Ferrari 550 Maranello.

I absolutely love that car, but I’m certain every time something broke, it would remind me how expensive it was new.

Porsche eliminated tan dashboards after a class-action settlement with people claiming too much glare.

After that point, you couldn’t get a tan dashboard any longer.

A 1999 Porsche 911 is a throttle-cable car. It has ABS as standard, and no other nannies.

My 2000 911 is throttle-by-wire, which is impossible to tell the difference, although it does make a tad more power. I also ONLY have ABS and no traction control, so it’s all up to me.

The dealership not having the title yet is no reason for you NOT to be able to take it home.

Frankly, you never should have left without at least ONE of THEIR vehicles - either the one you bought, or the GM’s demo.

The only thing not having a title at the dealership does (in TN, my state) is prevent me from either doing the tag work for the client or perfecting the loan, both of which slow down the bank’s payment to the dealership. It’s definitely NOT your problem - it’s theirs.

However, if that is their decision in this matter, I’d demand to drive a DEMO or service loaner until the title arrives and you can take your car home.

Skip the GM, go straight to ownership.

When they have one of their needed cars out on the road because of paperwork, they’ll move their ass.

No accounting for taste, I guess.

This is 100% the result of a VERY aggressive acid-based wheel cleaner used improperly.

I’ve seen it numerous times, and had to go after my detail department on a few occasions because they cost us new lug bolts.

Just take them off, hit them with some Rust-Oleum Rust Reformer, then spray paint them whatever color you want.

In addition, make sure you torque BY HAND - if you UGGA DUGGA them, they’re gonna chip off again.

I drive the hell outta my Panamera GTS. I did 13 hours straight with no fatigue recently.

Nope - that is a very specific service procedure.

And, since CPO would only cover cars 12 model years or 122k miles from new, the 08 Cayman S that would be affected would be out of contention for Certification anyhow.

At that point, it’d be a straight-up used car, so anything goes.

You still can, however, ask a dealer to do the 144 point CPO inspection on a used car, and document as if it would be Certified. We did it often.

A CPO inspection is incredibly detailed and rigorous. It can’t be cheated, and is documented by the mothership (PCNA) via a real time iPad inspection. Photos are taken and uploaded, and if anything doesn’t pass, it must be rectified, shown rectified, and then approves by PCNA BEFORE the car can carry CPO.

It not JUST a warranty, however, it has the best warranty coverage on the market.

Feel free to get an independent PPI if you don’t trust the CPO program, but just understand, every single independent shop is in business to make money - your money - there’s nothing ‘unbiased’ about it.

CPO warranties routinely repair or replace items on cars costing 5-6 times as much as the warranty did in the first place.

A CPO inspection is documented and proven - ask for the inspection report, and see if there are any glaring things missing FOR YOU before you spend additional money at a shop.

Disclosure: managed a Porsche store for 7 years, and have hundreds of happy CPO clients. Yes, I expect to get flamed for having worked at a stealership, and, yes, dealer service pricing can suck, HOWEVER, CPO warranty work is closely monitored by PCNA, and they take it VERY seriously.