I just got my first 911

[Thrasher]

After 20 years of lusting after the 911, I finally found my car.

1984 Carrera
Black on black
Phone Dial Wheels (ok, not my first choice)
Very stock, except K & N Cone Filter
150k original miles, recent tranny rebuild and new clutch (shifts better than the '88/G50 with 80k miles I drove last week)
New Dunlops on Front/Bridgestones on rear.

PPI done by Reid Vann revealed only that brakes were nearing end of life, and noted "cosmetic issues". RV had also done all the maintenance for last 10 years, so good records going back that far; they said the owner had been "very good" about bringing the car in for maintenance.

Minor cosmetic issues, include:
1 inch paint chip on driver door window frame (to primer)
2 or 3 dings, but very, very slight
small tear in headliner
2 inch seam parting on driver side bolster (not torn)
minor pen hole in driver seating surface (smaller than a dime)

It dripped about 2 drops of oil all weekend on my garage floor, including 4 trips out and back. Absolutely no smoke from exhaust. Runs and drives very well.

Original owner: Tito Landrum of STL Cardinals (sort of like George Costanza's John Voit car!)

I got this car for well below Excellence values (even for "poor" condition). I'm not sure if it was the mileage, the seller's lack of marketing skills, or just the market for these cars in general, but I'm not complaining. I plan to address all the issues and drive it regularly on weekends, etc. The track is beckoning as well for a PCA drivers school.

The pix (needless to explain, my 8 year old boy is excited in last pic):

Link to Photos

[shrouded]

Congratulations!

You might want to double-check the image links, though... they don't work for me.

[MY83SC]

Congrats.....and "DITTO" on the links..

[jbripps]

GOOD FOR U!

Congrats and welcome aboard. Fix those links!!!

Regards,

[bigrubberjeep]

Congrats - Now don't go racing anyone - yet

[Thrasher]

I need to get these pix on my website and not mess with yahoo photos - try the link to the album. That should work.

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/craigthrasher/album?.dir=/a2b9&.src=ph

[targa911S]

Congrats! Welcome to the board. Now send us all the contents of your wallet. We will divide it up. Do this once a month for as long as you own your car. It will be like having your own mechanic! You will get used to it. Anyway just crankin on ya. Enjoy that new ride. Show us!!

[84porsche]

Congrats on the car, the photos look good. However you look awfully young in one of the photos, you may need a few pillows so you will be able to see above the dash.

[kach22i]

Originally posted by Thrasher
Phone Dial Wheels (ok, not my first choice)[/URL]

I have those as well, oh well it's my first Porsche too.

Maybe we should get all the phone dial wheel guys to post their wheels, force it back into style.

[singpilot]

Congrats. I remember that day. My first 911.

I do not remember my first woman.

Welcome to the club.

[banjomike]

very nice looking. I always cringe when I see a new person who just bought their first 911, since often they didn't get a ppi and soon trouble follows (like with my wife's 'new' bimmer wagon). But it sounds like you did it right!

as for the pics, you may have to be signed on to yahoo with your yahoo id.

[TargaRob]

Originally posted by Thrasher
I plan to address all the issues and drive it regularly on weekends, etc. The track is beckoning as well for a PCA drivers school.

Weekend driving and track running is when you will share good times with your car. Congrats!

[svandamme]

it is board tradition that the newbie supplies pics of car and some hot chick posing with the car...

we will keep nagging till the tradition is honoured

nice car !

[84porsche]

Originally posted by svandamme
it is board tradition that the newbie supplies pics of car and some hot chick posing with the car...

we will keep nagging till the tradition is honoured

nice car !

Damn - I still need to fulfill this tradition. That is just what my passenger seat is waiting for.

[ASD]

Its a great feeling to finally be driving the car you have always wanted. When I got my first 911 I was so charged up on the drive home I was vibrating. The photo is of my current car, now on its 12th anniversary in my personal garage. It has been a long love affair.....still a great fun machine that gets loving care.

[JeremyD]

Congrats on the new ride - she's a beauty!

For those without a yahoo ID

[nostatic]

phone dials are cool.

[rcm]

Sweet Ride, phone dials really look kinda good here. Bet you can't wait to get your license.

[Weaver]

Phone dials and euro tail lights......pretty cool!
Nice job.

[azasadny]

Congratulations! Beautiful car. Welcome aboard!