WRT to the SatNav, how is this true? I have two SatNav devices and they both work in the US, Europe and Africa. Of course, you have to buy the maps but still...
You won't have as much trouble moving a US car to Europe as all US cars have km/h and mph on their speedometers.
Radios: For BMWs for example, switching the radio seems to be some thing which is not so easily done... and there are some specialists offering to do it.
Now, I will admit that I only have the experience of owning a "German" Mercedes Benz in the States and all of my experiences with BMWs are for the correct country but the swaps looked really easy.
Speaking of which, how hard would it be to Export a Porsche from here to the USA?
I have decided that I might want to take a 928 or a 911 back when I return at the end of August.
What do all/any of you think about that?
THanks.
i take it you are just looking the official porsche website and preowned ones on there?
I don't want to spend a ton of money. Maybe I am looking at the wrong cars.
Still I can buy them in the USA for less than 20K so I figured why not try here where there are more options.
If you wanted someone who is doing it regularly and would be prepared to pay him for the time and effort it might save you some hassles in the long run
PM me if you're interested in the link to his site
and btw we're not talking mickey mouse stuff here either - it's a serious business he runs
Just thought to add you might find it cheaper to:
1. look at mobile.de
2. set land to Germany
3. choose MwsT ausweisbar (can take it off)
then find the car you want
you can then import it into CH - as it's Euro car no need for any checks etc. assuming it's relatively new - just get it registered with those papers
you'll pay all up about 11% in taxes/fees
i was looking at a Porsche Cayenne and can get one younger with less kms and better spec and warranty this way than here locally in CH
Germany was hit harder by the financial crisis and the big expensive cars really have taken a price hit - no one is buying them (well not as many as before)
...I'll totally approve if you let me take her for a spin.
wait a couple of years...will bring a bimmer of Porsche over..we can share costs
I've lived in US for 18 years and got the needed connections and have some good relationships with the Porsche dealer in the Chicago area
I am trying to keeps costs down but still get a good vehicle. So would one from Germany be the best? I have read that the European models tend to have better specs and more "real" options. Any thoughts?
You can drive my BMW 330 station wagon...
I just wanted to drive it on the Autobahn.
Also, I have discovered that the Euro versions of the 928 were more powerful and more likely to come with manuals. I don't know why I like the 928, except that it seems to be a combination or Mercedes tank-like construction, BMW grace, and Porsche power and drive. The 928, just rivets me, like very few cars do. Of course, a 911 would be really cool as well.
For a few years from 2001 to around 2006, many of the BMWs could be reprogrammed with fingers to the different radio regions
On the newer iDrive cars, the re-programming is much more complicated and requires specialist tools
Reprogramming the iDrive cars is trivial, but you're right, they do charge a fortune for the privilege.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/impo...list010410.pdf
Euro versions of the 928 were not all more powerful than their US cousins (BTW, they are called ROW = Rest Of the World models not euros).
My 928 was one of many collected direct from the German factory
by the Swiss owners so there are many imported Porsches. People either collected them that way because it was fun or for my car because it was a manual & the Swiss Porsche concessionaire did not import/sell 928 manuals for the first 10 years so the 928 manual is quite rare here in Switzerland.
Not trivial, and very much full of risk. I looked into it in detail and decided to walk away from the early iDrive cars to ensure I did not have a dead BMW on my hands.....