A large part of the rust issues come from improper washing and I try to tell people every chance I get. Drying an air cooled 911 with a towel/microfiber is completely inadequate, the water just collects in the cracks and crevices and with time it will inevitably rust. Using compressed air or a blower will help but it still won’t remove everything. If you're lucky enough to get a car that hasn't been washed frequently you'll find that it doesn't have any rust but it's rare. I'm an advocate for spending extra to buy very high quality microfibers and quick detail sprays and use a dry clean approach. I've done this with all my fun cars over the past 12 years and it has served me well. If done correctly it won't swirl/scratch the paint.

Porsche didn't do a great job with their seal designs, for example door sill seals are notorious for holding water in them for months even in dry climates. I can attest to this when I had my Targa undercarriage steam cleaned. Some water inevitably made it to the sides of the car when they washed the wheel wells. Two months later when I changed the drivers side door sill seal that had a tear on the top of it I found the entire seal full of water. Fortunately there was no rust behind the seal but the point is that if that rubber had a small hole and it was facing the car frame it would eventually start rusting.

As far as paint, I personally prefer the original factory paint that's been well maintained and protected over a respray since most resprays just can't match what the factory did. Yes I love the visuals as much as I love the driving experience. It's a whole package and you can't really fault someone for their opinion or preference.

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Exactly, great post!

I bought my first 964 with 100,000 on the odo and drove it everywhere accumulating 55,000+ smile miles. Such an awesome car to drive. It made me be “present” and I earned so much from it. Never turned the radio on (eventually took it out). Had so much fun in the car. Fixed what neeeded to be fix, did as much preventative maintenance as possible and it just ran and ran. I told people it was an atomic VW Bug and was designed to go 500,000 miles, and if something expensive broke that’s it part of the deal and wouldn’t have to be replaced again for 20 years. The miles you don’t drive a 911, you don’t get those back...

cobalt - Thanks for the kind note. To clarify things, those cup wheels on my 1993 car listed for sale are the porsche original equipment 16” ‘cup style’ wheels that were available (I think) starting in 1992. The other wheels are 17” Porsche Sport Classic wheels.

funny I was going to post the same one. I was just in there the other day...they’ve also got a black one I think for mid 80’s 🙄. Neil has nice stuff and Spends the money pre sale on any mechanical issue, and his prices reflect it although they are always asking top dollar. Usually his stuff sells for about 10-15% below asking...unless it’s something really rare that they won’t budge on.