Porsche dealerships have been accused of “manipulating the market” and encouraging speculators to realise greater profits from limited-run vehicles.
Just weeks after the Cayman GT4 was launched with a list price of £64,451 Mr Nicola was offered a dealer’s stock vehicle – which was fitted with a few extras – for £103,000, the magazine reported.
Porsche dealers across the UK are said to have 16 Cayman GT4s advertised on Porsche’s Approved Used website, with prices ranging from £94,981 to £109,990.
Mr Nicola told Auto Express: “Maybe the dealers and their 'loyal customers' who have been fortunate enough to get on the waiting list for one of these are actually manipulating a black market in these cars for huge profit and are stopping buyers who want a car to drive from getting one? This stinks.”
A Porsche GB spokesman said that demand for Cayman GT4s had outstripped supply and denied any wrongdoing by dealers, suggesting to Auto Express that the cars for sale could well have been from people who had changed their minds about the car at the last minute.
He added: “The market decides on value and Porsche dealers will look outside of the network when they decide what to price a used car at.”
Paul Nicola - 22/03/2016 15:23
What this article fails to say is that only 37 cars have reached the UK so far and when I originally checked the numbers there were 25 on the official Porsche dealer website but after I complained to Porsche GB 9 of them 'disappeared' I assume that they will now be sold under the counter to buyers who sneak in the dealership in disguise and whisper under their breath "got any GT4's mate"