Main Dealer SoR

[supermono]

So I'm popping the car into the main dealer who've looked after it for the last decade and a quarter in my ownership. They know the car, like the car and will be pleased for it to be in their showroom.

They're selling me the 111 point check and will complete anything that comes up (obvs at my expense), in order for the SoR to happen, I trust them to no invent work as I've been using them a very long time.

But anything to watch out for particularly? It seems like a good way to get into the 991 GT3RS I'm looking for and low risk plus I guess people are likely to pay more from the main dealer for my car.

Advice welcome...

[Porsche911R]

I would have a rethink, I am not sure you letting the dealer have your car on a SOR will gain you a RS slot .....

[supermono]

You've misunderstood. I didn't say "new". There are some on the market secondhand that I have in mind.

This is about the principle of SoR not the vagaries of OPC halo car allocation.

[Porsche911R]

Ask some one like 911Virgin for a buy out price.

SOR gets you know where, you have no car to drive and no money from the sale to buy the next one.

[rosino]

I only had one bad experience on SoR as the guy who was supposed to be "the best" in the Lotus world would just do nothing to sell the car.. took ages for ad to go online, no proactive selling.. nothing.. took it back and sold it myself.

But for my GT3 went to JZM and had no issues. Sold within 24h.

Only issue with SoR is that they take a huge cut (typically anywhere from 4k inc VAT to 10k ex Vat for exotics) for essentially not much financial risk nor work.. and on exotics they also increase their fees drammatically .. again.. just b/c the car is worth more it's not more difficult to sell.. especially when it's not on your balance sheet

find a fellow PH and sell it privately.. always best to buy privately so you can check out the seller direct.

I have encountered a 991.1 GTS for sale like this at a dealer and am looking for its proud owner to vet him

[rabbitstew]

My local highly rated indi does SoR for £2k + VAT. They put the car through their 111point check then the seller pays to get it up to spec.

Worked well when I bought my car. They got it in stock, put it on their website and within 2 hours I had viewed, test drove & purchased it. Seller fitted new discs & pads all around and new tyres to bring it up to spec. Car had a full new MOT put on it ready for me to collect.

So a decent indi might be an option.

[supermono]

Thanks for the info so far -- regarding indy my car has total Porsche history 90% with this dealer and I'd much rather they sold it. Their markup isn't extraordinary and I believe it'll probably get a better price with OPC behind the sale.

[GT4P]

Have you thought about selling privately ? If it's a good, sort after car you should have no problems and will do better financially than any dealer deal! My last 2 cars I have sold privately no issues and both sold in a week with the first person to see buying

[throt]

[quote=rosino

But for my GT3 went to JZM and had no issues. Sold within 24h.


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I thought you still had your GT3. You just fancied a change ?..