US vs. Euro spec Carrera 3.2
03-14-2006, 11:58 PM
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I have a 1986 euro carrera cabriolet that I bought five years ago from Texas and brought it in to California. I had to pass through the california air resources board (CARB) which took a bit of doing but in the end have been very happy with the car. Considering the money many people spend on U.S. cars to get additional horsepower I figure I still came out ahead. As far as insurance I have had full coverage from the start with AAA. I have gotten quotes from a local State Farm agent and they will also insure it. I do not see any problems with insurance for ZZZ vin porsches. Curt
03-15-2006, 12:30 AM
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The euro Carreras I've purchased were previously registered in California, thus there were no CARB issues.
The other thing... is that all of the 911's are so simple in the first place, and further are so similar with respect to the emissions equipment, fuel injection, exhaust, etc..., that retrofitting any piece of USA smog equipment would be a trivial affiar at worst. There's just not much to these cars in the way of emissions.
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The euro Carreras I've purchased were previously registered in California, thus there were no CARB issues.
The other thing... is that all of the 911's are so simple in the first place, and further are so similar with respect to the emissions equipment, fuel injection, exhaust, etc..., that retrofitting any piece of USA smog equipment would be a trivial affiar at worst. There's just not much to these cars in the way of emissions.
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03-15-2006, 12:46 AM
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I work for GEICO and it should not be a problem. I have an '85 US car. The VIN database is not maintained past about 20 years, so the website will simply ask you to manually specify the information for your car. I hope this helps. And I hope you become a GEICO customer. :-)
03-15-2006, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by TonyG
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>>>Are there any problems with meetiing smog requirements with the Euro cars?<<<
Nope. As long as the stock fuel injection is in proper order, you can slap on a factory Porsche cat, with the 02 sensor and it will pass both the visual and the dyno smog test here in California with flying colors. Done it many times now.
>>>Are there any problems with meetiing smog requirements with the Euro cars?<<<
Nope. As long as the stock fuel injection is in proper order, you can slap on a factory Porsche cat, with the 02 sensor and it will pass both the visual and the dyno smog test here in California with flying colors. Done it many times now.
03-15-2006, 10:22 AM
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I have a euro '84 Carrera 3.2 and an '85 euro 930, insurance for both wasn't an issue. Progressive did them both. As for the weight difference I think most of it had to do with the difference in US vs ROW bumper requirements. The US models were heavier. Its interesting, my 3.2 Carrera has no sunroof and only the driver side rear view mirror. It was originally delivered to an USAF officer in Belgium. The manuals are all in French. Of course in '85 there was no US 930.
10-06-2020, 04:54 PM
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I suggest you get an insurance quote Haggerty. I changed to Haggerty for my 1988 Carrera 3.2 and the rate was almost 1/2 what I was paying at my prior carrier. Plus Haggerty does "agreed value" coverage, not "ACV" or "stated value" which lets the insurance company decide what your car is worth.
10-08-2020, 09:56 AM
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Might want to check with Grundy for insurance too. I had Hagerty for 2 years while my car was being assembled following a full restoration. Grundy would not insure a non-running car at the time. Once running I called Grundy and they saved me a good chunk of money for the same coverage. I tried to see if Hagerty would match the Grundy price but they were not interested in dealing at all. Agreed value with both, no deductible, no issues with casual driving as much as I want. The only thing they said was I could not drive it as a commute car- I don't. But I do drive it and enjoy it.
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