You can easily convert the metrics to USA on the dash. What you can't track is why that car has illogical mileage for its age.
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A couple of years ago I purchased a Canadian Macan Turbo. First off, it CAN be imported. So much for obtaining facts
on the internet. My vehicle was located at a Porsche dealer and I DID buy it CPO - WITH the warranty FULLY transferable.
Again, so much for facts obtained on the internet. Both Canada and the US are served by PCNA.
The Canadian vehicles are compliant with US emissions and safety requirements.
The DIGITAL readout in the tachometer can be changed from metric to SAE. The speedometer to the left of the tach will
remain in KPH unless you send it off to some specialist who will custom create a face for it, etc. for ~$600.
I paid for:
- PPI
- transport from Canada to my location in the US
- duty
- customs fees (I used a customs brokerage located in Canada, IIRC)
- local vehicle sales tax
- registration
In my state I also had to provide a form from customs indicating it was properly imported. This was one glitch that
required a second trip to the RMV (or maybe it's DMV in your location).
It's a bit complicated, and nothing that cannot be completed with a bit of effort. I'd not done such a thing before
and it wasn't too bad.
I ended up going this route because of my extended Macan search and eventually finding one with all of the options I
wanted, at a price I was willing to pay - and the car hadn't sold by the time I found it online. I'd previously missed out
a couple of times with desirable vehicles disappearing and a stale web listing still showing availability. I'd also found
some with all of the options and in colors - interior or exterior - I really didn't want to live with.
Some colors look great in ads & brochures and are not so great to live with on a day to day basis - month after month,
year after year.
Good luck!!!
Appreciate the follow up. You comments make sense. The way I see it, I am getting a better deal up front and therefore should expect the same level of savings to be passed along when I sell the ride in 2-3 years. I just checked the build sheet, and it does show Homelink on there. (attaching build)
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The Macan Turbo I bought from a Canadian Porsche dealer a couple of years ago came equipped with
Homelink - and IT DOES WORK correctly here in the US.
The OP is seeking information - FACTS - about his situation.
Passing along innuendo, hearsay and/or beliefs and hunches really have no place in the discussion.
If someone KNOWS something - first hand experience preferably - then share it with the OP.
Anything else will serve to confuse the issue - and is really not helpful.
(what's next? If the OP selects French as the language for the vehicle to use it'll be Canadian French
rather than Parisian French? As the infomercial used to say, "Stop the insanity!")
The dealer I bought my Macan from, and more specifically the salesman, sells a lot of various Porsche
models to clients in the US. The salesman was very helpful in guiding me through the process. I can
see no reason why a Porsche for the Canadian market would be any less desirable than one for the US
market. I can think of at least one Canadian market BMW example that is/was more valuable than its
US counterpart - the E36 M3.
The GT3 resale example is one second hand illustration. Are people really buying their cars with resale
value as a major consideration?
The digital readout for the vehicle's speed is at the bottom of the center (tachometer) display in the
instrument cluster. A convenient and intuitive location. In order to look at the analog speedometer, one
would have to glance to the left. Even with the Panamera loaner I'm currently driving, I look only at the
digital readout to confirm the vehicle's speed.
OP - good luck. Hope you're able to separate fact from fiction in this thread!
Homelink - and IT DOES WORK correctly here in the US.
The OP is seeking information - FACTS - about his situation.
Passing along innuendo, hearsay and/or beliefs and hunches really have no place in the discussion.
If someone KNOWS something - first hand experience preferably - then share it with the OP.
Anything else will serve to confuse the issue - and is really not helpful.
(what's next? If the OP selects French as the language for the vehicle to use it'll be Canadian French
rather than Parisian French? As the infomercial used to say, "Stop the insanity!")
The dealer I bought my Macan from, and more specifically the salesman, sells a lot of various Porsche
models to clients in the US. The salesman was very helpful in guiding me through the process. I can
see no reason why a Porsche for the Canadian market would be any less desirable than one for the US
market. I can think of at least one Canadian market BMW example that is/was more valuable than its
US counterpart - the E36 M3.
The GT3 resale example is one second hand illustration. Are people really buying their cars with resale
value as a major consideration?
The digital readout for the vehicle's speed is at the bottom of the center (tachometer) display in the
instrument cluster. A convenient and intuitive location. In order to look at the analog speedometer, one
would have to glance to the left. Even with the Panamera loaner I'm currently driving, I look only at the
digital readout to confirm the vehicle's speed.
OP - good luck. Hope you're able to separate fact from fiction in this thread!
Just curious. Did you buy a new or used Porsche from a Canadian dealer? I contacted a Canadian dealer a year ago about ordering a new Macan and was told flat out they couldn’t do it.The Macan Turbo I bought from a Canadian Porsche dealer a couple of years ago came equipped with
Homelink - and IT DOES WORK correctly here in the US.
The OP is seeking information - FACTS - about his situation.
Passing along innuendo, hearsay and/or beliefs and hunches really have no place in the discussion.
If someone KNOWS something - first hand experience preferably - then share it with the OP.
Anything else will serve to confuse the issue - and is really not helpful.
(what's next? If the OP selects French as the language for the vehicle to use it'll be Canadian French
rather than Parisian French? As the infomercial used to say, "Stop the insanity!")
The dealer I bought my Macan from, and more specifically the salesman, sells a lot of various Porsche
models to clients in the US. The salesman was very helpful in guiding me through the process. I can
see no reason why a Porsche for the Canadian market would be any less desirable than one for the US
market. I can think of at least one Canadian market BMW example that is/was more valuable than its
US counterpart - the E36 M3.
The GT3 resale example is one second hand illustration. Are people really buying their cars with resale
value as a major consideration?
The digital readout for the vehicle's speed is at the bottom of the center (tachometer) display in the
instrument cluster. A convenient and intuitive location. In order to look at the analog speedometer, one
would have to glance to the left. Even with the Panamera loaner I'm currently driving, I look only at the
digital readout to confirm the vehicle's speed.
OP - good luck. Hope you're able to separate fact from fiction in this thread!
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