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Originally Posted by z12358
Perhaps. perhaps not. You can also look at it this way: By not making the auto-climate standard on 987 they are actually offering more: the option not to have it if you find its cost unjustifiable (which I did). On 986 that option wasn't available so you paid for it (via the base price) whether you wanted it or not. Due to production line issues it may have been more cost efficient for Porsche NOT to offer the optionality on the auto-climate for 986 but to simply include it in all cars. For 987 they may have figured out a cost efficient way to INCLUDE that option, which they did. I don't see how allowing more choices is bad for the buyer.
I never understood "standard" vs "option" arguments saying: "I can't believe this is not standard in this day and age.". It's all the same money. You can either pay it through the base price (if it's standard) or as a separate option. Heck, I wouldn't mind having wheels being optional. Why get the OEMs if I don't really like them and am planning to switch them anyway. Japanese cars (especially Lexus) like to guess what one needs so they package everything standard or offer these mega-packages with options packed and linked together. I prefer freedom to decide for myself, i.e. a la carte.
So I'm happy that the auto-climate wasn't standard, thus making the base price $500 cheaper.
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This is not really correct...The cost, to Porsche, of making the auto climate control standard is negligible. It is basically a chip which goes into the unit. I suspect the cost of adding that is a very, very small fraction of the $550 charge. To me, this is pure profiteering from a US market which "expects" there to be climate control in a car of this price, so it gets wrapped up in the "mega packages" and people wind up paying $550 without even really knowing it.
When I was spec'ing out my car (chosing options 'a la carte') I had to look at upwards of 30 987's at 4 different dealerships before I found one without auto climate. (I wanted to see what the auto button looked like if you didn't order auto-- sure enough, it just says "max" instead). And, it turned out the the one I found was custom ordered and the buyer pulled out, so the car was still hanging around. Every dealer said they just order on of the mega packages when they are filling their allotment.
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