Re: Need immediate pricing advice
First off, I know your car is not sitting on the lot, I was just making the point that they sometimes discount DEEPLY on cars that, for whatever reasons (undesirable colors or combo of options) doesn't want to move...
Secondly, I hate to do this to you, but man.... You're 3 months in, and NOW you're doing your research on appropriate pricing? Talk about getting the cart ahead of the horse!
The economy really doesn't enter into this that much. Fact is, the "deal" you agreed to 3 months ago stunk regardless of economy. I got $5-grand-off my special-order Carrera S in November of 2004, when the cars were in HOT demand, and the economy was smoking hot...
I feel that going in and trying to make an economic case for them to re-visit their deal is going to fall on deaf ears...
How you should approach this, is to go in and sit down with your sales-rep, and say, "listen, I ordered this car in good-faith... However, since ordering it I've learned that the discount and overall deal I'm getting falls well-short of the norm that other Porsche owners I've communicated with have transacted... Furthermore, the recent economic downturn has really put a squeeze on this purchase for me, making this issue all the more critical... Bottom-line, I want to purchase this car, the car I ordered, from you. But we need to come to a new agreement on the price. I don't want to, but I've researched a few other dealers not too far away that I can start over with. But you're my local dealer, and I don't feel necessarily comfortable leaving you "hanging" with the car either. Whatever you could do to accommodate would surely go toward my being a loyal and repeat customer..."
And then tell 'em you feel 6%-off MSRP is a fair price, affording them a reasonable profit and allowing you to feel comfortable about the purchase..
After that, it's a game of poker, it's a "stare-off"... You've simply got to stick to your guns, and not be wishy-washy or mealy-mouthed about it. Strictly-business...
Whatever comes after that, well, it's your call...
But you're supposed to have a handle on the margins, and the market, BEFORE you sit down and negotiate a deal and order the car!
If they are a good dealer, they'll find a agreeable middle-ground with you. If they are [Email]pri@%s[/Email], they'll say "don't take the car then"..., in which case you may wish to patronize a better more appreciative dealer anyhow....
and I was able to contact them all by email. The German Porsche website had an online 'contact us' function. I just cut and pasted the same email to all of them to see which ones were interested. Easy 
