Finally found the one: new pcar owner!
10-28-2005, 03:11 AM
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
Finally found the one: new pcar owner!
I am about as excited as a 5 year old on xmas morning. Today I found the one. After many searches, and RL'ers helping me out all over driving cars in different states, I found one down the road (thanks again everyone BTW)
I was hoping this one would be good when I saw the ad, so I went down to a local Porsche specific consignment/specialist and took a look. When I first saw it I just about crapped myself. It was stunning compared to all the others I had seen and driven in person.
1989 c4
67k miles
all service records since 2000 miles (big stack)
stunning pebble-grey color
linen interior w/ piping in perfect condition
d90's, and flags, but oh well
head gasket fixes, dual distributer vent, many 'fixes'.
new clutch and gearbox 5k ago.
$25k
So I drove it, just perfect power, perfect idle, perfect, perfect. So it's mine now. Two ladies owned it before me. This car is clean. I was not specifically targeting a C4, I would have actually preferred a C2, but after reading Adrians book, and www.porsche964.co.uk I felt like it was good to consider them, and that it would be just fine for the track, my interest, and my skill level. I will be making suspension changes anyways, so it will be a good time to dial-out the understeer.
Anyways, thought I would share. Now I need some suspension work, and some other prep for the track. I will keep all the orig stuff just in case I ever sell it. I have 5k left in my budget for that stuff.
BTW: my garage smells different now! ;-)
Here are some pics..
I was hoping this one would be good when I saw the ad, so I went down to a local Porsche specific consignment/specialist and took a look. When I first saw it I just about crapped myself. It was stunning compared to all the others I had seen and driven in person.
1989 c4
67k miles
all service records since 2000 miles (big stack)
stunning pebble-grey color
linen interior w/ piping in perfect condition
d90's, and flags, but oh well
head gasket fixes, dual distributer vent, many 'fixes'.
new clutch and gearbox 5k ago.
$25k
So I drove it, just perfect power, perfect idle, perfect, perfect. So it's mine now. Two ladies owned it before me. This car is clean. I was not specifically targeting a C4, I would have actually preferred a C2, but after reading Adrians book, and www.porsche964.co.uk I felt like it was good to consider them, and that it would be just fine for the track, my interest, and my skill level. I will be making suspension changes anyways, so it will be a good time to dial-out the understeer.
Anyways, thought I would share. Now I need some suspension work, and some other prep for the track. I will keep all the orig stuff just in case I ever sell it. I have 5k left in my budget for that stuff.
BTW: my garage smells different now! ;-)
Here are some pics..
10-28-2005, 09:34 AM
#7
Rennlist Member
Congrats Kgor!! If I were you I would run her at least once on the track to see how she acts before changing things. That way if/when you do something (assuming stiffening the rear, lowering, 17-18" wider wheels, new bilsteins) you can appreciate the difference. That was a GREAT find for $25K IMO, look forward to hearing/seeing your exploits in her!
What do you have for tires now? Is the engine pan still on?
What do you have for tires now? Is the engine pan still on?
How perfect is that?
