So when can the US Targa 4 be ordered at a dealer?
Now that I've got the features I wanted, I'm ready to plunk down for my first Porsche. The mystery and strangeness of the US dealer system and allotments provide enough obfuscation that I cannot really tell at what point I can go to my dealer and say "here's what I want, get it built" without them looking at me as if I was trying to oder a load of 'unobtanium'.
I sat with my dealer in the Seattle area this past weekend, and was surprised to hear such odd statements as "we only have on Targa 4S on order for October, and as far as we know, Porsche isn't releasing a Targa 4 this year". Sometimes I think life would be so much nicer without having to go through sales people.. I swear.
So anyone familiar with buying in the US, can you tell me when one can typically place an order for the Targa 4?
Right now, the dealer only has the paper PDF printouts of the specs w/ costs - the salesman cannot even work in the computer to configure the cars they can work with (Carerra and Cabriolet at this point).
Calling up Porsche USA is no help, of course, since they cannot say anything that hasn't been in an official press release apparently.
I do find it curious the dealer can say they have a Targa 4S on order for November, but pretend to have know knowledge of a Targa 4 model for the 09 model year.
So for now, I'm still dreaming of a Bluetooth enabled Targa with a 3.6l engine. Paying about $10k more for features I don't really want or need isn't something I'm willing to do.. not to mention the increased fuel consumption.
Now that I've got the features I wanted, I'm ready to plunk down for my first Porsche. The mystery and strangeness of the US dealer system and allotments provide enough obfuscation that I cannot really tell at what point I can go to my dealer and say "here's what I want, get it built" without them looking at me as if I was trying to oder a load of 'unobtanium'.
I sat with my dealer in the Seattle area this past weekend, and was surprised to hear such odd statements as "we only have on Targa 4S on order for October, and as far as we know, Porsche isn't releasing a Targa 4 this year". Sometimes I think life would be so much nicer without having to go through sales people.. I swear.
So anyone familiar with buying in the US, can you tell me when one can typically place an order for the Targa 4?
Right now, the dealer only has the paper PDF printouts of the specs w/ costs - the salesman cannot even work in the computer to configure the cars they can work with (Carerra and Cabriolet at this point).
Calling up Porsche USA is no help, of course, since they cannot say anything that hasn't been in an official press release apparently.
I do find it curious the dealer can say they have a Targa 4S on order for November, but pretend to have know knowledge of a Targa 4 model for the 09 model year.
So for now, I'm still dreaming of a Bluetooth enabled Targa with a 3.6l engine. Paying about $10k more for features I don't really want or need isn't something I'm willing to do.. not to mention the increased fuel consumption.
