[Arjuna]

"My understanding is that it costs @$3000 USD in order to have the "privilege" of taking European Delivery of a Porsche."

As of February 2012, the Porsche European Delivery Program is available at no additional charge (italic emphasis is mine):

"Porsche Cars North America today announced several enhancements to its European Delivery Program. The revised experience provides customers the opportunity to purchase their new Porsche vehicle from any participating authorized Porsche dealer in the U.S. and take delivery of their new car at their choice of one of the automaker's two German factories. The program is now offered at no additional charge to customers and includes access to discounted airfare and hotel accommodations." [1]

[1] http://press.porsche.com/news/release.php?id=695