Moving to Europe with 991.2
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Moving to Europe with 991.2
Hi, first post here and planning to get my first Porsche as well ! I live between CA and France and plan to buy a C4 or C4S in CA with the idea of bringing it back to France eventually. If anyone has experienced doing this I would be interested to hear if there are any potential issues or things to watch out for ? Some obvious things would be to change the turning signals from red to orange as the side orange running lights from orange to clear (which I think quite a few people do in the US anyway). Also anyone knows if it is possible to order a US car with km/h instead of mph ?
Looking at a spec like this and welcome any critique on the build: http://www.porsche.com/microsite/por...px?c=/PH5BPJE8.
After test driving the 2017 C2, C2S and C4S I would most likely do with the C4 or C4S as I would drive it in the mountains if I move it back to France.
Thanks in advance for any inputs.
Looking at a spec like this and welcome any critique on the build: http://www.porsche.com/microsite/por...px?c=/PH5BPJE8.
After test driving the 2017 C2, C2S and C4S I would most likely do with the C4 or C4S as I would drive it in the mountains if I move it back to France.
Thanks in advance for any inputs.
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Welcome to Rennlist. My suggestion is to buy your new car in France. Warranty issues alone might be the biggest reason, then logistics. Yes, it may cost more in Country, but a lot easier and safer. Good luck.
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My country is CA right now and I plan to use it there for at least a year and maybe more. I did bring a WV a long time back and the logistics was not that hard. As for the warranty isn't a WW warranty ?
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I dont think a USA car with a USA waranty is honored in other countries.
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I just had a quick look at the USA warranty and it says that it will only honor the warranty of the local country or something like this. The French warranty sats that it covers WW. Not too surprising as the US warranty is 4 years and the French one only 2 but with no mileage limit I could find. Anyway thanks for bringing this point up as it seems quite relevant.
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This being your "first Porsche" I'd suggest you buy a used 911 in the USA. Drive for a year or 2. Sell it. Then, when you move to France, buy used again, or order a new car (since you'll be an expert now). Study the 'Hot For Sale' sticky above. This will help you a ton.
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So enjoy an off-the-lot new or used (used is best bet because you know you'll be dumping it in year or two), and then about a month or two before moving to France (assuming it's an absolute done-deal at that point) order your French 991.2. That's what I would do, anyway.
Last thing I'd do is buy new here and try and ship it to France and register it there. Why go through the hassle? 991s are a commodity on both sides of the pond. And whatever coin you might save from buying over here, I suspect you'll lose if selling a gray market car in France.
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To be clear, you live in Canada, are a citizen of France and want to buy a car in the US, that you'll use in Canada and eventually ship back to France.
Not sure what you mean by "eventually" - do you plan to bring it into Canada as a temporary import?
As you already know, cars in Europe and France are expensive. Not to mention Switzerland, which is insane. Used cars are very expensive (don't ask me how I know this) so it's definitely worth exploring .
Regarding km/h vs mph, your digital speedometer and odometer both covert to either unit in your vehicle settings.
You'll need to contact Porsche to request your Cert of Conformity (when you're ready to export), but the entire process is quite straight forward. There are also companies that will help you through the process.
In order to avoid import duties in France you will have to own it for 1 year and then bring it into France as a returning resident. You won't be able it sell it in France for 1 year after importation.
I also had to get the radio reprogrammed because of the odd / even radio FM frequency allocation.
I cannot speak to the rules regarding buying a car in the US and importing it into Canada.
Not sure what you mean by "eventually" - do you plan to bring it into Canada as a temporary import?
As you already know, cars in Europe and France are expensive. Not to mention Switzerland, which is insane. Used cars are very expensive (don't ask me how I know this) so it's definitely worth exploring .
Regarding km/h vs mph, your digital speedometer and odometer both covert to either unit in your vehicle settings.
You'll need to contact Porsche to request your Cert of Conformity (when you're ready to export), but the entire process is quite straight forward. There are also companies that will help you through the process.
In order to avoid import duties in France you will have to own it for 1 year and then bring it into France as a returning resident. You won't be able it sell it in France for 1 year after importation.
I also had to get the radio reprogrammed because of the odd / even radio FM frequency allocation.
I cannot speak to the rules regarding buying a car in the US and importing it into Canada.
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Thanks duxsi. To clarify I am a US and French citizen and reside in both countries. I would buy the car in CA (not Canada but California !), drive it there (I spend about 70% of my time there right now). If and when I want to move it back to France probably want to study this as buying in France is indeed quite a bit more expensive with a fairly low CPO market too. It could be in a year or 3, that part is not clear yet.
As for buying used after test driving the 991.1 and 991.2 I would much rather get the 991.2 (sorry for the purists...).
As for buying used after test driving the 991.1 and 991.2 I would much rather get the 991.2 (sorry for the purists...).
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Thanks duxsi. To clarify I am a US and French citizen and reside in both countries. I would buy the car in CA (not Canada but California !), drive it there (I spend about 70% of my time there right now). If and when I want to move it back to France probably want to study this as buying in France is indeed quite a bit more expensive with a fairly low CPO market too. It could be in a year or 3, that part is not clear yet.
As for buying used after test driving the 991.1 and 991.2 I would much rather get the 991.2 (sorry for the purists...).
As for buying used after test driving the 991.1 and 991.2 I would much rather get the 991.2 (sorry for the purists...).
How likely are you to move within 2 years of taking delivery for the time left on warranty to have a material impact?
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If the French Warranty is only 2 years anyway... and you would move after or at the end of that then just buy the US car since at 2 years the French warranty wouldn't matter.
How likely are you to move within 2 years of taking delivery for the time left on warranty to have a material impact?
How likely are you to move within 2 years of taking delivery for the time left on warranty to have a material impact?
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