mathfuzzy

It's T minus approximately five weeks for my ED (I learned not to use that two letter abbreviation in the subject line...or to refer to my "ED anxiety").

I am planning to take and install my PCA member sticker and traditional 1970 Markenweltmeister sticker (homage to my first 911).

My question is this - will those be removed as part of the shipping and delivery prep process or will Porsche leave them be when the car gets sent to the U.S.? I could always reinstall but it would be good to know.

Larry Cable

they will leave them on ... they dont even *wash* the cars when they transport them after ED!

they should however leave the ED plates in the frunk.

mathfuzzy

Thanks Larry. Good to know. Maybe I'll let the car be the mule for some dirty clothes that I won't need for several weeks too!

Larry Cable

Leaving nothing in the car customs will discard it and it will probably delay it's clearance!

Hugh Jardon

They told me to take everything out of the car that I didn't want thrown away at customs. This included the front and rear plates. I put those in my carry on luggage.

They will give you a loaner first aid kit and warning triangle and Hi-Vis reflective vests, but if you remove those they will bill you, so best leave those with the car.

mathfuzzy

Ah - okay - thanks gents. I'll leave only stickers and schlep my dirty clothes home the same way they got there when clean.

XBrit

Dropped my GT3 in Stuttgart. They put the temporary reg plates in the frunk and left "their" warning triangle and safety vests in there, but discarded "my" safety vests that I'd left in the glove box. "Your mileage may vary".

Homeles

Try this one. I did it about 10 years ago. Lots of RPM changes, perfect to break it in!

chuck911

Technically you want to start WOT AMAP soon as its warm. The majority of "break-in" (ring seal, actually) will be done by the time you reach these passes. But, French Alps! At first glance I thought that was a Tour route. But no, it says 6 to 9 days by car. Tour riders would do it in 2.

mathfuzzy

Okay - I give up - AMAP?

As Manly as Possible?

Duke I

Took my ED plates with me, I did not want to risk losing them.

Kept the triangle, vests and first aid kit -- I wasn't charged for these.

p987yow

As with Duke - I took my ED plates, triangle, vests, first aid kit, manuals, etc with me. The only thing I left was a key.

As Larry presented above, Porsche doesn't detail you car before shipment. I found a very good car wash/detail place under 10 minutes from PorschePlatz - Mr Washhttp://www.mrwash.de/standorte/stutt...gart-feuerbach. I did an external and internal clean plus a wax - not cheap, about 50 Euro, but very good.

TRAKCAR

So if I clear bra the car, it will be left on?

Larry Cable

good question, I think the answer is "it might" - I personally would wait till the car returns to the US to do that...

Larry Cable

SWEET! - I wish I'd known about that!