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What is the most economical way to travel to Germany and buy a new Porsche GT3
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Slp     Reply with quote
l would like to travel to Germany and buy a Porsche GT3 and drive on the autobhan then ship the car back to the states to drive here.What is the cheapest way to do this?
Dont     Reply with quote
Get a real big row boat.
If time will not allow that check cruise lines and see if they can help.
If you are picking it up at the factory they may have a package deal that includes the shipping either by air or boat.
Emilio     Reply with quote
Getting there would not be a problem, you could always get on a ship, and become a stow-away.
Where you will run into money is having the car shipped back. It will cost quite a bit to have it shipped here, plus, you will have to pay a luxory tax on the car, and that could run you some cash.
Strong     Reply with quote
l am not sure there is a cheap way to Europe. Do not land in France, they are some real horses rear-ends.
Coach     Reply with quote
walk / swim. Contact a shady car dealer for the buy. Buy twelve 44 gallon drums, seal them properly. lash the car to the drums and swim back towing the drumss/car.

Cheap but crap question if you can afford to buy a GT3.
Kim     Reply with quote
Join the military and pray you get stationed there. Then when you transfer back to the states they will pay to move one vehicle back from overseas. Just hope your new car passes U.S. inspections.
Lostyo     Reply with quote
The criteria u have is going to make it difficult to cut costs. The car itself will need to be ordered from a US Dealer with the European Delivery option. You could plan to buy a car in Europe, but while u could save on the actual purchase price due to exchange rates & different pricing in some locales, u would far exceed this in trying to get ur Euro car approved for us in the US. So, on the car side, u need to order a new car from a dealer & there will not be any options to really save money here.

Which means the primary spot where u could try & save would be on the travel expenses of getting yourself to & from Europe. The most likely route here would be to place the order for the GT3, & then shop around for the best travel prices & hotel prices for the period u will be in Europe to pick up the car. No real secret, just compare & buy as early as possible.

Though, u could take a gamble. if u were to wait until the last minute to book, u may luck into some very inexpensive options (if u sign up with any airlines to get notice of last minute specials, u will see European destinations & travel/hotel packages r common, if u can leave within a few days notice - often due to underbooked packages that they r now trying to fill up to make the most of their investment). But this is a gamble since u will not have much flexibility in getting the car. So if u were to gamble on this, u could save alot, but it would also be possible that u would instead pay alot more to secure a last minute fare (or worse, simply not be able to find an option for the time u need).

In the end, the difference between ''cheap'' & ''normal'' would come out to as much as one to two thousand dollars. which is not small, unless u consider that u r talking about $110K+ for the car, & a few thousand more per person in travel. & if u r going that far u will probably enjoy the whole experience more if u let loose with the purse strings & spend a little extra to make it a nice vacation.
Bobyer     Reply with quote
The cheapest way to do this is to actually purchase the car here in the US, ship it over to europe & drive it there for a while, then ship it back. shipping costs will prob run u about 5k total.

cars r pretty much at their cheapest here in the US. Especially with the euro being so strong right now. Dunno about how to go about legalizing it in europe for a short stint, but id imagine it wouldnt be particularly easy. Bringing one into the US would be a pain too.

before u go on any autobahn high speed terror run though, u really should probably take a driving school or two & get the car control skills needed for such an event.
Kickshaw     Reply with quote
Well because l do not live across the Atlantic, l live in Kuwait and in End of December or First Week of January l will be travelling to Germany to take my Porsche 911 GT2 (997) myself and l am gonna drive it all the way back to Kuwait and going through the roads of europe is like a Dream for me l mean the Tuscan Hills in Italy are jus awsome and the Autobahn is a drivers heaven.
Lemon     Reply with quote
if you are serious about owning a nice porsche l have a 2003 911 carrera ...email me for more info.it will save you alot of $$...im located in ohio
couzo     Reply with quote
id either take the mid-atlantic tunnel to France n drive from there(this would require a companion or 2, unless ur gonna leave ur car in Europe, which if its a bad car l would, because its Europe who cares), or maybe swim, once u get past the sharks and whales itll be okay, maybe even theyll let u hitch a ride which would be excellent.or maybe hijack a ferry or cruiseliner and just take that there, but thats sorta illegal and dangerous.

best of luck!
Callaway     Reply with quote
Not being a communist or anything, but what does it concern you if you are buying such a vehicle?
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