2 Porsche Carrera GTs booked in Bombay!!

GTO · 13th September 2004, 12:24

Straight from the horses mouth. Well, a dealers relative actually.

There are already two 997's in Bombay. Fresh. A Black one is still in Bombay while the yellow one has gone off to Pune.

The new Porsche dealership is slated to open in Bombay latest by November, while the service outlet with 12 fully trained technicians is ready for service in Pune.

Butttttttttttttttttttttttt news of the month : 2 Carrera GTs have been booked for delivery in India. Porsche has allocated 5 Carrera GTs to India, and two have already been done for at a price of 4.xx crores!!

One of the CGT's has been booked by a pretty well known personality in the car circles (rather his car is well known). But my lips are sealed on the identity of this person - a request by the source.

Bombay roads have never had it better!! Watch this space for updates

GTO

Dippy · 13th September 2004, 12:41

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!!!!!

Now I've heard everything.... India sure is getting up there what more can I say .. speechless

Dippy

koolsun · 13th September 2004, 13:11

oh baby the carrera gt tht thrilling sound machine aww man gr8!!!just love tht baby.

v12 · 13th September 2004, 13:34

Finally i'll be getting to see my favorite supercar.

Rtech · 13th September 2004, 13:37

Time to set up a tent at Seaface!

v12 · 13th September 2004, 13:53

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]One of the CGT's has been booked by a pretty well known personality in the car circles (rather his car is well known).

Hmmm...??? Nobody, except Spiderman's cars are well known.

Dippy · 13th September 2004, 14:30

Spider man buying a Porsche ?? I dont think so.. but yes after getting the news of someone getting a CGT he might get something really big to counter attack

Dippy

///AMG · 13th September 2004, 14:33

Hey GTO,
you got totally wrong news. There cannot be any GT's ordered for India. You are forgetting that they come in Left Hand Drive ONLY. And as per current Indian Laws no Left Hand Cars can be imported. As far as the 997 goes. People who have placed orders will be getting their cars in November only as orders have been placed only after End of July.

GTO · 13th September 2004, 18:52

Hmmm. You got a point there AMG. Like I said, this was secondary info quoted by a close relative of the proposed dealership.

Will clarify, but now I have my doubts on the LHD issue too.

GTO

dipen · 13th September 2004, 20:33

an enzo in india , 2 CGT's booked
any1 for the SLr ??

GrimReaper · 13th September 2004, 20:39

My guess is all this is probably by some people who don't know cars or something. As for the CGT, GTO mentioned that his friend who is in contact with the dealers gave him the news so...... and on top of that maybe he was just stating Carrera S??? How well does the person know his cars? and the Enzo??? Seriously doubt it.

_Crazi4Speed_ · 13th September 2004, 21:37

i agree if there is absolutely no way of bringing a LHD into india, then its doubtful news..but then again the guy might not know about cars and can get confused between a carrera S and GT but the price there is no other porsche in the 4.xx range and thats exactly how much according to my calculations the car would come to..

so there seems to be some merit..may be porsche is considering RHDs in a limited number..maybe and i really do hope so..

GrimReaper · 13th September 2004, 22:07

Highly unlikely that Porsche is considering RHD for India when they did not do it for the UK itself :P

_Crazi4Speed_ · 14th September 2004, 00:39

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (GrimReaper @ Sep. 13 2004,08:37)]Highly unlikely that Porsche is considering RHD for India when they did not do it for the UK itself :P

agree with you, but may be they are considering RHD for some of the big RHD countries and India happens to be one of them..

UK, Australia...

see UK they didnt need to bother bcuz LHD cars are allowed, australia, south africa only RHD cars are allowed and these are rich countries..india just happens to be one of them..

you cant drive LHD cars in the above countires so might be..i am just speculating...but its highly unlikely i know..

Rudra Sen · 14th September 2004, 01:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (dipen @ Sep. 13 2004,19:03)]an enzo in india , 2 CGT's booked
any1 for the SLr ??

Anybody's booking Ferrari F430? Car will be launched later this month at Paris Motor Show. What makes us think that Ferrari is not going to introduce right hand drive version? India is their new small market and it's going to be be their volume sports car after 360 Modena.

13th September 2004, 12:24	#1
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,761 Times View My Garage	Straight from the horses mouth. Well, a dealers relative actually. There are already two 997's in Bombay. Fresh. A Black one is still in Bombay while the yellow one has gone off to Pune. The new Porsche dealership is slated to open in Bombay latest by November, while the service outlet with 12 fully trained technicians is ready for service in Pune. Butttttttttttttttttttttttt news of the month : 2 Carrera GTs have been booked for delivery in India. Porsche has allocated 5 Carrera GTs to India, and two have already been done for at a price of 4.xx crores!! One of the CGT's has been booked by a pretty well known personality in the car circles (rather his car is well known). But my lips are sealed on the identity of this person - a request by the source. Bombay roads have never had it better!! Watch this space for updates GTO
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13th September 2004, 12:41	#2
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,469 Times	HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!!!!! Now I've heard everything.... India sure is getting up there what more can I say .. speechless Dippy
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koolsun BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai,India Posts: 45 Thanked: 0 Times	oh baby the carrera gt tht thrilling sound machine aww man gr8!!!just love tht baby.
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13th September 2004, 13:34	#4
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	Finally i'll be getting to see my favorite supercar.
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13th September 2004, 13:37	#5
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Time to set up a tent at Seaface!
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13th September 2004, 14:30	#7
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,469 Times	Spider man buying a Porsche ?? I dont think so.. but yes after getting the news of someone getting a CGT he might get something really big to counter attack Dippy
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13th September 2004, 14:33	#8
///AMG BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 39 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey GTO, you got totally wrong news. There cannot be any GT's ordered for India. You are forgetting that they come in Left Hand Drive ONLY. And as per current Indian Laws no Left Hand Cars can be imported. As far as the 997 goes. People who have placed orders will be getting their cars in November only as orders have been placed only after End of July.
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13th September 2004, 18:52	#9
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,761 Times View My Garage	Hmmm. You got a point there AMG. Like I said, this was secondary info quoted by a close relative of the proposed dealership. Will clarify, but now I have my doubts on the LHD issue too. GTO
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13th September 2004, 20:33	#10
dipen Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 2,236 Thanked: 726 Times	an enzo in india , 2 CGT's booked any1 for the SLr ??
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13th September 2004, 20:39	#11
GrimReaper BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 261 Thanked: 0 Times	My guess is all this is probably by some people who don't know cars or something. As for the CGT, GTO mentioned that his friend who is in contact with the dealers gave him the news so...... and on top of that maybe he was just stating Carrera S??? How well does the person know his cars? and the Enzo??? Seriously doubt it.
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13th September 2004, 21:37	#12
_Crazi4Speed_ BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Shuffling between chicago and delhi Posts: 764 Thanked: 4 Times	i agree if there is absolutely no way of bringing a LHD into india, then its doubtful news..but then again the guy might not know about cars and can get confused between a carrera S and GT but the price there is no other porsche in the 4.xx range and thats exactly how much according to my calculations the car would come to.. so there seems to be some merit..may be porsche is considering RHDs in a limited number..maybe and i really do hope so..
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13th September 2004, 22:07	#13
GrimReaper BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 261 Thanked: 0 Times	Highly unlikely that Porsche is considering RHD for India when they did not do it for the UK itself :P
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