Ah yes, the home of the Swedish Groundhog Bjorn

Eleventh character in the Porsche VIN tells where it was built:
"S" built in Zuffenhausen (Stuttgart)
"K" built in Osnabruck (former Karmann factory)

My Boxster 981S was built in Stuttgart

that furry vermin that mispredicts the coming of Spring every year.

Yup. Most 986's and 987's where built in Uusikaupunki. (Not sure if they have a vermin named Phil there.)

Peace
Bruce in philly

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"A mile of highway will take you one mile. A mile of runway will take you anywhere."

Not as much as you would think, G-man.

BTW, that took you an unusually long time to research.

"A mile of highway will take you one mile. A mile of runway will take you anywhere."

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Gary in SoFL
Not as much as you would think, G-man.

BTW, that took you an unusually long time to research.

I see your point. Aside from bending the flat six into a V, add a turbo and moving it to the front of the vehicle, add 2 more doors and another row of seats, raise the whole vehicle a tad or so. Guess it must just be my keen eye that notices the subtle differences.

Nope. No time for research. Just had little time to get near a computer over the weekend.

Drive it amigo, drive it!

A practical Porsche for all purposes and all seasons may be a bit foreign to someone who keeps his Porsche in a bubble half the year, and spends 90% of his time the other six months detailing it.....not that that's a bad thing.

Plus, I've noticed you're just a bit slower getting into and out of your Boxster. Just drive the Macan....as even you have said, it about the ride and the people more than the shine.

"A mile of highway will take you one mile. A mile of runway will take you anywhere."

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Gary in SoFL
Drive it amigo, drive it!

A practical Porsche for all purposes and all seasons may be a bit foreign to someone who keeps his Porsche in a bubble half the year, and spends 90% of his time the other six months detailing it.....not that that's a bad thing.

Plus, I've noticed you're just a bit slower getting into and out of your Boxster. Just drive the Macan....as even you have said, it about the ride and the people more than the shine.

Gosh. It's a good thing I don't drive my car all year like you do. According to your "observations" I only drive my car about 2.5 weeks a year. At least I enjoy that 11K miles each year. Somehow, though, that 2.5 weeks seems a lot longer to me.

Drive, stop, egress, clean wheels, drive, stop egress, buff nose, drive, stop, egress, shine sides, drive, stop, egress, take picture...........

It ALL counts for the 90% detailing

You would get much more utility, year round, driving a Porsche produced in Leipzig.

"A mile of highway will take you one mile. A mile of runway will take you anywhere."

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Gary in SoFL
Drive, stop, egress, clean wheels, drive, stop egress, buff nose, drive, stop, egress, shine sides, drive, stop, egress, take picture...........

It ALL counts for the 90% detailing

You would get much more utility, year round, driving a Porsche produced in Leipzig.

Not sure who your PI is that's reporting this to you. Certainly not worth the $0.25 / hr you're paying him/her.

True that I might get a bit more utility out of a Leipzig built car or utility vehicle, but I don't need another utility vehicle. I want a sports car that's fun in the sun to drive in the twisties. Since I can pack enough into the Boxster for 2 week trips, that gives me exactly what I want. No need to compromise.

Why not get both!

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Lawdevil & CURVN8R
Why not get both!

I do have both. BMW wagon - sportier and more utilitarian than an SUV. Only problem with station wagons is they didn't call them SUV's. Then everybody would want one. And, I have the Boxster.

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Lawdevil & CURVN8R
Why not get both!

Stubborn and a river in Egypt.....denial.

"A mile of highway will take you one mile. A mile of runway will take you anywhere."

Stuttgart

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SciGuy in MI
Stuttgart

Boxster or Cayman?

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Guenter in Ontario

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SciGuy in MI
Stuttgart

Boxster or Cayman?

'14 Boxster S

Both of mine were built in Finland. Not sure if there's any special significance to this, lol. But both cars are an absolute pleasure to drive.

'00 Boxster S = U(usikaupunki)
'12 Cayman R = U(usikaupunki)

Regards, -Rick.



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Rick J (Nashville, TN)
But both cars are an absolute pleasure to drive.

'00 Boxster S = U(usikaupunki)
'12 Cayman R = U(usikaupunki)

Regards, -Rick.

Loving a CR is very easy to do with the benefit of also holding it's value. It makes a great track car. My CS was built in Osnabruck (former Karmann factory).



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