<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Steve - in my opinion, the 3% off a 2007 Porsche Cayman S is a better deal than the 5% off a 2006, even if we assume a 1%-2% bump up in the price of a 2007 over the 2006.You’ll be getting the car delivered at the same time the 2007’s appear; thus, you’ll own a one year old used car the second you drive it off the lot.The first year deprecation is currently difficult to quantify, but if one looks at eBay cars sold (completed listings) 8.5% deprecation is the average of arms-length sales.Yet, I suspect that number is low (in other words the deprecation of a 2006 will be greater) considering the number (90% +) of Cayman’s unsold (incomplete listings).</div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Therefore, using the numbers found on eBay, on a $70,000 car you’d save $3150.00 (4.5%) by purchasing the 2007; moreover, you would not have a first year car which some people, like myself, will not buy.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A good deal in the Bay Area (San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose) would be 4% over invoice from the fleet/internet manager.But, if you walk in the door (instead of dealing via the internet with the fleet manager) of any dealership (any automobile brand) you’ll pay the salesperson 10-20% of the deal.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">If we all stop walking into showrooms before we have gotten a fleet manager’s name and he/she has given us a price one has played off every other dealer in ones state and then some - I hopeyou will all come to 3%-4% above invoice or less on any 2006/7 Porsche Cayman S.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Therefore, using the numbers found on eBay, on a $70,000 car you’d save $3150.00 (4.5%) by purchasing the 2007; moreover, you would not have a first year car which some people, like myself, will not buy.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A good deal in the Bay Area (San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose) would be 4% over invoice from the fleet/internet manager.But, if you walk in the door (instead of dealing via the internet with the fleet manager) of any dealership (any automobile brand) you’ll pay the salesperson 10-20% of the deal.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">If we all stop walking into showrooms before we have gotten a fleet manager’s name and he/she has given us a price one has played off every other dealer in ones state and then some - I hopeyou will all come to 3%-4% above invoice or less on any 2006/7 Porsche Cayman S.</div>