1 minute ago, marcandre said:

Love that 911 display. My in-laws live in Seoul, will be visiting in the spring. Hmmm...

I'll take one while your there :-p

when a petrolhead sees lego porsche

Edited August 26, 20169 yr by wolfenn

In case anyone was wondering, yes, Amazon does ship the Porsche with the outer Lego box. Came in minty fresh! Now to decide if I should QF or keep and build (bought it with credits/GC on Amazon for a total of $200 plus tax).

1 hour ago, jonnyhanukkah said:

In case anyone was wondering, yes, Amazon does ship the Porsche with the outer Lego box. Came in minty fresh! Now to decide if I should QF or keep and build (bought it with credits/GC on Amazon for a total of $200 plus tax).

For $200 it's safe to build and display . I would keep the box and manuals in a safe place so they stay minty .

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I did originally think that this would be a nice qf at xmas but with it being stocked everywhere and with new xbox, new ps4 and new ps vr coming out this year I don't think this will be top of xmas lists the way i thought it would when released. 

That QF window closed about a month back when virtually every large retailer got them in stock. It was fun while it lasted..

Why is everyone buying now? Surely this will be around for YEARS to come no?

5 minutes ago, king156 said:

Why is everyone buying now? Surely this will be around for YEARS to come no?

Since Porsche is a VW company and probably under the same licence as the Camper, Beetle and Audi/Porsche Speed Champions, I would expect this set to be around for a very long time and I expect much bigger discounts in the future. It's far from exclusive and Technic (a turkey theme?) so I'm only buying one to build when it's cheap enough. It's too big a box to store long term IMHO and the QFLL window has closed.

Just now, TabbyBoy said:

Since Porsche is a VW company and probably under the same licence as the Camper, Beetle and Audi/Porsche Speed Champions, I would expect this set to be around for a very long time and I expect much bigger discounts in the future. It's far from exclusive and Technic (a turkey theme?) so I'm only buying one to build when it's cheap enough. It's too big a box to store long term IMHO and the QFLL window has closed.

Yeah that's what im thinking too, am seeing pictures of people hording these already mad!

16 minutes ago, king156 said:

Why is everyone buying now? Surely this will be around for YEARS to come no?

Who is "everyone"? In the US it´s 2x VIP which does strange things to people´s brains. In the UK, it´s 25% off at Tesco and that seems a fair price for personal build for the impatient.

For those that are waiting, might suggest taking a look at Chabel´s 919 LMP1 on Rebrickable. It uses mainly easy to find parts and has a proper, working sequential gearbox using a fraction of the parts in 42056.

wonder when the Uk will get x2 VIP sigh

1 minute ago, king156 said:

wonder when the Uk will get x2 VIP sigh

Later this month - honestly we are better off without it, though.

29 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Later this month - honestly we are better off without it, though.

Unless you can double them with decent promo sets like the London Bus, then double VIP please.

9 minutes ago, Sprocket77 said:

Unless you can double them with decent promo sets like the London Bus, then double VIP please.

LB is a 20 euro set, maybe less when every man and his dog is flooding ebay with them, so Amazon/Smyths are probably better for larger sets and the 10 euro off coupon makes more sense for sub 100 euro sets.

Tesco´s 20% off plus clubcard points is still a better deal on the Porsche.

Edited October 2, 20169 yr by Val-E

8 minutes ago, Val-E said:

LB is a 20 euro set, maybe less when every man and his dog is flooding ebay with them, so Amazon/Smyths are probably better for larger sets and the 10 euro off coupon makes more sense for sub 100 euro sets.

Tesco´s 20% off plus clubcard points is still a better deal on the Porsche.

I was thinking more smaller sets anyway. Smyths/Tesco etc. Are better for the exclusives they sell.

So T minus 9h for all those wanting to stack Dr Who/Caterham etc with LB and 10 euro off coupon.

My nextdoor neighbour recently paid £186 at John Lewis using Flubit and it got delivered in a proper box ready for reselling! I'm happy to wait until it's <£150.

13 minutes ago, Val-E said:

So T minus 9h for all those wanting to stack Dr Who/Caterham etc with LB and 10 euro off coupon.

Just the one Caterham I think as nothing could beat Asda's recent deal on Dr Who (£28). I wouldn't be surprised if the tenner off expires before midnight.

Edited October 2, 20169 yr by TabbyBoy

1128 stock remaining at John Lewis at £199.99

I think chances of a Xmas qfll is very slim as everywhere is slightly selling this now at £200. Next set please 

Edited October 2, 20169 yr by Mhd747

2 hours ago, Val-E said:

Later this month - honestly we are better off without it, though.

sorry for thenewb question but why does it make us better off without x2 VIP ?

Who is "everyone"? In the US it´s 2x VIP which does strange things to people´s brains.

There isn't of a much truer statement than this.

sorry for thenewb question but why does it make us better off without x2 VIP ?

Isn't it better to have 20% - 30% off out the gate, rather than a measly 2x VIP?

Just now, exciter1 said:

Isn't it better to have 20% - 30% off out the gate, rather than a measly 2x VIP?

Yes of course, but Lego have never done that before. So x2 VIP is better than normal VIP...

Yes of course, but Lego have never done that before. So x2 VIP is better than normal VIP...

50% B-Wings and SSDs. We're not in a period of zero discounts any longer.