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Originally Posted by WJGreer
There at least is an explanation for why Porsche's prices are higher -their assembly process is entirely geared towards custom orders. Porsche doesn't build cars with packages, lines, or prepackaged option groups in high volume anticipating market demand; every car is a custom order. Even the ones in dealer inventory are spec custom orders by the dealers.
For better or worse, legitimate or no, this is one reason Porsches cost so much.
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The fact that you
can order a Porsche bespoke or a la carte, does not mean that all of them are produced that way, esp. the ones on dealer lots.
In fact, Porsche does have packages for their cars, and most of the cars are built with one of their standard packages, e.g. Premium Pkg or Premium Pkg Plus w/Sports Seats, etc., and then they add on popular stand-alone options like bigger wheels, etc., which is the way most cars are configured these days, be it BMW, Mercedes, Chevrolet, etc.
But even if everything was bespoke, I'm not sure that that alone would command the price premium for Porsches.
All I'm saying is that when someone compares a GTR to a 4S, and then concludes the 4S is a better car, the general riposte is not, "No way! The 4S is like 30k more!"
