Negotiating after placing the order???

About a month ago my father placed an order for an '04 911 C4S Cabrio. I am not sure if any price was put down in writing, but they originally offered only $500 off of sticker. Since then I have spent a significant amount of time lurking on these boards (which I have gotten a lot of useful information from). I have noticed that people are posting about dealerships giving large discounts on '04s (some upwards of $7,000). Do you think it is possible to ask the dealership to give an additional discount on the car, or is it more difficult to do on a car that has already been ordered? I do know that it is easier to negotiate on a car that they have on the lot, but they didn't have what we were looking for at the time. Any opinions?? Thanks,

Best thing to do would be to cancel the order, then shop around to another dealer. Trying to negotiate with an order already placed would be extremely difficult.

What I would do is be up front with the dealers about it. Just tell them that you've heard better deals can be made and that you are unhappy, and that you are again shopping around. Tell them also that if you find a better deal, that the order then will be cancelled. I'd sleep better at night with this approach.

Porsche is offering a 4.25% incentive on all cars

there is no official incentive 500$ off a C4S, is too low, you're getting raped. in the current market, you can get a 2004 C4S cab, ordered for delivery in 2 months at about 5k. i was offered a C4S cab at $6500 off, of course i have a good relationship with the dealership/salesman. go shopping around more.

where can i print out info on the 4.25% incentive ... how did you hear about it? the car i have on order is a 2004 tt cab and its coming in 2 weeks

Do you have a deposit at risk? Do you have anything in writing? If you cancel, what happens to your deposit? There must be some paperwork and it must say something about deposit / cancellation.

I saw it in a JD Power magazine that listed incentives from all manufacturers.

Haha, doesn't mean dealers have to pass it on . . . Didn't you say they also had the same on CGT, yet I read somewhere that the going price of CGTs could be as high as $ 850,000.00 at some dealers. I wonder if that is before or after the 4.25 incentive. Seriously though, I think you could get a pretty good discount on all 996 models right now except the Turbo Coupe which is apparently in very short supply right now.

There is no official incentive on 2004 cars. At least not in Canada anyway. Except for the 40th Anniversary model. As for deposits, Palting has the right idea. Explain what you've heard and see if they're willing to negotiate the price. I know, as a dealer, I wouldn't want to risk losing a sale by sticking to basically full retail. Keep in mind though a C4S Cab is still not a common car, so I don;t think you'd get the deal you would on a standard Cabrio or Coupe. Something else to consider is your deposit. If you can't work out a negotiated price and you cancel your deal, you may not get the deposit back. At my dealership, if the cancelled deal is a sellable car (Silver/Black, nice equipment) then there is no problem with a full refund of your deposit. However, if you ordered something wacky like Speed Yellow with a Boxster Red interior (I've seen it, don't laugh ). Then we probably wouldn't return your deposit, as the car would become a landmark at the dealership. We tell people this right up front though before they leave a deposit. Every dealer is different though, so it might be a good idea to check their policy.