I'm back in the market. I used to be active on the 944turbo board last year. Sold that car to buy a truck and a TT600 bike.

Now am looking to buy an original, low mileage sc. What I was wondering, does anyone have an original road test or comparo article involving the sc that they could post or email to me? I searched the site but couldn't find any.

thanks in advance and I hope it doesn't take too long to find one.

I did find two at sloancars.com but 35k for a 6,000 mile sc is out of my reach.

-K

 

You might want to look at the 911SC faq at tech.rennlist.com

 

For Car & Driver 1980 SC Review see Rennlist member bb79sc site at:

bb79sc Site

Good luck in your search & don't forget the PPI !!!

Ian

 

Thanks. That's exactly what I wanted.

 

That article is a perfect illustration for why I avidly collect car magazines!

What an interesting read. There you have, in 1980, one very enthusiastic writer penning the main story, and three counterpoints by noteable automotive authors that waxed apocolyptic about the 911SC. They said it was "old," that the 928 was clearly the future, and that drivers would grow tired of all 911s within a couple more years (figure 1982).

Here we are in 2005, and the SC is still one of most popular used Porsches around, more or less equal to its 930-series partner, the 911 Carrera. My SC, which I bought last year with only 57,000 mile on its clock, is perhaps the most enjoyable automobile I've ever owned. It fires my enthusiasm for autombiles more than just about anything I've driven (well, perhaps my Miata or my old, departed VW GTI). My modern "supercar," a 2002 BMW M3, pales in comparison, even though the limits of its performance eclipses the SC by a huge margin. The 911 is the embodiment of automotive Mecca..you have to own one of these in your lifetime if you truly are an enthusiast!

As for the 928 and its position at the side of the Porsche Father as the new generation, well, its fun to see how mistaken the press can be on such things. I personally love the 928, but it's funny to see how history played out, with the Porsche enthusiasts preferring the 911SC and Carreras, as old as they were, over the 928 series. If they could see the younger generations now, 25 years later, buying and selling these "expensive" $30,000 sports cars for anywhere between $10,000 and $20,000 today, I wonder if they would have believed it.

 

I think a lot of writers were saying that because that's what Porsche was telling them at the time.

 

Does anyone have or know of a well maintained 80 911SC Weissach edition, either color? Especially someone who longs for a Boxster or a 968 cab. I could sell either one and then buy, but I've had good luck trading with individuals in the past. Both parties usually wind up happy and fully informed as to what can be expected.

 

Here is a test of a 78 SC posted over on Pelican: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...hreadid=125228