Yeah mine will be in a parking lot at work too. I don't like that either but it is what it is. I tend to park at the end of a lane of spots so it'll be relatively safe.
Quite a few of us are getting it for MSRP. Just have to look around. There's still marked up Launch Editions for sale lol, and that's a run of 1500 instead of a 1000. And none of those are in an exclusive color. Just gotta search the car sites like auto trader and car gurus.
It has been lol. They were supposed to be here in June. They arrived 8 am yesterday morning. My dealer requested it to be shipped ASAP to the dealership so im hoping it'll be here soon.
Key phrase "Porsches that hold their value quite well". This is not that. I know what you're thinking, that this will go up in value like the MKIV. It won't. At least not in 3 years. This is a BMW and will suffer from BMW depreciation.
An exception could be made for rare examples like a GRMN in...
You're basing it off a value the car MIGHT have in 3 years.
If the car is worth a lot less, the balloon payment will be more than the car is worth. You'll either have to sell the car at a loss and pay the difference, or refinance the balloon payment for more than the car is worth. Either way...
It won't be worth more than that. This is a very dumb way to "buy" a depreciating product. It's a way to "buy" a car, you can't afford. I would never go down this road because you are setting yourself up to be fucked when the term ends.
Finance the whole thing, or lease, where there's no...