Porsche Stuttgart - on holiday?

[gizard]

Does anyone know if the Porsche factory that produces GT3's go on holiday and effectivly shutdown this time of year?

[Pat Cash]

gizard said:

Does anyone know if the Porsche factory that produces GT3's go on holiday and effectivly shutdown this time of year?

Yes, its around now I think...

[gizard]

Pat Cash said:

gizard said:

Does anyone know if the Porsche factory that produces GT3's go on holiday and effectivly shutdown this time of year?

Yes, its around now I think...

So it sounds probable then that my supplying dealer is unable to get an answer about my car order until next monday - which I'm led to believe is when they are back?

[Don]

gizard said:

Pat Cash said:

gizard said:

Does anyone know if the Porsche factory that produces GT3's go on holiday and effectivly shutdown this time of year?

Yes, its around now I think...

So it sounds probable then that my supplying dealer is unable to get an answer about my car order until next monday - which I'm led to believe is when they are back?

Quite possibly. They also have the model year switchover around now too and do any re-tooling during the down time of the main factory IIRC.

[flow99]

Like a lot of European companies, I believe that they have a two week shutdown during first two weeks of August. Hope you get the GT3 sorted soon.

[gizard]

flow99 said:

Like a lot of European companies, I believe that they have a two week shutdown during first two weeks of August. Hope you get the GT3 sorted soon.

Well at least I know my supplier is not telling me a load of old cobblers - All I can think about at the moment is whether this car exists or not - I'm not able to work at all effciently and I'm generally a complete wast of space - even my wife has sodded of on holiday without me. I'm a complete wreck!

I'm looking for answers to questions that cannot be currently answered this week is going to be very very long.

[Koln-RS]

Well, I think production stops for a large part of August, but other parts of the Factory, and aspects of its day-to-day operation, continue.

It certainly doesn't 'shut down' completely any more.

[Pat Cash]

gizard said:

Pat Cash said:

gizard said:

Does anyone know if the Porsche factory that produces GT3's go on holiday and effectivly shutdown this time of year?

Yes, its around now I think...

So it sounds probable then that my supplying dealer is unable to get an answer about my car order until next monday - which I'm led to believe is when they are back?

Production shutdown until 20th ish apparently.

[Pat Cash]

gizard said:

even my wife has sodded of on holiday without me. I'm a complete wreck!

And this is a BAD thing??? Mind you... I guess I haven't met you wife, and no offence meant, but going by the law of averages...

[cardigankid]

I think that the 'shutdown' is for three/four weeks from late July, so back 20th August sounds about right. You could phone them and ask. This is the time of year that they do their major model changes, I believe, so from now on is MY 2008. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Asterix]

Exactly - and why I'm waiting for a October delivery for mine - was ordered in April!

Damn workshy Europeans!

[Bodo]

Asterix said:

Damn workshy Europeans!

Production shutdown usually means that the line will be converted and calibrated for the next model year generation. One minute assembly line shutdown in a passenger car factory cost zig thousands of £££.

[343bhp]

production of GT3 and RS have started again I presume ???