Dealership Game
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Dealership Game
I sold my last 991 about eight years ago and honestly thought I was done with the Porsche bug. After owning a 944, a Turbo, two Carreras, and a GT3, I figured I’d moved on. I switched to a Tesla, which has been great, and later added an Audi SQ5 for longer trips. The SQ5 was just sporty enough that the itch for a 911 came back.
Like I’d always done, I went straight to the dealer. The first shock was the price — nearly $180K for a base Carrera. The days of the 911 being the “attainable supercar” are clearly gone; I guess that torch belongs to the Corvette now. Still, I was prepared to pre-trade in my car as a deposit and purchase at MSRP, even knowing delivery would be a month out.
Then came the real surprise. They told me I could either pay $7,500 over MSRP or agree to financing plus $7,500 worth of mandatory “packages.” And of course, it was the usual garbage: $3,500 for PPF, $1,200 for wheel protection, and $4,500 for a 20k/30k service plan. I refused and walked out. Unfortunately, it seems every Porsche dealer in the Pacific Northwest is playing the same game. The funniest one was in Portland — they claimed “no add-ons,” but required you to buy a $7,500 Porsche watchinstead.
The whole experience just made me realize how short-sighted these dealerships are. Not only did they lose my business, but my wife is in the market for a Panamera, and there’s zero chance we’ll go through a Porsche dealer after this.
Thankfully, we have the internet. The very next day, I found a used 2024 911T at a McLaren dealership. Unlike the Porsche stores, the price was fair, the trade-in number was strong, and the whole process was straightforward.
In the end, I saved a ton of money and got the car I wanted.
Like I’d always done, I went straight to the dealer. The first shock was the price — nearly $180K for a base Carrera. The days of the 911 being the “attainable supercar” are clearly gone; I guess that torch belongs to the Corvette now. Still, I was prepared to pre-trade in my car as a deposit and purchase at MSRP, even knowing delivery would be a month out.
Then came the real surprise. They told me I could either pay $7,500 over MSRP or agree to financing plus $7,500 worth of mandatory “packages.” And of course, it was the usual garbage: $3,500 for PPF, $1,200 for wheel protection, and $4,500 for a 20k/30k service plan. I refused and walked out. Unfortunately, it seems every Porsche dealer in the Pacific Northwest is playing the same game. The funniest one was in Portland — they claimed “no add-ons,” but required you to buy a $7,500 Porsche watchinstead.
The whole experience just made me realize how short-sighted these dealerships are. Not only did they lose my business, but my wife is in the market for a Panamera, and there’s zero chance we’ll go through a Porsche dealer after this.
Thankfully, we have the internet. The very next day, I found a used 2024 911T at a McLaren dealership. Unlike the Porsche stores, the price was fair, the trade-in number was strong, and the whole process was straightforward.
In the end, I saved a ton of money and got the car I wanted.
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