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Bought my 993 from them a few years ago, the mailer specifies "you have bought a 911 from us within the past 10 years" and states "WE NEED MORE CARS!... If you have even a remote interest in seeing what we'll pay for YOUR Porsche 911, PLEASE CALL right away!" Also mentions a "generous finders fee if you know of a friend or neighbor that has a Porsche 911 to sell... any year, any style."

Now I'm well aware that this is a tactic many mainstream dealers use to add used car stock (and maybe make incremental new car sales), I've received quite a few in past years for other vehicles I've owned. Just can't help but wonder if this is a sign of the 911 market overall getting much tighter than in years past.

I have casually kept an eye on Holt inventory over the past years and it seemed to me the inventory on their website has gradually decreased over time (I know what's on their website is not an accurate representation of actual stock but still)...

Todynot

When I was shopping at his place last fall he told me many of his sales were to clients abroad. That's going to take a toll on North American availability eventually.

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Yup. When I was buying from him he stated many (a third?) of his cars go to German re-sellers or buyers. Tim has been in the business for a very long time and has maintained a consistent quality reputation working with buyers/scouts all over the US to source his cars.

If he's now using direct mail to mine his own client base for cars it must mean demand is far exceeding supply.

esses

I thought TUV wouldn't allow the importation of US cars

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TÜV requires some changes to lighting (add rear fog, disable side markers etc.) to conform to EU regulations but that's about it.