Doug&Julie

I've seen this car for sale for a bit now. Seems like a nice car at a reasonable price...any idea why it hasn't sold?

http://southbend.craigslist.org/cto/2140556987.html

I'd appreciate your thoughts!

dontnow

Probably being an automatic would be the only drawback, but a great "wife's" car. If it were close to me, I would give it a look.

V2Rocket

cue odu saying how that could be the ultimate v8 supercar in 5...4..

Doug&Julie

Does that mean I have to turn in my Man Card if I buy it for myself?

odurandina

people in the market for 968s are not gunning for the cars that have soft tops and automatic transmissions... they are looking to buy the car from the perspective of performance and upgrading the cars. the prices go so low, you can just as easily call them perfectly-running, "ragtops-in-tatters," parts cars..... not even ideal for V8 swaps, but could work as a nice, "wifey" cars --one more reason these cars were built in the first place -- (serving an entry-level niche market within the brand... ie, daddy buys little girl nice car for her freshman year at USC, husband buys wifey 968 soft-top tiptronic she can drive a P-car too, etc).....

prices for the few, remaining, hard-top, manual 968s are up sharply in the past couple of years after bottoming in early 2009.

smokin_944

+1 Spencer. The only thing wrong with the car is the Tip. No doubt about that...

odurandina

no, not an ideal car for a V8 swap — even if it was a manual....

if you build such a car to have that much brute force, if anything you'll desire to add six point harness, partial roll cage, etc.

dontnow

When I lived in L.A. driving on the 405 in traffic everyday, I would have welcomed that car.

Doug&Julie

Can't say my drive to work rivals the infamous 405, but I'm truly lucky if I better 45 mph.

So this car would work for me in much the same manner.

944Ross

How much does a new soft top cost for one of these? I'm guessing way past $3k installed. You know it will need one sooner or later. That surpasses a clutch job or dozens of other mechanical repairs.

He'd be better off just saying it's an A/T, Tiptronic isn't a selling point.

racer

Cab and a TIP = 4 speed.

Long story ads on CL, imho, mean there is likely an even longer story if pursued = Drama.

odurandina

they manufactured WAY too many tiptronic 928s and tiptronic 968 cabs.

with the 928s, the problem is even worse.

racer

but 928's were marketed as "automatics" not "tiptronics". iirc, early 928 Automatics were 3spd. by '84 or so, 4spds.

odurandina

my bad.

944Ross

Who is that chick in your avatar? I want to refer her to a chiropractor, she surely needs one