New guy on the block.

Well I finally took the plunge and bought my first 911, I have wanted one for about the last 15 years. I hope I did enough homework and research...I just bought an 81 911SC the cars is super clean has a fresh motor,tensioner upgrades, pop off valve. The car runs great and I hope I did not make a mistake. My plans are to keep this car for a couple of years and then upgrade to a carrera. I am sure glad I found this site I was previously a corvette owner and used their forum quite frequently. Whats the general concensus on the SC's??? are they as reliable and bulletproof as I have heard??..anyway I will be lurking in the background and posting questions for all you pros out there..it sure is nice to have a place to do that....thanx in advance

Welcome to the wonderful world of Porsche ownership. WARNING...owning a Porsche can be habit forming and you could be hooked for life. I have owned them since 1986 and it would be hard to imagine life without one.

The 3.0 SC's are great cars and their engines have a very long life span if properly maintained. I would recommend you buy a copy of Bruce Anderson's "911 Handbook" and the new Bentley 911SC Repair Manual (it should be available soon).

Stay tuned to this bulletin board and you will learn a lot; there are some very knowledgble people that share their wisdom with us all.

Regards, Bruce
'84 Carrera
'77 Euro 911S

My SC is a daily driver with 160k on the original motor. No worries at all.

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'83 SC

My '86 is sitting pretty at 106000 on the clock. No problems with the engine in the 1 year+ that I've had it. The only weak spot in the car in my opinion is the transmission.

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Mark Szabo
1986 911 Targa 3.2
1987 Escort 5-speed 1.9
The 911 Gallery

Welcome, I'm fairly new in that I've owned my '78 SC since June '00. This is a great forum if you plan on doing your own repairs. Not to sound like a PGA comercial but "These guys are good!"

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Rob Fix
'78 SC Targa