LHD 968 Porsche from Japan

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Tue 14 Jun 2005 14:01
LHD 968 Porsche from Japan - Motormark
Hi all
I have found an imported 968 in a light mettallic green imported by a garage from Japan. It is a '92 plate 3000cc 4 cylinder. Current Klms 80K, last recorded service 56K Klms.

I have owned the old 944 turbo 8 or so years ago and an 86 924S. I have always fancied a 968 but prices are silly for what are now 10 to 15 year old cars. This one seems a reasonable deal.

I will budget for a full service/fluid change and cambelt say £1000, anything else I should think about .
Any experience or pitfalls welcomed

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Tue 14 Jun 2005 15:15
LHD 968 Porsche from Japan - Jonathan {p}
The only question I would ask is where was it imported from when it was sent to Japan and what is the history like. Japan is a RHD country, so a LHD car must have been imported.
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Tue 14 Jun 2005 16:04
LHD 968 Porsche from Japan - martint123
Hmmm, I'd check to see if he was a Bimta member? www.bimta.org/
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Tue 14 Jun 2005 16:40
LHD 968 Porsche from Japan - Motormark
Thanks guys 2 VERY good points. How I missed the LHD vrs Japan I dont know. Im well aware they are RHD. Very interesting.
I have checked against Bimta list and again no luck.
I'll have to ask more questions.
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Tue 14 Jun 2005 17:20
LHD 968 Porsche from Japan - PW
Got a feeling was fashionable for foreign cars to be LHD in Japan during the 90s. Only a vague recollection so could be completely wrong.

Only reason I remember it was showed some UK cars (minis I think) with LHD. Anyone got any more details?
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Thu 4 Aug 2005 16:05
LHD 968 Porsche from Japan - Bill Payer
It was said that for chauffer driven cars, LHD was handy as the driver could get out on to the pavement to open the door for passengers. Maybe the interest spread to other users too, because it's generally difficult to get out a car into the (busy) road in Japan?
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Thu 4 Aug 2005 16:16
LHD 968 Porsche from Japan - Hugo {P}
Got a feeling was fashionable for foreign cars to be LHD
in Japan during the 90s. Only a vague recollection so
could be completely wrong.
Only reason I remember it was showed some UK cars (minis
I think) with LHD. Anyone got any more details?



Correct.

Having lived in Japan in the 80s I can confirm this. It certainly was the fasion then and I suspect it probably is now.

Even British cars over there were LHD.

H
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Fri 5 Aug 2005 08:43
LHD 968 Porsche from Japan - tr7v8
Two issues come up regularly with 968s The first is pinion bearing failure, this needs a longish test drive and litening carefully for whine under load quiet while off load. I'm sure their was another problem but can't for the life of me remember it at the mo. Both are around £ 2,000 to fix though. I'd suggest a tarwl through Pistonheads & Titanic.

Jim
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