Cayman S's and Cautious Optimism

"No car is perfect, but Porsche has pushed this car closer to perfection possibly more than any of their other offerings bar the new GT3."

On the eve of our 1-year anniversary of being told we were number ONE on our dealer's list, we made another pilgrimage to visit them and advocate for ourselves again. Coincidentally, our dealer had a Cayman S that a friend was interested in, so we took the opportunity to scope it out for him, asking questions and taking some detailed up-close photos for him. I think he's going to pull the trigger.

That can only count as a positive for us, as we basically are bringing them a walk-in customer with zero effort from them. Couple that with the work we have been doing to keep our ear to the ground about allocations across North America, (our allocation spreadsheet - which they were very interested in) and a bit of swag, I think we had a very successful chat. They seem to have recognized that we are not your average buyers.

I walked away after the conversation with a small spring in my step. We both did. In the ensuing 7+ hour drive back home, we analyzed the meeting at length and came away with the same impressions. We ARE starting to really mean something to our dealer. The GTS Chronicles is starting to become known outside of them. They told us as much. "Your guys' names came up..."

With time marching on and the murmurings of allocations starting to flow in the next while, we feel like we have raised our profile with them to what we hope and suspect might be a sufficient level to get us our allocations. Our builds are good, our story is compelling and good for Porsche, our dealer wins with two sales and two extra allocations....and they might sell a Cayman S as well thanks to us. Hard to see too much downside.

I shall remain, however, cautious and keep my unbridled excitement and joy well in check until the momentous allocation day comes. It's been a long road to this point, with too many downs, so I'm not gonna hit this high yet...

Patience. But it sure feels better than after our last visit.

~ Luke