Don't forget you will get some discount. I'm not sure how much you can get in the U.S., since it is big difference with the swiss market, but I think 3-4% shouldn't be that hard to get. With that in mind you should be able to get a $125k price down to $120k

Suzy991 (iOS app)

 

I just speced you a car that has the must have options of both (sport and comfort) .I picked basic colors but you can change it to taste. BTW Sport Chrono is a must have option . It can not ever be retrofitted . http://www.porsche-code.com/PEWE5Z47

 

In the U.S. (at least on the west coast) I got 5.5% off without a blink by just asking.. I probably could have gotten a bit more....

 

What I'd recommend you do is go through each option one by one in the configurator and understand what each does/is.. Sometimes it takes a bit of searching and googling... watching some youtube videos that explain the features, asking a few questions here or on rennlist..

Save a few builds, start with the barest of configurations and then do a high end configuration.. Then start doing your own tradeoffs based on your finances and preferences..

It takes a while (but is kinda fun) and then by the end of that process you will have a pretty good idea of what you want or don't want.. or at least are willing to pay for..

At least if you spend the time doing that, it will help with the disease that happens a lot here... You order and then you find out about some feature or something and wish you could change your order....

And for the features that people around here say are "Must have" you can decide for yourself.. The folks around here have a diverse set of opinions and tastes.. Some folks track their cars and to them performance is everything and don't care about interior... others just want luxury.. Some people pick out color schemes that to others are hideous, so it is almost like picking out a home and decorating..

There really are no must haves... only wants.. a base C2 is a nice car, everything else on top of that is just nice... Best thing to do is learn about every feature then make your decisions and then you can rest at night with your 100K+ order.

 

Thanks.

I'm curious - do most people leave the aluminum interior trim as is or get the leather instead or carbon fiber options?? With the two-tone leather interior I thought the aluminum trim looked kinda out of place - on the configurator anyway.

 

This is personal preference. One thing to watch maybe is that you get a lot of fingerprints on the standard alu trim. You can also get an after market CF trim later. Some of them look better than the original CF trim from Porsche and are a bit cheaper. But this is agian personal preferrence. The standard trim matches best with al the other alu pieces in the interior and with the SportDesign steering wheel.
You local dealer can probably show you the different trims. They look different in person, compared to the configurator.

Suzy991 (iOS app)

 

I like the aluminum and the carbon . I currently have both (Carbon on my Boxster S and Aluminum on my 997 Turbo) .

 

I had the extreme pleasure of driving the base and S cab yesterday extensively.

Both are amazing cars, but I realized that the car is already very comfy and plush without all the extra interior options. I also liked the slightly more sporty look and feel of the S just a touch more. Especially I loved the wheels, red calipers and PASM the most!

So I'm now set on either finding or ordering a low optioned S Cab!!

I think I'd be happy w minimal interior options and just PDK, SC, PSE and the sport steering wheel!

Any advice on how to best search for this car off the lot someplace ??

 

Porsche has a preowned car locator on its website. http://www.porsche.com/usa/approvedused/usedcarlocator/ It is not always up to date but will get you a start. Pretty much all the dealers have their own inventory up to date and online for both used and new cars. So if you know what dealers are in your area you can look up the info you want online.

 

Best of luck finding a low optioned S (or anything)..

Best chance you have of that is ordering.. (and of course waiting 3.5 to 4 months.. Otherwise you will most likely be blessed with many options...

Unfortunately by the time you fiddle around with ordering and the options you most likely will decide it's imperative you need about 20K worth of options..