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Old 01-10-2014, 02:39 PM   #21
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Mein 04 Boxster S in Stuttgart gebaut.

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Old 01-10-2014, 02:43 PM   #22
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Old 01-10-2014, 02:46 PM   #23
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"U" not "V". If there is a U in the VIN, it was built in Finland.

Valmet in Finland is regarded as having very high standards with regard to the Boxster. They apparantly developed a water-based paint regiment that Porsche later implemented in Germany.
While I'm sure it's good in some ways I can say it's the softest clear I've seen and that's BAD for me. Cut and polish with care!
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Old 01-10-2014, 03:58 PM   #24
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Ausgezeichnet!

I bought my 2001 S without knowing where it was built, but I admit to being pleased when I discovered it was built in Stuttgart. I guess that makes me a snob. Sorry.
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Old 01-10-2014, 04:00 PM   #25
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I'm a Stuttgart snob too!
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Old 01-10-2014, 04:12 PM   #26
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Old 01-10-2014, 04:21 PM   #27
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Strange, the Dangermobile's stamp is in Russian ?
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Old 01-10-2014, 06:19 PM   #28
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My 1999 came from Finland, although I have been to Stuttgart, does that count?
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Old 01-10-2014, 06:50 PM   #29
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I've heard the Finnish-built cars were of a better overall quality than the German-built units. I can't claim that myself, though mine has been excellent, and was built in Uusikaupunki.

The 981 is built in Osnabrück (old Karmann factory) and Stuttgart.
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nieuwhzn - you had a viggen?!?! luck man. my first fast/fun car was a 1995 900 turbo (I don't count the spitfire as it never really ran) and was a blast. good luck finding a viggen anywhere now, let alone any saab from the mid-90's.
Still have the Viggen. It's actually my daily driver now that the Boxster is laid up for the winter.
I'm trying to keep the Viggen in one piece. Like you are saying, not too many of them around anymore and only about 3000 were made. Collectible in the making.
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Old 01-11-2014, 10:56 AM   #31
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While we're on the subject, lets all learn the correct name for the town in Finland which puts the U in our VIN numbers: Uusikaupunki.

My Boxster is Finnish, as is half of its owner, and that suits me fine.
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Old 01-11-2014, 06:55 PM   #32
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Strange, the Dangermobile's stamp is in Russian ?
Dr. Strangelove maybe?
JD…just wondering if you wouldn't mind removing the JB header from your thread…
he's from a little town in Canada that no one's ever heard of and he makes me noxious…
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Old 01-12-2014, 03:33 AM   #33
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German built here- great build quality, paint is the best paint I've ever seen on a car, and has been dead reliable as long as I've had it.
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Old 01-12-2014, 10:46 AM   #34
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My 2004 S was built in Stuttgart. Always felt special because of that, but I am sure it was just mental.
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Old 01-12-2014, 12:26 PM   #35
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Finland. I'd prefer Stuttgart but that just cause I'm German. Not sure there is any real difference.
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Finland. While I might subconsciously what my German Porsche to actually come from Germany, I can not see any area on my Boxster that could have been improved. Fit, finish, paint, ect. Now with only a measly 66,000 miles on the odometer, I have many more miles for evaluation.
How many cars actually come from their origin country any more. All my newer American cars were made in Canada. My first import car, 2009 Nissan, made in US and on it goes
It's all about the process and following it to make the quality.
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My 1999 came from Finland, although I have been to Stuttgart, does that count?
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