In December I placed an order for a Turbo S Cab. It took until early February to get an allocation and the car was supposed to be built mid March & be delivered mid April. Today I received a call from my dealer to say the car was delayed and I would not see the car until the end of June. I told them I would not accept the car unless it was a 2016. I don't think they are happy about that but I've purchased over 20 Porsches from them since my first in 1980 so they treat me very well. Also with the impending 991.2 probably arriving as a '16, I'd probably be upset getting the '15 with the update arriving a few months later. The downside is the '16 will probably arrive just before winter and be stored until spring. Means we lose almost a year of driving enjoyment. What started in December of 2014 won't become driving enjoyment until April of 2016. Oh well, it's not like we don't have nice cars to drive.

What would you do. Take the '15 or wait for the '16?

 

Why wait a year for a car? You might find something close your spec now on an existing car in inventory somewhere. My dealer has a turbo cab in the showroom and more in the basement.

 

I've just always been one to custom order. Spending that kind of $$ I am pretty specific in my specs. I thought about trying to find a leftover or used '14 and then trading it when the '16 arrives but would still take a big hit. The specs of my order are below so not going to find anything close in inventory.

991650 911 Turbo S Cabriolet
0Q White
1V Cabriolet Roof in Black
AZ Leather Interior in Black
342 Seat Heating (Front)
435 911 Turbo S Wheels
456 Adaptive Cruise Control incl. Porsche Active Safe (PAS)
509 Fire Extinguisher
581 Luggage Net in Passenger Footwell
583 Smoking Package
630 Light Design Package
658 Power Steering Plus
P07 Adaptive Sports Seats Plus
P3L Premium Package Plus
P3L Includes: Park Assist (front & rear) with Reversing Camera
P3L Includes: Seat Ventilation
P3L Includes: Porsche Entry & Drive
P3M Burmester® High-End Infotainment Package
XAJ Side Skirts Painted
XEY LED Headlights in Black
XXG Clear Glass Taillights
XSC Porsche Crest on Headrests
XTG Inner Door-Sill Guards in Leather
XUV Storage Compartment Lid with Model Logo
XWL Sport Seats Plus Backrest Trim in Leather
XXD Door-Sill Guards in Carbon Fiber, Illuminated
XFR Instrument Dials in Racing Yellow
XHJ Gear Selector in Carbon Fiber
XHN Seat Belts in Racing Yellow
XHS Rear Center Tunnel in Leather with Decorative Stitching - Yellow
XMP Sun Visors in Leather
XNG Instrument Surround in Leather
XNS Steering Column Casing in Leather
XUE Rear Fascia Painted
EFA Pedals and Footrest in Aluminum
CAS Model Designation on Doors in Black
CGE Sport Chrono Clock Dial in Racing Yellow
CGU Headlight Cleaning System Covers in Deviated Ext. Color - Yellow
CLU Steering Wheel Rim with Deviating Stitching - Yellow
CTH Belt Outlet Trim in Leather
DHA Extended Interior Package Plus
DHA includes: Dashboard Trim in Leather
DHA includes: Door Trim Package in Leather
DHA includes: Extended Interior Rear Package in Leather
DHA includes: Air Vents in Leather
DHA includes: Fuse Box Cover in Leather
DHA includes: PCM Package in Leather
DHA includes: Floor Mats w/Leather Edging -
DHA includes: Key Pouch in Leather - Black w/Yellow Stitching
DHA includes: Vehicle Key Painted - Yellow
24891 Seat Stitching in Deviated Thread (Front and Rear) - Yellow
24901 Dashboard Stitching in Deviated Thread - Yellow
24902 Upper Door Panel Stitching in Deviated Thread - Yellow
24905 Rear Side Panel Stitching in Deviated Thread - Yellow
26741 Center Door Panel Stitching in Deviated Thread - Yellow
26751 Armrest Stitching in Deviated Thread - Yellow
26761 Door Handle Stitching in Deviated Thread - Yellow
90003 Rear Center Tunnel Stitching in Deviated Thread - Yellow
90027 Steering Column Casing with Stitch in Deviated Thread - Yellow
90043 Sport Seats Plus Back Shell Stitching in Deviated Thread - yellow
90051 Inner Door-Sill Guard Stitching in Deviated Thread - yellow

 

If you are custom ordering and paying the money with a wait time until atleast June this is a no brainier. Wait for more information on the 991.2 and take the 2016 closer to the end of the year. Even if the updates are minor I would want the newest PCM, steering wheel, increased power etc.

I'm totally happy with my 14 TT but we differ in that I bought mine off the lot and wasn't as specific as your build. I also knew an update was coming but will have already been driving my car for over a year by the time the update comes out.

 

I agree. Even though I expected an update, i ordered the car knowing I could use it all summer. Now that it won't arrive until almost time to put into hibernation for the winter, might as well wait for the 2016. Just got off the phone with my dealer and the Porsche rep promised I'd get one of the first '16 to arrive. One caveat though is possible delay due to the options on my car. Won't matter though as going into winter anyway.

 

This. I had to wait two months to get my TTS back from it's repairs due to running over road debris. I have only been able to drive it about three or four times in the last two weeks because the weather is so lousy here. Wet and cold. I am not going to take it out much until the paint on the front lip cures and they replace the bra which is still two weeks off. I have been driving the CTTS instead and my wife loves the RR so it's working out OK. Looks to me like you have even more choices, lucky guy you are!

 

I'll trade weather!!!!! I put the sports cars away in November and don't bring out until some heavy spring rains to wash all the salt and anti-skid they put on the roads here.

 

Heh, heh, no thanks. Crummy as this is, your's is much worse. But I am whining because in that two months we had some really nice driving days which I missed out on and I missed a good track event in January.

 

I ordered my '15 TTS on April 15, 2014and it rolled off the production line in late June, the 28th as I recall. I took delivery on July 15, although it was at the dealer on the 12th. And it was delayed at sea by a freak summer storm in the North Atlantic, otherwise it would have been in a few days earlier. '15 allocations were available in early April, I believe, although one dealer was insistent that I could not get a '15 until at least Oct/Nov.

I would insist on a '16 from your dealer if I were you and my bet is that you will not have to wait until fall to take delivery. Ask them when they get their first '16 allocation. I got the first '15 at my dealer last year and I had not bought a Porsche from them in ten years, although did buy several Audis. There were no changes to the '15 aside from option packages and color choices, but the '16 might have required some production line conversion if the changes we keep reading about are effective for '16's. Even then, it is hard to believe that Porsche will delay production for long. Maybe I just got lucky, but I doubt it. Just press the dealer or go to another one.

 

This is from the email from the Porsche rep.

I would think that we would see the 2016 cars begin production in June or July of this year. However, with the amount of exclusive options he put on his car, even if we can get him a July production, it will likely get bumped out 4-8 weeks to actually be built in August or September, meaning it would get to the dealer somewhere between late September to early November.

 

Yes, the exclusive options may take longer to produce, but 4-8 weeks?. Last summer most deliveries were running 2-4 weeks ahead of the ETA on build sheets. Now we hear that there were quite a few TTS's built and that the market is flooded with them. Point is that if they were being built ahead of ETA's the production capacity was apparently ample. My car only had a few exclusive options so maybe it flew off the line, but given the efficiency of the process a 4-8 week delay for stitched pieces seems like a long time to me. I'd still go for a '16.

 

I guess it "is what it is" as they say. From what I'm told, when you order the car with a lot of exclusive leather pieces, they actually build the car without the leather pieces (but WITH the regular pieces) then take the car to the "Exclusive" area and remove the regular pieces and install the leather. Don't know for sure. BTW, I like your quote in your signature. In the same vein is mine.

 

I tried "exclusive" PTS and other options on my TTS, waited several months, and then Germany said cannot do the paint sample. Very frustrating. Good luck with your build, it's awesome.

 

Wait!

 

Would have waited but things changed.

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