I just went through a similar process, however 2 of the dealers I had met in person and did test drives, and one only via email that was in a bordering state and further away. The one I had the most contact with came in with a 2 1/2% discount, a complete joke. The 2nd local dealer came in at 6%, while the out of state dealer was at 7 1/2%. Placed my order with the out of state dealer on Monday.Three days ago I sent an email to three dealerships providing a build code and asking if/when they have an allocation and to provide a price. I got a call and email from one within 15 minutes and a quote and allocation information the next morning from them. The other two have not responded other than the typical auto-reply. So, is this typical in your experiences, or did I break protocol in not establishing a relationship the a SA at the dealerships beforehand? Even if they get spammed on quote requests, you would think they would pick up the phone to verify interest. It has either turned me off to those not responding or made me rethink my approach. The responding dealership was light on their "discount" so I'm not inclined to follow up with them without other input. Any thoughts/suggestions?
I just ordered a 2018 base Cayman. It wasn't hard to come by and I received a 7.25% discount. If you would rather purchase a new 2017 off the lot you should be able to get a 12-15% discount easily, of course in a month it will depreciate a year.TEST DRyVer. I've had a couple of SA tell me that larger discounts on 2018 base 718s will be hard to come by because of limited availability compared to the 2017 model year. Have you heard anything?
That's true. 2017 wasn't a great year for Cayman/ Boxter sales. Therefore, there seems to be less available slots for 2018 models. I had to wait for an allocation for my 2018 build. As far as discounts go, I would guess it has more to do with that specific dealership location and sales figures. Meaning: dealers that have a hard time achieving their numbers and goals for Porsche will tend to discount their cars more just to hit volume targets. Also, dealers that do huge numbers with Porsche might also discount their cars more because Porsche will always give them more allocation than other dealers because they move more cars than others. All that being said, the majority of Porsche Dealerships are in the middle between the 2 types I mentioned above. Most Porsche dealers are not very weak in sales and most Porsche dealers are not huge volume stores, hence why most Porsche dealers fall in the middle and are not to either extremes... For instance, where I work, the discounts on 718 are not strong, simply because there are not that many allocations available. If we don't have the opportunity for more allocations, we are not in a hurry to discount a car to move it...TEST DRyVer. I've had a couple of SA tell me that larger discounts on 2018 base 718s will be hard to come by because of limited availability compared to the 2017 model year. Have you heard anything?
Maybe the dealership in your home town is a volume dealer. I wouldn't assume that most Porsche dealers are that way. That would simply be inaccurate. I'm not going to say that it would be impossible to get a 12-15% discount on a new 718, but I would definitely say it would be extremely unlikely and a very unique and rare case in which something like that were to happen. We have 3 or 4 pre-owned 718's on the lot right now with around 500 - 2,000 miles and the savings from new are all below 10% from the original MSRP.I just ordered a 2018 base Cayman. It wasn't hard to come by and I received a 7.25% discount. If you would rather purchase a new 2017 off the lot you should be able to get a 12-15% discount easily, of course in a month it will depreciate a year.
Btw, you should be happy! You've gotten yourself a really good deal on a 718! Especially on a car that your ordering to your personal specification...I just ordered a 2018 base Cayman. It wasn't hard to come by and I received a 7.25% discount. If you would rather purchase a new 2017 off the lot you should be able to get a 12-15% discount easily, of course in a month it will depreciate a year.
