Wheels...

Jimberland · Apr 17, 2007

I recently purchased an 05' 997 C2S and absolutely love it. As part of the deal i negotiated a set of Sport Design Wheels.
Unfortunately when I took delivery of the car, the wheels hadn't been sourced, not a major problem I thought, but a month has passed and I am still waiting. The dealer has been more than apologetic but i guess i'm impatient and a bit fustrated that i accepted the deal on the basis of the wheels and i still don't have a date of when i will receive them.

I understand these wheels are a £238 option when purchasing a car from new, i just wonder how much they would be if i was to go in to my local OPC and order a set. Anyone have any ideas? Also how long would you expect to wait if you were to order a set?

I don't plan on buying a set I am just thinking about other options... first service and a Porsche track day in exchange etc.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks
J

Black80XSA · Apr 17, 2007

i don;t know the exact prices but i'd imagine about £380 for a front rim, and £450-500 for a rear.

I suspect the dealer is waiting for another car to come in with SDs on to swap over ? (which will cause two cars to have incorrect spec stickers in their service books )

isuk · Apr 17, 2007

I looked into a new set of Sport Designs last year for a 997 S. From memory a set of four excluding tyres is something like £2,200 plus VAT.

Jamie Garside · Apr 17, 2007

Hi,

My view is that if that was part of the sale, after a reasonable amount of time you should have them. it does seem that the dealer is waiting for a set to come in on a used car to do a swap. At this stage I would push them to put a new set on for you no matter what the cost. they happily sell cars for £60K / £70K and make promises they don't keep. A client of mine had this problem on a retro fit PCM they were supposed to /agreed to fit as part of a deal on a 997 C4S - months later no PCM. I advised him to contact Porsche GB at Reading to get them to give the OPC a kick up the bum - the OPC sent someone round to his house same day to resolve the issue. Call reading OPC and ask them for the Porsche GB HQ number.