I agree--a month seems like a long time. I know a few people have reported that Cayman orders are taking longer than usual. Where are you located?
I agree--a month seems like a long time. I know a few people have reported that Cayman orders are taking longer than usual. Where are you located?Hello all,
Ordered the 718 Cayman Base early January. Here's the projected schedule my dealer gave me
Vehicle fixed
02/17/2017 02/17/2017
Vehicle entry to body shop
02/17/2017 02/17/2017
Vehicle exit production
03/24/2017 03/24/2017
Vehicle completion
04/28/2017 04/28/2017
Entry port Emden
04/28/2017 04/28/2017
Exit port Emden
05/19/2017 05/19/2017
Entry port San Diego
06/23/2017 06/23/2017
06/30/2017 06/30/2017
Dealer invoiced
Dealer Inventory
07/07/2017 06/30/2017
Seems like a long time in between Vehicle production and Vehicle completion. Hopefully it's an overestimate!
Congratulations and welcome. Tell us about your car.I ordered my 718 last November, and just got it last week. It took a total of 4 months 3 weeks. I'm in Connecticut, so it shipped into Davisville, (US). It took a bit longer than expected due to a recall that was performed in Germany. It was ready to ship in early February, but stayed in the port for an extra month waiting for the recall to be performed. So it didn't ship until early March. Then it took about two weeks to get across the Atlantic. Then about a week to go from the port to the dealer.
Congratulations and welcome. Tell us about your car.
The manual is definitely slower and less efficient than the PDK... but I don't care. After 25 years of NOT owning a car with automatic transmission, I don't want a 718 to be the first one.I got it with a stick shift - I love the additional engagement of the shifter, even if it is a bit slower and less efficient than the PDK.
Agreed! And I'm just starting to try out the various sport modes. The 'normal' mode is fine for standard driving around. But using the 'Sport' mode makes it much easier to drive smoothly and quickly on the streets. I haven't tried 'Sport Plus' yet, but that is probably more for track use. I set the 'Individual' mode to be sport with the wing up - just to look cool!The manual is definitely slower and less efficient than the PDK... but I don't care. After 25 years of NOT owning a car with automatic transmission, I don't want a 718 to be the first one.
Some thrills are worth a .3 sec loss in 0-60.![]()
I'm in Los Angeles. The ship is supposed to stop in Panama on May11-13.My car is probably on same ship as your Vi8, as it's been shipped from Emden on april 28 as well, and will be delivered to Halifax Canada, before being truckep up to Montréal dealership on may 26. Where are you located?