$5k for a Boxster roof!
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060522/FREE/60522006/1041/rss01&rssfeed=rss01
That's not bad.
turbo it and go beatup on 911s
Get ready:
Cayman Cup!
Mark my words.
I'm in. First real paycheck in 3 years and I will be back in the black within 4 months!!!
I know where a 3.4 is with 1600 miles straight out of the CaymanS!!
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Much as I like the Cayman S, I have to agree that the pricing strategy is a...
Tooling costs aside (and rightly noted, Mike!), a convertible surely costs more to manufacture and assemble than a coupe. Moreover, PAG charges 911 buyers a nice $10,100 premium for the Cabrio over a similar coupe -- and the darn things outsell the coupes anyway.
So that tells me new 911 -- and maybe all new Porsche sports car -- buyers find the droptop models more desirable.
Yet PAG wants to charge $4-5K extra for the hardtop versions of the 987?!?!?
My local dealer better have a or
The Caymans are piling up and the same ones haven't moved in 4-5 weeks now.
What's worse is checking online dealer inventories a few weeks ago:
Bay Area Dealer #1: 18 Cayman Ss
Bay Area Dealer #2: 17 Cayman Ss
Bay Area Dealer #3: 12 Cayman Ss
West LA Dealer: 33 Cayman Ss
San Diego Dealer #1: 18 Cayman Ss
San Diego Dealer #2: 17 Cayman Ss
But don't take my word for it, start googling for dealer inventories...and see for yourself.
Porsche could have sold the Cayman/S for either Boxster/S money (with a little extra performance, just as it is now) or with the same powertrains for half of the 911/Cabrio spread, or $5K less than Boxster/S pricing.
That would have given them a $40,000 car again -- and at real volume to offset those tooling costs. Oh well...what the hell do I know?
I just like
I think sales have slowed across the board. Not just the Caymans.
"what do I know"
Um.. well.. you know the industry better than 99% of the people out there!
Cayman Cup << say it with me...
B
Leave it to Porsche to charge more for a car that costs them less to produce than a Boxster! Typically its the convertible version of a car that commands the higher price. So why would you pay $7K more for a coupe version of a of the 2.7 Boxster?
I understand with Cayman S which gets big powerful engine, but how do they justify this price for 2.7 Cayman?
I dont think there will be a Cayman cup unless Porsche pushes one.
I for one love the Cayman.. After college is done (aka real job), Cayman here I come..
Surf City.... Hmmmmmmmm. There's a 914 in Hatteras
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