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Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 13 2007, 03:56 PM

Well we bought the stash of factory seals. (914 563 039 10) 210.00 including shipping for club members in the lower 48 states! Just mention that you are a club member and enjoy the savings.


Due to overwhelming demand, the club buy will have to expire Friday April 20, 2007 at 12:00 pm. We will be out of seals at that time.

Posted by: 736conver Apr 13 2007, 04:02 PM

What do you mean you bought the stash. Is this yours that you produced or are these factory ones you snatch up from some place.

How many do you have available

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 13 2007, 04:14 PM

we snatched the factory ones in advance of the repros

Posted by: 736conver Apr 13 2007, 04:16 PM

How many. And I hope this didnt screw up my order at $167 I had placed out of germany

Posted by: Garold Shaffer Apr 13 2007, 04:20 PM

Thanks George, just placed my order.

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 13 2007, 04:20 PM

I am sure it did not your order was probably first but we did buy a lot of them.

Posted by: ChrisNPDrider Apr 13 2007, 04:23 PM

Club member?
Sorry, I never joined
How long do I have to scrape the $$$ together to be on the list?? I have to deal with April 17 IRS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, then I want 2 seals and 2 USA lights (do you take Discover Card?).

Posted by: 736conver Apr 13 2007, 04:25 PM

Are the seals in the states right now.

Posted by: kconway Apr 13 2007, 05:20 PM

I called my local Porsche dealership today and they told me they had 29 in the warehouse, 4 days delivery. Sounds like AA got those so AA got my money at a $80 savings to me!

Thanks George

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 13 2007, 05:42 PM

For club members we take anything including your word!!!!!!

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 13 2007, 05:43 PM

We are here for you! We knew all of the club members needed them so we grabbed as many as they had!

Posted by: rdauenhauer Apr 13 2007, 07:03 PM

George Ill take two!!
Edit: placed phone order.

Posted by: Headrage Apr 13 2007, 07:26 PM

I'll take 1 please...

Posted by: scottb Apr 13 2007, 09:01 PM

i see this part number for $199 used or $308 new......? who do i contact for the $210 price?

i would like a new one at the club price though....

Posted by: firstknight13 Apr 13 2007, 09:05 PM

PLEASE I'LL TAKE ONE !!!!!! you could bring up some to HERSHEY!!!!!

Posted by: George H. Apr 13 2007, 09:05 PM

your office was closed when i try'd to call earlier


edit:
I'll take 1 at club special

Posted by: skline Apr 14 2007, 08:48 AM

I need one too since my car has no seals on it at all but I cant afford it just yet. Work is slow at the port right now and I am only working 1 day a week. Hopefully, they will still be available in a few weeks when the money starts coming back in.

Posted by: Tobra Apr 14 2007, 08:49 AM

Buy it anyway

So does this mean my backorder at $300 is off?


Thanks for saving me from dealing with one of Mr Niello's dealerships again George. I would like one at the super duper club discount.















Your book still kicks ass; your phone will be busy the next few days.

replies coming so fast I almost couldn't post

Posted by: jasons Apr 14 2007, 10:14 AM

I'll take one. Thanks George!

Posted by: smontanaro Apr 14 2007, 10:31 AM

Thanks, George! I just placed my order over the phone.

Skip

Posted by: sixnotfour Apr 14 2007, 05:46 PM

Thanks George

Posted by: t collins Apr 14 2007, 06:44 PM

Called my order in first thing this morning!
Thanks George

Posted by: edwardb33 Apr 14 2007, 10:00 PM

George, I will take one.

Thanks

ed

Posted by: Michael N Apr 14 2007, 11:17 PM

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Ordered 1 Via the net. BTW your site navigated better than I remembered.

Posted by: eric914 Apr 16 2007, 09:56 AM

Just ordered mine. It will be just in time to get the car on the road in the next week or so. I am trying hard to be able to drive to Hershey in my car.

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Apr 16 2007, 11:12 AM

I just placed and order with Bruce for one myself. One less part I need to worry about. Now if I could just get some warm weather so I could squirt some paint on my car...

Zach

Posted by: Gary Apr 16 2007, 11:29 AM

Just dropped an order too, also a windshield to dash seal - from the middle of the big sandbox no less. Surreal.

George, look forward to the package.

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 16 2007, 11:34 AM

Thank you everyone for the participation. We will fire all of these out later in the week. WORLD club members first! Please remember that we have many many other 914 parts available as well! We LOVE the 914 best!!! (all nut cases here!)

Posted by: Rotary'14 Apr 16 2007, 12:17 PM

Thanks George!!

-Rob

Posted by: rktmn247 Apr 16 2007, 12:43 PM

Just ordered mine! 240.00 to HI. Thanks AA!

Posted by: George H. Apr 16 2007, 01:30 PM

I'm in

just got off the phone with George

Posted by: smontanaro Apr 16 2007, 03:39 PM

I'm looking forward to receiving mine. My current one isn't too bad. I'd like to take it off without damaging it and then either keep it as a spare or sell it to someone not lucky enough to get one of the current crop. How do I go about removing the old one in a friendly fashion?

Thx,

Skip

Posted by: 7T Porsha Apr 16 2007, 06:12 PM

Just ordered...they have a couple hundred. May even buy one for the next 914 I may or may not ever get. I know it will be the nicest part of this car.

Thanks George...giter done

Posted by: woobn8r Apr 16 2007, 08:20 PM

Wow Just saw this...I'll be ordering tomorrow AM!

Posted by: woobn8r Apr 17 2007, 11:13 AM

Done.....and done!

Posted by: lotus_65 Apr 17 2007, 09:59 PM

wow, all the threads about this part in the garage and not one mention about this deal.

guess i missed out!

Posted by: JBart Apr 18 2007, 12:12 AM

Thanks ALOT George,

Ordered my seal form you monday along with the two side seals for the top of the glass

Can't wait to receive them!!!!!!!

And thanks for the GREAT PRICE...

jbart

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 18 2007, 04:47 PM

Well these da.n things have still not been delivered from Porsche as we had planned to send them out yesterday and today. Just wanted everyone to see the ship ticket from our ordering Porsche dealer. Don't know what the problem is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: JBart Apr 18 2007, 11:40 PM

George,

Just wondering does this mean the guys which have ordered this seal from AA are now on hold awaiting shipment from Porsche ????


Thanks,
jbart

Posted by: 7T Porsha Apr 19 2007, 06:04 PM

ah this sux

Posted by: customstarr Apr 19 2007, 06:43 PM

I don't want to add insult to injury, and all I'm doing is passing on info that I received from my local Porsche dealer - I'm no expert, and I won't even begin to pretend to know all of the answers. This is what I was told by a very helpful Parts Manager:

1. As of today at 2:00PM EST there was excatly one (1) - yes just one, seal in the US according to the Porsche parts database. Technically at the time, there were two - but I called one of the two dealers and they stated that the one that they had was shipping out this afternoon. The other dealer (to be unnamed) has one.

2. He stated that these seals are now once again on back order with no indication of ship dates. He said it could be just like the last time that they went on back order - and we all remember how that turn out - over a year in that status.

Like I said, I won't pretend to know if this info is 100% correct. I can tell you that I called about 20 dealers across the US and pretty much got the same answer. Although, a couple of dealers told me that I could order one and have it within 5 days. Other dealers stated that they were "back ordered in Germany."

I really hope this works out for George and his buyers, and who knows - next week there could be another flood of these parts. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Waiting for George to chime in here...

Posted by: 9146986 Apr 19 2007, 07:42 PM

So how many parts are actually on hand, left to sell in the group buy?

Posted by: customstarr Apr 19 2007, 08:39 PM

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I knew, the group buy seals through AA were never on hand.

Posted by: 7T Porsha Apr 20 2007, 01:09 AM

ARGH! ...sorry, just had to get it out.

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 20 2007, 05:26 PM

a story is unwinding here and I tried like h..l to get to the bottom of it today but I will report monday. Sorry for the delay in my report. I am only as good as Porsche and to this minute they are no good.

Posted by: SLITS Apr 21 2007, 02:02 PM

I would list the excuses to date for the seals not being available (excuses from Germany), but the list is to long and would crash the server.

Porsche should have just said. "They ain't new cars. They ain't 911s. Go suck eggs.". I could have accepted that.

Posted by: spunone Apr 23 2007, 11:55 AM

Ok I've been out of town any updates??

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 24 2007, 10:00 AM

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!! (and an apology)


I have finally gotten to the bottom of the windshield top seal controversy and have a PORSCHE factory guarantee of 100 plus top seals on the way. Everyone who has ordered one for the special price will get one, but in two or three weeks.
I have gone through h.ll after placing our confirmed order and being invoiced from Porsche for something that did not exist. What the problem was is that there was a miscount in the inventory that resulted in a non existent inventory and the resultant delay in resupplying and reinventorying them.
Behind the scenes I called my contact deep in the Porsche parts organization (my brother Peter's best friend) and he sheepishly admitted that there had been a miscount and that actually they had not sold that many of them in the last two months since a small number of them had arrived in the U.S.
Well feeling like a fool to believe the word of Porsche and really not believing it until I verified five times, getting my shipping confirmation and my bill (previously posted) I had our buyer Bruce make a bunch of calls, and I too called people we knew in the organization. I immediately rounded up five of the seals, (all new stock) had my friend Michael Mittle in Germany send me 30 more and FINALLY had my brothers friend expedite the shipment from Germany for 100 more immediately and 100 additional in two to three weeks.
I am very very sorry that this has happened. We have always been able to depend on Porsche for instantaneous delivery as we are one of their drop ship customers and are only about ten miles from the warehouse, and six from Headquarters.
Please again my sincere apologies to the club. EVERYONE who ordered one will get one at the price, and I will post some pics of the seals and the confirmations as they arrive.
If ANYONE feels like personally abusing me for this, please feel free to call me personally and vent: 800 792 4944 ext 16 business 404 308 5652 cell 770 971 4960 home.

As an added note we are working hard on our new 200 page 914 catalog to be mass mailed in may. If you are not on the list simply call and give us your information and you will be sure to get one. The techincal drawings are worth the time of the call!

Posted by: customstarr Apr 24 2007, 01:01 PM

That's great news George. Will you still be offering the $210 price to members when the new seals arrive? I missed the boat on the first batch.

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 24 2007, 04:20 PM

We actually have 248 orders many of mulitples of this seal so will satisfy them first (many sold for a much higher price) and CLUB MEMBERS FIRST of course, and then see how many are left and then maybe another club special yes! By that time though we should have the cheaper repros from india.

Posted by: spunone Apr 24 2007, 04:37 PM

Damm George thats over 50 grand in Sales thats a good week

Posted by: SGB Apr 24 2007, 10:42 PM

I would call that
"win-win"

Posted by: craig downs Apr 25 2007, 03:51 AM

I also missed out. If there are any left I would like one

Posted by: lotus_65 Apr 25 2007, 05:23 AM

i got cold feet when the problems surfaced.
i'd be in for one now that they are coming in.
thanks,
paul

Posted by: 7T Porsha Apr 25 2007, 10:32 AM

Haven't seen my statement and been waiting for an outcome. ...so I should prolly call and see if my order is even recorded.