Is owning a classic 911 not as much fun anymore?

[Mike80911]

Originally Posted by look 171

Mike80911, how much do you think your 930 is worth now? I have a 930 cab with very low milage, and having a hard time trying to get a handle on its worth or replacement cost, since I have serious engine mods. I am still at agree valued at 50k

I would say you are highly underinsured I doubt you could replace it for $50K I would say insure it for at least $75K. The insurance company should not blink an eye at that.

[Craig T]

I think the current resale prices for air cooled 911's outweigh any sense of nostalgia or sentimentality. A stock 2001 Boxster will smoke any pre-993 911 on the track, and you can have cold A/C.

Plus, it's up to $12K-$15K for a 3.0 or 3.2 rebuild…and fewer and fewer shops that can do it. The Spec Boxster guys are finding good motors in junk yards for $4500, and rebuilding them stronger for less than $10K.

I say cut loose the air-cooled cars to those who hoard them in garages and collections and drive a water pumper like you stole it!

[Flieger]

Theives can't drive stick anyway.

I've parked it just like a normal car but in Monterey or the other places I've done that an old 911 isn't a big deal. If overnight I need a cover since it doesn't have side windows. The cover has a lock but it is not going to stop a determined thief.

Quit worrying.

[flskala]

Agreed value insurance.
Lo-jack or similar device.
Hidden camera's where the car is parked.
Kill switch(s).
9mm.

fwiw, an experienced determined thief WILL get your car. And no 'smart' thief is going to engage you in a conversation about your car where they plan on stealing it...

[campbellcj]

To me, a classic Porsche or really any classic car that does not get used at least sometimes, is a waste of the car and borderline "criminal". For the most part, we Pelicans are not talking about one-of-a-kind $10 million cars here, we are talking about roughly $20K-120K cars. All around us there are new cars that cost as much or more than that, which are generally what thieves would target since they want parts they can easily strip and resell.

So my vote is update your insurance, stay away from sketchy neighborhoods and rush-hour traffic, and get out there and drive!

[regency]

Look into a Battery cut off switch, double locked garage door, the "club" on the steering wheel.....& Sig Sauer P227.

1973 911 T MFI Coupe, Aubergine

Steve

[Henry Schmidt]

My thought is you drive it or sell it. I drove my 914/6 for 25 years at times a daily driver.
Recently got what I thought was a crazy offer for it and sold it. The sale price was high enough to buy a 2004 996 GT3 and put money in the bank.
Now I'm driving the GT3 with no regrets.

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by Henry Schmidt

My thought is you drive it or sell it. I drove my 914/6 for 25 years at times a daily driver.
Recently got what I thought was a crazy offer for it and sold it. The sale price was high enough to buy a 2004 996 GT3 and put money in the bank.
Now I'm driving the GT3 with no regrets.

Great minds think alike Henry! I turned mine into a 2008 997 Turbo with enough left over for a nice deposit in the savings. Hell, I take the 997 grocery shopping. No more worries. No regrets.

You back from Alaska?

[Henry Schmidt]

Originally Posted by Craig T

Great minds think alike Henry! I turned mine into a 2008 997 Turbo with enough left over for a nice deposit in the savings. Hell, I take the 997 grocery shopping. No more worries. No regrets.

You back from Alaska?

Just got back last night.....
I'll try to call tomorrow.

[wildthing]

Luckily I still enjoy mine. In an area where the latest 991 is almost as common as the Camry (ok I'm exaggerating), very few people get excited when they see my old car.

[Les Paul]

I'm calling mostly bs on the exaggerated prices. As a matter of fact I've driven the old unwanted 76 Turbo over 2,000 miles since last October. So a big F U to the hype. It had gone less than 10k in the previous 29.5 years. A cantankerous belching, farting beast to be sure. And why had I neglected it so long?

[sc_rufctr]

I still drive mine most days. It's insured and I'm not an idiot so the enjoyment is still there.
The day that fun stops is the day I'll sell it. After all it's only a car.

As I get older I wonder why I bother. It is after all pretty basic.

[Bill Douglas]

I drive mine. Aren't overly careful with it. I do the oil changes/valves/don't thrash it when it's cold thing, but I just get out there and enjoy it. Hell, if I had any sense I wouldn't have a classic car parked 50 meters from hard braking surf. But as I said on the other thread; drive em, fix em, drive em. The car is for me, not for the next guy.

I don't want to to tempt fate, but the hoons don't seem terribly interested in my car. They are more into Nissan Skylines and Subarus. LOTS of those go missing around here, but hopefully not my car.

[creaturecat]

So. The general consensus seems to be ... don't want to drive the car any more, scared to park it, scared to store it .........
Pretty sure most of you guys bought your air-cooled cars for not a bunch of money, in the day.
You just gonna look at it now? Really? Why bother?

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by Craig T

I think the current resale prices for air cooled 911's outweigh any sense of nostalgia or sentimentality. A stock 2001 Boxster will smoke any pre-993 911 on the track, and you can have cold A/C.

Plus, it's up to $12K-$15K for a 3.0 or 3.2 rebuild…and fewer and fewer shops that can do it. The Spec Boxster guys are finding good motors in junk yards for $4500, and rebuilding them stronger for less than $10K.

I say cut loose the air-cooled cars to those who hoard them in garages and collections and drive a water pumper like you stole it!

I like your thinking... Pretty much the way I've been thinking lately. Why pay 20k+ for an SC when I can get a similar condition 996 for 13-15K thats going to be quicker, and I'll be able to worry about less...

[wdfifteen]

Not so much the 911, but I'm sure careful about how and where I drive my Speedster these days.

[Drisump]

Wellllll the way I see it, what would be the more desirable situation, a car worth the same (or less) than what you paid for it or a car that is worth more than what you paid for it? If the joy of driving /owning her is gone because of the additional stress brought on by your additional net worth, I'm thinking it's time to part. Would it be a more desirable situation owning a car not worth fixing if a big ticket item were to fail? Admittedly neither my 85 3.2 or my 993 is worth what your 930 is but both have spent many nights outside hotels/restaurants over the years, and that pattern is not changing any time soon. When I bought the cars they were definitely not pristine, the normal road rash, some minor interior wear....even a few dings. Great, solid cars that I look out for but don't sweat the additional minor dings that the 85 has picked up from idiots in parking lots. No offence, but if I was as stressed as you seem to be, I'd sell and buy something you can enjoy using. Oddly enough on my last 3000 mile 993 trip six weeks ago I had to stay at a number of hotels...no additional dings but two of the Porsche crests on the wheels were ripped off in two separate incidents....maddening yes, but not a deal breaker.Cheers

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

I like your thinking... Pretty much the way I've been thinking lately. Why pay 20k+ for an SC when I can get a similar condition 996 for 13-15K thats going to be quicker, and I'll be able to worry about less...

Sid, that really makes sense. I bought my 911 20 years ago and it is still going up in value. I did NOT buy it as an investment. I love it but if I got the crazy high offer I would upgrade to a new car.

[Jim Richards]

Yeah, I can see the logic in that.

[RF5BPilot]

Sort of glad to see this thread. I grew up with the mantra, you shouldn't drive anything more expensive than you can roll and walk away from. Like it or not, with the way stuff happens on the roads, if you're really going to drive something, you sorta have to treat it as disposable. I've wanted another, older 911.....but between the price and other factors, they just don't seem disposable...which has taken the fun out....leaving me searching for something else.