import cars

[steve.B]

Am I to suffer on resale price in years to come if I was to buy a new imported 997 then wait for the same car to go via Porsche HQ.
And is the car the same in set up, if not is this easy to change?

[Silver993tt]

no, not at all as long as it's C16 UK spec. You also get a European wide warranty which will be honoured at any OPC in the UK.

[qureshia]

All proper 997 (c16 cars) have full leather as std not the case in the rest of the world.

As suggested before, make sure it is a C16 car (in which case it should not be worth any less than a proper UK car – although some dealers may try and tell you otherwise)

If not a C16 make sure it is from a North European country as their spec is close to the UK (similar cooling and under seal etc) and expect it to be worth less when you sell – probably no as much as the saving you make.

I bought a 07 golf GTI DSG as a daily drive – from a UK importer (cars was originally from Denmark) no difference to the UK car except – lights stay on all the time (like Volvos) 2 year warranty instead of 3 and lastly saved >15% on UK price – been offered £1k less from a trader because it was non UK (mainly to cover the addition of the extra years warranty) so defo saving to be made.

However saying all that don’t buy a brand new 997 – you will take a huge bath when you come to sell it – Budget for at least 20% first year


All of the above is IMHO

Edited by qureshia on Tuesday 5th June 19:59

[flattotheboards]

it depends on how much you can get it for, because if you get it substantially cheaper abroad so that itll out weigh what itll be worth in a few years when you get rid of it, it would definately be worth it.

[Vr6-er]

I travelled a long way today to see a 996TT c16. I didn't have a sunroof, which I thought was standard for the UK. I think the moral is check everything line by line against UK spec.

Poor condition leather - wasted journey!