My "new" summer car
12-09-2013, 05:33 AM
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My "new" summer car
Hi all!
I joined the forum just 5 minutes ago.. The reason being here is my brand new (well, 30+ years..) 911 SC (platinum metallic, year 1982) that I bought last Thursday. Now she is stored in warm and dry garage for the next five months. I already miss her after these 4 days, but winter is coming and it is not time for old classic cars like this, not in Finland at least (temperature in northern Finland was -39.7 celsius degrees last night!)..
Some photos from yesterday before storing:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fpaoffw084qtajm/ItMkhqSvYJ#/
Can't wait for the next summer..
I joined the forum just 5 minutes ago.. The reason being here is my brand new (well, 30+ years..) 911 SC (platinum metallic, year 1982) that I bought last Thursday. Now she is stored in warm and dry garage for the next five months. I already miss her after these 4 days, but winter is coming and it is not time for old classic cars like this, not in Finland at least (temperature in northern Finland was -39.7 celsius degrees last night!)..
Some photos from yesterday before storing:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fpaoffw084qtajm/ItMkhqSvYJ#/
Can't wait for the next summer..
Last edited by suckho; 12-09-2013 at 05:57 AM.
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12-09-2013, 11:13 PM
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@ Reiver: The finnish winter will start to loosen it's grip by May :-) Roads are typically swept (sand used against the ice and slippery snow) in May/June timeframe. Period between snow and swiping is the death zone for cars; lots of water from melting snow and in some instances salt on the roads.
A nordic car in this shape is a true treasure due to the rust above conditions provide. Prices are 50% higher than ours in NA, at least.
Congratulations to an awesome car suckho!
@ Reiver: The finnish winter will start to loosen it's grip by May :-) Roads are typically swept (sand used against the ice and slippery snow) in May/June timeframe. Period between snow and swiping is the death zone for cars; lots of water from melting snow and in some instances salt on the roads.
A nordic car in this shape is a true treasure due to the rust above conditions provide. Prices are 50% higher than ours in NA, at least.
Congratulations to an awesome car suckho!
12-09-2013, 11:32 PM
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[QUOTE=oscarfors;10965748]Hyvää
@ Reiver: The finnish winter will start to loosen it's grip by May :-) Roads are typically swept (sand used against the ice and slippery snow) in May/June timeframe. Period between snow and swiping is the death zone for cars; lots of water from melting snow and in some instances salt on the roads.
Yeah figured but let's hope for a short Finnish winter.......if I remember correctly the Soviets didn't care for it much either.
@ Reiver: The finnish winter will start to loosen it's grip by May :-) Roads are typically swept (sand used against the ice and slippery snow) in May/June timeframe. Period between snow and swiping is the death zone for cars; lots of water from melting snow and in some instances salt on the roads.
Yeah figured but let's hope for a short Finnish winter.......if I remember correctly the Soviets didn't care for it much either.
12-10-2013, 02:08 AM
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Troops: Finland ~340000 men, 32 tanks, 114 aircraft / Soviet Union ~1000000 men, 2500-6500 tanks, 3880 aircraft
Casualties: Finland 25904 dead, 43557 wounded, 30 tanks lost, 62 aircraft lost / Soviet Union 126875 dead, 188671 wounded, 3543 tanks lost, 261–515 lost
Result: Finland lost, but was never occupied. (not that bad result compared to some other east European countries)
Finnish winter roads are dangerous!
Last edited by suckho; 12-10-2013 at 02:50 AM.
12-10-2013, 02:25 AM
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History of this car (as far as I know) is that it was originally in Germany until early 90s (last German document I have is dated 1990) and then brought to Finland by some ice hockey player. He changed to Turbo and sold the car to his neighbor who never really used it. Then the previous owner bought it ~8 years ago and only drove it under 20000km in 8 years. When he got the car, he did some extensive renovation work, e.g. replaced all body rubber parts and painted the car (original color). Interior is all original and it is in very nice condition. Exhaust system and heat exchangers have been replaced lately to Dansk stainless steel system. The car has 201000km in meter now and as far as I know it should be correct. It even has all (?) original gear in trunk: spare wheel, compressor, tools, medical kit, etc. Owner's manual is missing and I would like to have it.. (if you have it in PDF format, preferably in English, please let me know!)
The biggest flaw that I currently know is that the headlight/windshield washer pump does not seem to work. I haven't paid any attention to it yet, but it shouldn't be that hard to fix or replace. Also, the suspension probably needs some work but everything still works.. Shocks that keep front trunk open need to be replaced as well.
About prices.. Actually these cars start to be cheaper in Finland than in Germany. I have been monitoring prices for a while (from German markets as well, since my father imports cars from there) and I would say that price for this good euro spec 911 in German would be much more than I paid. It seems that Germans have lost their old classics during the years and now they want them back..? Also, most of the cheaper 911s sold in Germany seem to be US imports. If you want original German euro spec car you pay more! US / Canada / Japan prices are different story..
The biggest flaw that I currently know is that the headlight/windshield washer pump does not seem to work. I haven't paid any attention to it yet, but it shouldn't be that hard to fix or replace. Also, the suspension probably needs some work but everything still works.. Shocks that keep front trunk open need to be replaced as well.
About prices.. Actually these cars start to be cheaper in Finland than in Germany. I have been monitoring prices for a while (from German markets as well, since my father imports cars from there) and I would say that price for this good euro spec 911 in German would be much more than I paid. It seems that Germans have lost their old classics during the years and now they want them back..? Also, most of the cheaper 911s sold in Germany seem to be US imports. If you want original German euro spec car you pay more! US / Canada / Japan prices are different story..
Last edited by suckho; 12-10-2013 at 02:54 AM.