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One more reason why I am likely not to continue with the purchase of a 997TT...

Here's a comparison of tax-exclusive prices for the standard car:

UK: £83270
Germany: £78085
US: £67162

Even allowing for variations in specification, European - and especially UK - buyers are subsidising US buyers.

Plus ca change, as they say in Zuffenhausen.
 
My sentiments exactly. If you look on www.autoebid.com not only can you get a 997TT for £7,000 less (imported) but you can get one in 3-4 months.

Furthermore, with the margin that Porsche make on the TT (I think it's the same as 5 regular 997's 0r 7 Cayennes), I would expect something a little more special visually. I was reading a review just recently at Pistonheads.com, where the 997TT was compared to the 959. It was commented that:

For starters, it's not what you'd call beautiful. The standard 997 is pretty enough but it seems as though Porsche has conspired to mess up the front end with fussy detailing and those driving lamp pods at either side make it look as though there's a golf ball in each cheek. The wheels, too, are an acquired taste and the huge air intakes set into the rear wings are nasty, cheap looking plastic items. It's a shame because the Turbo has always been the best looking of the 911 ranges over the years but they've messed up here.

The interior, too, is a bit of a letdown because it's just so similar to the standard cars. It's stylish and functional but where's the sense of occasion? If I'd blown twice the money of a 997 Carrera on this, I'd expect it to look a bit more special.
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=15223

I can't help but agree but I'm struggling to think of another car I might want other than another 997S.
 
One should not fight the system, one should take advantage of the system, one should buy a LHD....[;)]
Huge savings to be made... look at http://www.mobile.de/cgi-bin/index_cgi.pl?sprache=2....[:-]
 
It's the same differential in the second hand market, so I'm not sure it makes a lot of difference unless you intend to keep the car forever.

I personally would not buy a LHD (unless it was mostly for track use) because my experience of, non-motorway, driving on mainland europe in various RHD cars has been very scary.
 
Or you could buy in europe and spec a RHD car, but then again i'm not sure on the import duty rules. This is what my dad did when he bought an Audi TT when they first came out. He saved about £8k over the best price he could get from any Audi dealer and jumped the queue.
 
Don't know about Porsche importing but my experience with BMWs was that you get a reduced warranty (2 rather than 3 years), certain things like free run-in service whilst advertised as a benefit to the car are sold in the name of the dealership so you don't get it and the second-hand dealer market marks down imports for no good reason that I can see.

Not suggesting it's not worth it but worth to have a perspective on how long you might keep the car if there are additional costs to factor in as with BMW.
 
don't forget that the USA get the standard free 4 yrs warranty which costs us £1500
 
don't forget that the USA get the standard free 4 yrs warranty which costs us £1500
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As of November 1st the Porsche Extended Warranty is going to cost £895py, up from £725py.
Ouch!
 
No, the cost has gone up so that you can now watch Mr G Monkey 'earn' his £100 per hour through a piece of glass. Previously, one had tea, coffee and one of last year's Autocars to read.

Someone has got to pay for all those shiny OPCs- do you remember how dark and small AFN (as was) was?
 
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