Porsche Has A Plan To Combat The Speculators
We’re used to the routine by now. Porsche’s GT division will create a car. It’ll get rave reviews from the motoring press. Demand will far outstrips supply. And then nearly new examples crop up in the classifieds with enormously inflated price tags.
It’s not a problem exclusive to Porsche, but GT boss Andreas Preuninger doesn’t seem too thrilled about the situation when it comes to Stuttgart’s finest sports cars. “I personally like to see my cars being used. That’s what we build them for. They are just too good to be left to stand and collect dust,” he told Car and Driver.
He went on to comment on 911 R buyers who were unhappy with the decision to fit the updated 911 GT3 with a manual gearbox, seemingly robbing the R of some of its exclusivity. “When I said we’re not a hedge fund, I’m talking to those people who are yelling at us for offering the manual transmission similar to the R…But if there are people wanting to buy cars like that, then as a company we should try to fulfill that, to meet that demand,” he explained.
In order to combat the situation, Preuninger assured that Porsche is “monitoring very closely who is flipping cars”. If you’re found to be ‘guilty’ of the practice, you’re unlikely to get your name on the next for the next car produced by Porsche GT.
“It’s not a punishment but a strategy: to supply the cars to the customers who will really use them,” Preuninger said.
Sounds fair to us.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Looks like an orderly que forming out side all dealerships to start buttering up the car dealers
THIS. This is one of the many reasons I will always love Porsche as a brand.
Good on Porsche!
Saw the same thing at the high end car auctions after the 2008 crash. Investment bankers paying stupid sums for cars only to store them and wait for them to appreciate. Ruined the hobby like they ruined financial markets.