tgil

As stated youll pay a premium for a G50 car unless there is still a clueless owner left but I doubt it.

AS stated and owning an 80 and 84, the 84 -86 range if you dont get talked into the G50 is a great car, simple, raw, powerful enough for most owners in stock condition, and very robust.

Have fun looking and buying your 911.

Michael D'Silva

Is this a bad thing?
I'd imagine that any of these cars with decent service history would have had the motor removed at some point?

Mondrian

If you are buying a car to use as a daily then your requirements would be very different to that of a collector who'd be looking for stickers & factory paint & components. You'd want a car that has been sorted properly, i.e. Resprayed, a top end engine rebuild & suspension refresh. Just make sure the work was done right.

For the record I have owned or driven 911's from 73 longhood to 991 and for me the sweet spot in factory configuration is 87-89. It is however a very subjective view.

r911

the only G50 I'd be interested in would have a 993 attached to it

best trans. is the 911 in the 1970-71 cars but they cannot handle a lot of torque

the 915 effed up the wonderful road-racing shift pattern of the 901/911 trannies



the G50 is a more modern syncro design to make the world safe for democracy and you have to buy a portly luxo-barge bumper car to get one

my hope is that the UN will outlaw them

needspeed

My goal is to rebuild an '84-'89 era car and make it my daily driver. I want to rebuild in order to drive with confidence and not deal with debugging issues with an older car. I'd also like to have exterior and interior tailored to my liking.

It seems challenging to find a good coupe from that era.

flatman

I purchased an 84 last year - very happy with it. Biggest thing I learned is that a well maintained and well documented higher mileage car makes a great daily driver. Documentation to me is even more important than a good PPI. At least you know the age of the typical stuff that may need to be replaced. Prices have been flat to lower since I purchased. Its a buyers market right now IMO. Good luck.

irobertson

I have an '88 G50 car with limited slip, a KEP lightened pressure plate and heavier duty clutch plate. I love it, but it's what I'm used to. The G50 is heavier (literally) but I don't mind that fact. The down side that folks don't talk about too much is that there were only 2 years that this combo was available (3.2 & G50), and the rear suspension is different (torsion bars are shorter), so the aftermarket options are fewer and more expensive for transmission, clutch and torsion bar options. Not applicable if you plan to remain stock, but worth considering if you are looking to modify things.

911Dave

Huh? Three years, 87 thru 89. The same number of years that the 3.2 and 915 were available (84-86).

Skeptikal12

Most of the major points have already been made.
PPI and Records go a long way.

If the owner is honest, he will tell you how many miles to a quart of oil he gets - which could tell you a bit about the top end/valve guides and if a rebuild is in your near future.

I've found most of the small wear items to be very reasonably priced and if you can turn a wrench, upkeep won't be too bad.

If you don't absolutely need an AC, they are very daily driveable. Good luck

needspeed

A big thanks to everyone here. I purchased an '87 Carrera yesterday. Everything original and didn't feel like the clutch was changed recently. Of course the AC didn't blow cold air. I plan on doing a full restore (well, a mechanic will) on the car before driving it daily. Once the project get going, I'll put up a build thread.

Mondrian

On AC front there are modern options available such as the new electric unit by classic retrofit/Johhny. He is a well known long term IB owner here in UK and has done a couple of other interesting mods too.

http://www.ferdinandmagazine.com/porsche-911-electric-air-con

Tremelune

I reeeally wish I'd modified my '87 instead of selling it.

Mike Murphy

I bought my 88 Targa for $16,800 in 2005. It had 90k miles and a top end rebuild. So let's not talk about regrets, shall we, lol?

Spyerx

well, i paid fair $ for my 89 2.5 years ago, nothing like you guys maybe paid... and then I dropped a few K when i first got it on some maintenance and fixing a few things, then I drove it for 2 years, and now a big $ service with motor out, clutch, fuel lines, rubber hoses, etc etc, and I want to get the dash fixed, has a small crack, recover front seats, fix headliner, and well by time I'm done I'm in for way more than I could sell for. BUT, it's a known quantity, sorted, and well, they are so much fun to drive.

https://rennlist.com/forums/911-foru...l#post14128085

needspeed

Your car looks great. I have almost the same car. Same exterior color with the whale spoiler. My car has 153k mi and not in nearly as good a shape as your car.