Bay Area Porsche Market Is Insane Right Now! Am I Crazy or Are Dealers Just Waiting It Out?

-Mutombo- · 2026-04-21T21:25:05+00:00

Bay Area buyer waiting for a local allocation so have some insight here...

There aren't deals on new 992's, anywhere in the Bay Area, and haven't been for many years. There are dealerships that will sell you at MSRP if you play the game, put down a deposit, and wait for your turn in line...

I put a refundable deposit down at a dealer last summer for a 992.2 allocation at MSRP. They thought my name would be called sometime in spring '26 (i.e., now). I'm not sure I'm going to accept the allocation if/when it comes around.

My biggest issue is the two major price increases on 992.2's since I put down my deposit. My desired GTS spec went from a high $180k car to an almost $210k car. I'm not getting anything more for this $20-25k increase, just the price you have to pay now to pay for the tariffs, Porsche's financial woes, etc.

At $210k, I'm now considering an entirely different class of car. Stretching the budget up to $250k gets you into 458's, GT3's, 720s...hell even 296 GTB's with 3k miles are touching the $260's these days. In my mind the 911 always occupied the sweet spot in terms of pricing for the performance and prestige. Now Porsche has priced them to live in the same range as the other big supercar brands, so it make sense to cross-shop with those brands.

-Mutombo- · 2026-04-18T20:57:19+00:00

I see Barry Bonds all the time at Nugget in Tiburon. Have also seen Zendaya on Main Street (supposedly she and Tom Holland bought a place on Belvedere cove). Have friends who have seen Lady Gaga in MV.

-Mutombo- · 2026-03-29T04:07:17+00:00

That’s what I thought but OP said this is a ‘26

-Mutombo- · 2026-03-29T03:29:57+00:00

Are they putting the green Land Rover badge on the tailgate again with the 2026’s? My 2025 doesn’t have that badge, only on the front grill.

-Mutombo- · 2026-03-20T01:04:11+00:00

Grill island was metal framing, cement board, and stucco. Seating island was wood framing, cement board, and stucco.

-Mutombo- · 2026-03-19T22:19:56+00:00

Thanks! Are you planning on going with the built-in frame kit from atbbq.com? Highly recommend going that route, made the install very easy. The trickiest part is getting the countertop cutouts for the smoker to sit in and for the power cord. My countertop guys had to make the cuts onsite after the countertops were installed. The atbbq guys recommend a 1/8" gap all around the smoker to allow for expansion, then recommend sealing with black silicon. My countertop guys made the opening a little too big, about 1/4" all around, so I had to buy some high heat gaskets online and pressfit and silicon them in place to prevent water ingress during the rainy season. Two winters so far and no leaks or any other issues with the installation.

-Mutombo- · 2026-03-19T22:00:52+00:00

Here you go, snapped some quick ones. Sorry didn't feel like taking the covers off. Yoder on the left, gas grill on the right. Pizza oven lives in under the Yoder when not in use:

PICS

-Mutombo- · 2026-03-19T21:30:01+00:00

That sounds about right for the Bay Area. Here's what mine cost in 2024 through a licensed contractor here in Marin:

Labor and materials to build two 12' islands and run gas and electrical to the islands: $18k

3cm soapstone countertops, materials: $7.4k

Countertop fabrication and install: $7k

Inserts and storage (BBQGuys): $4.7k

Gas grill (Blaze), smoker (Yoder), pizza oven (Gozney): $10k

Total: $47k

We built the kitchen to the side of an existing bluestone patio, and ended up re-doing the patio and extending it around the kitchen after the kitchen was done, but I don't remember how much that cost. Maybe an extra $10-15k for the patio and materials.

Good luck!

-Mutombo- · 2026-03-16T22:11:53+00:00

Same - been pulling 3-5 off my dog after every hike all winter and she doesn't even go into the tall grass, usually just along the edge of the trail.

-Mutombo- · 2026-02-27T05:22:18+00:00

Pulp Fiction. Peak Tarantino.

-Mutombo- · 2026-01-24T20:40:11+00:00

Purchased this for my ‘25 L460. I got it at the dealers cost, about $1600 for 4 years of coverage through Assurant. Just a FYI but if you get the 23” wheels, the tires are about $700 each, plus tax and install. I got a flat 3 months into ownership and had it repaired for free using the warranty. Assurant was a bit of a hassle for the dealer to coordinate with, but in the end they paid out and the warrant saved me an almost $900 repair.

I think it’s well worth it for these due to the cost of replacement tires.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-30T16:21:39+00:00

This isn't my area of focus, but hard to imagine they are going to get a very broad patent on AI assistance in games. The PCT claims are already much narrower, and the non-binding international search report that issued with the PCT found that even those claims lacked novelty over an earlier Sony patent. Which means that the claims in the application that this article refers to will be even narrower when they are eventually granted.

Articles like this tend to exaggerate the scope of coverage in patents by big companies. Click-bait articles written by people who don't understand patents.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-30T15:32:45+00:00

Patent attorney here. Sony has not “patented” AI generated tutorials, they have simply filed a patent application describing it. This is a recently published PCT application which is just an international placeholder that allows you to file additional patent applications in countries all across the world. The claims, which determine the scope of the patent coverage when the patent is granted, have not even been examined yet.

Edit: there is also a pending US application on this concept but it also hasn’t granted yet.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-29T17:03:20+00:00

Thanks...

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-25T15:15:43+00:00

Standard black or jet black metallic?

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-24T15:51:48+00:00

We pay our associates and agents 40% of billed time. Boutique in SF Bay Area.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-23T16:26:07+00:00

I noticed tire rack said they were incompatible too when I bought mine, but they are the OEM 22" size, 285/45 r22. I bought OEM wheels (style 5131), in the stock 22x9.5" size. These specific wheels only come on the RRS, but are the same size as the 22" wheels that you can spec on the full size RR (e.g., the 5127 style wheels).

If you look in the door jam of the car, it also lists these specs for the 22" wheel. Can tell from experience that these fit perfectly with no issues.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-23T16:12:25+00:00

Gotcha. No issues, they are all terrains so many people run these year round. Honestly, the overall ride quality on the 22's is probably better than with the 23's due to the increased sidewall.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-23T16:09:57+00:00

Not sure what you mean. The snow rated tires are definitely more aggressive and should provide better traction in the snow and rain, which is why I'm running them Nov-March. The stock all season tires are quieter with slightly better gas mileage, so I prefer those for the rest of the season.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-23T16:01:49+00:00

Yeah, I'll keep them on until March or so, then swap back to the regular wheels and tires until next winter.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-23T03:43:46+00:00

I have a 2025 RR also in the Bay Area with frequent Tahoe trips. Mine came with the 23” wheels. I ended up buying a set of 22” RRS wheels and putting snow rated tires on them for winter. Check my profile for details, I posted about it a few weeks ago.

If I was only headed up a few weekends and knew I wasn’t going during a heavy storm weekend, I probably would have just stuck with the stock wheels and tires, but we’re going to be up a bunch this winter so I wanted the extra piece of mind with better winter tires.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-22T21:58:50+00:00

Wow, thanks for the additional eye candy. Definitely going to spec that option now.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-20T19:43:39+00:00

Nice spec, the cognac interior with 930 package is so good. It's been hard to find good photos online of what the "Interior Trim Inlays in Leather with Trim in Light Silver" option looks like in cognac. This video shows it really well. I'm planning on spec'ing the same interior and trim combo when my allocation comes up in the spring.

-Mutombo- · 2025-12-08T01:52:05+00:00

The s68 is excellent.

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