OT: 79 or 80 911SC, what do you guys think? |
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OT: 79 or 80 911SC, what do you guys think? |
rwilner |
Mar 26 2012, 10:22 AM
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No Ghosts in the Machine Group: Members Posts: 953 Joined: 30-March 10 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 11,530 Region Association: North East States |
So I've been keeping my eyes out for a taildragger. Unlike the 914, the 911 has had a 60 year production run, so understanding the insanities of the various model years and price points is pretty daunting.
I'm thinking the 1979-1980 911 SC is a sweet spot for my price point, which is around $15k. There was also the special "Weissach" edition around this time (factory option turbo-look) which I could pick up for a few extra bucks if I want the exclusivity. What do you guys think about this era of 911s and the SC in general? There is one for sale locally I'm going to check out this weekend. I'm not ready to buy yet but want to get some datapoints on condition vs. asking price. |
7391420 |
Mar 30 2012, 10:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 6-August 03 From: boston, ma Member No.: 988 |
I've had both,
and 83 coupe and an 81 targa. If it's going to be your one summer porsche, then being able to take the top off with the targa is hard to beat, and since they are generally cheaper to buy, but are mechanically identical, targa's are a good value. the coupe on the other hand feels and is much stiffer, and certainly quieter on the highway. If I were to get another one, I'd get a coupe again but more because I would do some light track time, and I'd feel safer in coupe. I had both of my SC's until they had well over 100k, the coupe had 150, and the targa had 130-neither suffered broken head studs, but I did put the carerra tensioner upgrade on the targa, and the air-box upgrade on both. Even with that many miles, neither was consuming much oil, and maintaining them was very easy -Adam |
rwilner |
Mar 30 2012, 10:20 AM
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No Ghosts in the Machine Group: Members Posts: 953 Joined: 30-March 10 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 11,530 Region Association: North East States |
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