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European Delivery and or Porsche Experience CenterThis forum to ask questions and get answers about collecting your Porsche in Europe or the outstanding Porsche Experience Center.
When did the dealer ask that you pay for your car? Mine is saying 30 days before European Delivery?
Did your dealer also collect VAT deposit or did they just hold a check?
When did you add your 911 to your insurance policy? I’m assuming you don’t insure until you take possession in the US?
When did the dealer ask that you pay for your car? Mine is saying 30 days before European Delivery?
Did your dealer also collect VAT deposit or did they just hold a check?
When did you add your 911 to your insurance policy? I’m assuming you don’t insure until you take possession in the US?
Thanks!
I recall paying a month before I picked it up in Germany.
I did not have to pay VAT deposit, I think that is up to the dealers discretion depending on your relationship.
I insured the car when I picked up at my local dealer.
When did the dealer ask that you pay for your car? Mine is saying 30 days before European Delivery?
Did your dealer also collect VAT deposit or did they just hold a check?
When did you add your 911 to your insurance policy? I’m assuming you don’t insure until you take possession in the US?
Thanks!
I'm simply financing mine, and only had to finalize the paperwork a few day prior to leaving. My dealer also waived the VAT for me. I'll start my insurance when i have a specific date that it will arrive at my home dealer.
My dealer asked to pay and do final paperwork 3 weeks prior to departure. I opted to go in about 4 weeks prior because rates were slowly climbing and I wanted to lock in as early as possible. Luckily I did -- got a great rate that PFS matched.
When I first placed my order demand, they mentioned I had to write a check for the VAT amount prior to my departure. As time went on while building a relationship with the dealer, they didn't ask for one in the end (or they forgot?)
I haven't insured the car yet. I will likely do so a few days prior to my scheduled delivery.
On a side note, my boat is arriving to North American waters in a few hours and mooring in Halifax a few more hours after that. The wait is nearly over!
My dealer asked to pay and do final paperwork 3 weeks prior to departure. I opted to go in about 4 weeks prior because rates were slowly climbing and I wanted to lock in as early as possible. Luckily I did -- got a great rate that PFS matched.
When I first placed my order demand, they mentioned I had to write a check for the VAT amount prior to my departure. As time went on while building a relationship with the dealer, they didn't ask for one in the end (or they forgot?)
I haven't insured the car yet. I will likely do so a few days prior to my scheduled delivery.
On a side note, my boat is arriving to North American waters in a few hours and mooring in Halifax a few more hours after that. The wait is nearly over!
EXCITING!!!! hahaha. Seems the VAT is simply up to the discretion of the dealer on how it is handled. Happy to hear you didn't end up needing to pony that up.
I did sign up for the GPS unit from Leipzig but I think they forgot about it. We used our phones instead and it was fine. We made sure to download offline maps on our phones and used CarPlay within the car. One of our phones was on T-Mobile which had unlimited international call/data. Had to use data just a handful of times.
If you have two devices, I'd recommend setting nav on both of them just in case one craps out. In one instance one of our phones was registering a few dozen meters off the road.
Alright folks, my time here comes to an end. The car made it safely home today on day 358. Here are a couple potato photos in the garage now but hopefully in the next few weeks I'll take it out for a proper photo session. Lots of home reno currently so apologies for all the crap laying around.
Sadly as anticipated, there was no fanfare with re-delivery after ED at my local dealer. Basically handed me the keys and off I went -- no car cover reveal, no goodies, etc. Though early on I did ask for clear side markers to be thrown in which they happily obliged.
My SA saved all the key tags while the car journeyed through its travels which I thought was a thoughtful gesture. Tags from Sindelfingen car drop off in Germany, Port of Emden, Port of Baltimore, and finally the local dealer.
And if anyone is interested here is my timeline:
Nov 5 2021: Order Demand
Day 62: ED Allocation given
Day 64: Order placed
Day 76: TYD Invitation
Day 181: TYD Freeze Date reached
Day 201: TYD Scheduled for production
Day 220: TYD Start of production
Day 242: TYD Exit Production. CT Assembly
Day 243: TYD CT Finish. CP8
Day 271: My Overview Phase 3 Car Produced
Day 294: My Overview Phsase 4 Car Complete
Day 304: ED Completed. Car dropoff in Sindelfingen Germany
10-02-2022 | 08:36 PM
