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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 06:18 PM
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New C4S Pictures

My wife took these whilst I was picking up my car at the dealer this weekend. I will take more when I've had chance to give her a clean and the sun is out, but for now here she is...









The spec is as follows...

2003 996 C4S
Basalt black
Black full leather interior
Sunroof
Bose
CD-changer
Soft ruffled leather
Porsche crests in headrests

After waiting 20 months for delivery, it's like being in love all over again!

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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 07:02 PM
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Very nice Gary!
 
Old Jul 20, 2003 | 07:03 PM
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Congrats.

Is there still a long waiting list in the UK?
 
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Thanks.

Yes, waiting lists in the UK have always been long (i.e. over 6 months for a Boxster, 12 months for a 911, and 18+ months for a Turbo/GT2), unless...
- You are VERY famous
- You are VERY, VERY rich
- You buy an awful lot of cars from the same dealer (and by that I mean more than one a year, or so)
For the first two, Porsche GB have a special allocation that they can draw from in order to make things happen for VIPs. For the last one, you really need to build a relationship with a dealer, and spend a lot of money with them.

For a C4S I know that people have waited from 12 months to 20 months for their car. Even now, with the economy doing it's worst for a while, a friend was quoted 12-14 months at best.

It's mainly down to UK allocation, which is poor. The upside is that residuals are perhaps a bit higher than the US. But it's still a pain having to wait so long...

Cheers,
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Ahhh...Nothing smells better than the leather in a new Porsche. Beautiful color choice Gary!
 
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Hi Gary

Congratulations, good choice of colour, enjoy the Summer time in it.
 
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How much were they asking for the tractor in the first photo?

I can hear my dealer now.... "You want to trade what for a 911?"
 
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I thought the tractor would provide a good backdrop!

My dealer is in the 'lake district', in the north of England, and as a result it is a bit (well actually very) 'rural'. Tractors and other exotic machines are not uncommon...

BTW, it wasn't a Porsche tractor, but I am told that Porsche did once make tractors too... so you might just want to tell the dealer that you have another porker to trade in
 
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Nice! It looks like you reversed the photo negative on a couple of those though.
Congrats!
 
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Don't know about in the UK, but here in the US that tractor with that particular paint scheme is a Massey Ferguson. (I grew up on Dairy Farm!)
 
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