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The Groom said:
IMHO any car purchase north of a Camry is an emotional purchase. With a Porsche, we're deep into emotional territory. Which is why I prefer to spec my car, even though it translates into a long wait.
I'll be driving my Targa, not what the dealer thought would sell quickly. And this is all what matters to me.
Beautifully put
especially where you say "
my Targa, not what
the dealer thought would sell quickly".
Knowing my car was made for me to my exact specification, with no compromises on colour/options etc, is IMO worth waiting for (particularly if those options are performance related). I have never come across a car sitting on a dealership floor that is exactly what I wanted. If anyone here was lucky enough to find that with some easy Tequipment installation (e.g. Puffy911) then that's your good fortune and I'm happy for you. But it's not the norm. IMO people usually end up compromising their exercise of choice because they give priority to the lack of waiting time, the incentives offered to sweeten the deal etc. If that's what they are happy to do, good for them. I just wouldn't do that.
IMO it doesn't matter how much money one may have - the day a person treats the purchase of any sportscar as a purely business transaction is the day their passion for those cars has died.
I have nothing against colour combinations like arctic silver/black, or, black/black. They are great. However, they are everywhere because so many dealers pre-order these colours. IMO it is somewhat sad that there is less individuality out there than there could be.
Look at Dan L who has turquoise blue with natural brown and some wood options. Not my choice BUT hats off to him for doing his own thing. His car has character and would stand out from the crowd. I may not like the lime green GT3 RS but I'm glad that choice exists. How many dealers will pre-order a Guards Red 997 in the UK? Very, very few. All they think about is how many days a car will remain unsold and how easy it will be to sell as a used model if/when it is traded in.
All I'm saying is that I think removing the exercise of choice leads to boring homogeneity through lack of imagination. Diversity can have intrinsic value.
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