OK, after getting back from a Porsche Club Driver's Ed event this weekend, I've received confirmation from the Porsche factory of my delivery date. The letter reads:
Dear Mr. Hassler:
Porsche Cars North America would like to thank you for your Porsche Tourist Delivery order. Taking delivery of your new Porsche on September 26, 2008 in Stuttgart will be the unique beginning of your driving pleasures.
I thought you might appreciate some general information regarding the delivery of your vehicle in Stuttgart. Enclosed in this packet are a brochure which gives full details of the program and a map showing the best way to get to the factory in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. If you would like, you may keep your local (Stuttgart) taxi receipts to and from the Delivery Center and send them to my attention when you return to the states. I will reimburse you for this expense in U.S. dollars.
On your designated delivery date, please plan on being at the Tourist Delivery Center by 8:30 a.m. You will need to check in with the receptionist at the front desk to inform them that you are to pick up your "Tourist Delivery vehicle." Make sure to bring your passport and valid driver's license with you.
You are scheduled for a Factory Tour that will start around 9:50 a.m. in front of the Porsche Museum. Please note that factory tour participants have to be 18 years or older to be permitted on the tour. Once the tour is complete, lunch will be provided for you and your guest at the Porsche Canteen. After lunch you will need to return to the Delivery Center to take delivery of your new car!
Upon delivery, you will receive detailed information regarding your vehicle and insurance while you are in Europe. Please be advised that if you ordered a cabriolet with a hardtop, Porsche (AG) in Germany cannot store the hardtop at their facilities if you choose to vacation without it. We do have a facility available to you for storage, which is within one mile of the factory, at no charge to you. Once your vehicle is returned to Stuttgart, please be advised that it can take up to 8-10 weeks for your vehicle to be delivered to your Porsche dealer.
We wish you a pleasant stay in Europe and many enjoyable hours of driving.
Best regards,
Gabriele McFarland
European Delivery Manager
The information mentioned above, and more, was included in the folder. I was able to book a pretty reasonably priced flight, with a stopover in Paris. Booking hotels was a little tougher, the ones Porsche provides a voucher for were booked, I assume because Oktoberfest runs through the same time I'm traveling to Germany. I was able to book another hotel that is close to the factory. Next week I should be receiving the final numbers from
Porsche of the Main Line, including VAT, and will finish up the paperwork and payment with them. After that is all taken care of, we just need to prepare for the trip.
