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An OPC that I had been talking to about a demo car they had, which wasn't the colour for me, called me this morning.

"Hi I have 2 BGTS 4.0s coming in March, they are just being shipped from the factory. You can have the choice of which one you want, we will keep the other as our demonstrator"

At what price over list I asked?

"No it's an unregistered cancelled order, it has to be at list price"

Well that being cheaper than any almost new demonstrator including theirs and significantly cheaper than the 1 owner cars that are obviously being flipped, I really started to take an interest.

It isn't my first choice of Shark Blue but maybe my second choice Arctic Grey.

The fact that it has Bose and LEDs, both of which seem fluid in their availability really ticked all my boxes.

A quick call to the OPC who I have my deposit down with, confirmed supply is being tightened up due to component shortages and that all indications now are that no or limited production after 2023 is likely. Also they are not getting the expected allocation 2nd qtr.

All this has swayed me and deposit paid😁

 

http://www.porschecode.com/PPSJZHI2

This means my beautiful 981S, with full OPC service history, 34,000 miles, Porsche warranty until  March 2025 and pretty much every extra will be for sale when I return to the UK in April.

Plenty of photos on this forum of the car, if you search my profile or look at November's calendar👍

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49 minutes ago, JurassicGTS said:

An OPC that I had been talking to about a demo car they had, which wasn't the colour for me, called me this morning.

"Hi I have 2 BGTS 4.0s coming in March, they are just being shipped from the factory. You can have the choice of which one you want, we will keep the other as our demonstrator"

At what price over list I asked?

"No it's an unregistered cancelled order, it has to be at list price"

Well that being cheaper than any almost new demonstrator including theirs and significantly cheaper than the 1 owner cars that are obviously being flipped, I really started to take an interest.

It isn't my first choice of Shark Blue but maybe my second choice Arctic Grey.

The fact that it has Bose and LEDs, both of which seem fluid in their availability really ticked all my boxes.

A quick call to the OPC who I have my deposit down with, confirmed supply is being tightened up due to component shortages and that all indications now are that no or limited production after 2023 is likely. Also they are not getting the expected allocation 2nd qtr.

All this has swayed me and deposit paid😁

 

http://www.porschecode.com/PPSJZHI2

This means my beautiful 981S, with full OPC service history, 34,000 miles, Porsche warranty until  March 2025 and pretty much every extra will be for sale when I return to the UK in April.

Plenty of photos on this forum of the car, if you search my profile or look at November's calendar👍

Well played and if it's the OPC I'm thinking of then let me know when it's in and I'll go press any nose up against the window of the dealership.

 

 

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15 minutes ago, Menoporsche said:

Not an exciting colour per se but a good basis to personalise with selected graphics. 

I was unsure, but popped into Porsche Marbella and they had an Arctic Grey Cayenne sitting in the sun. It's much nicer than the configurator photos, it's lighter and has a real blue tinge and with all the black accents, should look great. Oh and if my Shark Blue did ever materialise, I can always flip it for a profit 😁

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8 minutes ago, JurassicGTS said:

Bet you would have gone for the Acid Green🤣

Acid Green and Shark Blue would have been my go to's....there's an artic grey Cayman around my parts and that also looks very nice...

We like what we like...

2020-porsche-718_100757785_h.jpg

 

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40 minutes ago, iborguk said:

Acid Green and Shark Blue would have been my go to's....there's an artic grey Cayman around my parts and that also looks very nice...

We like what we like...

2020-porsche-718_100757785_h.jpg

 

Isn't that Crayon?

There a great Y/T video of a Arctic Grey Spyder being unveiled in OPC Sheffield, which really shows off the hues!

https://youtu.be/w0iJCmoHa6w

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6 minutes ago, JurassicGTS said:

Isn't that Crayon?

There a great Y/T video of a Arctic Grey Spyder being unveiled in OPC Sheffield, which really shows off the hues!

https://youtu.be/w0iJCmoHa6w

Nice vid and maybe my google skills were off but I did ask it for arctic grey. 

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Definitely looks Crayon.

Another Arctic Grey Y/T shows the colour well

https://youtu.be/adXmjCT7Y3s

2 minutes ago, iborguk said:

Yup agree.

 

Oh and your OPC guess is correct, so I will let you know when it's in as I can't collect it till April, when back in Blighty. You can maybe watch it off the delivery transporter for me😃

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