Nice 88 until you check out the drivers seat bolster
06-14-2014, 01:23 PM
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My ~60K '88 bolster looks about the same as this ~30K, but the blocks on the lower part of the seat are just a bit more rounded on mine.
Light grey wears quickly? (It certainly shows dirt easily.)
Light grey wears quickly? (It certainly shows dirt easily.)
06-14-2014, 03:19 PM
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The light colors show wear more then say black. My 87 with 42K doesn't show wear like that, however it's black.
Looks like he wants $22,900
http://www.mycarsite.com/porsche-use...B0926JS861093/
Looks like he wants $22,900
http://www.mycarsite.com/porsche-use...B0926JS861093/
06-15-2014, 10:27 AM
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As a former scientist things like this get me postulating...
Mileage is probably only loosely correlated with the wear on the entry-side bolster specifically. A few other parameters that are likely to be at least as important:
- the frequency of entry/exit, i.e. many short trips vs. longer trips
- how the person enters, e.g. lifting themselves over/around the bolster vs sliding down the bolster
- how far forward the seat is and how upright the seat back is, which affects the parameter above
- the weight/width of the driver
- the kind of clothes they routinely wear, e.g. coarseness of fabric, belt, etc.
- if the leather is cleaned (removing abrasive dirt) or conditioned (adding a lubricating or sacrificial layer)
- general leather condition which will affect its wear resistance such as heat, sun exposure, pollution, smoking, ...
Mileage is probably only loosely correlated with the wear on the entry-side bolster specifically. A few other parameters that are likely to be at least as important:
- the frequency of entry/exit, i.e. many short trips vs. longer trips
- how the person enters, e.g. lifting themselves over/around the bolster vs sliding down the bolster
- how far forward the seat is and how upright the seat back is, which affects the parameter above
- the weight/width of the driver
- the kind of clothes they routinely wear, e.g. coarseness of fabric, belt, etc.
- if the leather is cleaned (removing abrasive dirt) or conditioned (adding a lubricating or sacrificial layer)
- general leather condition which will affect its wear resistance such as heat, sun exposure, pollution, smoking, ...
06-15-2014, 06:09 PM
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That is exactly what I was thinking. I would look at that bolster and say 60-80k miles. My 86.5 isn't too much worse than that and my white 88 that burned up had a better bolster and it had 100k on the clock. It is a lovely car but that would make me think twice about paying top dollar.
06-15-2014, 10:47 PM
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