Build and Deliver

[Wing Commander]

You missed point 9. Ask forum members what colour 911 you should get 12 months after Macan delivery

12 months...?!

4 week’s more like!!

(Started with ‘sensible’ Platinum Silver, then went crazy with Racing Yellow.).

You are an exception to this rule as we all know . Deposit for the 992 paid yet?

Ha ha! Nope! Genuinely feel no desire to swap my 991.2 Carrera T for a 992.

Just over 11,000 miles covered so far in just under 9 months. 350 mile day trip to the coast planned for tomorrow to visit my daughters. Definitely my favourite Porsche!

[MrsMacan]

Test drive

Solo Test drive, long at least 1/2 day

Deposit, pay £3k confirm that no top up is required if it is order elsewhere

Invite for attendance at PEC

Configurator

Configurator

Ask here for advice

Yet more Configurator

Attend PEC

Configurator

Test drive a car close to your spec, ie wheel size, seats, suspension

SE gives planned build date and asks for lockdown in x days

Lockdown, 6 weeks before build

Build, 3 working days max.

Transportation to OPC, a variable from 7 to 28 days, the OPC is not advised of actual delivery date.

SE rings and advises car has arrived at the OPC.

Collection, images taken

Images posted here, no images and it did not happen!!!!



ps
I am probably a little light with the above on the amount of Configurator activity usually undertaken

hahaha

[GMAN75]

How does the process go . . .
1. spec it,
2. pay initial deposit
3. Get an order slot (date?)
4. Pay top up deposit when ???
5.
6.
7.
8. Take delivery,

You go into a dealer, request a test drive, if you like it you ask what new stock they have, they tell you, you agree one that is pretty much what you're after, pay the deposit, then a little later the balance, receive the car, drive away 2 weeks later and bypass the hassle of ordering and waiting. Boom, you're welcome.

[goron59]

Test drive

Solo Test drive, long at least 1/2 day

Deposit, pay £3k confirm that no top up is required if it is order elsewhere

Invite for attendance at PEC

Configurator

Configurator

Ask here for advice

Yet more Configurator

Attend PEC

Configurator

Test drive a car close to your spec, ie wheel size, seats, suspension

SE gives planned build date and asks for lockdown in x days

Lockdown, 6 weeks before build

Build, 3 working days max.

Transportation to OPC, a variable from 7 to 28 days, the OPC is not advised of actual delivery date.

SE rings and advises car has arrived at the OPC.

Collection, images taken

Images posted here, no images and it did not happen!!!!



ps
I am probably a little light with the above on the amount of Configurator activity usually undertaken

I think you missed the step:
* Repost images, this time the right way up.

[Nuclear Nick]

How does the process go . . .
1. spec it,
2. pay initial deposit
3. Get an order slot (date?)
4. Pay top up deposit when ???
5.
6.
7.
8. Take delivery,

You go into a dealer, request a test drive, if you like it you ask what new stock they have, they tell you, you agree one that is pretty much what you're after, pay the deposit, then a little later the balance, receive the car, drive away 2 weeks later and bypass the hassle of ordering and waiting. Boom, you're welcome.

What make are you talking about? Certainly not Porsche, except in a few cases of showroom cars being available and then the 'choice' is limited to one, usually!

[GMAN75]

How does the process go . . .
1. spec it,
2. pay initial deposit
3. Get an order slot (date?)
4. Pay top up deposit when ???
5.
6.
7.
8. Take delivery,

You go into a dealer, request a test drive, if you like it you ask what new stock they have, they tell you, you agree one that is pretty much what you're after, pay the deposit, then a little later the balance, receive the car, drive away 2 weeks later and bypass the hassle of ordering and waiting. Boom, you're welcome.

What make are you talking about? Certainly not Porsche, except in a few cases of showroom cars being available and then the 'choice' is limited to one, usually!

My 2018 Macan S was bought using exactly that technique. It works.

[mark-yorkshire]

How does the process go . . .
1. spec it,
2. pay initial deposit
3. Get an order slot (date?)
4. Pay top up deposit when ???
5.
6.
7.
8. Take delivery,

You go into a dealer, request a test drive, if you like it you ask what new stock they have, they tell you, you agree one that is pretty much what you're after, pay the deposit, then a little later the balance, receive the car, drive away 2 weeks later and bypass the hassle of ordering and waiting. Boom, you're welcome.

What make are you talking about? Certainly not Porsche, except in a few cases of showroom cars being available and then the 'choice' is limited to one, usually!

Quite a few facelift nominal mileage 2.0 Macans now being listed on Pistonheads classifieds. I made a cheeky enquiry about a high spec one the other day. They were offering £4K off list.

[Fairynuff]

1. I have paid initial refundable deposit. £3k
2. OPC has allocated me an available 'slot' in February.
3. OPC has signed and asked me to sign the order form.
4. OPC has placed the order with the factory and given me one week to make any final amendments.
5. Does that then sit on someone's in-tray until it gets to the top?

[Col Lamb]

1. I have paid initial refundable deposit. £3k
2. OPC has allocated me an available 'slot' in February.
3. OPC has signed and asked me to sign the order form.
4. OPC has placed the order with the factory and given me one week to make any final amendments.
5. Does that then sit on someone's in-tray until it gets to the top?

This is normal.

Spec lockdown 6 weeks prior to build

So you are looking at an end of Feb build

Delivery to your OPC sometime during the last two weeks of March.

Smile on your face ear to ear say 1st April

[Pivot]

Is anyone willing and able to share their actual timelines, e.g.:

1. T-26-weeks - Pay initial deposit
2. T-20-weeks - Receive invite to Porsche Experience Day at Silverstone. Go to Silverstone.
3. T-10-weeks - Confirm specification ( 'lockdown').
4. (maybe) pay top up deposit
5. Wait
6. T-2-weeks - Car arrives
7. Pay balance
8. T-0 - Pick up the car!
9. T+52-weeks - Repeat