Do you guys pay markup or MSRP for your Taycan?

[whitex]

From this thread so far, most people did not pay over MSRP. It confirms my theory that dealers will try for as much as $30K ADM, telling customers stories how they can get that in a heartbeat in California, but since they sell at MSRP, we know it's just a story, or they are horrible business decision makers. I have met some which stuck to their guns, the most egregious was $15K ADM, pre-paid and non-refundable just to get on a waitlist for an allocation. Those are great terms for them by the way, the $15K is theirs essentially for letting you sign up to the waitlist at MSRP - no strings attached. Coincidentally, they must have ran out of suckers, as they contacted me recently if I'm still in the market for a TTCT (obviously I am not, just picked mine up last month).

I am a capitalist at heart, so I completely support the dealer's right to ask for as much ADM as they wish, as long as they do it up front, BUT forced products seem extremely unethical, specially when they are forced on the back end (at delivery) or hidden somewhere in the initial contract. Even if they were all open about forced products up front, why not just add an ADM for the amount of profit they make on the add-on products, rather than force the products. It angers me to read about dealers forcing products on customers, like @DougFrisk, though glad he at least pushed back on the 3rd party tracking which IMHO actually lowers the value of the car (non-Porsche approved hardware installed by some money hungry dealer who has to force it on people in order to sell it, and it provides no benefit over what Porsche already provides).

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[XLR82XS]

For me, no markup + discounted. (2021 order & delivery)

 

[foofighter]

The two closest dealers asked for 20k and 10k to get on the list for the GTS. I ended up emailing around the country and found Porsche of the Main Line in PA that sold at MSRP. Everything worked out great and we picked up at PECLA.

The initial conversation with the local SA who told us unless we pay 20k they won't move us on the list and that we should pay it as soon as possible, made me feel uneasy about going there ever again. They did lose me as a customer forever, but they were drowning in orders at the time, so probably don't care anyway.

 

[RAHRCR]

I ordered in Jan ’22 and the vehicle was delivered in Nov ‘22. I paid MSRP but got a $5,000 discount from Porsche due to all the delays.

 

[Sandash]

I paid a $30k markup for a customer build GTS last year.

 

[BMFC73]

Just curious about how everybody's experience of getting a Taycan.

From where I am, I was told from multiple dealerships to pay $15k to $20k USD for the markup due to the high demands when I was shopping around back in Nov. 2022.

Ofc, I wasn't that desperate to pay that much to the dealerships; however, I still paid some somehow a bit more reasonable "bribe" to a manager to secure an allocation.

How was you folks experience?

ON MY SECOND GTS and paid MSRP both times. I’d never buy a new vehicle beyond MSRP.

Picked up the new GTS 10 days ago.

 

[ChrisLA]

Last year, I had a dealer offer me a 4S CT allocation for a $15,000 ADM. At the time I made my order, that was exactly the same ADM offered me by three other LA dealers (and Beverly Hills was $15,000-20,000). However, this dealer also stipulated that I provide a $10,000 non-refundable deposit. That was the deal-breaker. I wasn't about to put significant money down until I knew I had a delivery date that worked for me, for a car with the specs I wanted, and that the dealer and I had established good trust.

Literally a week later another dealer offered me an allocation. (BTW, this was after having waited for an allocation at any dealer for 3-4 months.) Same (high) ADM but only $5,000 down, fully refundable up to delivery. And a SA that I quickly trusted.

I took delivery today.

 

[ithinkmac]

Porsche Marin in the Bay Area. MSRP. They didn't even take a deposit. I fax over signed agreement. Paid when I went to pick up the car.

-ThinkMac-

 

[whitex]

The two closest dealers asked for 20k and 10k to get on the list for the GTS. I ended up emailing around the country and found Porsche of the Main Line in PA that sold at MSRP. Everything worked out great and we picked up at PECLA.

The initial conversation with the local SA who told us unless we pay 20k they won't move us on the list and that we should pay it as soon as possible, made me feel uneasy about going there ever again. They did lose me as a customer forever, but they were drowning in orders at the time, so probably don't care anyway.

Wow, at least I was able to get on the lists in Bellevue and Bellingham at MSRP, with refundable $5K and $0 down. That was June 2021. Tacoma didn't even want to put me on the waitlist at that time as theirs were too full already, Spokane was honest they only sell to people in their zip code (wanting to build relationships). When did you get the 20K ADM quotes from your local dealers (I presume those would be Bellevue and Tacoma or Bellingham)? Maybe that's why I never moved up on the list, they found some people to pay $20K ADMs to jump in front of me. Full disclosure, I believe that is their right and hold no ill will if they did that. I expanded my search to nationwide too, which is where I finally got my car, at MSRP. Got my deposit back from Bellevue with no problems whatsoever, so would shop there again if they had the car I want.

PS> Tacoma has the most "creative" scheme going in 2022, they asked me for $15K ADM in a form of a non-refundable deposit just to get on a wait list. I politely refused (again, I support their right to ask for a billion dollar ADM if they want, as long as they do it openly and up front). They contacted me recently, apparently no more ADM. Too late for me, as I got my Taycan already, but it tells me they either didn't get too many takers to pay $15K just to get on a wait-list (then MSRP for the car), people dropped off the list foregoing the $15K, or they got a ton of allocations to go through the list fast.

 

[foofighter]

When did you get the 20K ADM quotes from your local dealers (I presume those would be Bellevue and Tacoma or Bellingham)? Maybe that's why I never moved up on the list, they found some people to pay $20K ADMs to jump in front of me.

$20k ADM was Bellevue around the first week of January 2022. They told me it's free to be on the list, but until we give them $20k, they wouldn't move us on the list (so it seemed pointless to be on the wait list there). Tacoma was $10k, but by then I was already determined to search around the country to find an allocation at MSRP and do PEC LA. I felt kinda yanked around with Bellevue and am happy with the dealership in PA that I found (the deposit was required once they had a confirmed build slot). They were very helpful through the whole process, so it all worked out.

 

[feye]

Just curious about how everybody's experience of getting a Taycan.

From where I am, I was told from multiple dealerships to pay $15k to $20k USD for the markup due to the high demands when I was shopping around back in Nov. 2022.

Ofc, I wasn't that desperate to pay that much to the dealerships; however, I still paid some somehow a bit more reasonable "bribe" to a manager to secure an allocation.

How was you folks experience?

Crazy. Here the Taycans piling up, demand dropped. Just wait a bit, and the backlog will be worked off, and the prices will come down.

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