Pan roof/Options - Dealer or customer driven?

[PaulR]

I recently looked at a Macan Turbo outside a JLR dealer that had presumably been traded in. A salesman approached and I mentioned I wasn't interested as it didn't have a sunroof. He said that's what everyone had said, and they were struggling to get rid of it.

[MacanArif]

Must have option for me and for the residuals. I've managed to drive quite a few Porsche and got good resale values because I've specced the car correctly - Pan roof was on every Macan I've had. If you are keeping it forever and it's for you and you are not bothered about residuals then spec what you like.

Go on then, what are the must haves in your opinion?

GT Silver paint and a pano roof for starters!

Seriously though, Arif has a great track record in buying/selling Porsches and reached the exalted level of a VIP client worthy of getting a new GT3, so his advice is always worth listening to.

Thanks for the kind words Simon and it's unfortunate they don't do a Macan in GT Silver!

Must have options on a petrol Macan for me would be: Pan roof, Sports Chrono, Sports Exhaust, Seat heating, PASM or Air suspension, reversing camera, Bose, upgraded wheels (RS Sypder, Turbos or Sports Classics).

I like to add other bits like Adaptive cruise but thats a personal choice and probably won't add value.

Upgrading the seats or the leather or adding a grab handle in Alcantara will add absolutely no value on resale.

This is purely from a resale point of view and these are options in my view that will add value come resale.

And of course GTS will always hold better than S in the used market.

Hope that helps

[Tracky]

Agree on all but the sports chrono!

[SAC1]

Must have options. Agree with MacanArif on all but Bose.

Have decided to add Sport Chrono to my GTS order, as I feel more appropriate than the Compass that I have on my SD to break up the dash expanse.

[Tracky]

Must have options. Agree with MacanArif on all but Bose.

Have decided to add Sport Chrono to my GTS order, as I feel more appropriate than the Compass that I have on my SD to break up the dash expanse.

I had high spec 718 loaner recently.

Had a lot of must haves except Bose. I thought it sounded awful!

[pmg]

Agree on all but the sports chrono!

Have you owned/driven a sports Chrono car since the introduction of the steering wheel mode switch? That is the facility that persuaded me to add to my order and I do use it a lot?

[Tracky]

Agree on all but the sports chrono!

Have you owned/driven a sports Chrono car since the introduction of the steering wheel mode switch? That is the facility that persuaded me to add to my order and I do use it a lot?

Yes as per sig below. I have a 992S which has it. Essential on sports car

[SAC1]

Have decided to add Sport Chrono to my GTS order, as I feel more appropriate than the Compass that I have on my SD to break up the dash expanse.

The main reason I've specced is to get the Sport button on the steering wheel.

[SmallWheels]

I’ve just ordered a Macan S from Reading Porsche Centre and was very light with the options. I kept most aspects standard including some which may well be controversial:

• Standard interior as I prefer Alcantara to leather

• 18 inch wheels as I want a cushy ride and resilience against pot hole damage. I won’t be trying to set a record lap time at the Nurburgring.

• No pan roof. I’ve never liked brightness coming in the roof as I find it distracting

Just grey paint, air suspension, surround camera, 75l fuel tank and spare wheel.

The salesman was excellent overall and only made a couple of gentle option suggestions – which I didn’t take up. These were for black trim on the side windows and Porsche badges in the wheel centres.

We’re all different. I’m buying the car for me, not for whoever comes along later. Without a load of options I paid less and it should be worth less than heavily optioned cars when I trade in. If it's worth disproportionally less when I trade in I will live with it.

[Tracky]

Congrats, appropriately named small wheels

Interested to hear of the choice in air suspension mind?