eilig

Gents: I will be spending 4 months in Germany this summer working on a project. Was there last week preparing, and stopped by the local Porsche dealer. They have an allocation for a GT3 available, I can order this week. The delivery would take place right around the time I arrive in Germany this summer. Perfect.

Question: When I'm done and return to the US, does anyone know: (1) What is involved to convert the car to US specs, (2) The cost of doing so, and (3) Who does such a conversion?

Any info would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

KINGSRULE

Call Porsche

orthojoe

Order the clubsport package and sell me the cage when you return.

RD16RR

why do they put a round pizza into a square box, and then cut the pizza into triangles ?

Hoopumpers

And I'll have the seats please

CAlexio

while I'm a can-do sort of guy, you will find that you no can-do this. The obstacles have stumped bill gates with his 959, and many lesser mortals. You need a USA car to register it in USA.. If you try to buy a euro Porsche you will be stuck. Caveat emptor, and Godspeed and every other silly word.

Yannick-HST

You can order the car in US-Spec here in Germany. This is a very common procedure as there are many US-citizens in my area who are here with the military (Airforce; Army) and who buy new cars here.

If they move back they just take the cars with them.

The thing I don't know is how the registration of the car is handeled if you're not in the Military... I don't think that they accept a car that doesen't match our regulations. Is it possible to register a car in the US which is still overseas but in US-spec and owned by an American owner?

JasonAndreas

Your USA dealer can specify European Delivery which also takes care of getting the car stateside when you return. The only issues are the refundable VAT deposit and the Porsche supplied insurance runs out after 2 weeks so you'll need to obtain your own after that.

eilig

Indeed, logistically this looks like the best option. BUT, the issue is that nobody seems to have any allocations available state-side. I did find an allocation available immediately in Germany. BUT, as expected, it sounds like it would be an issue getting that car registered here.

I think the answer is to do European Delivery, and just pay to extend the insurance beyond the 2 weeks that Porsche provides. NOW, if I can just find an allocation......

hf1

Didn't Macca order and receive his (RHD, NZ-spec) car from a Swiss Porsche dealer and registered/insured it with Swiss plates allowing him to drive it in EU for 12 months? Maybe you could do the same. Or call Porsche and ask for a 4 month long European Delivery option.

skuplist

I have a European delivery scheduled and have been told I have up to 6 months to keep it in Europe before AVT kicks in.

eilig

I have learned the same, so can confirm the validity of the 6 month period.

So I've made a lot of phone calls today, and can't find any dealer who can offer an allocation. If anyone knows of one, I would be eternally grateful. It sounds like I need to place my order NOW for a Euro delivery in the May/June timeframe...

Nick

Registration is the least of your problems.

Does the car meet US regulations? I believe it needs to be certified by Porsche that it does before it can be imported to the USA. Even if it meets US reg. then you need to get it licensed within the state you plan to live in. The state may have additional regs.