nowata

Aside from windshield glass antenna what differentiates a 1985 from 1984 carrera? Are they essentially unchanged from1984 thru 1986? I believe g50 came in the 87.

oprevot

The 1984 Carrera has the exact same interior as the SC it replaces. The 1985 model bring new seats with a higher back rest, new steering wheel and leather shift boot.

lucky strike

Options are big factor when you look at these older cars

Special leather interior...........$1790
Steering wheel with raised hub.$.47.
Monterey digtl. cassette radio...$625
Limited slip differential.............$595
Power door locks.....................$250
16" forged alloy wheels..........$1580
Power seat, right side..............$380
Cruise control..........................$320
Spoilers, front & rear..............$1325
Sport shock absorbers.............$200
Alarm system..........................$200
Electric sunroof.......................$966

These are the options on my 85 911 Carrera Coupe on the window sticker.
Base price is $31,950
$40,288 + $384. Destination charge $384

Total $40612.00

GTgears

Dash vent, seat height and shifter changes were all in '86 iirc, there were one or two things in 85 but since I own an 86 I never really looked too closely.

oldskewel

shifter - my understanding is that in '84, the standard shifter was what is now considered a long throw. They offered a short-shift kit or option that reduced the throw by 20%. By '86, this 20% shorter throw was standard. In '85 they were half-way between the '84 and '86 in terms of standard shifter throw length (so about 10% shorter than the '84 and 10% longer than the '86).

I have an '85 and it is definitely just right.

Also, mid-year '85 there was a slight change to the transaxle so the CV joints are different depending on whether you have an early vs. late '85. Presumably that was an improvement, but I don't know that the earlier version was a real problem.

1stgear

On an '85, the set belt recepticals are attached to the seat instead of the center hump.

JCP911S

Condition, color, and options are much more important than year in any 915 Carrara.