'84 911 w/ 203K miles......
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'84 911 w/ 203K miles......
I'm still waiting on the service records on the car if any rebuilt was done. The current owner died and the wife is selling the car thru a broker/friend. They only had the car for a year. The guy handling the sale is not really familiar w/ p-cars.
The cars exterior condition is decent daily driver, interior is great, engine has a very minor oil leak ( a drop under the crank case). I drove the car and it pulls strong and the gears are sound.
Is this worth spending a PPI or just walk away from a ticking time bomb. The asking is $13.5K and ohh I forget it's a widebody. The option sticker is missing but the turbo brakes are present. I have no way of authenticating this unless I order a cert from PCNA.
As always your thoughs/feedbacks are much appreciated
The cars exterior condition is decent daily driver, interior is great, engine has a very minor oil leak ( a drop under the crank case). I drove the car and it pulls strong and the gears are sound.
Is this worth spending a PPI or just walk away from a ticking time bomb. The asking is $13.5K and ohh I forget it's a widebody. The option sticker is missing but the turbo brakes are present. I have no way of authenticating this unless I order a cert from PCNA.
As always your thoughs/feedbacks are much appreciated
#2
Drifting
High mileage doesn't mean a ticking time bomb. The fact that the gears are sound and it pulls strong with 200K mi means that someone must have taken care of it at some point.
#3
If this is a coupe (were wide bodies made that were not coupe), I would be active in an attempted purchase. Steps i would take -----
1. Run a Carfax.com (for $25) to verify the miles, accidents, salvage title etc.
2. Verify that it is a REAL wide body, and if it is, quickly get a pre- buy inspection.
3. If things go well, I would then get the widow (real owner) to discuss a price, face to face-- not over the phone. I would have the cash in $100 bills with me for completing a deal.
4. I would tell her I have cash with me and I will give her $11,000 in $100 bills for the car then and there.
5. With 200,000 miles, even with the wide body desirability, I feel $12,000 would be my limit in todays economy. Banks are not lending, and things are hard to sell because most people dont have a lot of cash right now.
1. Run a Carfax.com (for $25) to verify the miles, accidents, salvage title etc.
2. Verify that it is a REAL wide body, and if it is, quickly get a pre- buy inspection.
3. If things go well, I would then get the widow (real owner) to discuss a price, face to face-- not over the phone. I would have the cash in $100 bills with me for completing a deal.
4. I would tell her I have cash with me and I will give her $11,000 in $100 bills for the car then and there.
5. With 200,000 miles, even with the wide body desirability, I feel $12,000 would be my limit in todays economy. Banks are not lending, and things are hard to sell because most people dont have a lot of cash right now.
#4
Three Wheelin'
You have to decide whether you care about whether or not it is an original factory wide body. My 911 pictured in my Avatar started out as a white Targa. It is now a black turbo-look cabriolet as you can see. The work performed on the car was extremely high quality using only original Porsche parts. Aside from the option sticker not saying M491 turbo-look option, you would not be able to tell the difference. I paid a lot more than $13.5k for mine, so if it is an M491 factory wide-body, then an amazing deal. If it's an aftermarket conversion and done well for $13.5k, then amazing deal.
BTW, my conversion also included 930 turbo brakes, wheels and suspension.
BTW, my conversion also included 930 turbo brakes, wheels and suspension.