i ordered this car last year and took deivery 11/2017. i am currently leasing it for 30 months but i don't think i will keep it for long as my knees can't take the 7 speed any further. i drove for 3.5 hours yesterday for a work meeting in traffic and almost left the car there.

i have spoken to the dealer about trading it back in for something else. i was told that i may do much better selling it privately since manual is hard to get. any input on this?

i can keep it for another year and trade it back as an early return at no penality. or just bite the bullet and trade it back.

 

Too bad it's a cab. Good luck

 

Swapalease? I don't know how it works but friends have used it a few times.

 

I have a friend who is seriously considering going back to Porsche...he's currently driving a Bentley...and when we were talking about that recently he mentioned that the 2018 991s are being delayed. Now that could be because the 2017 stock isn't moving as fast, which would impact your selling price...but it might also create a situation for you to undercut dealers' prices. It certainly seems worthwhile to test the market given the conditions you've described. BTW, my first 991 was a MT C4, which was a lot of fun to drive...when I lived in Maryland...but I would be the first to agree with you that L.A. traffic is too intense for driving a MT. Good luck!

 

I don't believe that any production delays have anything to do with the cars not selling. Both of my local dealers are sold out and are looking for cars to buy from other dealers without any luck.

 

Porsche doesn't work well with Swapalease or leasetrader because he will still be on the lease. Only BMW and some other brands allow the original leasee to be removed from the lease. You dont' want that liability.

Your dealer is right. Manuals are in high demand. So list it for sale and see what you can get for it. It will be much higher than trade in.
I do it all the time. So for example, if you still owe 100k and you sell for 95k, then you send in the buyers 95k along with 5k from you and pay it off. Then when the pink slip comes you sign it over to the buyer. In the mean time he gets the car and you write up a purchase agreement that both of you sign, in that he will get pink slip signed over to him after a few weeks.