Porsche Survival

[fullthrottle52]

Just thought I would start a conversation to get some thoughts about the viability of Porsche continuing as a car company and especially if the Boxster can survive as a continuing model. I know sales are up in 2011 vs 2012 for world wide sales of all products but here are some facts. According to the new Panaroma magazine, (which some of you may get) Porsche sales for December 2011 took a nose dive with Boxster sales being off 72%!! They only sold 38 cars nation wide for the month. Cayman sales were off 40% with 67 sold. If sales don't rebound soon for these models can they continue to make these models or at very least can dealers continue to inventory and import the boxster. Not to even start a comparison, because I love my boxster, but will the new Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S going to be Boxster killers. I know they will compete more with the Mazda MX-5 but with a price of around $25,000 and a 200 hp boxer engine they will sell like hotcakes. Who is the NEW Boxster customer? At $75,000 to $90,000 for a 2 seat sports car it most certainly is not me! If I am going to pay that much for a sports car it would be a 911 that is 2 years old. For most of us here I don't think this discussion in a big deal because most seem to own Boxters that are more that 5 years old, but I would hate to see our beloved model go by the wayside. I only know if my business sales were down that much, even for one month, there would be a lot of meetings taking place and a lot of heads rolling.

Just a concerned owner.