Looking for a High Miles and/or Low Price 993
11-02-2007, 03:14 PM
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...which leads us back to: what's wrong with your current 87' Cab??? Put a couple K in it and gently drive the crap out of it. Your life circumstances will change greatly as you progress in the next few years. Best to get 'stuck' with something you can move if you hafta'. BTW: The late 80's cars are up and coming. Did you ever notice how the late 70's cars and early 80's cars hold incredible value - most especially the late 70's cars. On the other hand the 993 is a HIGH maintenance car by design and the 'value' thing is largely unknown. Porsche designed the 993 to require maximum dealer hands-on to take care of it - expensive parts, expensive test equipment, and so on. Now, dealers don;t want to go anywhere near the 993 - they don't even stock day to day parts for them. Dealers don;t even want to talk about them. What you are hearing is an extremely rich cross-cut of the cold/hard practicalitites of 993 ownership.
BTWW: 70's and 80's 911s were lo-maintenance and there's a gazillion parts out there. The only car I still regret not buying was a 69 Shelby Cobra Mustang with the dual 4-barrel 428. Coulda' had it for 5K back in 1978 but I was still in college and had books to read + I couldn't swing the cost. It was a lo-maintenance car then as it is is now. One shock absorber is STILL 19 dollars and 99 cents.
BTWW: 70's and 80's 911s were lo-maintenance and there's a gazillion parts out there. The only car I still regret not buying was a 69 Shelby Cobra Mustang with the dual 4-barrel 428. Coulda' had it for 5K back in 1978 but I was still in college and had books to read + I couldn't swing the cost. It was a lo-maintenance car then as it is is now. One shock absorber is STILL 19 dollars and 99 cents.
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11-02-2007, 03:34 PM
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chris walrod got his 993 coupe for close to 20k over a year ago... higher miles, but very nice pcar that he's turning into a very sexy track beast.
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chris walrod got his 993 coupe for close to 20k over a year ago... higher miles, but very nice pcar that he's turning into a very sexy track beast.
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11-02-2007, 03:43 PM
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The blue 993 is pretty typical for a car in SF parked outside. It looks like parking dings from other folks. The inside looks really nice though. You probably at very least will want to respray the front and rear bumpers.
11-02-2007, 04:09 PM
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11-02-2007, 04:50 PM
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& you got bushings? are they aftermarkets? think callas told us they could not be replaced (fronts) & someone was goin to find a source... do tell if you know somthin'
11-02-2007, 05:32 PM
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-I'd expect the paint and body to need work.. on a car w/ that miles and age.... (doesn't make the car go any faster, though)
btw, if they did the valves, bet ya they did the clutch and few other things while the motor was out... -check on that.
white seats? that must be hard to keep clean...
edit: just looked at all the photos, looks like its made for the track! clearly a city car. lots of $$$ body work to make that pretty... yeah, 21k is fair value I'm afraid.
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11-02-2007, 05:37 PM
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The seats were re-dyed at some point I was told. I dont mind the white interior, its the blue steering wheel that turns me off. Although I suppose I could just get a 996 steering wheel.
11-02-2007, 10:39 PM
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I didn't look at all the photos, but 21k for a 130K mile car w/ top end, sounds like a good deal. (but you gotta get eyes on it, and do a ppi)
-I'd expect the paint and body to need work.. on a car w/ that miles and age.... (doesn't make the car go any faster, though)
btw, if they did the valves, bet ya they did the clutch and few other things while the motor was out... -check on that.
white seats? that must be hard to keep clean...
edit: just looked at all the photos, looks like its made for the track! clearly a city car. lots of $$$ body work to make that pretty... yeah, 21k is fair value I'm afraid.
-I'd expect the paint and body to need work.. on a car w/ that miles and age.... (doesn't make the car go any faster, though)
btw, if they did the valves, bet ya they did the clutch and few other things while the motor was out... -check on that.
white seats? that must be hard to keep clean...
edit: just looked at all the photos, looks like its made for the track! clearly a city car. lots of $$$ body work to make that pretty... yeah, 21k is fair value I'm afraid.
11-02-2007, 10:41 PM
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I dont know how long its been on there, I do remember a midnight blue 993 on craigslist for a long time but this one is baltic blue.
11-02-2007, 10:41 PM
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...which leads us back to: what's wrong with your current 87' Cab??? Put a couple K in it and gently drive the crap out of it. Your life circumstances will change greatly as you progress in the next few years. Best to get 'stuck' with something you can move if you hafta'. BTW: The late 80's cars are up and coming. Did you ever notice how the late 70's cars and early 80's cars hold incredible value - most especially the late 70's cars. On the other hand the 993 is a HIGH maintenance car by design and the 'value' thing is largely unknown. Porsche designed the 993 to require maximum dealer hands-on to take care of it - expensive parts, expensive test equipment, and so on. Now, dealers don;t want to go anywhere near the 993 - they don't even stock day to day parts for them. Dealers don;t even want to talk about them. What you are hearing is an extremely rich cross-cut of the cold/hard practicalitites of 993 ownership.
BTWW: 70's and 80's 911s were lo-maintenance and there's a gazillion parts out there. The only car I still regret not buying was a 69 Shelby Cobra Mustang with the dual 4-barrel 428. Coulda' had it for 5K back in 1978 but I was still in college and had books to read + I couldn't swing the cost. It was a lo-maintenance car then as it is is now. One shock absorber is STILL 19 dollars and 99 cents.
BTWW: 70's and 80's 911s were lo-maintenance and there's a gazillion parts out there. The only car I still regret not buying was a 69 Shelby Cobra Mustang with the dual 4-barrel 428. Coulda' had it for 5K back in 1978 but I was still in college and had books to read + I couldn't swing the cost. It was a lo-maintenance car then as it is is now. One shock absorber is STILL 19 dollars and 99 cents.
My hands are shaking now as I have flashbacks of MFI tuning on 2.4T's and such, trying to get them to idle at least halfway decently so they could pass a smog test..........margarita time??