964 Imports??

[mwg123]

where any RHD 964's imports. And if so were they made in a differant way, are they just as good or do i steer clear?

[wildoliver]

Sure there were some, probably not as many as now a days though, although a lot seem to be coming back from hong kong and japan now, strangely most I come across though are accident damaged with the big selling point that as it happened abroad it is unrecorded.....as with all imports buy with care.

[mwg123]

wildoliver said:

Sure there were some, probably not as many as now a days though, although a lot seem to be coming back from hong kong and japan now, strangely most I come across though are accident damaged with the big selling point that as it happened abroad it is unrecorded.....as with all imports buy with care.

How can i tell if it is an import?

Many Thanks

Matt

[ian_uk]

Look for C16 as the first part of the options list on the under bonnet sticker and in the service book. Each country has a different C number. C16 = RHD car made for the UK market.

Edited by ian_uk on Monday 17th September 14:59

[mwg123]

ian_uk said:

Look for C16 as the first part of the options list on the under bonnet sticker and in the service book. Each country has a different C number. C16 = RHD car made for the UK market.

Edited by ian_uk on Monday 17th September 14:59

Thanks Ian

[mwg123]

ian_uk said:

Look for C16 as the first part of the options list on the under bonnet sticker and in the service book. Each country has a different C number. C16 = RHD car made for the UK market.

Edited by ian_uk on Monday 17th September 14:59

think its c26. what does that mean?

[ian964]

C26 is for Singapore and South Africa

[mwg123]

ian964 said:

C26 is for Singapore and South Africa

Is this a bad thing?

What are the differances?

Would it put you off?

[gregorio!]

Did the South African cars have the O2 sensors removed?

Based on what wildoliver said, i'd pay for a very thorough pre-purchase check with a respected indy garage.

[Irish]

gregorio! said:

Did the South African cars have the O2 sensors removed?

Based on what wildoliver said, i'd pay for a very thorough pre-purchase check with a respected indy garage.

Are the any price advantages to SA cars? Has anyone gone this route?

[mwg123]

Does anyone on hear this evening know any more about c26 import rhd 964 coupe's??

I need as much help as i can get at the moment!

[sleep envy]

Irish said:

gregorio! said:

Did the South African cars have the O2 sensors removed?

Based on what wildoliver said, i'd pay for a very thorough pre-purchase check with a respected indy garage.

Are the any price advantages to SA cars? Has anyone gone this route?

not on pork but had a sniff around a SA BMW import

steered clear seeing as the rust proofing is pretty minimal and have heard that they suffer over here from the salt on the roads as a result

[graeme36s]

Documentation of the history of the car IMO is very important. Would not be to easy to verify if the car was stolen in SA and imported in over here. Thorough inspection paramount.

[mwg123]

graeme36s said:

Documentation of the history of the car IMO is very important. Would not be to easy to verify if the car was stolen in SA and imported in over here. Thorough inspection paramount.

It has a very good service history. Is it easy to tell if it is a dup;icate service book? in vw's it is! the book has the all important sticker in the front!