Same here.  I used to hate the thought of texting...until I had texting.  Wow, what a difference.  Now I hate talking on the phone.     We're getting fired upon!  Hold on, let me text Joe to see if he can help us out.  He has notifications silenced.  Maybe he'll see it later.  LOL     That was nice to let you pay MSRP and wait.  Of course, it did have a pretty long trip from the factory.   Wait, ICE boxsters and caymans are discontinued?  I didn't realize that.  

Lariat doesn't come standard with AWD anymore, it's an option.  That's where the big price reduction comes from.

IIRC, adjusted for inflation and also cars’ much higher MPG, it costs a lot less for the fuel per mile to drive same distance.  As example Camry is way more roomy than my first car, a Mustang, and gets 3 times the MPG.  Makes gas cheap by comparison. 😀   Granted, it costs a lot more to buy a fuel efficient car today even after adjusting for inflation, though in fairness much of that higher price is not due to higher MPG.

or they are making space for the 300HP model  

Well yeah I wouldn’t want to call in close air support with a text…..

That was close to my experience when I used X plan with my local dealer.   I just called and said this is what I want and it showed up 6 weeks later just below dealer invoice.  Then they increased x plan pricing for which I’m no longer eligible and it became harder to special order.  Bought the F150 and Nautilus off the lot.   I was able to order the Boxster exactly the way I wanted it and the dealer was gracious enough to allow me to pay MSRP and wait 6 months.  But since all ICE boxsters and caymans are discontinued it should be a good investment.      

Well a phone/Radio call would be faster if your taking fire, for example, in the case that I'm talking about. But there is def an erosion of people skills with younger generations. 

I have to admit I would rather email or text vs a phone conversation 95% of the time.  It doesn’t matter if either of you are busy you still get the message and you can carry on multiple simultaneous conversations and have group conversations.  And I’m borderline boomer/gen x

According to the order guide they only deleted the power sliding rear window.  

I'm skeptical about $4220 MSRP reduction without major standard equipment decontent going on.