Thoughts of defection - the results!
07-28-2006, 02:38 PM
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My Ride: '06 550i 6 Speed MT, Navigation, PDC, Cold Weather Pkg, Logic7, Prem Pkg, Sport Pkg, Active Steering, Comfort Seats, Comfort Access, HUD, Alpine White on Black Dakota & a Big Grin ;-) <---- On the vessel from Germany...
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So after deciding that the 997S won't be such an Improvement (power wise) over my 550i, and after I called up my dealership to place an order for an M5 w/Manual gearbox and been told that due to some 'issues' (??) BMW is postponing the Manual tranny option a little bit and they are currently not taking orders for a Manual gearbox M5's... I went back today to Porsche and put a deposit on a 997 Turbo !!!
After getting yesterday in the mail all 3 car magazines i'm subscribed with (Car & Driver, Road & Track and Motortrend) and they all have articles about the 997 TT... It was enough of a sign for me to go ahead and make the move...
(Well.. I had to have an excuse...)
Well... I now have about 6-8 VERY LONG months (at least...) to stand in line for my (2nd in position) dream car...
So after deciding that the 997S won't be such an Improvement (power wise) over my 550i, and after I called up my dealership to place an order for an M5 w/Manual gearbox and been told that due to some 'issues' (??) BMW is postponing the Manual tranny option a little bit and they are currently not taking orders for a Manual gearbox M5's... I went back today to Porsche and put a deposit on a 997 Turbo !!!
After getting yesterday in the mail all 3 car magazines i'm subscribed with (Car & Driver, Road & Track and Motortrend) and they all have articles about the 997 TT... It was enough of a sign for me to go ahead and make the move...
(Well.. I had to have an excuse...)Well... I now have about 6-8 VERY LONG months (at least...) to stand in line for my (2nd in position) dream car...
07-28-2006, 04:33 PM
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My Ride: 545iSMGSilver GrayAuburn Dakota LeatherLogic 7 Premium SoundSports Package
WOW! AWESOME Choice!!!! Congrats!!
What color are you going to get? what options?
What color are you going to get? what options?
07-28-2006, 06:21 PM
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My Ride: '06 550i 6 Speed MT, Navigation, PDC, Cold Weather Pkg, Logic7, Prem Pkg, Sport Pkg, Active Steering, Comfort Seats, Comfort Access, HUD, Alpine White on Black Dakota & a Big Grin ;-) <---- On the vessel from Germany...
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'05 545i 6 Speed MT, Navigation, PDC, Cold Weather Pkg, Logic7, Prem Pkg, Sport Pkg, UUC EVOIII SSK, Silver Gray on Black Dakota..... (Buy back by BMW NA)
Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='316434' date='Jul 28 2006, 08:33 PM
WOW! AWESOME Choice!!!! Congrats!!
What color are you going to get? what options?
What color are you going to get? what options?
07-28-2006, 07:50 PM
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Gadgets, why dont you speak to Porsche Nedielassung (is that how you spell the damn word?) in Koln, a friend of mine works there, and they can have your car ready in 3.5months. As long as you dont want any Porsche Exclusive items ...
price will be higher though
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price will be higher though
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CARL-VON-LINDE STRASSE 11
D-85748 Garching near Munich
Tel.: +49 - (0)89 / 32666785
Fax: +49 - (0)89 / 38899930
07-28-2006, 07:54 PM
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07-28-2006, 07:54 PM
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My Ride: '06 550i 6 Speed MT, Navigation, PDC, Cold Weather Pkg, Logic7, Prem Pkg, Sport Pkg, Active Steering, Comfort Seats, Comfort Access, HUD, Alpine White on Black Dakota & a Big Grin ;-) <---- On the vessel from Germany...
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Originally Posted by 700700' post='316484' date='Jul 28 2006, 11:50 PM
Gadgets, why dont you speak to Porsche Nedielassung (is that how you spell the damn word?) in Koln, a friend of mine works there, and they can have your car ready in 3.5months. As long as you dont want any Porsche Exclusive items ...
price will be higher though
price will be higher though
I had few dealers in the east coast willing to 'sell' me a spot for $10-$15K over sticker... I'm not that desperate... call me stupid, but I mentally can't pay over retail.
And it's in europe...
07-28-2006, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Gadgets' post='316486' date='Jul 29 2006, 03:54 AM
I had few dealers in the east coast willing to 'sell' me a spot for $10-$15K over sticker... I'm not that desperate... call me stupid, but I mentally can't pay over retail.
are they cheaper in the us ? if you buy it from germany it works to about 167000$
/edit DOH i meant Munich, dont know why i said Koln
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My Ride: '06 550i 6 Speed MT, Navigation, PDC, Cold Weather Pkg, Logic7, Prem Pkg, Sport Pkg, Active Steering, Comfort Seats, Comfort Access, HUD, Alpine White on Black Dakota & a Big Grin ;-) <---- On the vessel from Germany...
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Originally Posted by 700700' post='316487' date='Jul 28 2006, 11:56 PM
just FYI , the car i found from their webby is a brand new one with -4% discount!
are they cheaper in the us ? if you buy it from germany it works to about 167000$
/edit DOH i meant Munich, dont know why i said Koln
are they cheaper in the us ? if you buy it from germany it works to about 167000$
/edit DOH i meant Munich, dont know why i said Koln
In the US same car's sticker will be about $135K, that's way below, forget about the headache involved in importing and getting decent service after...
I'll wait.
07-28-2006, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Gadgets' post='316490' date='Jul 29 2006, 04:01 AM
I'll wait.
but i can assure you , that when it comes to waiting for a porsche turbo, it feels like light years. I know what its like, a person i know received his on june the 27th, the day after the debut of the turbo, and he had waited for 14 months 