I'm considering a 93 Carrera 2, actually an RS America, kind of my dream car. Any pitfalls with this car as earlier C2's, i.e. premature valve guide wear, weak head studs, etc? Thanks for any info.

 

Again. Go to the 964 board. Most 964 owners hang out there.
The RS America is a very nice 964. You cannot go wrong really with these RSAs. Every engine wears. You pay your money you take your risks. The major contributing factor to the two items you mention is the person behind the wheel and attitude to ownership and where it was driven. I can asssure you that not every 964 3.6L engine suffers from worn anything. Many are heading towards 150,000 of your miles and have never been disassembled. Others have failed at 30,000 miles. However if you look into ownership you find some major differences in the environments they were used in,
Ciao,
Adrian
911C4

 

I'm not aware of any chronic problems with the RSA's. The 964's haven't really had problems with weak head studs or premature valve guide wear, at least to the extent of the 911 3.2's. The 964's do have their own issues, but you'll avoid most, if not all, of these problems by purchasing a '93 or '94.

Drew
92 C2 Coupe

 

No problems with my '93. Not an RSA though.

 

Early '93 RSAs had the Freudenberg DMF that had a slightly higher "early failure" rate. Now it's too late for any more early failures. Later RSAs (starting with the May 13, 1992 build date, I recently read) got the LUK DMF. Early RSAs also didn't get the distributor vent kit. The kits are cheap and easy, so many have had those installed, but some of those may have somewhat weakened distributor drive belts from exposure to bad air before the venting.

The early C2 problems you mentioned had apparently been resolved before the RSA run started. I've been very pleased with my RSA. By this time (ten years) I've usually bought a newer P-car, but the RSA has been so right for me that I don't know when I could let it go. For its tenth birthday I got it new Alpine sound and Bilsteins. Nothing's too good for my baby. If you want to sound this sickening, get yourself a RSA.

 

Aside from normal maintenance, highly recommended!

 

Hi,

Thank you all for the advice. Thoughtful and useful as I've come to expect from this site.