So the day has arrived. Werksabholung. European delivery.
Day didn't quite started good. The taxi driver dropped me off at Werk1, well that was the old delivery centre, but Porsche got a new one up the hill now so the lovely Porsche security guard called me a shuttle to get me to the proper place.
That brings me to another point, last few times there was a Porsche driver to do pick up at airport to hotel and then hotel to Zuffenhausen, now they gave me 2 tax vouchers to be used instead. The airport taxi guy, once he saw the voucher, is like grumbling and said Porsche is rich, why can't they send driver, not too happy with me giving him a voucher. The hotel taxi driver of course drop me off at the wrong spot also.
Anyways, the new centre is next to the used car dealership, with lots of colourful Porsches. Eye candies for sure!
Then here is the second snag, my delivery specialist seems to have lost the remote for the automatic car cover, took him quite a while to find it and do his thing.
Pity didn't get PTS, but at least I got in a few customized details. Oh, and the white wheels are the factory winter set loaners, my original set will be fitted after before shipping.
Added painted vents to add some colour to the inside.
And first time trying this option, Porsche Design clock.
So at this point, another snag. Another specialist, came by, telling me some bad news. My car may or may not be part of a group of cars that has windows improperly installed, and if it is, I cannot drive it out of there. They are going to move the car to the workshop and inspect, so booted me out of the delivery centre and sent me off to factory tour and lunch.
They offered me a loaner car if needed, and I was like, well I don't mind if they send over a 918, or the new Macan EV. (I will ge to that in a bit). No answer from her lol.
And one last 'present' from Porsche
Colour Sample of ALL the PTS colours.
Of I go to the factory tour. While I had done that many times, I have never been to the Taycan factory. I have my younger son with me for this trip and he enjoyed the tour very much. Took my oldest here a few years ago, so it's his brother's turn.
718s are off the Zuffenhausen line, just 911s now, they are/will be in the process of refitting to support building normal cars, hybrids and electric on that line.
Taycan factory is next, it's a lot bigger, roomier and more, well, empty. Empty as in empty space, the line is fully packed. But it feels more modern, it should as it's the much newer factory. At the conclusion, my son remarked, there is something odd about the Taycan line, his exact word, there is no soul, soulless.
I didn't teach him that. While soulless is a term I used before to describe the Taycan, I never talked about that with him. I asked him to explain over lunch, and he was like, the 911, well the sports car line is more intimate, he sees lots of people working, with passion. Like, they love what they are doing. The Taycan line, while also packed with workers, they are more spaced out with roomier stations, but also seem, robotic, it's just a job for those.
Weird take form a 15 yr old, but he isn't wrong. Mostly. I am sure those workers on the Taycan line also worked with a passion also, I mean, they all work for Porsche. Interesting nevertheless.
The museum visit is another highlight for him since he has never been there, he was drawn to the 928, saying that's a nice Porsche, and didn't believe me that particular GTS example is 30 yrs old, he is like outside looks like a modern car but the interior is well, old haha. Next up is the Porsche GT1-98 Straßenversion. I explained the whole history of that car to him and he was like, dad, can we get one? 😂 and the last car he got excited over was the 918 Safety Car. He was like, that's a 918? And they used that as a Safety Car? And I proceed to tell him yes, it is. When I raced in Germany in the Sport Cup it was my Safety Car for the series. It still has the Racing Experience branding on the rear wing.
Tomorrow we will either head to Mercedes Museum or go farther out and visit Hockenheim and Technik Museum. TBD
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