[Don Z.]

Well, I know better than to put this on the 911 Forum... but I'm wondering what others think of this.

I currently have a '74 Carrera Targa. My plan was to do a full restoration on the car, and then use it as a daily driver. But I've been thinking...

For the cost, I can probably find a good used 986. For a little more, I could probably find a new 987 with very few options.

On the one hand, after a restoration, I'd have a basically "new" 911, but it would be the latest in early '70s technology. On the other, I'd have a new car that would be a dependable daily driver, but the costs to service would be higher. What I mean by that is I can do most of the maintenance tasks on the 911 myself, but ABS checks? Airbag checks? All the little things they put in the 30,000 mile service that make you want to have them do it... ODB-II... etc.

So, what would you do?