Can anybody recommend a good salesman there? My friend is looking for a 997 and wants to buy it there. I can't recommend anyone at Newport Auto Center and he is set on Beverly Hills and driving up from Newport and making a day of it.

Anyone got a hook up?

 

talk to Simon.

 

Simon is the best!! I've bought five cars from him personally and he is the absolute best to work with. HIGHLY recommended.

Amir

 

I'll tell him Arling and Amir sent me then. Thanks guys.

 

You're not going to get much of a deal at Beverly Hills Porsche. Not sure why you would want to buy there. They give you snob treatment like no one else and try to work their leases over sticker.

 

I can recommend soemone from Newport Auto. Ask for Elden Lauterbach. Very nice guy. Kind of quiet, but a straight shooter and he made the purchase easy and enjoyable. Tell him Arnold (black 911 S coupe) recommended him if your buddy changes his mind about Beverly Hills.

Maybe I'll get a free t-shirt

 

Like I said, I don't like Newport Auto Center and have been a customer since 1991. Prices too high and no negotiating there.

You'll have to get the T-shirt on your own

Meanwhile, I already talked to Simon and he has a couple cars for my friend.

Thanks.

 

HAHA. My friend wants that! He's paying cash.

He just sold his company for millions!! I just don't want to give the Newport guys the commisssion.

 

I meant they'll be a snob to you not treat you like a fellow snob.

That place sucks. Sad to see you're choosing to do business there.

 

I'm not doing business there...

It can't suck that bad or they'd be out of business, and 2 guys on the board wouldn't of recommended it.

 

yeah i only answered ur question & not arguing with ur decision.

jlingk is right on the place/dealer but if u have to deal with them Simon is the only guy there to talk to at least he's a car guy.

bring ur friend over to say hi man.

 

i have always received fair treatment at BH porsche. i have never met simon, but another sales person Omar has always been nice and never pushy. they offered me below MSRP on a lease so i definitely did not get the same experience as jlingK.

 

Thanks Arling. I'll stop by soon!

 

Check out Porsche of Downtown LA. Reason I mention it is that they built a brand new dealership there and as a result, they apparently get better allocations and preferred build dates for a period of time (Porsche's way of encouraging new facilities in big markets I guess). They had the shortest wait times for 997 TT builds in SoCal.

I did not get my car there by the way just passing on the info I was given when speaking to them recently.