[jasonturbo]

Sure, let's talk about allocations and mark up on GT cars.

First of all, when a dealer is allocated x number of GT cars, they can only actually secure those allocations if a named buyer exists, that is to say, the dealer is unable to order a GT car as dealer inventory. Another interesting point about allocations is that PCNA will often force the dealer to order additional "less desirable" units to secure more GT allocations - something like 5 Cayennes for another GT4 allocation.

How does one secure an allocation then? The customer contacts local Porsche dealer long before a car is officially released and provides a deposit of 5-10K, this deposit secures a spot on the wait list, if you are the first person to put down a deposit you will typically receive the first available allocation. HOWEVER, if you have never bought a Porsche before, or have no relationship with the local dealer, expect your name to slip down the list - you are essentially a soulless anon and while you will remain 1st in line among the other anons, customers who have an existing relationship with the dealer will get preferential treatment and will jump to the front of the line.

So at this point, the dealer can now start long cocking people but most rarely do, we will call this "allocation tax" - where the dealer basically tells you they can get you an allocation but it will cost MSRP +10K... the basis of which is usually "market adjustment" or that they have another customer who is willing to sell their allocation etc... it's all bullshit anyway. The dealer is NOT supposed to sell the cars for >MSRP.

Now here is where it actually gets juicy, people walking away from allocations. The dealer loves this, they can now give the allocation to another customer or they can receive the car and convert it to dealer inventory where they can list it for market price and not have to fear any negative feedback from PCNA.

Another common occurrence is that someone takes delivery of a GT car, drives it for 3 months, and then the dealer offers to buy it back for 10K over what the customers paid etc. Once again they can now list the car for market price, it's not uncommon for dealers to do this and to provide the seller with some sort of horse trade where they are promised a spot for another desirable model etc.

So while it seems awful the dealer is asking a fortune for that 991 RS, they might have bought it back from a customer for 50K over MSRP to start with.

Pretty retarded.