lemonade

Hi Guys,

I put this car on deposit today pending a good PPI including a compression and leak down test:

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/car/395639236.html

I do like the looks of the body and since it will be registered as an early SC (historic plates), no emissions testing will be required, property tax will be about $12.00/year and Hagerty insurance will insure it as an early SC. The car has 88k miles on it and the work was done by Turbo Werks in FL. Unfortunately, it has been in storage for 2 years and a total of 50 miles put on it since then. What do you think of the car and what do you think a fair selling price should be if everything checks out ok? Any PPI tips as well?

Best,

David

911rudy

David,
It looks great. One thing that can gets overlooked on conversions is the brakes. Make sure that they have been upgraded too. Good luck and let us know what happens.

SoCal Mike

It looks promising, though at 22K, I might look for a real 930. I wonder what kind of upgrades it has since the stock intercooler is present...everyone changes that first The real question is what shape it's in mechanically and cosmetically. If it was mechanically and cosmetically an 8-9 out of 10 it would be great deal...especially for us smog inspection folks. Then it would "require" some upgrading

lemonade

Fiberglass bodywork=No dice and my small deposit was refunded.

The hunt continues,

David

Edgy01

Glad to hear that you got out of this deal. It's what we would commonly refer to as a "Scheiße Porsche."

When one is searching out a used Porsche one should seek out thse that are messed with the least. When you buy something that was converted you are assured that a lot was messed with. But it's the elements of the car that you can't see that would be the most trouble in a short time.

911rudy

I don't know all of the differences between a certain model year 930 and the same model year Carrera but to buy a conversion means that some where down the line of differences you are not going to get some. They may be minor or they may be important to performance and safety and you may never know until the moment comes when that item is needed that it is missing. Unless it was for throw away money I would pass on a conversion. A converted car for a single purpose such as a track might be an exception.

lemonade

The owner has contacted me and explained that he would take $17k for the car. I would bet someone could grab it for $15k. Not a bad deal at those prices.

David