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| 70Sixter |
 May 23 2006, 03:27 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 422 Joined: 3-August 04 From: Surf City, NC Member No.: 2,444 Region Association: South East States  |
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| Mueller |
May 23 2006, 05:37 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(70Sixter @ May 23 2006, 02:27 PM)  not sure why you have a problem with the extra charge..it's not like they are just bolting on a top....there is a lot of tooling that they need to recover the costs on.... |
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| turboman808 |
May 23 2006, 05:41 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,718 Joined: 31-January 06 From: North Jersey Member No.: 5,505 Region Association: North East States |
That's not bad.
turbo it and go beatup on 911s |
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| Brad Roberts |
May 23 2006, 05:46 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
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!! B |
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| horizontally-opposed |
May 23 2006, 05:55 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,431 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None
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Much as I like the Cayman S, I have to agree that the pricing strategy is a...
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/alfred.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bs.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) 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 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jsharp.gif) or (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jsharp.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jsharp.gif) 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 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| Brad Roberts |
May 23 2006, 06:19 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
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! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Cayman Cup << say it with me... B |
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| grantsfo |
May 23 2006, 07:21 PM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
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. |
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| cbenitah |
May 23 2006, 07:54 PM
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Protected by the Swedish Maffia Group: Members Posts: 848 Joined: 16-August 05 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 4,597 |
I for one love the Cayman.. After college is done (aka real job), Cayman here I come..
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| Eric_Shea |
May 23 2006, 10:29 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Surf City.... Hmmmmmmmm. There's a 914 in Hatteras (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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