'84 Carrera Cab Pricing?

[vesnyder]

What ball park pricing would you put on an '84 Cab with 90k+ miles on it in OK shape? Of course it is RED!

[imcarthur]

$17 - 18K assuming all the usual stuff - imho. 84s & 85s are always on the low side of Carrera prices.

But since it's storage time, you might get a deal.

Ian

[RickM]

Originally posted by imcarthur
84s & 85s are always on the low side of Carrera prices.

Why is that?

[CarreraS2]

they are the oldest of the range, so naturally on the low side of he range

old style seats, steering wheel, interior bits and vents

no G50

lower hp than later years

[RickM]

Originally posted by SoCal911SC
they are the oldest of the range, so naturally on the low side of he range

old style seats, steering wheel, interior bits and vents

no G50

lower hp than later years

Wrong on the steering wheel for '85. The difference between an '86 is what....the extra vent?

Curious how are the seats different?

I can understand age and G50.

[mcholar911]

IMO everything depends on the PPI. If the maintenance is undocumented, transmission balky, interior worn, etc. , I've been seeing that condition sell- not asking price- but sell- in the 13/14K range. If a perfect low mileage garage queen 84 can be bought for 22K, just start subtracting backwards for everything found on the PPI, then deduct for the miles.
The biggest killer in my view is the maintenance history, if that has been consistantly done, you have a good chance of the machine going the distance with proper upkeep. However, if the last couple owners have only done oil changes at Quicky Lube, and not kept up on replacing all the rest of the mechanical bit's, it's almost impossible to gauge how soon you'll see a big dollar repair for a major component. Service life is only so long on CV's, suspension, bearings, etc. For example, sure, your shocks will stay in one piece for 90 or even 150,000 miles, but are they still functioning as designed?
Good luck!
Mike

[imcarthur]

Originally posted by RickM
The difference between an '86 is what....the extra vent?

Not just . . .

Redesigned AC (larger air vents)
Seats lowered by 20mm
Vanity mirrors
Larger anti-roll bars & rear torsion bars
Brake light
10% shorter gear shift option

Ian

[FenderGuy]

Originally posted by SoCal911SC
they are the oldest of the range, so naturally on the low side of he range

old style seats, steering wheel, interior bits and vents

no G50

lower hp than later years

3.2 has the same hp through out 84-89

[CarreraS2]

the 84-89 Carrera followed the typical German car model production run.

Runs for 6-7 years before a significant new redesign. During those years, minor changes, improvements and updates are generally made every year to try to keep the car "fresh," with some more major ones happening around the middle of the run. There is often a small power increase.

that's what happened with the carrera. lots of little improvements and updates made between 84 and 89, with some bigger ones (G50 and dash vents) mid run. (For other examples, look at just about every BMW or MB model in the past 20 years, and you'll see the same pattern).

if you look at an 89 interior and compare it to an 84, you see the effect of the cumulative changes. The 84 looks exactly like an SC, the 89 has a more updated look (dash, wheel, heating system, seats, shift boot and knob, AC controls, power locks, center console, integrated alarm, etc.)

those updates and changes (for better or worse) add market value to the general population.

add that to the age difference (an 84 is 20% older than, say, an 88, and generally is going to have 20% more miles), and that's why the earlier Carreras command less as used cars than the later ones.

[Don Plumley]

According to "Original Porsche 911":

For US/Japan Carrera:
1984-1986, 207 DIN bhp at 5900 rpm
1987-1989, 217 DIN bhp at 5900 rpm

ROW/Euro's are 231 for all years.