OT. thinking about getting a 911, What can you tell me, I don't know squat about a 911 Options

[john grier]

As the title says, I am thinking of going to the dark side.
This would be my first 911
Car is local and seems a good price.
911 is a 1980 sc
Please what can you tell me about it and what to look for?
John

[Cupomeat]

I think the cap'n hit most of the points about an SC.

I spent about 4 years researching and shopping for a used 911 and pretty much break the cars down as such;
65-68 - classic looking, Expensive to buy, some parts are hard (impossible) to come by

69-73 - classic looking, Expensive to buy, parts are easy to come by (mostly)

74-77 - Cheap cars and a good deal IF the engine was already rebuilt properly, otherwise AVOID. (Many of these cars suffered as 914s did as they were unloved by the cogniscenti)

78-83 - Great values, very reliable (for their age), most of the later 911 feel for cheap prices

84-89 - First of the "carrera"s, and the last of the 911s that you could work on. Great solid and reliable cars. Starting to be very expensive, especially the 88-89

90(89)-94 - (964) Things get complicated but much faster. Carrera 4s have sensors that cost over $1k each. Great bargains on these cars (as they seem to be at the bottom of the depreciation curve) and a great driving car.

95-98 - (993) - Still command a premium, even over later 996 cars, complicated and VERY fast. New rear suspension makes the car very forgiving. 96-98 have clogging of air injector ports casuing ODBII issues. 993 C4 is superior to 964 C4 in many ways, and yet simpler.

So, I was tempted by each one of these cars (series) and finally saved my money and bought a 95 993 C4.

Send me a PM if you want more info.