05-01-2008, 07:02 PM
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Valmet is a world class manufacturer:
http://www.valmet-automotive.com/automotive/cms.nsf
People worry too much about where things are made versus the quality of what you bought, the reason Porsche has decent AC is their link back to hiring Shingijitsu to help them fix their production lines, bringing on board the Japanese is what probaly saved the company.
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05-01-2008, 09:16 PM
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they all suck,.
we all need to 'upgrade' to a Z4 
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05-02-2008, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by djomlas
they all suck,.
we all need to 'upgrade' to a Z4 |
Why? So people can tell us how sorry for us they feel.
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05-02-2008, 10:02 AM
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Having a Porsche made outside of Stuttgart is as much a tradition as the left-handed LeMans ignition.
Porsches over the years have been produced by Karmann, VW, AUDI, Skoda, Tatra, and numerous other sub-assembly contractors. They have been produced in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and now Finland.
Saab NEVER assembled or produced ANY Porsches. Assembly in Finland was performed by Valmet Automotive, Inc. in their Uusikaupunki Plant. Valmet Automotive, Inc. was established in 1968 as a joint venture between Swedish Saab-Scania and Valmet, a long-standing Finish paper and plywood manufacturer. It was named Saab-Valmet. In 1992, long before contracting with Porsche, Valmet acquired Saab's interest and the company went solo. After another merger in 1999 with Rauma Oy, the company came under the ownership of the Metso Corporation, the resulting parent in the merger.
Valmet has been a quality assembler of cars for many years and produced the Saab 95, 96, 99, 90, 9000, 900, 900-93 convertible, the Chrysler Talbot, Opel Calibra, Euro-Samara and of course the Boxster and Cayman. In their 40 year history, the have produced more than 1 million cars with the 1 millionth being a 2005 Porsche Boxster. They employ 789 people, primarily in their Uusikaupunki location, Metso Corp. operates in 50 countries and employs 27,000 people worldwide. Valmet Automotive represents about 3% of Metso employees and approx. 2% of their €6 billion in annual sales.
Of course, as most of you know, the Valmet produced cars are identified by having a U as the 11th character in the VIN sequence.
Last edited by Lil bastard; 05-02-2008 at 10:05 AM.
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05-02-2008, 10:35 AM
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Lil, are you sure your name isn't Jim from Minneapolis, aka MNBoxster?
You sure do write like him. I just can't get over the resemblance of your writing style, the length and depth of the information in your posts, and the fact that your car is identical in color and model year to his.
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05-02-2008, 10:45 AM
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There is no mystery as to why they starting making cars in Finland. It was simply a matter of production capability. Porsche had more orders for Boxsters than they could produce at just Stuttagrt. That's all there is to it.
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05-02-2008, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
Lil, are you sure your name isn't Jim from Minneapolis, aka MNBoxster?
You sure do write like him. I just can't get over the resemblance of your writing style, the length and depth of the information in your posts, and the fact that your car is identical in color and model year to his.
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Nope, never met the man. I did see someone else post a quote from him in the tech forum the other day.
My car's a '99 which I bought new, there are lots of guard red boxsters around - just a coincidence.
btw, my name is andy - that's the one my parents gave me 
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05-02-2008, 02:09 PM
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