I just wasnt that arsed to make a few quid. Rather someone get their dream car

[CloudStuff]

julian987R said:

The chap from Seen Through Glass got a 992 GT3 allocation a month ago and his build/delivery is October. Plus they got him a PTS slot. In all, that will be a 4 month wait.

TDE got an allocation for a 992 Touring, too.

[Davidkn]

a_dreamer said:

Yeah I just wasnt that arsed to make a few quid. Rather someone get their dream car

£20k is a 'few' quid to you, nice work if you can get it.

[RevHappy]

julian987R said:

The chap from Seen Through Glass got a 992 GT3 allocation a month ago and his build/delivery is October. Plus they got him a PTS slot. In all, that will be a 4 month wait.

Lots of views is cheap advertising, still at least they drive a lot unlike some tennis players…..

[a_dreamer]

Davidkn said:

£20k is a 'few' quid to you, nice work if you can get it.

For a c2 in spring next year? Good luck getting people to pay that, and if they do I won't be profiteering from it. That's a large reason why the wait list for many who want the car is so long. Plenty of low mileage cars available that have been flipped

Edited by a_dreamer on Sunday 24th July 17:46

[EC2]

Davidkn said:

a_dreamer said:

Yeah I just wasnt that arsed to make a few quid. Rather someone get their dream car

£20k is a 'few' quid to you, nice work if you can get it.

Probably nets to £5k after dealer margin. Is it worth it and it could easily go the other way as it must eventually?

[findtomdotcom]

CloudStuff said:

julian987R said:

The chap from Seen Through Glass got a 992 GT3 allocation a month ago and his build/delivery is October. Plus they got him a PTS slot. In all, that will be a 4 month wait.

TDE got an allocation for a 992 Touring, too.

I know it shouldn't and I know why, but this really gets my goat. Fair enough, TGE (TDE is a better name) at least has lots or P cars. But STG isn’t exactly a heavy Porsche buyer. I’m many many 911’s in now and while I love my 992 Turbo S, I would quite like a GT3 Touring. No sign yet. It is pure marketing for Porsche and frankly they don’t need it. Almost makes me want to buy a McLaren…

[julian987R]

findtomdotcom said:

CloudStuff said:

julian987R said:

The chap from Seen Through Glass got a 992 GT3 allocation a month ago and his build/delivery is October. Plus they got him a PTS slot. In all, that will be a 4 month wait.

TDE got an allocation for a 992 Touring, too.

I know it shouldn't and I know why, but this really gets my goat. Fair enough, TGE (TDE is a better name) at least has lots or P cars. But STG isn’t exactly a heavy Porsche buyer. I’m many many 911’s in now and while I love my 992 Turbo S, I would quite like a GT3 Touring. No sign yet. It is pure marketing for Porsche and frankly they don’t need it. Almost makes me want to buy a McLaren…

think you mean 'flipped lots or P cars' - bar TGE's 912 I haven't seen either of them keep anything for longer than 6 months.

[findtomdotcom]

Oh I’m sure he will keep this forever and not sell it to make a quick profit…..

[diffstar]

a_dreamer said:

Ordered in June 2021 for a c2. Told it would be next April .so got my deposit back. Simply didn't want the car that much to wait that long with the increase in costs with it. Life for living. Getting an M4 and doing the road trips this summer with the extra space too.

Not the same though is it….. hence you’re on a Porsche forum. Just saying .

[RevHappy]

findtomdotcom said:

I know it shouldn't and I know why, but this really gets my goat. Fair enough, TGE (TDE is a better name) at least has lots or P cars. But STG isn’t exactly a heavy Porsche buyer. I’m many many 911’s in now and while I love my 992 Turbo S, I would quite like a GT3 Touring. No sign yet. It is pure marketing for Porsche and frankly they don’t need it. Almost makes me want to buy a McLaren…

STG did a whole series, (can't say I followed it) driving around the world in a Porsche 911 T so imagine in clocked up some goodwill from the PR team.

TGE just flips, content churns and has plenty of sidelines.... great money maker and uses cars as a platform. Sadly the more interesting stuff doesn't get the views.

[Davidkn]

Isnt TGE about to pick up his 3rd of 4th turbo S now in the space of 2 years, getting boring now!

[911hope]

EC2 said:

Davidkn said:

a_dreamer said:

Yeah I just wasnt that arsed to make a few quid. Rather someone get their dream car

£20k is a 'few' quid to you, nice work if you can get it.

Probably nets to £5k after dealer margin. Is it worth it and it could easily go the other way as it must eventually?

Dealer would have been quite happy to take it say £5k margin. After that's on top of their original margin.

At the moment, they have little to sell, so selling used cars is key to them.

That said, it is true that speculation inflates markets and makes them volatile. The used/new discrepancy will unwind very quickly once supply meets demand. Speculators (dealers included also) with physical cars will make a loss, a deposit is merely an option to buy, which is refundable. So risk is limited to a shorter period of time.