It's interesting porsche uses a 2x2 weave for the carbon fiber in this car (which looks far better) and a 1x1 weave for the interior on all their other cars. Even weirder that the GT3 has a combination of both used on it.

 

It's a car. You'd be upset if someone put a little scratch on it? What's the big deal?

 

Because that scratch cost me money. And on a million dollar car, lots of it. Them sitting in it, revving it, maybe even driving it down the street.....doesn't.

Hell even rubbing their naked a$$ all over it, would still be better.

 

Let me know when your next car comes in and at what dealer! I'm there.

I'll look out for the huge TechArt wing in the back.

 

I think the Carrera GT was better looking than the 918. But, then again, I don't think the red color is doing it any favors.

Thanks for the pictures, OP.

And FWIW, I've always felt that very short start/stop events were bad for the engine. I have no scientific evidence to prove this. I'm thinking that because the fuel mixture is very rich when cold, plus condensation issues, cold oil are all bad. That's why I push my car out of the garage when washing it.

 

At first I didn't think I would like red in the 918, but I love it! Thanks for posting the pictures.

 

LOL you guys are funny. Please let us know where you live, I'm sure a lot of people would love to come by one day and rev your car, drive it around the block. Do you go to Cars & Coffee and just get in people's car and rev it without their permission?

 

At least I'm not alone!

A key to a $1,000,000 car in the hands of a goofy salesman? The GM of the dealership should have it.

Starting up the 918 INDOORS and revving it up?

If this goof is doing this for one window shopper, imagine who else has sat in it, started it, and did whatever else in it!

My car would NOT be sitting there. Any CAR if it's 100K or $1,000,000

I don't even trust the stealerships to wash my car!

 

When a purchased my 991 C2S, it was sitting on the floor. After I put a deposit on it, the salesman voluntarily locked it and wouldn't let people open it up and sit in it. Good call on his part!

They even kept it there until I picked it up.

 

Why do the comments start of making sense and then go straight to not making sense?

The first half of your comment was good. Yes if you want to come sit in my car and rev it, while I am watching you, sure go ahead. If you want to take it around the block while I'm sitting in it to make sure you don't do dumb sh**, sure go ahead.

The 2nd half of your comment was just illogical. Nowhere in any of this thread is anyone saying for people to just randomly jump in a car and do stuff to it without supervision.

 

Well hopefully the salesmen would know not to rev it for every passerby. Then we are getting excessive. Besides, what makes you think the GM won't do the same?

Now the washing the car..........yes this part I agree with you. Every dealer screws up the paint with swirls. Maybe you guys just have bad relationships with your dealer. I usually interact with smaller dealers when I buy cars. I prefer it that way. I get better deals and better service. Plus they know what not to do and what to do when it comes to my cars.

 

uhhh....that would be " FresYes ! " per its desperate local PR folks , as you recall

 

Found this pic on one of the forums (and saved it).

Thought it was cool to see the 918 and CGT together!

 

I doubt they would have started the car for anyone other than an actual customer, which, it sounds like the OP is.

If I had my million dollar car in the showroom, I wouldn't care if a fellow Porsche owner sat in it/started it up. However, a random person, absolutely not. Got to be in the club IMO.

 

I agree with you 100%. There is absolutely no excuse for some random customer to be able to ask the dealer to start up someone's brand new $10,000 car, let alone a $1,000,000 car. It's not about what harm it would do, it's the principle. Similarly, I think it is rude to even make such a request on someone else's car. It's about respecting other people's property. No offense, but that is my opinion. Unless the dealer called and asked the owner's permission first, there is no way this should have happened.