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The professional that came highly recommended failed completely as shown in later episodes but that's another story.
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Hey guys,
I am looking at buying a 1999 996 and exporting it from the UK to Australia. In order to do so it needs to be 25 years old. I know the year of manufacturing but not the month.
Does anyone know how to find this out from the vin number?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kindest regards
Richard
WP0CA29952S655253
| 2002 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet | VIN Analytics
Use this link. Insert your own VIN. It will give month, although the day is generic.
Not sure if you are aware but Porsche VIN is WPzero, not WPoh.
But the main reason I'm responding: I'd get a (RHD) car from Japan over one from the UK as come winter time UK roads are sprinkled with the most aggressive salt (rustwise) there is and the risk that rust is hiding is just too great for all the effort involved in importing it to Australia.
I'd even drive LHD cars in a RHD country to avoid a UK car.
Of course chances are you're spending the sort of money that gets you a summer only car but since the 996 has been so cheap during it's lifetime many will have lived outside a large part of their life when those without a garage owned them.
Apart from gt3's (no seam sealer applied to those, mind) and the turbo, probably.
Watch this and shudder
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The professional that came highly recommended failed completely as shown in later episodes but that's another story.
Edit: are you entirely sure that it is the date of manufacture as opposed to the date of first registration that must be at least 25 years ago?
The latter is easily checked through the original registration of the vehicle whereas the manufacturing date is not documented on the vehicle itself via a sticker or such on a non-US type vehicle.
I don't have a build date plate on my car either. I ran the number and the don't see a build date in the report. It does give me the MFR. Model Code as "996110". Is the build date November 2000?
Yes, the Vinanalytics.com report will give the month day and year (e.g. it�s birthday)
No, the 996-110 is the model designation and has nothing to do with the transmission. 996-110 = 911 Carrera Coupe
If it says it�s a Tiptronic, it�s a Tiptronic
