Hi@ all! I am leaving Germany in a few weeks. Fortunetly my new hometown will by San Diego, CA. Actually i am driving a porsche 996 c2. I would like to sell it in a few weeks/months and buy a 360 age 2000. -red -scuderia emblems -black interieur -challenge back -tubi -carbon cit (-maybe f1) this car in germany actually cost around 80-90k. Has anyone an idea, how much i will pay for the tranfer to the united states? How much would it cost for getting the transmission license? thx for your input, and YES I am working about having better english ;-)
I would recommend you purchase your 360 when you get to USA. * Similar price to what you quoted if you shop carefully * Will be already US-spec and therefore: * No transport costs * No customs hassles * No Wait * No emissions problems * No conversion to US-spec required -save cost * Resale value MUCH better to sell US-spec car than EU-conversion
I agree. Buy it here. I can put you in touch with a dealer here who will give you a good price. BTW, you will love San Diego.
I know people have all said to buy a us one but I would also be interested in this option too. I too am going to be moving to US (to LA, near Beverly Hills) in April 2006 with work. I already own a LHD 360 Modena now and would like to know all the options. I heard it costs between $15-$25K USD to import and get converted and apparently conversion must be done in us and not in Europe. Anyone actually know of a garage which specializes in 360 modena conversion or who has done it before? Would be nice to actually discuss the options before actually discounting it altogether... Trevor 2002 360 Modena
Do the math on it. I'd bet you could buy one cheaper over there and bring it here on a temporary permit for the 1 year term. You'd probably need to prove that you're maintaining an address in Europe. The cost for a temporary 1 year permit is very little. At the end of the year you can do the math again and figure out if it's worth doing the conversion to US spec or send it back. Once here it's my understanding that it's tough for the Feds to keep track of when the car leaves so you may be able to extend the time, that's your call though. At any rate, I think it'd be cool to legally drive a Euro car here that you can leave stock. That car will perform better then an equivalent US model because it won't have the same pollution restrictions. Good luck.
Thats an interesting idea, do you have any idea where you apply for the temporary permit? I suppose this permit excludes you from all tax implications when you show up at the port state-side with the car, right?
All the info appears to be here: http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/entering_us/7importingyourcar.htm You'll have to sift through what applies to you.
