997 GT3 US DM vs UK DM car
Discussion
cardigankid said:
I take it that you have noticed the second hand values of cars across there. If its just a sunroof and comfy seats and the silly little bumper additions, it may be worth going for.
2nd hand? They're only £63k brand new, chap. Second hand values ironically offer inferior value IMO. I wouldn't be importing one, I'm just thinking aloud about things and was trying to work out the differences. The websites for the respective countries' models don't offer much info. I knew you lot would know about such things 
Poorer value? On Porsche's own website there are low mileage '06 997 C2S's for £35k. Some of them pretty highly specced too. What's so poor about that? It might be academic but at some point emotion is going to take over. Also, I've heard that the US dealers can be pretty snotty about who they sell new cars to, ie only State residents. Second hand cars are different, and since your average Yank would horse his granny for a few bucks I don't anticipate much difficulty. Unscrew the stupid blimps on the number plate holders and settle into the 'comfy seats'.
I've heard people talk about 'Federal Spec', what's all that about? I imported a couple of cars from Holland when it was a good idea, and my experience was that the manufacturer tries to make his options list confusing to discourage the entrepreneur. But in practice there is a limited amount he can do on his production line to differentiate cars going to one country or another, and it usually boils down to one or two obscure extras, like additional airbags. Once you have sussed it and got over the fact that the Dutch gob mucus at each other rather than talk, it a bit of a scoosh.
I've heard people talk about 'Federal Spec', what's all that about? I imported a couple of cars from Holland when it was a good idea, and my experience was that the manufacturer tries to make his options list confusing to discourage the entrepreneur. But in practice there is a limited amount he can do on his production line to differentiate cars going to one country or another, and it usually boils down to one or two obscure extras, like additional airbags. Once you have sussed it and got over the fact that the Dutch gob mucus at each other rather than talk, it a bit of a scoosh.
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