458 £100,000 of options

[graeme4130]

blimey, £600 for small metal the Italian Flag on the boot lid

[AA355]

Hmmmm the carbon Centre tunnel is part of the sport package so that makes it a bit cheaper

[av185]

If I heard the monotone correctly the £297 for dash stitchings a feckin steal and makes Porkers look well dear.........

[Fayaz LP640]

Being a press car, a generously ticked options list is to be expected. But to the tune of 100 grand?

[graeme4130]

av185 said:

If I heard the monotone correctly the £297 for dash stitchings a feckin steal and makes Porkers look well dear.........

A steal, really ? Someone has to stitch the dash by hand anyway, so the customer's just paying £297 for the privilege of them changing the colour of the thread and applying a unique label

[av185]

graeme4130 said:

av185 said:

If I heard the monotone correctly the £297 for dash stitchings a feckin steal and makes Porkers look well dear.........

A steal, really ? Someone has to stitch the dash by hand anyway, so the customer's just paying £297 for the privilege of them changing the colour of the thread and applying a unique label

Yep these premium manufacturers have certainly got us properly stitched up for sure.

Just specced my new GT3. Platinum stitching is standard but the red is a cheeky £895 option......

[Craigwww]

GRBF430F1 said:

Craigwww said:

I think there's someone on the Ford forum that doesn't know yet mate.. I bet you've been out buying cans of custard and just hoping...

Only need 4 cans of custard if you don't count the Company Cars. Bet you wish your 991 GT3 was a Jan build as well

Mate, you're on a supercar forum, where generally most people have a few bob. You don't need to shout about money here all the time, no one cares. I have detected quite a few folk getting a bit arsey with your constant "look at me" willy waving antics in any thread you can. May I suggest you take it down a notch before this relatively small community turn against you. You have alot to say and that's great, but constantly shouting about what you own and how much they cost and what you have on order is not the way to go.

[GRBF430F1]

Apologies if my passion and enthusiasm for my new toy ( I daren't mention its name in fear of a beating ) has offended people that was not the intention. I generally never mention my cars unless its to another car enthusiast and maybe I shouldn't of reacted to those that try to antagonise you by asking for proof of ownership.
Who on earth comes on here to fabricate tales of what they don't own ?
Personally I take peoples posts in good faith unless they are being offensive in some way. Suggesting you don't own the car(s) is unnecessary and being provocative in my book

I don't pretend to be rich and I'm without doubt that most people on here have far more money than me but I do put every spare penny I have into my love for cars.

Working in the car industry for 20 years I like to think I have a fairly good knowledge of cars and would like to think my personal experiences and opinions would be welcomed by others less informed

[graeme4130]

av185 said:

graeme4130 said:

av185 said:

If I heard the monotone correctly the £297 for dash stitchings a feckin steal and makes Porkers look well dear.........

A steal, really ? Someone has to stitch the dash by hand anyway, so the customer's just paying £297 for the privilege of them changing the colour of the thread and applying a unique label

Yep these premium manufacturers have certainly got us properly stitched up for sure.

Just specced my new GT3. Platinum stitching is standard but the red is a cheeky £895 option......

Porsche know what sells and how to sell it. I was in my local OPC this week and it was hard to walk out without signing on a dotted line. It's a dangerous place for my wallet and marriage

[Anjum]

graeme4130 said:

Porsche know what sells and how to sell it. I was in my local OPC this week and it was hard to walk out without signing on a dotted line. It's a dangerous place for my wallet and marriage

Marriage - over rated............

[av185]

graeme4130 said:

av185 said:

graeme4130 said:

av185 said:

If I heard the monotone correctly the £297 for dash stitchings a feckin steal and makes Porkers look well dear.........

A steal, really ? Someone has to stitch the dash by hand anyway, so the customer's just paying £297 for the privilege of them changing the colour of the thread and applying a unique label

Yep these premium manufacturers have certainly got us properly stitched up for sure.

Just specced my new GT3. Platinum stitching is standard but the red is a cheeky £895 option......

Porsche know what sells and how to sell it. I was in my local OPC this week and it was hard to walk out without signing on a dotted line. It's a dangerous place for my wallet and marriage

Yes, certainly know the feeling.

Porsche, now with the benefit of VWs marketing skills , are not one of the most profitable car divisions in the
world for no reason......

[F355spider]

In process of purchasing a very similar looking car, grigio roof looks great.. Possibly wrap mine.

Those italian metal flags are on ebay ... £3.50 !!!

[jayemm89]

Wow, I do recall EVO having a 458 with something like 93K of options. Which I believe is about the same as the list price for a whole 355 when it was new?

Okay, inflation etc etc... but still - that's mad.

I think I recall when the Carrera GT came out things like the sound system, air con etc... were technically free options as the car was priced with them but they were "deleted" as standard to get the weight figure down and if you ticked the box they just didn't remove them.

[Burnham]

The £400 or so for the Sports Exhaust seems great value for money compared to some of the other useless trinkets.

[GrahamPM]

err.... but that's not actually a sports exhaust; it's £400 to have tips with 'sport' look! i.e. Black!
G

[Burnham]

GrahamPM said:

err.... but that's not actually a sports exhaust; it's £400 to have tips with 'sport' look! i.e. Black!
G

...I knew it was too good to be true!

[Adam B]

£11k on paint - mental, choose one of the many std colours for free

that Italian badge looks crap so there's a few more quid saved, no need to thank me