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Old 02-18-2011, 11:08 AM
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Default 1989 Targa w/19k miles on CL...no affiliation

Just posting as a service...no affiliation. Opposite coast from me

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv...220144380.html
Old 02-18-2011, 11:11 AM
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That is pretty, but he is asking 993 money. IMHO, it is a $25K car at most. But it is a VERY pretty car. Thanks for posting!
Old 02-18-2011, 11:34 AM
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Seein' as I got $28k for my 89 w/47k a year ago, I think he's bound to get north of 30.
Old 02-18-2011, 12:01 PM
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Really! Good for him, nice to see the market doing it for that model 911. It is a very pretty car.
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Part of me says "19,000 miles, that's almost new, that's great!"

Another part says "19,000 miles, that's awfully low for a 22-year-old car, I'd rather have a driver with some mileage on it."

Regardless, I like that rootwood dash!
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IMO, that price is not too high for the right buyer looking for a "pristine" well documented Carrera 3.2 with a clean history. Needles to say it has the often "more desirable" G-50 gearbox too. I am not a big fan of wood interior in a sports car. I always am a little hesitant to get a car that is so low in mileage although there is no solid proof that ultra-low mileage vehicles are a risky proposition ... is there ? Another problem I always worry about (again not necessarily in this particular car) is an owner who just starts his car once in 2 weeks in the winter time, let's it idle for 15 minutes, revs it up thinking his engine has warmed up and then shuts it of. You won't believe how many do that out there.
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It's gone. Just finalized the deal this morning.
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Hello, vracer...

I lived in Mill Valley from 1983 to '84 and have many happy memories of those beautiful roads.

Congrats...
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Originally Posted by vracer
It's gone. Just finalized the deal this morning.
Congrats....guess I was "dead" on.
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Woot, low miles would bug me unless there was compelling proof it was serviced, stored and driven properly in its life.
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Originally Posted by Ed Hughes
Woot, low miles would bug me unless there was compelling proof it was serviced, stored and driven properly in its life.
It would bug me too...that was one of the reasons why I did not have the guts to go for all the "time capsule" 3.2's that are omnipresent in the inventory of several respected air cooled dealers. Ed, when I called a particular dealer on a beautiful targa when I was looking, he told me that the leakdown/compression numbers were good on that particular 28,000 mile car when I had called but there were not much service records available. I still would like to know how the engine was treated in the past. The PPI only tells you the current state. To me it's like a long time smoker (please don't take any offense, I mean no disrespect to smokers) may currently pass a cardiac stress test with flying colors but that does not give him/her any guarantee for a clog free artery despite years of smoking.

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