991.2 Turbo S - Order books full?

[deanpm]

My local OPC tells me that the order book for current gen (991.2) Turbo S is full. I know the 992 models are expected to be announced in October but with 992 Turbos not expected to hit the market until late 2019/early 2020 it seems a bit soon to stop taking orders on current gen.

Can any of you corroborate (or otherwise) my dealers story?

Dean

[Cheib]

deanpm said:

My local OPC tells me that the order book for current gen (991.2) Turbo S is full. I know the 992 models are expected to be announced in October but with 992 Turbos not expected to hit the market until late 2019/early 2020 it seems a bit soon to stop taking orders on current gen.

Can any of you corroborate (or otherwise) my dealers story?

Dean

OPC’s only get three or four a year I believe and with three months of production lost this year sounds totally plausible to me. Normally a six month wait for one at the best of times.Hence the strong residuals.

[Nick981]

I think all 991.2 slots before the shutdown are taken, and then when production restarts they’re only producing GTS’s and a few limited runs of GT cars before they change over to 992’s.

Maybe there’s an OPC with a Turbo S that’s not been purchased yet?

[throt]

Yep, the GT will be the last of the 2nd run RS’s for late 18 early 2019 delivery. With the particulate filter. Interesting to see how it pans out...

[deanpm]

Thanks all. Really appreciate the information. Time to start ringing around the UK dealers!

Dean

[Cheib]

deanpm said:

Thanks all. Really appreciate the information. Time to start ringing around the UK dealers!

Dean

You'll literally have to ring every one....even if there in the same dealer/franchise group there's no way an OPC would let a Turbo S go to another dealer.

I'd also try Tom Hartley JR, Romans, Top 555, Redline etc. They seem to get very low mileage/almost new Turbo S's every now and again.

[deanpm]

Thanks Cheib, I’ll check them out today.

Dean

[moonigan]

deanpm said:

Thanks Cheib, I’ll check them out today.

Dean

Really nice one a OPC Bolton. Saw it in the showroom last week and it looked ace.

[seawise]

anyone who doesn't class the 991 Turbo S as a supercar clearly hasn't followed one in traffic - was behind one last night, couldn't get over how wide it was, stunning car with proper presence, just hadn't twigged how wide they are now.

[Desert Dragon]

Be interested if there is any way of finding out how many 18 plate turbo s there are out there. Can't be many.

[rosino]

There's decent ones for sale with good spec and sizeable discount from new available.. why go and try to buy new when you can have pretty much the same car below list and about to be replaced by a newer and most likely better model ?

[AndrewD]

seawise said:

anyone who doesn't class the 991 Turbo S as a supercar clearly hasn't followed one in traffic - was behind one last night, couldn't get over how wide it was, stunning car with proper presence, just hadn't twigged how wide they are now.

They are indeed wide. As my son found out when he washed it

[seawise]

AndrewD said:

They are indeed wide. As my son found out when he washed it

I hope the young chap didn't drop the chamois !

[Cheib]

Desert Dragon said:

Be interested if there is any way of finding out how many 18 plate turbo s there are out there. Can't be many.

I'd guess one per OPC......so roughly 35.

[Desert Dragon]

Cheib said:

Desert Dragon said:

Be interested if there is any way of finding out how many 18 plate turbo s there are out there. Can't be many.

I'd guess one per OPC......so roughly 35.

Order book was closed in Sept 17 on turbo s so I suppose it conceivable there are 35 18 plate cars out there although I'd imagine most of them would have been delivered before the end of last year.

Mixed messages coming out of OPCs though. A friend who always buys from OPC Leeds has already put a deposit on 992 turbo S and been told he'll get one before the end of the year ie one of the first cars. My own OPC saying early 2020 before deliveries and they aren't taking deposits?

[deanpm]

Desert Dragon said:

Order book was closed in Sept 17 on turbo s so I suppose it conceivable there are 35 18 plate cars out there although I'd imagine most of them would have been delivered before the end of last year.

Mixed messages coming out of OPCs though. A friend who always buys from OPC Leeds has already put a deposit on 992 turbo S and been told he'll get one before the end of the year ie one of the first cars. My own OPC saying early 2020 before deliveries and they aren't taking deposits?

I was told late 2019 or early 2020 before the 992 Turbo S would be available. Given that the 992s are rumoured to be announced at the Paris motor show in October this year, chances of getting a 992 Turbo S this year seem slim to none.

My OPC did offer to take a 10K deposit to get my name onto a pre-order list with no guarantee of actually getting a car. Refundable of course if I don't.

Dean

[Desert Dragon]

Ah that does make sense as he’s put £10k down. According to Leeds this time round turbo s will be launched at same time as Carrera. Who knows?!

[nn7man]

Just sold my totally mint high spec 17 plate 991.2 turbo S back to OPC Silverstone ahead of my GT2 landing. It won't be there long.

[Desert Dragon]

nn7man said:

Just sold my totally mint high spec 17 plate 991.2 turbo S back to OPC Silverstone ahead of my GT2 landing. It won't be there long.

What was depreciation like in percentage terms?

[deanpm]

nn7man said:

Just sold my totally mint high spec 17 plate 991.2 turbo S back to OPC Silverstone ahead of my GT2 landing. It won't be there long.

Not showing up in their stock list yet. Any chance you could pm the spec to me?

Dean