petron5000

1982 Targa SC...Red. Local. Needs nothing. Great Driver...Seems rich at $45k.
74k. One Owner.

What do you think?

Never thought of buying an SC but this one looks nice.

theiceman

I would NEVER pay that for an SC , never mind a targa that is usually less on the Market than a coupe . Im not saying that's not where the market is at but I would never pay that.

there is no such thing as a 35 year old car that needs nothing , its just a nice slogan to throw around.

tgil

Many here dont agree with the high prices being asked for now even the SC 911s, but this car appears to be very good condition, has sport seats, etc., I would say every bit of $40k is a fair price. You will know soon enough if you dont pull the trigger and it is gone pretty quickly.
Good luck.

Freddie Two Bs

If it has a solid service history and head studs done by someone who knew what he was doing, I'd take a close look.

At 45k it's likely not gonna fly off the shelf so the seller might take a 40k or so offer.

grgallo

obviously needs a PPI and a price reduction, looks nice

GothingNC

That is a steep price!

As others have mentioned, have an independent Porsche tech that knows about air-cooled 911's perform a PPI and check for broken head studs.

How about a 993 for about the same price?

https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/5576655756.html

Bloose993TT

Crazy pricing for a SC Targa. You can pick up nice late model Carrera Targa's for that money.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-porsche-911/

myflat6

Need more information in order to answer. I would buy a clean, well taken care of, documented and original SC over a 3.2 that lacked these things. It is getting harder and harder to find clean, unmolested, original cars. If this a true one owner original documented car then there would be a premium assigned. SC's have long been known as one of the best cars Porsche made and there were nearly 10,000 fewer imported to the U.S. than the 3.2 (mostly due to cabriolet production). 3.2's are super cars, but assuming they were both $40k, I would pick the one that met the criteria I listed above - that will be tougher to find with the 3.2.

I paid at the top of the market when I bought my SC more than 15 years ago ($18.9k - gasp) but it was very well taken care of and that initial investment has rewarded me with more than 15 years of completely trouble free ownership - zero issues outside of normal maintenance. Don't forget how expensive these cars get if you buy the wrong car. Give us more info about the car to help us answer your question.

Mondrian

Lowish miles, one owner & mechanically sorted are highly desireable but that interior/exterior color combo & Targa drag down the price & desirability - but that's just me.

JCP911S

Collector car pricing is crazy.

What you have to do is:

- Determine if the car is original and legitimate... PPI

- Decide if it is a car you like and intend to keep for a long time.

- Decide if you can offered to sink that amount of money into a fixed asset, and spend $1.5K/yr on insurance and maintenance.

If so, you're good. An SC is a solid buy.

JCP911S

BTW... auto-correct software changed "afford" into "offered"...

I like Porches, i hat oath carrot sofa wear.

Valkuri

Pretty, but steep.
Might be able to snag a higher mileage 964 for that.

Freddie Two Bs

That's assuming he would like to have a 964 over an SC, which isn't necessarily the case.

theiceman

So true. I dislike the bland body style of the 964

Valkuri

To each his own. I felt the 964 was an improvement over a body style that hadn't changed since 1974. Others disagree.
Statement stands regarding the price. Whether that's a better choice is up to the purchaser, not me nor the rest of us.