914 or '81 911 SC targa?, First world problems Options

[rjames]

I may have the option to acquire a silver '81 911 SC Targa at no cost. The catch is that if I ever sold it, the $ would go back to the original owner's estate.

Seems like a no brainer, but I only have one garage space and the 914 is in it. The 911 is in good condition and worth about $20k more than the 914, but I'm not sure I will like driving the 911 as much as I do the 914 (despite the 914s shortcomings in comparison).

I could potentially keep both, but that would mean storing one of the cars off site in a storage facility ($100?+ per month) and paying insurance on 2 cars. Money I'd rather not spend. It would also be a huge PITA when I wanted to drive the car that lived in storage. So it doesn't seem very realistic or practical to keep both vehicles, but I'm having hard time with the thought of selling the 914.

Would love to hear from those that chose one model over the other after having owned both.

[somd914]

I wasn't keen on 914's until one came my way unexpectedly, and I decided to go for it. I've come to enjoy it quite a bit. The reverse might happen for you.

As for me, I enjoy both my Carrera and 914's. Yes, they are different cars, both have advantages and disadvantages. The 3.2 with a Steve Wong chip and Fabspeed exhaust is intoxicating compared to a Type IV. But yes, even though the Carrera has shed about 200 lbs from stock, it does feel heavy in comparison to the teeners. As for SC's, I find them a bit more sedate in stock configuration, but that can be remidied.

I have not found maintenance to be high (do most of my own work), probably spend more time tweaking odds and ends on the teeners.

In regard to pricing, at least around here targa prices appear to be climbing, but who knows what the future holds in store for any of our cars.

But with that said, I would have reservations about your agreement from a long-term perspective, at least from what I gleaned from this thread. Questions like titling and insurance come to mind. Assume the car is titled to the widow. What happens if she passes away, is it legally clear that you own the car, and if not titled to you, is it subject to probate then? And if you intend on buying her out at some point, an accident which totals the car, or theft, etc. could result in a settlement to the widow and you lose out.