Price Check on Aisle '06

[NickCats]

Husker,

Sorry to hear about all your troubles...

It amazes me that some of these places stay in business when they treat potential ( and current ) customers so poorly

Nick

[timothy]

I don't understand why Porsche NA puts up with dealerships that tarnish their brand.

Husker, that you had a good experience with Boardwalk is no surprise. Here in Dallas we're lucky to have Park Place and Boardwalk; both have been nothing less than excellent. I didn't buy my car from either yet am treated the same as someone who just spent 100k.

[baseball]

Husker, I wish I could say your experience was the exception, but in my experience it's not.

When I bought my car, I dealt with over a dozen (close to 20) dealers in the Northeast. I have never met so many people who didn't want to put ANY effort whatsoever into taking my hard-earned cash. In at least 6 cases, a simple return phone call would have sealed the deal.

I guess some sales operations feel it's best to play hard to get.

I wonder if these salespeople are the same ones that always complain about sales being down???

[Bob Z.]

The 3 closest dealers to me here in Florida were very cordial in dealing with me and were very prompt via email. I decided to go with Brumos, which has a good reputation in the Porsche community, not to mention price.

Back on topic - they are going to get stuck with that '06 and either they are playing games with you or are very stupid - offer them what you want to pay and if they say no ask them for their "best" price...walk away if it is not acceptable but give them your # in case they change their mind.

I am not condoning the poor practices that some (many) of the Porsche dealerships exhibit to potential and current customers, but the bottom line is that Porsche is a limited production car and the dealerships do work with a specific limited allocation.

So, I think some of them just figure the car will sell at some point and the buyer will be willing to pay close to MSRP.

If the dealership is only going to get 30-40 (pick a number) cars per year, they are going to try to sell them at the highest possible prices with a limited amount of effort. Sad, yes, and maybe true. I don’t know. Just my hunch.

I would bet a very high percentage of new car Porsche buyers do very little or no price negotiations with the dealership. They just pay MSRP.

[Bob Z.]

I think your thoughts are dead-on. Porsches are not like Chevys - when was the last time you saw rebates on Porsches?

When I first approached dealers about ordering my 2008 987 S I was told MSRP and when I asked if I could get a discount I was told 3% (2% on 911s). I suspect that many people (not me though) would stop there and take that % off.

Volume is low but then again, last years (or the year before that) model should not command the same price as a new car, especially when the warranty clock has started ticking.

[baseball]

Originally Posted by Bob Z.

Volume is low but then again, last years (or the year before that) model should not command the same price as a new car, especially when the warranty clock has started ticking.

Exactly, the car is not worth MSRP and it's not even worth the invoice anymore. Why the dealer is playing hard to get is beyond me - sometimes you have to cut your losses, which it seems they're not willing to do. The dealership has either been paying floorplan on the car for 2 years, or if they bought the car outright from Porsche, then everyday they don't sell the car is a day their money is tied up, when it could be working for them.

Pennywise and pound foolish.