Finland vs. Germany - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

BIGJake111 · 01-09-2014, 08:00 PM

Where was your Porsche produced, does a higher or lower relibaly relate to one factory or the other (my Porsche is a skandinavian beauty)

thstone · 01-09-2014, 08:06 PM

My silver '99 Boxster (totaled) was from Finland, the '97 Boxster race car is from Germany.

There is no known quality or reliability difference between the two locations that I've ever heard about.

nieuwhzn · 01-09-2014, 09:20 PM

My 2 favorite cars, Boxster and Viggen, were both produced by Valmet in Finland.
No complaints.

RawleyD · 01-09-2014, 09:34 PM

My speed yellow 2000 S model was built in Finland.

And I love the hell out of it!

Joe B · 01-10-2014, 05:04 AM

2003 S: Finland (all Boxsters weren't made in Finland?),

Perfectlap · 01-10-2014, 06:28 AM

There was an article or something a ways back indicating that by and large Finish workers at Valmet were better educated and better trained than the workers on the German assembly lines. My Valmet car was the absolute most reliable car I'd ever driven perhaps tied with our old Volvo 240 and 960 family cars.

Looking at the Cayenne and the very mixed reviews from their owners I have to wonder if there isn't something to that article.

The Radium King · 01-10-2014, 07:13 AM

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.

hijack over; my car was made in finland and I like it - dunno if that means anything?

schnellman · 01-10-2014, 07:58 AM

My '98 Box was obviously built in Finland. In my four years of ownership she's had nothing but routine maintenance.

SeanZ4 · 01-10-2014, 09:02 AM

Mine is also a Fin-built. I've heard the statements before about the workers being better educated etc. as Perfectlap states.

ekam · 01-10-2014, 09:11 AM

My 04 was built in Stuggart so I must be special.

Both my Berettas are made in US however.

rick3000 · 01-10-2014, 09:38 AM

My 986 is from Valmet. In the past when this question has popped up, the general consensus was that there really is no difference.

heliguy · 01-10-2014, 09:40 AM

Finland...

scottvd · 01-10-2014, 10:35 AM

Ok so stupid question: How do you deteine where your box was built?

Perfectlap · 01-10-2014, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by scottvd

Ok so stupid question: How do you deteine where your box was built?

look at your VIN number in the door jamb. If there's a V it's from Finland.

BIGJake111 · 01-10-2014, 12:10 PM

Pre GM Saab was nice!.. Wonder what the ratio of valmet cars are to the German ones.. Know what they build now a days around the factory.. The marussia b2!

scottvd · 01-10-2014, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

look at your VIN number in the door jamb. If there's a V it's from Finland.

Cool, mine is WPOCB29834U660317 - so it's a kraut?

Kenny Boxster · 01-10-2014, 02:18 PM

Mine's Finnish. Only difference I feel is the location they were assembled!

evan9eleven · 01-10-2014, 02:27 PM

"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.

heliguy · 01-10-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by scottvd

Cool, mine is WPOCB29834U660317 - so it's a kraut?

You're Finnish.

woodsman · 01-10-2014, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by scottvd

Cool, mine is WPOCB29834U660317 - so it's a kraut?

The 'u' indicates Uplinski, Finland. An 'S' means Stuttgart Germany. I've heard the ratio was 1 in 10 made in d' Germany-- z motherland. I've wondered if only the 'made to order' cars, like mine were made in Stuttgart, at the old 928 factory. They make them all in Stuttgart now.