Good time to finance a Porsche? Macan or Cayenne

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I think it depends on how you define value. A $250k 911 Turbo S is weirdly a value compared to other supercars/exotics when you are looking at performance and maintenance costs. I think that is also why the GT /GTRS cars are so sought after as well since a comparable track focused car from Italy will be twice as much.

But I do agree with your general sentiment that if someone is looking to minimize their costs/exposure for a short-term, there are better options. An SQ5 with Audi Care for $995 will costs less to own than a Macan S/GTS over 2-3 years. You buy a Porsche because you can and finances are secondary.

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Tax rate here is around 8%
Sucks. Trying to see if there’s anyway to reduce that.

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I would be willing to go that route as well. But I haven’t found any sq5’s for retail. And any dealers that might even get near msrp is going to be ordered which will take 3-4 months. That’s why I wanted to see if an available macan s at msrp is a good deal. Sounds like it is.

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Any of those other cars are a better fit and will be better value. One parent doesn’t care about the car at all and the other just wants a badge while driving 2 miles a day. There are 0 concerns about driving dynamics.

They can do what they want ofc but I think those are worst target customers to buy a cayenne or macan. It’s just simply not a value purchase and if you don’t care about the benefits of a Porsche, what is the point ?

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Right… which was only made clear in post 12. After that post, basically everyone started saying, “Just get whatever Porsche you like.”

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I do think there are two types of Porsche customers.
The first that appreciates the driving dynamics and heritage. The second type likes the badge. I think more customers fall into category 2 than we think. Although I think paying premium pricing for a cayenne or Macan isn’t worth it, It doesn’t matter to me if someone else chooses to go that route.

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My initial post was just a wisecrack at some of the forum mentality. Perhaps not as whitty as I thought lol

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How about liking both. Doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive.

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True that!!

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Followed my heart. And now an owner of a new gentian blue macan :slight_smile: thanks for pushing me over the edge.

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I know you won’t regret it. Small price to pay for what the heart wants. Congrats!

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Wallet be feeling quite a bit lighter. But this dealership is selling at msrp so I guess that’s helps console me a little. I believe they still have a handful of regular macan s for sale.
Love this color.

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Don’t see if anyone mentioned it, but the Macan will not qualify for the expedited deprecation for sec 179 since it weighs less than 6000 lbs.

I believe the rest on your list will qualify.

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Do any of you guys know what is the going rate for regular Cayennes in SoCal nowadays ? Msrp ? Over ?

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If you can’t find MSRP and don’t mind going to AZ let me know and I can connect you with my advisor. You can even check if you can take delivery at the experience center. Last time I checked they only allowed Taycans and maybe 911s but this was more than a month ago.

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My brother just bought one and he said he paid 5k over MSRP.

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Was that for in stock or for a custom order?

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I called several dealers in socal for a cayenne and the first response is usually “we charge 10k markup”

One dealer almost immediately said will you do 5k markup when I said no to 10k. I kept asking for msrp.

Several dealers more east of LA are doing around 5k

I was able to secure an incoming car (going to arrive early April) at just slightly over msrp from one of the dealers.

They did say they would do msrp on a custom order but that would take until end of May/early June.

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that color is amazing - congrats

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thanks. it’s even more fun to drive!

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