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new to 911's
Hey, I have been lurking here for a while and it seems there are a bunch of very knowledgeable and helpful folks on here unlike another Porsche Forum I signed on to that well never got reply's or even many looks. Maybe its the wall of text I seem to produce.
There has been a Porsche in the family as long as I can remember. 914, 924, 944, Boxster S. I've driven them all, though they have been owned by others. I have been looking myself for a 911. At first I was looking for a mid to late 80's variety. My brother who has the 944 and Boxster suggested I look a bit newer for the same or maybe even less money and maybe less miles.
I have seen over the years many, many 80's 911's with hundreds of thousands of miles. It's nothing to see 150,00 miles or more. Now I started looking as new as '94 and older and although its not ten years different the mileage seems to be much less 50k,60k,70k. Some much higher but not too high.
Some questions about this and what I've heard, remember I've never driven a 911, a '69 912 was the nearest.
Did the greater horsepower in the later model years make the car more difficult/challenging to drive? or less fun on the street? "Could get squirrely if you don't know what your doing" "more power more touchy in the corners" that kind of thing. So people drove them less? Prices also seem like they are near the same where I've been looking on-line. Low $20k for '83-'87 with 140,000m+ Mid $20k's for a 80,000 '93?
Are there more bugs/issues/ghosts in the 90's then the 80's?
More difficult to work on?
Parts more expensive?
Greater variations from year to year in the 90's then 80's?
Oh and I want to stay older then '95 so I don't need to go through the EPA emissions here in Illinois. Which allows me, if I choose to upgrade, w/o worry of passing their test.
I've more question too but figure this wall will get the ball rolling.
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