Porsche 911 UK Enthusiasts Online Community Discussion Forum GB
Welcome to the @Porsche911UK website. Register a free account today to become a member! Sign up is quick and easy, then you can view, participate in topics and posts across the site that covers all things Porsche.
Already registered and looking to recovery your account, select 'login in' and then the 'forget your password' option.
Factory Visit
- Thread starter mogsyman
- Start date
James Ball
Suzuka
- Joined
- 21 May 2002
- Messages
- 1,065
Cool. Collecting a new Porsche from Germany must be one of life's great experience.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4094
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4094
5 days and counting (who needs sleep?)
I have now had the tickets and the trip consists of the following:
Flight (Economy) from LHR to Stuttgart, taxi to hotel
One night half board in a reasonable hotel
Taxi to the factory
Tour of the production line/museum
And finally. take off.........
Euro Tunnel back to Blighty
£740, is it worth it? I'll report back next week assuming my wife can prize me out of the car!
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4116
I have now had the tickets and the trip consists of the following:
Flight (Economy) from LHR to Stuttgart, taxi to hotel
One night half board in a reasonable hotel
Taxi to the factory
Tour of the production line/museum
And finally. take off.........
Euro Tunnel back to Blighty
£740, is it worth it? I'll report back next week assuming my wife can prize me out of the car!
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4116
lol mogsyman ... hope in your original post you meant 4th June ..... or else you could have a long (though undoubtedly enjoyable) factory visit :wink:
you'll have to give us a blow by blow on your return.... and please take some pics
Jim
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4122
you'll have to give us a blow by blow on your return.... and please take some pics
Jim
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4122
James Ball
Suzuka
- Joined
- 21 May 2002
- Messages
- 1,065
Is it worth it? In financial terms - of course not. But as a "life experience" - definitely!!!! Worth every penny.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4155
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4155
A totally enviable trip that ! All of Life's best things are involved here : Porsches & travel & an intercontinental sunshine trip in a C2 cabriolet & the smell and "feel" of a new car & excitement. Please take some pics......and enjoy !!
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4158
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4158
Right, here goes.......
Flight to Germany and taken to an ok hotel. Nice food that night, nothing exciting, but edible. Don't sleep all night and wake up before I've gone to bed. Get up several times during the night, the clock seems to be going backwards, wife threatens to kill me if I look at the clock one more time. Breakfast and Taxi to the Porsche factory. Had a look around the museum, ok if a) you like Le Mans style cars and b) can multi-task and think of your car being somewhere in the building ready to be picked up and view the exhibits at the same time with some interest. Taken by English speaking German on factory tour, spent too much time looking at the engines which were quite interesting, but you can have enough of pistons. Interesting though that your Porsche engine is made from start to finsh by one bloke (with dodgy haircut normally) and when it is complete it is bench run not only cold but at full whack hot. Should the BHP be 1 less than the stated amount (e.g 320) it is rejected and should it be more than 5% above it is also rejected. I tried to bribe the tour guide with a couple of Euros to have a 10%er placed in my car....no luck, not even a smile.
Finally saw the finished article being made, did you know for example that the gearboxes are from Mercedes and the body panels are pressed by BMW? well now you do!.
Get taken to the pick up area, feel like a child at Christmas. The car is there, looking fantastic and you are given a guided tour of the switches etc. ***** that, I've had a Boxster so no one can tell me anything new, give me the keys and goodbye.......
Just about to scream out of the factory and I am reminded that I have lunch waiting. I breath a huge sigh and trot off to the guest canteen. Expecting a funny shaped sausage in a roll made of leather. I am impressed, the food is fantastic, free wine/champagne which the wife decides to drink slowly.........
Finally (again) I get the keys to the car and drive home. The trip back to the UK is about 600 miles and we decided to stay at a French Chateau which was fantastic (www.etoges.com). Back through the tunnel the following day. Nothing over 5000rpm all the way (130mph in 6th though!)
Was it worth it?
To do it once is a great experience. Bear in mind that the price of a new car includes the delivery charge and I had to pay £740 on top of that. In my experience Porsche GB could learn from Porsche Germany, the attitude was refreshing. For example upon arrival in the UK my local dealer had forgotten I was coming back and bits were not ready for me (mats, tax etc.), and when I had to ring them again later that day with a minor problem I was asked by the service guy where I bought the car from, implying that I had just imported it cheaply and was pestering AFN for help. I soon told him what was what!.
If you get the chance - do it, if only once.
Pictures up soon.
Mogsyman.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4569
Flight to Germany and taken to an ok hotel. Nice food that night, nothing exciting, but edible. Don't sleep all night and wake up before I've gone to bed. Get up several times during the night, the clock seems to be going backwards, wife threatens to kill me if I look at the clock one more time. Breakfast and Taxi to the Porsche factory. Had a look around the museum, ok if a) you like Le Mans style cars and b) can multi-task and think of your car being somewhere in the building ready to be picked up and view the exhibits at the same time with some interest. Taken by English speaking German on factory tour, spent too much time looking at the engines which were quite interesting, but you can have enough of pistons. Interesting though that your Porsche engine is made from start to finsh by one bloke (with dodgy haircut normally) and when it is complete it is bench run not only cold but at full whack hot. Should the BHP be 1 less than the stated amount (e.g 320) it is rejected and should it be more than 5% above it is also rejected. I tried to bribe the tour guide with a couple of Euros to have a 10%er placed in my car....no luck, not even a smile.
Finally saw the finished article being made, did you know for example that the gearboxes are from Mercedes and the body panels are pressed by BMW? well now you do!.
Get taken to the pick up area, feel like a child at Christmas. The car is there, looking fantastic and you are given a guided tour of the switches etc. ***** that, I've had a Boxster so no one can tell me anything new, give me the keys and goodbye.......
Just about to scream out of the factory and I am reminded that I have lunch waiting. I breath a huge sigh and trot off to the guest canteen. Expecting a funny shaped sausage in a roll made of leather. I am impressed, the food is fantastic, free wine/champagne which the wife decides to drink slowly.........
Finally (again) I get the keys to the car and drive home. The trip back to the UK is about 600 miles and we decided to stay at a French Chateau which was fantastic (www.etoges.com). Back through the tunnel the following day. Nothing over 5000rpm all the way (130mph in 6th though!)
Was it worth it?
To do it once is a great experience. Bear in mind that the price of a new car includes the delivery charge and I had to pay £740 on top of that. In my experience Porsche GB could learn from Porsche Germany, the attitude was refreshing. For example upon arrival in the UK my local dealer had forgotten I was coming back and bits were not ready for me (mats, tax etc.), and when I had to ring them again later that day with a minor problem I was asked by the service guy where I bought the car from, implying that I had just imported it cheaply and was pestering AFN for help. I soon told him what was what!.
If you get the chance - do it, if only once.
Pictures up soon.
Mogsyman.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4569
Ace report, Mogsy...... surprised about 2 or 3 things though.....
Mercedes gearboxes (manual) are rubbish - so how is it they are chosen to supply porsche ?? That one blew me away.
And £740 over & above the ready paid standard delivery charge ? WOW !! I believe Merc used to offer a factory collection in the deal !! But, then : everything PORSCHE is a premium deal so i guess i shouldn't be surprised.
Great report, enjoy your motor!
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4572
Mercedes gearboxes (manual) are rubbish - so how is it they are chosen to supply porsche ?? That one blew me away.
And £740 over & above the ready paid standard delivery charge ? WOW !! I believe Merc used to offer a factory collection in the deal !! But, then : everything PORSCHE is a premium deal so i guess i shouldn't be surprised.
Great report, enjoy your motor!
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4572
A few pics of the car/museum etc.
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02861.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02871.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02891.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02821.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02791.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/353B002011.jpg
Mogsyman
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4618
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02861.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02871.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02891.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02821.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/DSCF02791.jpg
/images/migration/UploadedForumImages/353B002011.jpg
Mogsyman
Migration info. Legacy thread was 4618
Similar threads
New Threads
-
-
For Sale Porsche 911 (997) Rear Spoiler deck lid Colour Code E9 AT 2005 99751224100 midnight blue £200
- Started by 911Porsche
- Replies: 0
-
-
-
Wanted Wanted - 981 Boxster S DSC v3 sports controller
- Started by Elan362
- Replies: 0
-
-
Changing pads and discs - what else whilst there?- Started by remarklima
- Replies: 5
Porsche Model Range
Porsche 911
Porsche 992: 2018-
Porsche 991: 2011-2019
Porsche 997: 2004-2012
Porsche 996: 1997-2005
Porsche 993: 1993-1998
Porsche 964: 1989-1993
Porsche Carrera 3.2: 1983-1989
Porsche Carrera SC: 1977-1983
Porsche 930 Turbo: 1975-1989
Porsche Early 911: 1964-1977
Porsche Hypercars
Porsche 918 Spyder
Porsche Carrera GT
Porsche GT1
Porsche 959
Other Current Porsche Model
Porsche Taycan : (2019-0%)
Porsche Macan : 2013-
Porsche Panamera : 2009-
Porsche Cayman: 2005-
Porsche Cayenne: 2003-
Porsche Boxster: 1997-
Porsche Legacy Models
Porsche 928
Porsche 968
Porsche 944
Porsche 924
Porsche 914
Porsche 912
Porsche 904
Porsche 550
Porsche 356 Speedster
Porsche 356
