justice911

After I posted regarding getting my engine rebuilt. Race911 brought up a good point. So I have been looking at 911's with less miles and some work completed on them. I found one that has low mile around 50K, clean nice interior. Then I found one with 105K that was just rebuilt 6K ago. The prices are similar. The 50K is an 86 and the 105K is a 85. What do you guys think? The rebuilt or the low miles.

Thanks,
Jodi

Jay Gratton

As long as the rebuild was done right I wouldn't be worried about either. Which car do you like better? Which one rides better and shifts better. It all comes down to how good of a rebuild it was and get a PPI!

User 4221

I think it really depends on what you want to do with the car. If you want a quasi-daily driver, then the 105k mile car is a good choice.... Depending on what was done during the rebuild and why it was rebuilt.

If it was blown up due to losing a fan belt, then the car may be in overall neglect. If the head studs pulled, and the car is clean, then that is a reasonable story.

If you want a weekender (presumably with all documentation) that you can polish and admire, then the 50k mile car is probably the choice.

Me, personally, I prefer mid-mileage (70-100k miles) cars that can be purchased reasonably and made solid with a little effort. I can drive these cars and enjoy them without feeling guilty about miles.

For example, my '89 has 79k miles on it and I'm doing the clutch right now. I bought it right so the budget could afford the clutch and not get upside down WRT money and the car.

I've enjoyed working on it and will feel better driving it knowing all the little gotchas that come with an aging car have been sorted.

Bottom line, it really depends on what you want out of the car and ownership.

w00tPORSCHE

If I were making the choice, I would approach it this way

1) Which has the fewest mods/least molested ?
2) Which has the best service records (which will tell U how it has been
cared for up until now) ?
3) Which one has a better PPI ? (this will tell the current condition)

I would check on the reputation of the shop that rebuilt the engine and the documentation that went with it. If that is all good then start with a PPI on the car with better service records and one that is all original including paint. Then go from there.

justice911

I hate to ask a dumb question but what is the ppi?

w00tPORSCHE

No question is dumb. PPI stands for pre-purchase inspection as in ..
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ferrerid=76429

Give us more info on these two cars that you are looking at and the stalwarts here will walk you through your selection process.

race911

To echo above, which ever one checks out better.

Also consider "rebuilt" means many things.

whalebird

rebuild can mean a lot. Low mile/original cars scare me for daily driver use. A well built motor from an experianced wrench can long outlast an original 25 year motor, or need another rebuild in 15K miles. Good records will help.

Ed Hughes

At 105k with knowledge of what was done and who did it, you'd pretty much know what is up. As weird says, the low miles may be the poorer bet. Little use isn't necessarily good, and serious issues may not have shown up yet.