Anyone got a new GT4 order confirmed recently? - Page 3 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Just wondered if anyone had managed to place an order recently or have they more or less dried up completely now?

You have one coming, if I remember correctly, don't you, Finlay? James Edited by short-shift on Friday 8th October 08:02

finmac has a manual 718 GT4 I think? So I guess they'd like to switch it for a PDK version or are wondering if production is ending, which it may well do very soon as the GT4RS is launching next month (apparently).

short-shift said: You have one coming, if I remember correctly, don't you, Finlay? James Edited by short-shift on Friday 8th October 08:02 Had mine for a year now James.

Twinfan said: finmac has a manual 718 GT4 I think? So I guess they'd like to switch it for a PDK version or are wondering if production is ending, which it may well do very soon as the GT4RS is launching next month (apparently). Yes, a manual I have, to be honest I don’t think I’d go PDK, personal preference as the manual makes the car for me (even with the crazy gearing!). Yea a general question as to any dregs of orders for new build still circulating or whether it’s effectively game over for the GT4? Suspect there will be penny numbers of new GT4 registered as 2022 cars?

I would guess there are a few builds in the system for delivery early next year and any allocations for builds in Q1 2022 would be released in the next few weeks. Will those happen or not? History would say when then GT4RS is released (next month?) the GT4 stops, but after the last two crazy years who knows...

Twinfan said: ..... as the GT4RS is launching next month (apparently). That's what I've been told...

Porsche guy said: Twinfan said: ..... as the GT4RS is launching next month (apparently). That's what I've been told... Going to be as scarce as hens teeth I suspect, sadly

I've got one on order that is currently showing as Dec 24th for dealer delivery (although that keeps changing) I did ask my OPC about GT4 production ending and they've heard nothing from Porsche to suggest it will end any time soon.

MogUk said: I did ask my OPC about GT4 production ending and they've heard nothing from Porsche to suggest it will end any time soon. Several folks have said in the dealer systems the GT4 is showing as no longer available to order, but it's not over until the fat lady sings!

Twinfan said: MogUk said: I did ask my OPC about GT4 production ending and they've heard nothing from Porsche to suggest it will end any time soon. Several folks have said in the dealer systems the GT4 is showing as no longer available to order, but it's not over until the fat lady sings! That’s very true! I think I read somewhere that the latest Spyder/GT4 were louder than the earlier ones - not sure if that’s BS though, anyone aware?

finmac said: That’s very true! I think I read somewhere that the latest Spyder/GT4 were louder than the earlier ones - not sure if that’s BS though, anyone aware? BS. It came from a MaxRevs video on YouTube but he was comparing a Spyder with a GT4. I believe the lack of a fixed cabin changed the acoustics rather than a change on Porsche's end in the exhausts.

Twinfan said: finmac said: That’s very true! I think I read somewhere that the latest Spyder/GT4 were louder than the earlier ones - not sure if that’s BS though, anyone aware? BS. It came from a MaxRevs video on YouTube but he was comparing a Spyder with a GT4. I believe the lack of a fixed cabin changed the acoustics rather than a change on Porsche's end in the exhausts. Here's the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF1oelnaVDQ

Batster3 said: Twinfan said: finmac said: That’s very true! I think I read somewhere that the latest Spyder/GT4 were louder than the earlier ones - not sure if that’s BS though, anyone aware? BS. It came from a MaxRevs video on YouTube but he was comparing a Spyder with a GT4. I believe the lack of a fixed cabin changed the acoustics rather than a change on Porsche's end in the exhausts. Here's the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF1oelnaVDQ Thanks guys

This thread prompted me to contact my dealer to ask how my deposit/place/order was progressing. When I placed my deposit/order in the 2nd week of August this year, I was 5th on the waiting list for a build allocation. At the time they were waiting for Oct21/Nov21/Dec21 allocations. As of today (2 months later), I am now apparently 3rd on the list, with all allocation for Q421 been & gone. The list apparently is now 15+ long, but he said that because I am "Top 3", I should expect to get an allocation for Q122 if Porsche continue builds. There is apparently no indication from Porsche that they are stopping or thinking of stopping GT4 production so he's carrying on as if they will be continuing GT4 production. He said he should know mid/end Dec what Q122 allocations will look like and if I am going to get a car.

kmpowell said: This thread prompted me to contact my dealer to ask how my deposit/place/order was progressing. When I placed my deposit/order in the 2nd week of August this year, I was 5th on the waiting list for a build allocation. At the time they were waiting for Oct21/Nov21/Dec21 allocations. As of today (2 months later), I am now apparently 3rd on the list, with all allocation for Q421 been & gone. The list apparently is now 15+ long, but he said that because I am "Top 3", I should expect to get an allocation for Q122 if Porsche continue builds. There is apparently no indication from Porsche that they are stopping or thinking of stopping GT4 production so he's carrying on as if they will be continuing GT4 production. He said he should know mid/end Dec what Q122 allocations will look like and if I am going to get a car. Which dealer is this? I was told I was 4th for a Spyder at the end of July when I put my deposit down, will report back after asking for an update.

Implus1 said: kmpowell said: This thread prompted me to contact my dealer to ask how my deposit/place/order was progressing. When I placed my deposit/order in the 2nd week of August this year, I was 5th on the waiting list for a build allocation. At the time they were waiting for Oct21/Nov21/Dec21 allocations. As of today (2 months later), I am now apparently 3rd on the list, with all allocation for Q421 been & gone. The list apparently is now 15+ long, but he said that because I am "Top 3", I should expect to get an allocation for Q122 if Porsche continue builds. There is apparently no indication from Porsche that they are stopping or thinking of stopping GT4 production so he's carrying on as if they will be continuing GT4 production. He said he should know mid/end Dec what Q122 allocations will look like and if I am going to get a car. Which dealer is this? I was told I was 4th for a Spyder at the end of July when I put my deposit down, will report back after asking for an update. I was told that GT4 and Spyder are greyed out on ordering system indicating that are no longer available to order.

ClubsportStr said: Implus1 said: kmpowell said: This thread prompted me to contact my dealer to ask how my deposit/place/order was progressing. When I placed my deposit/order in the 2nd week of August this year, I was 5th on the waiting list for a build allocation. At the time they were waiting for Oct21/Nov21/Dec21 allocations. As of today (2 months later), I am now apparently 3rd on the list, with all allocation for Q421 been & gone. The list apparently is now 15+ long, but he said that because I am "Top 3", I should expect to get an allocation for Q122 if Porsche continue builds. There is apparently no indication from Porsche that they are stopping or thinking of stopping GT4 production so he's carrying on as if they will be continuing GT4 production. He said he should know mid/end Dec what Q122 allocations will look like and if I am going to get a car. Which dealer is this? I was told I was 4th for a Spyder at the end of July when I put my deposit down, will report back after asking for an update. I was told that GT4 and Spyder are greyed out on ordering system indicating that are no longer available to order. They were greyed out - saw it myself. Apparently that’s been lifted for now with a few final GT4s left filtering through next year. It’s definitely the swan song now though. Spyder is, as before, even harder to get an allocation for.

finmac said: They were greyed out - saw it myself. Apparently that’s been lifted for now with a few final GT4s left filtering through next year. It’s definitely the swan song now though. Spyder is, as before, even harder to get an allocation for. Dont think there are any PDK spyders for sale yet 35 used 718 GT4 s for sale on autotrader

I’ve got a GT4 PDK due to be completed at the factory end of Jan 22. Not sure if this is Q1 2022 allocation, or Q4 2021 with a delay.

The latter I suspect, especially if your spec locked a while back...

finmac said: Porsche guy said: Twinfan said: ..... as the GT4RS is launching next month (apparently). That's what I've been told... Going to be as scarce as hens teeth I suspect, sadly I'd say the production run will be far greater than 3 RS. which isn't saying much I know!

Twinfan said: The latter I suspect, especially if your spec locked a while back... Not locked yet which is not ideal….. http://www.porsche-code.com/PNDZMAS3

giles panizzi said: Not locked yet which is not ideal….. With the news from my dealer that I probably won't be getting an allocation for at least another couple of months, I've put myself on a ban from using the configurator. Over the past 2 months I've spent waaaay too much of my time on there, and all I've managed to do is tie myself up in undecided knots.

kmpowell said: giles panizzi said: Not locked yet which is not ideal….. With the news from my dealer that I probably won't be getting an allocation for at least another couple of months, I've put myself on a ban from using the configurator. Over the past 2 months I've spent waaaay too much of my time on there, and all I've managed to do is tie myself up in undecided knots. How much had you got the car up to?!

finmac said: kmpowell said: giles panizzi said: Not locked yet which is not ideal….. With the news from my dealer that I probably won't be getting an allocation for at least another couple of months, I've put myself on a ban from using the configurator. Over the past 2 months I've spent waaaay too much of my time on there, and all I've managed to do is tie myself up in undecided knots. How much had you got the car up to?! Sorry, just scrolled back up and seen your spec! Can I ask why you deleted the GT4 badge please? Two things I dislike about my car (for what it’s worth) I wish I’d gone for a reversing camera instead of just the sensors also the standard climate control is rubbish control wise and I wish I had gone for the dual one where you can set the actual temperature.

Was in my OPC today sorting out a few things and we had a look at the Porsche model availability screen. The GT4 and the Spyder are still grayed out but they now say “limited availability” again. Which is different to a month or so back when it was “do not order “. Which suggests to me that there will be some Q1 allocations coming through. Who knows?

bigmowley said: Was in my OPC today sorting out a few things and we had a look at the Porsche model availability screen. The GT4 and the Spyder are still grayed out but they now say “limited availability” again. Which is different to a month or so back when it was “do not order “. Which suggests to me that there will be some Q1 allocations coming through. Who knows? I agree, things defo seem to have changed a little at least with a handful of slots dodging around next year, I suspect I may be lucky enough again at some point next year. One of the very last would be nice to get for sure. Then again who knows really!

finmac said: Sorry, just scrolled back up and seen your spec! Can I ask why you deleted the GT4 badge please? Two things I dislike about my car (for what it’s worth) I wish I’d gone for a reversing camera instead of just the sensors also the standard climate control is rubbish control wise and I wish I had gone for the dual one where you can set the actual temperature. Dual zone should be standard, but an option for a few more £££. Good shout on the camera, but I struggle with the perspective when in the car, may just be a case of familiarity. Delete GT4, it’s a pain when washing and always seems to catch bits of sponge/lambs wool.

giles panizzi said: Not locked yet which is not ideal….. http://www.porsche-code.com/PNDZMAS3 Consider having handles in black. Given you have blue and black, would look good The headlight washers in blue too - else they look cack Get the camera. Helps see how much space you actually have when reversing close to something Personally I’d say you should sit in a car with more racetex/ leather and compare to one without. Not much ticked for the interior so unless it’s for track, may want to spruce it up a bit I don’t know what the standard stereo is like but I went for Bose upgrade and it’s decent enough

dashobbit said: giles panizzi said: Not locked yet which is not ideal….. http://www.porsche-code.com/PNDZMAS3 Consider having handles in black. Given you have blue and black, would look good The headlight washers in blue too - else they look cack Get the camera. Helps see how much space you actually have when reversing close to something Personally I’d say you should sit in a car with more racetex/ leather and compare to one without. Not much ticked for the interior so unless it’s for track, may want to spruce it up a bit I don’t know what the standard stereo is like but I went for Bose upgrade and it’s decent enough An alternative opinion: Door handles in black would be gloss black, all other parts (bar the brake calipers) are matt black. I'd leave them body colour. Headlight washers are matt black as standard and match the other plastics, I wouldn't bother getting them painted. Camera is excellent, totally recommended. You've chosen the leather dash and carbon package, including the sills, which match the bucket seats. I don't think the interior needs anything else. The car is very noisy so a stereo upgrade is pointless IMHO. Save your money. Giles - that's a very nice spec as it is, I'd only suggest considering adding the reversing camera and auto-wipers

dashobbit said: Personally I’d say you should sit in a car with more racetex/ leather and compare to one without. Not much ticked for the interior so unless it’s for track, may want to spruce it up a bit I don’t know what the standard stereo is like but I went for Bose upgrade and it’s decent enough Yes, I agree on the "sprucing up" of the interior for road cars, it's a bit plain otherwise! With respect, I'm surprised you went for Bose, the most overrated option IMO given it's a GT car, and amazed you can hear it 'properly' with all the noise? Never have the stereo on in my 3RS and GT4, but that's probably my age?

Porsche guy said: Yes, I agree on the "sprucing up" of the interior for road cars, it's a bit plain otherwise! With respect, I'm surprised you went for Bose, the most overrated option IMO given it's a GT car, and amazed you can hear it 'properly' with all the noise? Never have the stereo on in my 3RS and GT4, but that's probably my age? I only use mine for Nav, I bought my Ninemeister silencer for a soundtrack while driving

Twinfan said: Porsche guy said: Yes, I agree on the "sprucing up" of the interior for road cars, it's a bit plain otherwise! With respect, I'm surprised you went for Bose, the most overrated option IMO given it's a GT car, and amazed you can hear it 'properly' with all the noise? Never have the stereo on in my 3RS and GT4, but that's probably my age? I only use mine for Nav, I bought my Ninemeister silencer for a soundtrack while driving The exhaust noise is the only sound that matters in a GT car

Porsche guy said: The exhaust noise is the only sound that matters in a GT car I also feel that metallic paint doesn't belong on a GT car either, but that's another discussion

Twinfan said: Porsche guy said: The exhaust noise is the only sound that matters in a GT car I also feel that metallic paint doesn't belong on a GT car either, but that's another discussion Yes I agree on the metallic paint, especially GT Silver on a Weissach RS, sooo naff, in fact I'm ashamed to go out in mine Now Guards Red is something else on a GT4

Porsche guy said: Yes I agree on the metallic paint, especially GT Silver on a Weissach RS, sooo naff, in fact I'm ashamed to go out in mine I'm very spec sensitive for my own cars, including exterior colours, but of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it's all good

Porsche guy said: Twinfan said: Porsche guy said: The exhaust noise is the only sound that matters in a GT car I also feel that metallic paint doesn't belong on a GT car either, but that's another discussion Yes I agree on the metallic paint, especially GT Silver on a Weissach RS, sooo naff, in fact I'm ashamed to go out in mine Now Guards Red is something else on a GT4 I feel that GT cars need bold colours to contrast the black scoops/vents etc. Guards is my current colour, although I may cross over to the dark side and go for Speed Yellow next time round );

I've had a Deposit in since June this year for a car, still haven't had an allocation yet so emailed my dealer to ask what was happening and they have said: "I don’t yet have a confirmed build date but I can confirm you are high on the deposit list so depending on how many we get given it will not be long" Don't want to give myself false hope, but sounds like they are still due some allocations for next year so maybe production isn't ending soon? A man can dream!

F12DDE said: I've had a Deposit in since June this year for a car, still haven't had an allocation yet so emailed my dealer to ask what was happening and they have said: "I don’t yet have a confirmed build date but I can confirm you are high on the deposit list so depending on how many we get given it will not be long" Don't want to give myself false hope, but sounds like they are still due some allocations for next year so maybe production isn't ending soon? A man can dream! There are definitely a few cars going to come through for 2022. I suspect the question for you will be how many and how far up the queue you are. Fingers crossed!

Implus1 said: Which dealer is this? I was told I was 4th for a Spyder at the end of July when I put my deposit down, will report back after asking for an update. Still 4th at my OPC and he said he thinks allocations may start again in Nov/Dec

F12DDE said: I've had a Deposit in since June this year for a car, still haven't had an allocation yet so emailed my dealer to ask what was happening and they have said: "I don’t yet have a confirmed build date but I can confirm you are high on the deposit list so depending on how many we get given it will not be long" My deposit was beginning of April, collected car last month

Porsche guy said: With respect, I'm surprised you went for Bose, the most overrated option IMO given it's a GT car, and amazed you can hear it 'properly' with all the noise? Never have the stereo on in my 3RS and GT4, but that's probably my age? It takes around a day to get to the ring and noise at low revs is fine. Stereo is good to listen to on those long journeys and didn’t ever want to try and retrofit a better stereo Driving round track… no stereo needed I think the GT4 is pretty quiet tbh, but I’m used to modified cars so fairly stripped out etc

dashobbit said: It takes around a day to get to the ring and noise at low revs is fine. Stereo is good to listen to on those long journeys and didn’t ever want to try and retrofit a better stereo Driving round track… no stereo needed I think the GT4 is pretty quiet tbh, but I’m used to modified cars so fairly stripped out etc First thing my wife and best mate commented on during their first rides in the GT4. That it was quieter than my previous Cayman T.

finmac said: F12DDE said: I've had a Deposit in since June this year for a car, still haven't had an allocation yet so emailed my dealer to ask what was happening and they have said: "I don’t yet have a confirmed build date but I can confirm you are high on the deposit list so depending on how many we get given it will not be long" Don't want to give myself false hope, but sounds like they are still due some allocations for next year so maybe production isn't ending soon? A man can dream! There are definitely a few cars going to come through for 2022. I suspect the question for you will be how many and how far up the queue you are. Fingers crossed! Hopefully something gets confirmed soon, the wait is killing me! I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm getting itchy feet...

Porsche guy said: F12DDE said: I've had a Deposit in since June this year for a car, still haven't had an allocation yet so emailed my dealer to ask what was happening and they have said: "I don’t yet have a confirmed build date but I can confirm you are high on the deposit list so depending on how many we get given it will not be long" My deposit was beginning of April, collected car last month Out of interest, was yours Manual or PDK? Hopefully I at least get a slot confirmed within the next month or so for delivery early next year

F12DDE said: Out of interest, was yours Manual or PDK? Hopefully I at least get a slot confirmed within the next month or so for delivery early next year PDK

Freeze Date Mid-July, Build completion 20/10, Est arrival 10/11

My OPC tells me that across the range they are getting twice as many cars through presently as usual for this time of year. He reckons it’s due to more chips being available to actually complete cars. Saying all that, the GT cars are still available in penny numbers and he can’t see that changing at all

finmac said: My OPC tells me that across the range they are getting twice as many cars through presently as usual for this time of year. He reckons it’s due to more chips being available to actually complete cars. Saying all that, the GT cars are still available in penny numbers and he can’t see that changing at all That's good news, hopefully with any luck something comes available! Although I have been looking at alternatives just in case....