996 GT3 RS

[cyrus1971]

Just as a FYI I was back in Helsinki at weekend. Visited the Porsche dealer who is selling his last 996 GT3 RS (red effects) 105K Euros, I am sure you can get if for less. Punishing local Finnish Taxes make this a 180K Euro car on the road ! Import to the UK and naturally you do not pay local taxes, just UK VAT. Not sure but do availibility / cost issues in UK make this of interest to any one ?

Note : I don't know the dealer or anything - just seemed like an georgeous car and an opportunity in one place !

[Merritt]

I don't know anything about importing cars into the UK but as well as VAT, isn't there an import duty to pay?

If not - then I make the uk cost around £77,100 inc VAT at a 1.6Eu to the £ exchange rate (don't know how accurate that is either!)

Steve

[JohnRS4]

Current £ to Euro rate is about 1.49 which would make it about £82,800 and then you would have to get it here and any other charges other than VAT you will need to pay and of course it is LHD.

[silver993tt]

There is no import duty to pay if car comes from another EU country (which Finland is). Just have to pay UK VAT. I did this already with a Boxster S. Saved £12,000 when I did this 4 years ago for an identical UK spec car (C16). Euro was a bit weaker then which helped. Euro 105,000 = £70,000 +VAT = £82,250 total price.

[Merritt]

superb, so its £20k ish cheaper if you want the hassle and can live with LHD.

[cyrus1971]

I am sure he would take offers around 95 / 100 K Euros since he sounded like he really wanted to sell. Second hand 1973 2.7 RS sells for more in LHD than RHD so I reckon LHD better bet.

[clubsport]

better bet??? maybe you will reap some benefit from your investment over 31 years for a lhd version.

Consider rhd 993RS are currently worth £15k+ more than a lhd version.

[iguana]

cyrus1971 said:

Second hand 1973 2.7 RS sells for more in LHD than RHD so I reckon LHD better bet.

Not where I see them they don't, RHD of any RS worth considerably more than a lefty, esp '73 RS lightweights, numbers vary for all the RS's but always a fraction of RHD's compaired to lefties.

[beaver]

Merritt said:

superb, so its £20k ish cheaper if you want the hassle and can live with LHD.

86k new in rhd. (plus about 5k for ceramics)

[Merritt]

Yep - except they are all sold now and the second hand ones have been changing hands at well over list...

[beaver]

Merritt said:

Yep - except they are all sold now and the second hand ones have been changing hands at well over list...

Premiums are pretty much over on these. List is about right plus maybe a grand or 2

[cyrus1971]

My comment on "better bet in LHD" may be erroneous since it was the sales dude in Helsinki who said it. Availability is a challenge and hence the post.

[toppstuff]

I'm not so sure that they are so hard to find now.

Porsche Post has a few of them , and there are a couple in PH classifieds.

I think the speculative bubble is over for for the RS. Even my local OPC has one which is not sold.

I think the initial round of owners are now looking to move them on for 997's and maybe the new dancing donkey that is on its way...

[toppstuff]

I'm not so sure that they are so hard to find now.

Porsche Post has a few of them , and there are a couple in PH classifieds.

I think the speculative bubble is over for for the RS. Even my local OPC has one which is not sold.

I think the initial round of owners are now looking to move them on for 997's and maybe the new dancing donkey that is on its way...