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Originally posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
That's rare. I don't blame the dealerships for running credit reports and background checks prior to letting someone drive a $450K car.

I asked Terry Wells how one gets a test drive in a Carrera GT. His answer: you have to buy one.

-Wayne
Maybe he was joking, maybe not. The guy had seen me show up with my Carrera and we did buy the Cayenne from them (different salesman though) without financing.

I am sure he would have checked my credit reports had I said yes, but his attitude was nice.

Another time I went in to ask if they had a cheap 996 (a stop gap until the 3.9 was ready and before I bought the 993) and spoke with another salesman about 911s for 1 hour. Well the guy is a PCA member and drives an 87 Carrera. And for him the 993 was the best ever 911....

The Parts guys here are the best. Once I was at VIR for a 3 day event. On Friday the dist cap on the 3.6 broke. I called the dealer and they had one in stock. I talked to the parts guys, explained the situation and that I was going to drive down from VIR to pick up the part that evening.
They waited 30 mins after closing time for me so that I could get back on the track the next day.

Not all Porsche dealers are a**holes.
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