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Replace 4 tires(w/ alignment)...there goes the hawaiian vacation
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can you imagine the price of replacing 4 tires(w/ alignment)...there goes the hawaiian vacation!
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20" wheels are so common now that it's really not that bad to replace the tires (relatively speaking, of course).
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hi all,
just stopped by local porsche dealer to pick up some touch-up paint.
besides being surprised that it was strange they didn't stock the most common carrerra white(and it had to be special order), i got another BIG surprise.
white waiting for parts dept, i had a chance to check out three cars on the showroom - a boxster S, a C4S cab, and also a cayenne turbo s. they are all BEAUTIFUL cars, but have you guys(referring to used car buyers) ever looked at the MRSP w/ common options - much higher than i expected?
boxster s - $79k (thought $65k)
C4S cab - $135k (thot $110k)
cayenne turbo s - $149k (thot $115k)
yikes - they are amazing cars, indeed, but geez...those prices were shockers to me. anyways, the good news is that if we just wait 5 years, we can buy them at 50%(cayenne turbo s probably 60%) off sticker price, LOL
PL
The only thing that shocked me last time I went was the *SIZE* of the new cars. The new boxster is substantially bigger than my C4S and looked downright enormous compared to a 993 narrow body.
speaking of "SIZE" - all the new porsches are riding on 20" wheels and tires.
can you imagine the price of replacing 4 tires(w/ alignment)...there goes the hawaiian vacation!
PL
20" wheels are so common now that it's really not that bad to replace the tires (relatively speaking, of course). This wasn't the case 10-years ago, but it is now.
You're thinking list prices for base models. Porsche doesn't deliver ANYTHING with no options unelss you're willing to order it... and wait... and wait.
Yeah, it's ridiculous! Last time I was at the dealer, I was looking at what a brand new version of my truck (2004 F-250 XLT Powerstroke) would be... it was close to $60k!
I know...Even if the worst were to happen (engine explosion) - the cost of replacement is still a fraction of a new(er) model and for just a bit more performance and looks.
This speaks volumes about
the potential price increases
in store for the 996's
With those numbers many
Shoppers will look back at
996's and see the light
I was at a VW dealer last year while getting my wife's bug serviced. They had a $56k Touareg in the showroom. A $56k Volkswagen. I remember when they were two for $3k.
Agreed, I've never bought a brand new car in my life, and never will, just doesn't make sense financially as these *so called* luxury cars depreciate so much in first few years.
We actually have one (Touareg TDI Lux, bought last year). The price seemed somewhat ridiculous until we priced out the same thing in a Cayenne (Diesel). SAME engine, the Cayenne equipped similarly was EASILY another 50% on top of the 56k. I'm not sure yet which one will depreciate more quickly, certainly it will be a race to the bottom. My wife does love herself some 407lb/ft of torque though....
I also was shocked by the prices last time I was at the dealer. No 911 less than 100K on the floor.
I always wonder who buys them. Then, and this is the strange part to me, they sit in a garage and get maybe 5,000 miles driven per year.
I see this at the BMW dealer also. 5 series for $70K go out the door like water. I think there are 2 types of people out there. People who lease cars and just gets used to spending $1000/month on a car or people who own their cars. Once I quit having car payments it was impossible to go back.
My 996 is the least I have paid for a car in 15 years. And here is the part I did not expect. Everyone thinks it is a $50K+ car. No one, except people on these sites, can tell a 993 from a 996 from a 991. My relatives wonder why I have a new Porsche in the garage in pieces all the time.
Have you seen the 996 prices at a Porsche dealer?
They are also astronomical and they get away with it
The buyer comes in - sees a. 2013 for $129k, then sees a 2004 for $43k and thinks it is a bargain.
This is so true! I think 90% of the driving public know absolutely nothing about cars. I just picked up a 2003 C4S in perfect shape (although I probably paid too much for it), and all my family and friends think I have a brand new Porsche!
I think the only thing that really dates our cars is the tail lights. I wish they would come out with those LED tail lights for the wide-body cars, then I would fool everyone!
