Ordered my 718 Cayman but the price of an option has increased

fergusor · Dec 2, 2016

Hi guys,

I placed my order for my new 718 Cayman back in September and the Sport ChrononPack was £1416.

Just had had a look at the configurator and the price has gone up to £1514.

Now will I have to pay the new price or will they honour the price it was when ordered?

Thanks,
Richard.

JATKN6POT · Dec 2, 2016

I would check with the OPC.

It is a worry with the present exchange rates being so poor

GT4RSWirral · Dec 2, 2016

Had you put a deposit down at the time of ordering? If so, they should honour the price on invoic.

fergusor · Dec 2, 2016

CaymanWirral said:
Had you put a deposit down at the time of ordering? If so, they should honour the price on invoic.

Yes I put a £3000 deposit down on the car.

GT4RSWirral · Dec 2, 2016

I would speak to your OPC in the morning

CLIFFWILKINS · Dec 3, 2016

Not only do you get 2 less cylinders and a price increases now an increase on options as well. [8D]

fergusor · Dec 3, 2016

Just been to my local OPC and they've confirmed that I have to pay the increased price.

Personally I don't agree with this, I've signed a contract and I don't believe they should be able to pass the price increase on to me. But I'm excited about getting the car so for now I'll just accept it.

Motorhead · Dec 4, 2016

That's very annoying Richard. Maybe you can haggle for some extra "treats" on purchase - something insurance-related perhaps, such as gap insurance or an extended warranty which probably doesn't cost the dealership much money.

Jeff

Brian_Innes · Dec 4, 2016

This is an issue I was getting concerned about considering the current Euro/£ exchange rate. My lock-down order was confirmed early October and invoiced.

I had already sold my CR to the OPC and funds had paid direct to me. My new 718 Cayman S PDK with a substantial options list is now on it's way from the factory to my OPC. Delivery and handover due any day now.

Last Tuesday, 29th November, I checked the payment balance with the sales staff face-to-face, and the balance due was exactly as invoiced on 6th October.

Hope this helps.

Brian

fergusor · Dec 4, 2016

BJ Innes said:
This is an issue I was getting concerned about considering the current Euro/£ exchange rate. My lock-down order was confirmed early October and invoiced.

I had already sold my CR to the OPC and funds had paid direct to me. My new 718 Cayman S PDK with a substantial options list is now on it's way from the factory to my OPC. Delivery and handover due any day now.

Last Tuesday, 29th November, I checked the payment balance with the sales staff face-to-face, and the balance due was exactly as invoiced on 6th October.

Hope this helps.

Brian

That's promising. So when the spec is locked down and I'm invoiced hopefully I won't be affected by any further price rises. I just hope that the actual list price of the car doesn't increase in-between now and spec lockdown!!

Thanks for the info Brian.