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[Langley968]

There is a 968 for sale in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for USD $56,000 (at current exchange rates) !!!

 

http://carro.mercado...pe-968-1992-_JM

 

This car was driven and reviewed in a YouTube video (in Portuguese)

key words: Garagem do Bellote TV: Porsche 968

[Ryan]

That car doesn't seem to be anything special, but I hope they get it.

[flash]

lol - perhaps i should be advertising there.  i'd let mine go for that.

[JTP]

Sao Paolo is running out of water so much that the government contemplating having citizens flee the city and this guy wants $56k for his 968.

[williamoss]

Perhaps we should get all the owners here in the states who would sell their 968 and sell them all to a wholesaler in Brazil for $50,000 each. we could all make a killing

[Langley968]

Sao Paolo is running out of water so much that the government contemplating having citizens flee the city and this guy wants $56k for his 968.

 

For those who can afford to pay USD $56K for a 968, the cost of bringing in water by private truck would be irrelevant.

Most apartment blocks and larger houses in Brazilian cities have a cistern that is replenished by tank truck. It is a booming business in those cities. Same goes for generators. Those that can afford it, do not rely on public supply of water, electricity, medical services, education, etc. Just a different way of life...  

[Rap]

Bet those cisterns are a model of cleanliness.

[Ryan]

Maybe the car is full of bottled water

[Grandpa#3]

I hope the gent gets that kind of money for his car. Nothing to do with the car, but Sao Paolo running out of water.

Before my grandparents got city water they had a cistern that was filled from rain water collected from the roof runoff. My mother told me they boiled all their drinking / cooking water first before using any. I guess they were used to it as my grandfather was born in 1864. If things go south here in the states we may all go right back to the ways of old. Save up your candles folks.

 

Cheers,

Larry

Edited by Grandpa#3, 20 February 2015 - 03:41 PM.

[shinrai]

I know this car.  56k is actually a good deal for that car.  Long story short to get used cars into Brazil they have to be 30+yrs old.  Shipping and import taxes are roughly 40-50k to get it on the road.  This one was purchased new in Brazil and is one of a handful of cars in that very big country.  FWIW everything imported is 2-3X what we pay for it here.