Found the press from my local Pordche websit this morning. From the press the launch of the new 911 models gets under way on 3 December 2011. Prices in Germany are 88,038 euro for the 911 Carrera and 102,436 euro for the 911 Carrera S, including 19 per cent VAT and market-specific equipment.
Can check below for your reference.
Porsche AG - Press Releases - About Porsche - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
So it`s only $82000 in the US? Seems like a huge price disparity?
Euro pricing cannot be directly translated into dollar pricing. Porsches have always been priced equivalently lower in the US than in Europe since well before the EU and the euro. Pricing for US Porsches is set by Porsche Cars of North America (PCNA) and Porsche AG. The 991 pricing is in line w/ the 997.2 pricing in the US.
The current 911 (997.2) is just $79000 in the U.S.
Porsches have ALWAYS been cheapest in the United States.
Nothing new here.
If I wire one of you the money to buy me one can you? And then I'll come down and pick it up? Porsche forbids its U.S. dealer network from selling new cars to non-residents. I could walk into any U.S. dealer with $100K in my pocket and if I didn't have a permanent U.S. address they would literally refuse to take my money.
I think they can sell you a used one though! Alternatively, you can hire a broker to purchase the car for you and bring it over. I may try this approach with my next car.
I just call my dealer and the price will be above 230,000 for C2 abd 245,000 for C2S in HK. My oder will not arrive earlier than June or July since the maximal quota can get is aroune 4/5 monthly.
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Porsche 997.2 in U.S. $79K
Porsche 997.2 in Canada $90K
Difference $11K
With the Cayman it's an $8K difference.
That's a lot of money, but it's not a huge amount of money. Porsche has steadily been dropping their prices in Canada to try and compete.
It's still cheaper to hire a broker to get you one form the States. And the Porsche dealer network will still treat you well up here, but they question is, is there any loyalty to stick with your Canadian dealer for the price difference?
Way back when the USD was 1.3 times CAD, that difference was somewhat justified. Now with the parity, it is just infuriating to listen to people "explain" why it is ok to pay that much more for the same product/service! Dealers say that they sell fewer cars, so they have to maintain higher margins to keep the business afloat, so they stick to the displayed price with no negotiation allowed. I see regularly cars staying on the show room floor for months (I work near a dealer that I will not name) due to that attitude.
As an example, I found a 2009 Boxster S, with 9000Km in great shape for 3,450$ below sticker price! With the financing rates of "used" cars being higher than new ones, that car was actually more expensive than an identical 2011 car!
When I asked the salesman on the rational behind that decision and why I should buy one vs the other, he simply said, "oh, you dont have to buy it if you dont like it". And I realized that he was absolutely right, I stood up and walked away and I am voting with my money! My Porsche will most likely come from the US and not from here!
