New Porsche Prices - Little or Lots of "Wiggle Room" for Dealers?

[joeclarke]

I'm entertaining the possibility of a 997. I haven't bought new for a while and haven't been able to shake a bit of a "cheap and used" feeling since the last time. Last go around I managed to move the dealer a tad, but not as much as I would have liked. I think that I ended somewhere around $5 grand less than MSRP.

I like to view myself as a savy negotiator. I know, it's part of that whole male self-denial thing that has us all of us thinking that we are capable of dealing any dealer out of his shorts while simultaneously bedding his receptionist. But I digress.

I admit to feeling a bit intimidated at the Porsche dealership - at least on the topic of price negotiation on new cars. I've felt the same way shopping Mercs and even Acuras. On the other hand - I have zero problem playing Attila with a Ford dealer.

There's lots of stories about blah and blah and the art-of-war from armchair Enzo buyers, but what are the real world truths out there?

How much have you (or those close to you) been able to move a Porsche dealer off MSRP on a new car?

[techweenie]

You will pay sticker or more likely, over sticker on a 997.

If you want a deal, you'll have to wait until there are enough supplies for the demand. Figure 2 years from now.

[joeclarke]

Crap - it looks like the "new" cabs are really "996's" and only come in the turbo version. So I'll be holding off till next year or whenever they get around to cab-ifying the 997.

Had my heart set on a cabriolet.

The 997's put the 911 back in rennaisance - trust me...