Quickest route to a Gen 3 GTS!

[Shivan]

Hi,
Having recently found that my Gen 1 GTS that I sold now ‘loves’ just around the corner from me, I’ve realised how much I miss my Macan. I only sold it as I was due to get my Gen 2 GTS a few days later but then heard the unfortunate news that there had been a massive delay in my new car, so I cancelled and ended up with an M340i. It’s allegedly quicker than my old Macan, but falls so, so far short in enjoyment and refinement.
So.. I want to get hold of a new Gen 3 GTS. I appreciate supply and demand, but paying £20k+ over list price for a six month old one that will ultimately drop in value and isn’t going to be to my perfect spec isn’t that appealing. But neither us waiting two years, which is what I was quoted by Tewkesbury Porsche. Any ideas beyond ringing around multiple dealers and finding which has the shortest lead time?
Thank you!

[pmg]

Hi,
Having recently found that my Gen 1 GTS that I sold now ‘loves’ just around the corner from me, I’ve realised how much I miss my Macan. I only sold it as I was due to get my Gen 2 GTS a few days later but then heard the unfortunate news that there had been a massive delay in my new car, so I cancelled and ended up with an M340i. It’s allegedly quicker than my old Macan, but falls so, so far short in enjoyment and refinement.
So.. I want to get hold of a new Gen 3 GTS. I appreciate supply and demand, but paying £20k+ over list price for a six month old one that will ultimately drop in value and isn’t going to be to my perfect spec isn’t that appealing. But neither us waiting two years, which is what I was quoted by Tewkesbury Porsche. Any ideas beyond ringing around multiple dealers and finding which has the shortest lead time?
Thank you!

Reduce the time by going for a Gen3 S that has Gen2 GTS engine

[TK421]

Ring around all the dealers. Drop a deposit on one and hope it comes in sooner or pay the premium on a new one in stock and hope to negotiate some discount. Genuinely believe the last macans won’t depreciate heavily if at all from rrp. I’d also suggest that due to the current EV software issues we could see the current Macan run on the product line a bit longer than planned. YMMV

[martinto8]

Quickest route to a gen 3 GTS is to pay a premium on nearly new one. I dont believe there is such thing as a shortest lead time beyond 18+ months

[Tyrrell]

Only chance would be spending the day on a phone ringing all the dealers hoping for a cancelled order, but it’s a long shot at best.

[Deleted User 4752]

As mentioned above, and as shown in a recent video on YouTube and on this forum, the performance between the S and GTS is negligible. You could order an S, which has about half the delivery time, and just spec the same ( or similar ) for less money. If you really want the badge, you could always buy one and stick it on the back.

[Col Lamb]

If you do not want to pay over the odds and it must be new then multiple deposits with different OPC’s with each being in a different franchise is the way to go.

The first to deliver a build slot or a build slot following a cancellation wins the business.

[FirstSeaLord]

If you want similar performance, buy a Gen2 Turbo. It has the Gen3 GTS engine.

[Shivan]

Thanks all. Appreciated. Some things for me to think about in there.
I’d love to get a nearly new one now and if the premium wasn’t so much, I think I would. But in some cases, I think it’s approaching £25k and that’s just too much to lose once the market stabilises in a year or two (fully accept Macans hold their value better than the vast vast majority of cars, but against rrp, not the temporarily inflated price).
I will look at the Gen 2 Turbo but I suspect I’ll find inflated prices there too. And I will try and spec out a Gen 3 S, but on that, there is something special about the GTS - looks, feel, options that I otherwise find hard to justify etc. But definitely worth configuring to see.
Ultimately, best case is a phone around the different franchises and hope for a shorter lead time - I’ve started this and I’m down to end 2023 delivery - will keep going!
Thanks again.

[Makanik]

Thanks all. Appreciated. Some things for me to think about in there.
I’d love to get a nearly new one now and if the premium wasn’t so much, I think I would. But in some cases, I think it’s approaching £25k and that’s just too much to lose once the market stabilises in a year or two (fully accept Macans hold their value better than the vast vast majority of cars, but against rrp, not the temporarily inflated price).
I will look at the Gen 2 Turbo but I suspect I’ll find inflated prices there too. And I will try and spec out a Gen 3 S, but on that, there is something special about the GTS - looks, feel, options that I otherwise find hard to justify etc. But definitely worth configuring to see.
Ultimately, best case is a phone around the different franchises and hope for a shorter lead time - I’ve started this and I’m down to end 2023 delivery - will keep going!
Thanks again.

You might find Nick Murray’s YouTube video comparison of the S vs GTS interesting.

If you ring round and find an OPC that gives a shorter lead time in a GTS, you will have to decide how much credence you give to it (unless you are lucky enough to chance upon a cancelled order). The lead times they give are generally only estimates.