Porsche built in India?
Porsche built in India?
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Gingerburners

Original Poster:

4 posts

230 months

Friday 21st September 2007
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What do y'all reckon - is this a load of old guff? Sounds heretical to me. Finland ok, but out of Europe?

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ash7764

35 posts

230 months

Saturday 22nd September 2007
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wouldnt surprise me in the least..nearly all the insurance companies and banks have their call centres there so who knows hey???

rich 36

13,739 posts

297 months

Saturday 22nd September 2007
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Surely that would impact on the perceived build quality though.

To have them churn out cars likes the common TATA-Jaguar..... if his bid for Coventrys finest is to be believed

Clevers

1,171 posts

232 months

Saturday 22nd September 2007
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the negative impact on the Porsche brand value could be a significant factor.

Hope someone in Porsche is running a risk register

Rob_J

14,036 posts

252 months

Saturday 22nd September 2007
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Mercedes have been doing it for years...you assemble in country bypass a lot of the import duties & sell locally. Cars built in India are for the Indian market only. Can only really see it being Cayenne's anyhow.

Clevers

1,171 posts

232 months

Saturday 22nd September 2007
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a taxi made in India is one thing, but a 911......

rich 36

13,739 posts

297 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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Can you specify the tissue box cover and God pictures covering the sat-nav

is that an option to delete?

911fan

438 posts

291 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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rich 36 said:
Can you specify the tissue box cover and God pictures covering the sat-nav

is that an option to delete?
Rich36, that's real funny, a rich contribution, and not remotely offensive or promoting of stereo-types.....

r5gttgaz

7,897 posts

251 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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rich 36 said:
Can you specify the tissue box cover and God pictures covering the sat-nav

is that an option to delete?
And a hand woven carpet for the dashboard covering.

rich 36

13,739 posts

297 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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Or as a weight reduction, you could have massive chips rmoved from both shoulders OK.....

wrightyrs

446 posts

250 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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rich 36 said:
Or as a weight reduction, you could have massive chips rmoved from both shoulders OK.....
pmsl

911fan

438 posts

291 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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rich 36 said:
Or as a weight reduction, you could have massive chips rmoved from both shoulders OK.....
Sure, I'll go to the same place that removes forethought and consideration....

rich 36

13,739 posts

297 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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Ah Finland of course, I think you'll only find Boxters there,

Edited by rich 36 on Sunday 23 September 18:16

911fan

438 posts

291 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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rich 36 said:
Ah Finland of course, I think you'll only find Boxters there,

Edited by rich 36 on Sunday 23 September 18:16
lol, like it

rich 36

13,739 posts

297 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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Witness the ill fated Porsche Tapiro




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