Coyote

I bought my 993 in CA and wanted to drive it back to Utah. After spending way too much time trying to figure out how to do it without any potential legal issues or risk of impound I have up and just had it shipped. Missed out on the drive but saved myself some brain damage and potential aggravation.
CA is a PITA on this stuff!

ericthepilot

Got the car in WA, Seattle. Plate was already paid for the year. Called the insurance. Filled up the car and started driving east. 5 days later in South Florida.
Need to do it again !

gmorat

If all goes well with the PPI my dad will fly from Ireland and meet me in CA on the night before we buy the car. After the car is exchanged for a wad'o'cash the next morning we will drive to Pasadena and spend the rest of that day with my Brother and his wife and upon waking up the next morning we will head out the door for the long drive home to NC. My dad always wanted to drive across America. Bet he never imagined that 1. He would actually get a chance to do it, and 2. It would be in an air-cooled Porsche.

Huzzah!!!

JB 911

It will be a trip you will remember forever. Take you time be safe get AAA premier/plus whatever is the max that gets you a 200 mile tow -just in case. Ensure the tow hooks in the car and the jack spare tire. Find a flat parking lot and do a spare tire test change before you hit the highway. Sure it's buz kill but much easier surprise when see you are something short and still in a town with a working car to go get a part....

PS I hope 'wad of cash' was just a figure of speech. I wouldn't show up and meet someone with that much cash. If he insists on cash meet at a BANK, preferably yours so you just hold the cash for 20 feet from the teller to the coffee table. No where else.

NC TRACKRAT

....and be sure to take a spare DME/Fuel Pump Relay and belts.

gmorat

Spiritually and not actually a wod'o'cash. A fair sum of money in a non-liquid form.

gmorat

Links to these would be much appreciated.

Kika

Good luck with the PPI. There are a lot of us in the LA area if you need local support. Search the archives for road trip, there are a standard list of items that are recommended for long trips, their might be some info in this thread. The buyer did a great job of documenting his trip as well, https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...very-blog.html.

Good luck.

Cactus

Flew from eastern PA to Michigan, bought car with title and drove home with no plate. Wife thought we would end up in jail

95 C4 993

Bought mine in Incline Village, NV (Lake Tahoe) and drove it home to Utah. Didnt get a temp plate and kept the previous owners plates on until I got back to change everything over. Really no reason to worry, unless you plan on being pulled over.

gmorat

Which belts? DME new on Ebay for $34. Whats a 16 point tool?

G

porschemikeandnancy

In some states, (Massachusetts for example) the plates come off when the car is sold. On occasion, I've taken plates from another of our existing cars - and put them on the new purchase. Then, armed with the legitimate registration for the plates put on the new car and the bill of sale for the new car - plus an insurance certificate, I was never worried. But I admit I've never been stopped in this situation.

I would guess that any cop looking for revenue enhancement, can probably make up some violation you've committed and will give you a "mail in" ticket and let you go on your way. Never heard of a car being impounded.

Cemoto

One really good thing about the temp plates is the numbers are really small so if you blow through a speed trap doing 90 and continue to accelerate they have a smaller chance of getting the number.



Not that I would condone this type of behavior . . . . . .

Regards,

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steve g

Last week, I purchased a 38k mile 1989 BMW 325iX on Long Island, NY, paid the buyer in cash, and drove the car back to Illinois.

Before flying out to I asked my insurance agent to provide me with insurance documents which I would have in my possession. Before leaving, I also checked with New York state Division of Motor Vehicles - they indicated I would have to get a 'in transit registration' for driving the car home from New York to Illinois, no big deal, 2 hours at the local Long Island motor vehicle office and $15 later I was on the road. I did not want to take any chances with the lack of maintenance by the PO so I stopped at a well known E30 shop in Doylestown, PA - Zygmunt Motors to get some work done.

You might want to check with the state motor vehicle office where you are buying the car and definately get your insurance documents before driving the car and carry a spare DME relay - good luck !

PS - Don't forget to bring your IPASS transponder.

RudyP

+1
This is what I did too.