Need help Identify this 928
Racer
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From: Rayong, THAILAND
Tax to import a car with big engine is 328% on the value in Thailand (not what you paid) plus shipping so there's a lot of money to make if you can cheat the system.
Big engine high HP cars are very expensive in Thailand due to the taxes.
Big engine high HP cars are very expensive in Thailand due to the taxes.
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Unlike the sport/Luxary car, Mostly the owner just brought the car in with totally illegal intention, Use the car for a while, then let the car seize by the custom department. Those car will go to the Goverment auction, In this process, the custom officer will remove the original VIN and stamp the new VIN number to the car.I think they do that for their own record. After the car go through those auction process, those cars are totally clean and legal now.
Racer
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From: Rayong, THAILAND
If you have proof (on paper) that this is the case then it should be no problem.
To me the car should be less than 1.5M without the proper VIN but I know the Thai car market don't care so much about it.
I forget, there is also a Black 92 for sale with no price stated.
So 5 GTS listed for sale in Thailand at the moment.
To me the car should be less than 1.5M without the proper VIN but I know the Thai car market don't care so much about it.
I forget, there is also a Black 92 for sale with no price stated.
So 5 GTS listed for sale in Thailand at the moment.
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As a side note since you are looking for a GTS I find a bit strange that out of the few 928's in Thailand there's suddenly a bunch of GTS listed for sale.
At the moment we have the above Red 94 (฿1.5M).
And,
Violet Blue 93 (฿1.5M)
Black 93 (฿1.4M)
Oak Green 93 (฿3.0M)
Could be more???
At the moment we have the above Red 94 (฿1.5M).
And,
Violet Blue 93 (฿1.5M)
Black 93 (฿1.4M)
Oak Green 93 (฿3.0M)
Could be more???
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Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
If you have proof (on paper) that this is the case then it should be no problem.
To me the car should be less than 1.5M without the proper VIN but I know the Thai car market don't care so much about it.
I forget, there is also a Black 92 for sale with no price stated.
So 5 GTS listed for sale in Thailand at the moment.
To me the car should be less than 1.5M without the proper VIN but I know the Thai car market don't care so much about it.
I forget, there is also a Black 92 for sale with no price stated.
So 5 GTS listed for sale in Thailand at the moment.
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Race Car
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From: Le Mans, France
This is not what I have been expected, but at least you could find the original VIN of the car from this.
This is the car's body number. It is unique to this car but you have to ask a Porsche importer that will then ask Porsche Germany to know to which car it was assigned.
In short, this is the body number 0605 of the 1994 928 GTS's, all markets mixed.
Nordschleife Master
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From: ɹəpun uʍop 'ʎəupʎs
jamb and the paper sticker under the carpet in rear hatch, there is no front luggage compartment carpetCar is a GTS - airbag steering wheel only started in '93 for RHD markets and is only driver's side (the curvy dash with passenger airbag never had a RHD equivalent design). That, the clock and the engine number are enough to satisfy me.
If the riveted plate at the front of the engine bay is gone and they've cut the one off the right-side of the frame (where it shows through the cut-out in the fender), then unless the sticker is in the books or the rear hatch, you're basically stuck hoping the workers wrote the last few digits of the VIN on interior parts prior to install. Which does happen - e.g. back outer surface of the glovebox sometimes.
Easiest way would be to phone Porsche customer service in another country (e.g. UK where the car is likely from) and ask them to look it up from the engine number.
Last edited by Hilton; Jan 13, 2016 at 05:15 AM.
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From: ɹəpun uʍop 'ʎəupʎs
Also has no rear aircon and is likely C16 UK delivery (speedo is in mph with kph inner ring - South Afrtica, Australia and NZ are all metric and only have kph). Narrowed it down to 28 VIN numbers, but its a pretty common UK spec so phoing Porsche GB in Reading, UK will be easiest way to answer.
Last edited by Hilton; Jan 13, 2016 at 05:17 AM.