 OT: Reccomendations for sub $20K 911 daily driver |
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| grantsfo |
 Jun 21 2004, 12:40 PM
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Arrrrhhhh!  Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None  |
Is there a paticular year that anyone reccomends for reliability? What are some of the things I need to look out for on 80's era 911's?
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| machina |
Jun 21 2004, 12:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,030 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Miami Beach, FL Member No.: 848  |
you can get a sweet carrera for $20k or less, one that was really taken care of.
carrera started in '84, had 3.2 with motronic instead of the older style jetronic the SC had. '87 and new carreras had the much improved G50 tranny which is much heavier duty and shifts better with hyd clutch. take your time looking. these cars are holding their value now. find a good one. the '87 I had was one of the best cars ever, sorry i sold it. Not brutally fast but all the best of the early 911 atributes with just enough modern technology. dr |
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| Jeroen |
Jun 21 2004, 01:00 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
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Look for a '87 - '89 Carrera 3.2 Mind that the valve guides on the 3.2 are notorius to wear out around 100K miles Other than that, they are pretty bulletproof cheers, Jeroen |
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| seanery |
Jun 21 2004, 03:29 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,857 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
actually, I've read (don't have one) that the valve guide issue was mostly with the later 3.2s. I'd still look for an 87-89 car, but so is everyone else. A clean 84-86 sunroof coupe would be a very nice daily driver, too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| jim912928 |
Jun 21 2004, 03:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,487 Joined: 8-January 04 From: Granger, IN Member No.: 1,536 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Actually, any 3.0l on up is a safe bet. Stay clear of the 2.7's of the 70's. The 3.0SC on up are all rock solid and can go 200k miles+ when well taken care of.
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| anthony |
Jun 21 2004, 03:51 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
This month's Excellence magazine has the updated 911 market report and a very informative article on the 3.2L Carrera.
It's always recommended that you spend the most that you can and buy the best example of the car you can find. |
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| Red-Beard |
Jun 21 2004, 07:07 PM
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"Ya canna change the laws of Physics" Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,124 Joined: 11-February 03 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 288 Region Association: None |
I have a 1982 which is "sort of" famous...
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