We know that the final few MY2012 Spyders were built in the last two weeks of July of 2011. Only approx. 125 Spyders were allocated to US dealer for MY'12, with production starting in late Spring of 2011.

Here is a list I have compiled with some of the last Spyders with very late VIN #'s that have been identified as of this date:

#5167 Carrara White/black. McKenna in Norwalk, CA. Available.

#5176 Black/black. Circle Porsche in Long Beach, CA. Available.

#5178 PTS Riviera/black. Walters in Riverside, Ca. Sold to Donavan in Oregon.

#5179 PTS Azure/red. Euroclassics in Virginia. Sold to Jon in Oregon.

#5185 Black/black. Porsche of Downtown LA. Available.

#5186 Guards Red/black. Hoehn in Carlsbad, California. Available.

#5187 Aqua Blue/red. Delta in Michigan. Ordered by z356 in California/Colorado.

#5188 Black/black. Porsche of Downtown LA. Sold.

#5189 PTS Speed Yellow/black. Texas. Ordered by JSF101 in Texas.

#5192 Black/black. Porsche of Beverly Hills, Ca. Available.

#5195 Guards Red/black. Ordered by Jabbey somewhere in US.

#5196 Black/black. Porsche of Hawaii. Available.

#5197 Black/black. Walters in Riverside, Ca. Available.

#5202 Platinum Silver/sand beige. Jim Ellis Porsche of Atlanta, GA. Sold.

Does anyone know of another late VIN # MY2012 Spyder that has just arrived at a US dealer - pre-sold or still available? Let us know by posting on this thread. Thank you.

Saludos, z356

 

Found two more from my notes:

#5181 Aqua Blue/black. Brumos in Jacksonville, FL. Sold.

#5182 Carrara White/black. Autobahn in Fort Worth, TX. Available.

z356

 

One more.

#5177 Black/red. Porsche North Scottsdale, AZ. Available.

z356

 

great thread z. makes me want to scoop one. LOL!

 

We know that the final few MY2012 Spyders were built in the last two weeks of July of 2011. Only approx. 125 Spyders were allocated to US dealer for MY'12, with production starting in late Spring of 2011. Here is a list I have compiled with some of the last Spyders with very late VIN #'s that have been identified as of this date:

#5167 Carrara White/black. McKenna in Norwalk, CA. PDK but no paddles, sport chrono, sport bucket seats, A/C, Bi-Xenons. $73,990. Available.

#5176 Basalt Black/black. Circle Porsche in Long Beach, CA. PDK with paddles, sport chrono, sport leather seats heated, A/C, PCM, Bi-Xenons. $80,630. Available.

#5177 Black/red. Porsche North Scottsdale, AZ. PDK with paddles, sport chrono, sport leather seats heated, A/C, Bi-Xenons, Sport Exhaust, Full Leather. $81,795. Available.

#5178 PTS Riviera/black. Walters in Riverside, Ca. Manual, Sport Chrono, Sport leather seats heated, A/C, Bi-Xenons, PCM, PTS charge. $79,390. Sold to Donavan in Oregon.

#5179 PTS Azure/red. Euroclassics in Virginia. Manual, Sport Chrono, Sport Buckets, A/C, (Sport Shifter?), PTS charge, Full leather. (msrp, Mile?). Sold to Jon in Oregon.

#5181 Aqua Blue/black. Brumos in Jacksonville, FL. Lightly optioned from what I recall. Sold.

#5182 Carrara White/black. Autobahn in Fort Worth, TX. PDK no paddles, sport chrono, sport leather seats but not heated, A/C, PCM, Sport Exhaust. $81,405. Available.

#5185 Black/black. Porsche of Downtown LA. PDK with paddles, sport chrono, sport leather seats heated, A/C, PCM, Bi-Xenons. $75,375. Available.

#5186 Guards Red/black. Hoehn in Carlsbad, California. PDK but no paddles, sport chrono, sport leather seats heated, A/C, PCM, Bi-Xenons. Sport Exhaust. $80,775. Available.

#5187 Aqua Blue/red. Delta in Michigan. Manual, Sport Chrono, Sport Buckets, A/C, Bi-Xenons, Sport Exhaust, Sport Shifter, Full leather. $84,770. Ordered by z356 in CA/CO.

#5188 Black/black. Porsche of Downtown LA. Manual, Sport Buckets, no A/C (as I recall). Sold.

#5189 PTS Speed Yellow/black. Texas. Manual, sport buckets seats, A/C, no radio, Sport Shifter, Full leather. Ordered by JSF101 in Texas.

#5192 Black/black. Porsche of Beverly Hills, Ca. Manual, sport chrono, sport leather seats heated, Bi-Xenons,A/C, Sport Exhaust. $73,710. Available.

#5195 Guards Red/black. Manual, sport chrono, sport bucket seats, Bi-Xenons, Sport Exhaust. Ordered by Jabbey in Virginia.

#5196 Black/black. Porsche of Hawaii. Manual, sport bucket seats, no sport chrono, A/C, Bi-Xenons, Alcantara pkg DBA. $75,875. Available.

#5197 Black/black. Walters in Riverside, Ca. PDK but no paddles, sport chrono, sport leather seats heated, A/C, PCM, Bi-Xenons, Sport Exhaust. $80,450. Available.

#5200 Platinum Silver/black. Porsche North Scottsdale, AZ. PDK with paddles, sport chrono, sport leather seats heated, A/C, PCM, Bi-Xenons, Sport Exhaust. $83,210. Available.

#5202 Platinum Silver/sand beige. Jim Ellis Porsche of Atlanta, GA. PDK, Full Leather and many other options (as I recall). Sold.

Does anyone know of another late VIN # MY2012 Spyder that has just arrived at a US dealer - pre-sold or still available? Let us know by posting on this thread. Thank you.

So here is my analysis of the data I posted above. Background: the Boxster Spyder arrived as an early '11 in the spring of 2010 and over 600 sold in the past 1 1/2 years. By the time these US Porsche dealers are ordering their last batch of allocations for the '12 Spyder (say late April or May of 2011), they should have known what is most desirable and in demand for this model...or did they?

Our test sample includes 18 cars with very late Vin #'s. Of these, only four appeared to be ordered to spec - z356's 5187, JSF's 5189, Jabbey's 5195, 5187 & 5202. Three of these cars had manual transmissions and sport buckets. Only one had PDK and (probably) sport leather seats. On the other hand, of the 13 other cars ordered on spec by dealers, 8 were ordered with PDK and 10 with Sport Leather Seats. So you see here that dealers are inclined to order PDK and the easier to get in/out sport leather seats (regardless the desirability of 6-speed & the carbon fiber buckets from enthusiasts posting in our forums).

It seems like nearly all of these 18 cars were ordered with A/C, Bi-Xenons and optional Sound Pkg Plus (except #5188), so it came with either standard radio or PCM. Only one individual, JSF101, ordered his car without a Radio or Bi-Xenons, although he made a concession to A/C (Texas heat!). Most dealers ordering PDK went with Sport Chrono and optional Sport Design paddle shifter. But not all, two dealers stuck to the standard wheel with button shifters. Even manuals were mostly ordered with Sport Chrono. The latter seems to rule, regardless the negativity often heard about the 'wart' at the forums. A few cars were ordered with Sport Exhaust. Fewer still with Sport Shifter. Only 5 cars were ordered with full leather, of which 3 were special ordered. Three interiors were done in Carrera Red full leather and one in Sand Beige. Only one, JSF101, ordered full leather with his black interior. So dealers shy away from full leather, especially when ordering black interiors. Only one dealer forgot to order the heat option with his sport leather seats - the Autobahn store in Forth Worth. Even in Texas, you have cool nights for three seasons. Mistake, in my opinion.

Six cars were ordered Black. Two cars were ordered in each of these colors - Carrara White, Guards Red, Platinum Silver & Aqua Blue. One was done in Basalt Black Metallic. None were ordered in the special color (extra $3K+) that few seem to like - Cream White - and almost no one paid to have on their Spyder during the two year production. Three cars were done PTS, which were by designed all bunched up for production at the very end of the run. The standard black interiors (mostly vinyl except seats) ruled. Only one car has the expensive ($2.6K) DBA Alcantara pkg (wheel, shifter, e-brake), although mine has the $655 'Additional Alcantara pkg' (door panels and arm rests).

I think it is an interesting analysis of the way dealers ordered Spyders vs how individuals did their specs. Very few took advantage of the unique possibilities available to them via Porsche Exclusive. Only one, JSF101, was able to get PTS as a customer. The other two were ordered by well-connected dealers experienced in ordering PTS in their other models. I hope this changes in the future and both dealers & individual customers get more creative with their sport car builds.

Saludos, z356

 

Nice analysis!

 

Thanks JCay. Readers should note that in my original post it should have read:
"Of these, only four appeared to be ordered to customer's custom specs - z356's 5187, JSF's 5189, Jabbey's 5195, 5188 (LA) & 5202 (Atlanta)." z356

 

I am sure you have already posted this but how many 2011's were allocated to the US.

 

I don't think we have been given official numbers yet. But by some information gathered from MJones and others in various forums, we believe around 650 or so MY2011 Spyders were allocated to US dealers. Around 125 of the total MY2012 production were sent to the US during the abbreviated run which ended in July, 2011. Overall, we think just about 2000 Spyders worldwide were built/sold by PAG in the two year production - MY2011 and MY2012. That is quite limited, in comparison to many of its other models - including the gt3 or gt3 RS! z356