911 Carrera S (992) availability

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bl0498 said:

Have a look at my post on Page 1. Spoke to the dealer a couple of weeks ago and although it had slipped a week or so was still on track for June build and July delivery…

Out of interest, @bl0498 , why did you select C4S?
I am patiently waiting for C2S allocation, which is not happening fast enough :-/

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bl0498 said:

Historic really. We have a 996 and when we bought that my wife whom drives it a lot was concerned about tail happy 911 behaviour so we bought a C4…. Hence I have just continued that even though I know we don’t really need it etc… bit more reassurance in the winter too.

Still at stage 3 in the app so don’t think it’s hit production yet…

Very interesting… I have two friends with C4S, both bought for arb reasons and enjoy it tremendously!

I really want C2S if it ever arrives :-|

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beedj said:

My C2S is due into OPC mid-July, it’s still showing stage 3 on the app but it’s definitely in production as I was in OPC yesterday and saw it was in build on their system

Glad I’ve already got deposit in for my next one as they suggested 24 months lead time for somebody walking in now with no history!

Edited by beedj on Friday 17th June 21:23

Edited by beedj on Friday 17th June 21:24

Fantastic!

When did you place an order?

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beedj said:

September - same time as I sold my previous 992C2S back to them - I was happy to go without for 6 months over the winter but March became April, May, June etc - for all the reasons we’re aware of.

Very cool… so replacing C2S with a new C2S. May I ask why did you select C2S as a replacement?

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beedj said:

Of course you may… for me it’s the sweet spot in the range, more than enough power, lighter than some variants (relative), and the extra 50(?) bhp and less soundproofing of the GTS - which was the 'obvious upgrade' - seemed pointless/wasted on me. I also never felt I made the most of the last one as I got it in Q4 2019 so we were in covid lockdown for majority of time I owned it. my new C2S won’t be much different to my old one so in some respects a bit of a rewind/reset maybe? - very optimistic about residuals as I don’t think many have been made for UK this year

Pic of my old one in my profile link, my new one is http://www.porsche-code.com/PNFSVNJ7

But just to drive a coach and horses through all of my own logic above, my next deposit is on a Targa 4S ! - I’m sure I’ll fancy a change by then

Edited by beedj on Monday 20th June 21:36

@beedj , I like your logic and the spec. It reinforces my good decision re C2S. I like your retro seats, but with my dogs in and out leather is easier to keep clean.

I lust over Targa, but currently I am driving a Boxster and this year I took the rag-top off twice (to date). I will stick to hard top, for now

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politeperson said:

I like the C2, as it is the cheapest!

As far as speed goes, I hardly ever get to use full throttle, so who wants anything quicker?

At the weekend I filled up, and I drove as fast as possible from my place to the Lakes and back again, 400 miles.I still had 100 miles left in the tank when I got home. Never had the opportunity to use full throttle once.

My dragy app regularly indicates 3.5 seconds to 60. No sports chrono. The car was still accelerating strongly at 168 mph on an airfield. Thats enough speed for the road!!!

Maybe a different story if you want to track it, but it could be an expensive afternoon in a £100k+ car.

WE have now done 32,000 miles, one oil change £750, 2 sets of fronts and 3 sets of rears. She still looks like new, what a car.

I have picked a manual for the next one, the PDK is about perfect though.



I ordered Targa a couple of months ago, spoke to the dealer last week. He reckons it is about Sept 2023. By then my C2 will be getting on a bit, however I am sure it will still be mint.

Points very well made, @politeperson

Very few of us are able to regularly utilize all the kW’s, however, there is something primeval to have a lot of Nm at your disposal and it presses my caveman buttons. Do I need it, probably not. Do I want it, hell yea!

When I drove 991 C2, it felt slower and less responsive than my Boxster. When I drove 992 C4S it felt faster and more responsive than my Boxster. I find it hard to go back to a more restrained vehicle, and because I will have to at some point, I rather take C2S while I can still enjoy it.

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I see the prices have gone up on the configurator by approx £2’000

Here is my new config: PPZRFVU6
http://www.porsche-code.com/PPZRFVU6

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DMC2 said:

My Touring has gone from August delivery to unknown!

@DMC2
Any news on your Touring?

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Is collection in Stuttgart and drive back to UK still an option?

When the time comes I would fancy a collection trip.

I recall circa 3 B.C. (before Covid) it was an option, but that was also before Brexit. I am not sure if the regulations have changed.

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Schuey_911 said:

I've received the email from my dealer this morning, 3 week delay on mine for when it arrives at the dealer, with the caveat it could move again. :

I would be jumping with joy if I had build allocation, but shifting delivery timelines would be rather underwhelming.

On balance, you should still get it this summer, so I hope this is now final date.

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MK911 said:

My dealer also sent a shot of their order management system yesterday showing my C2S has gone from 8/7 to 24/8 completion.
Wouldn’t surprise me if this occurs again next month to be honest.

I feel your pain @MK911 , however, while you have few weeks of uncertainty, I am third in a queue at my OPC and still don’t know if I will get an allocation in 2022 or 2023.

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Schuey_911 said:

Thanks Pivo, hope you get your allocation soon. Not sure how long it has been for you, but it took 8 months from ordering for me to get an allocation.

Good man @Schuey_911 , I placed order in Dec-2021, 4th in the queue at the time.

My OPC got only two 992 GTS to date (no 992 C2S , or 992 C2 for that matter).

I checked over the weekend, I am 3rd in line, only because someone dropped out of the queue.

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MK911 said:

I am the same, ordered beginning of May 21 and allocation in March 22, so ten months to get the allocation. If I get the car in mid September that will have been 16 months in total.
Pivo - fingers crossed for you that yours will be a similar time frame. Things could be moving quicker in 2023 also..,

Very interesting, @MK911 , lead-times are definitely drifting to the right…

I visited OPS in Reading over the weekend and I was told that if I placed new order today, it should be delivered in 24 months. I suspect things are gonna get worse before they get better.

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Schuey_911 said:

beedj said:

All I’ve had is …confirmation mine is in transit!!! (oh and production line pics in the app ?? ). Should have it in the next 10 days or so allowing few days for prep, ceramic etc

Nice to hear some positive news in all the doom and gloom of recent delays etc...

Care to share production line pics?

Yea, send pics, or this never happened

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beedj said:

That is awesome… she is coming home!

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Also, have you looked at my.Porsche.com ?

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Davidkn said:

I dont have any build stages or a progress bar.

Looking at the app and the website, I have the car in there, but its a generic pic of a GTS, and have all the chassis number, spec etc, and the ability to connect to the connect services, but I dont see any steps at all?

I already have my old Porsche in there too that I just sold, it appears alongside the new one.

But there are no steps to see any progress, the dealer was only able to send me the invite to add it to myporsche once the car had been built.

I can see me missing out on the photos during build, as they definitely arent in there.

Looks like there is some latency in uploading your pics.
You are looking in the right place(s).

My old Porsche stayed on my profile until it was sold to the next customer. That is my personal observation, as I visited my OPC to get a new car and I saw my old iron-horse grazing on the concrete and disappeared from my profile when it was sold.

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Kickstart said:

Suspect things might be easing up a bit as I have gone from 4th in list for C2 Cab to 1st in a matter of a few weeks as told the 3 in front have all cancelled/bought 2nd hand etc

Good for you @Kickstart , it appears that you live in an area where people are not willing to wait. Sadly, it doesn’t translate to easing up across the market.

I moved to 3rd from 4th in 7 months, also because of cancelled order. I am not celebrating, as my dealer has not seen any new C2 or C2S for over 8 months.

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beedj said:

My C2S has arrived at my local OPC :-)

Fantastic! Have you got any pics? What is your spec?

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I read that TSMC a micro chip marker is cranking-up production and declaring record profits.
Hopefully this is a contributing factor to Porsche going into 3-shifts mode

https://www.wired.com/story/the-chip-shortage-is-e...