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A little speculation and conjecture required...
How long does the current 996 left have to run?
Waiting lists here in the UK are long to say the least, 18 months for a C4S, 12 months C2 and so on...
I want to place an order for a new car but rumours circulate its successor will launch in MY 05 or Aug 04 to us normal mortals, and as much as I love the C4S (GORGEOUS and a fantastic drive!!), I don't want to take delivery and see a new model in 6 months time.
Any thoughts??
Martyn,
Find a dealer you get on well with - put a deposit down to get your name on the waiting list (�500 - �1000 seems to be the going rate) on your 996 of choice - insist that the deposit is fully returnable should you decide you
do not
want the vehicle and then wait.
You'll most likely find that through cancellations you get offered a build date sooner than the stated waiting period, if you don't you can always get your deposit back.
The deposit should be returnable as these cars are still selling very well. My old man got into a 996 C4 in three months last year and has just confirmed his build date for a turbo after waiting only 14 months.
Place deposit on both C4S AND next generation 997. That way you'll get one of the first 997's. So you can decide when your C4S build comes whether you want to keep it or wait for 997.
Martyn,
Why is the wait so long in the UK? Here in the colonial backwater of Vancouver, I ordered my C4S on Jan 30th and picked it up from the dealer on July 25th. 6 months is probably the maximum I would wait.
the price in the UK seems very high too, is it the taxes? My car has the advanced technic package, heated sports seats, dimming mirrors/rain sensor and sports exhaust. I paid MSRP of CAN$127,300.00 which equates to about 56,000 pounds.
Cheers guy, good advice, price wise, I have no idea, Porsche UK seem to control the flow of vehicles far more strongly than the US from what I can gather. I have never seen a Boxster let alone a 996 on the garage lot, new for sale. Does have good news, residuals are really strong.
Welcome to rip off Britain as us car drivers loving refer to our home country
Martyn
I cant speak for a C4S but I walked into Lancaster Bow in June and was offered a new C2 cancelled order on 7 days delivery. And then a few calls to mates sourced another at JCT600 in Newcastle with a better spec much closer to what I would have ordered myself. I committed by phone on 18th June, the car came out the factory on or about 12th July and I collected it on 23rd!
Good luck.
Paul S
Lancaster Bow actually lowered themselves to speak to you? Must have been a bad month....
They never returned my calls or sent me the spec lists. Think it was some guy Scott lomas?
Martyn
If I were you I would go with the deposit on a 997 on a fully refundable basis and make it clear which exact model your deposit is for. Some dealers may accept and others may not.
Happy negotiating...
The guy I saw at Lancaster Bow was Robert Ashbury. I just walked in off the street. Not only that, I wanted a test drive over some speed humps the following week and he arranged it, even though I told him I'd already placed the order with JCT600!
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