New G50 Owner (Finally!)

[wrxnofx]

I've wanted a guards red 911 since I was 9. After a long search and my wife finally telling me to @!%$ or get off the pot, I pulled the trigger. Here is my new (to me) '87 G50 911 Carrera.


Now I get the enjoyment of fixing all the little issues that it has. I can't wait. I look forward to each time I can drive it. Just looking at it in the garage puts a smile on my face.

Anyway, just thought I'd say HI.

Matt

[OffCamber00]

Congrats, welcome to the club. Nice looking car. You are most definitely in the right place.

[MMiller]

Fantastic and welcome. Kudos to the wife as well!

Regards

[McLaren-TAG]

Congrats, she looks like a good candidate for a long term love affair. Make sure to put lowering it a couple of inches on your "to do" list as she's sitting way too high!

[86 ssinit]

Congrats!!!! Nice car. Great color nothing says 911 like Guards Red. Get ready everybody is going to be looking at that car.

[Dublinoh]

Welcome to the forum...nice find. Learn to use the "search" feature, there is a wealth of info here and many willing to help.

[NYNick]

Welcome. Love those red wheels!

Has anyone ever put a 'wrap' on wheels to change the color, instead of painting them?

[Porchcar guy]

Welcome ! You are a braver guy than I as to driving a RED car, let alone a 911 :=)). My first and only red car was 3 tickets in less than 30 days ...sold it !!

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Porchcar guy

My first and only red car was 3 tickets in less than 30 days ...............

I have only had one across 17 years. Pulled over plenty but when you are as old as the earth (to steal a movie line) they are a bit kinder.

[Bear911]

Gorgeous car! Congrats! I especially like the clean front spoiler and tail.

[wrxnofx]

Originally Posted by Panerai

Fantastic and welcome. Kudos to the wife as well!

Regards

Thanks, Panerai. She was all for it, I'm a pretty lucky guy.

Originally Posted by McLaren-TAG

Congrats, she looks like a good candidate for a long term love affair. Make sure to put lowering it a couple of inches on your "to do" list as she's sitting way too high!

Agreed McLaren. She is looking ready to do a Dakar rally currently, but I'm still basking in the newness of owning this car.

Originally Posted by Dublinoh

Welcome to the forum...nice find. Learn to use the "search" feature, there is a wealth of info here and many willing to help.

Thanks Dublinoh. I've already used the search feature to find a wealth of information and help. Many more searches to come I'm sure.

[Porchcar guy]

Bob, It was in my youth and a Toyota twin cam but all my cars are black since the late 70's

[andy_uranium]

Nice car, congrats. Nice that the wife pushed you. Trying to convince my wife it is a quality of life investment.

[McLaren-TAG]

What more convincing would the wife need than stress relief? I always feel so much better after a hard back roads drive.

[Storage Man]

Originally Posted by Porchcar guy

Welcome ! You are a braver guy than I as to driving a RED car, let alone a 911 :=)). My first and only red car was 3 tickets in less than 30 days ...sold it !!

It's a 25 year old car to the fuzz, they barly see us Targa's.
You guys with the coups, black and metalics they are all over....

Nice color!

[Sox Fan]

Good looking car. Welcome to the Guards Red, G50 coupe club!

[Sox Fan]

How about going against the purist grain and adding a whale tail to that bad boy?

When I was a teenager, I thought 911s looked incomplete without the tail.

[wrxnofx]

Originally Posted by Sox Fan

How about going against the purist grain and adding a whale tail to that bad boy?

When I was a teenager, I thought 911s looked incomplete without the tail.

That has sort of been my dilemma. I always felt that way, also. However, it was hard enough to find a G50 coupe car in Guards Red locally (that I felt good about buying after a PPI), as there don't seem to be that many around. It almost seems rarer to find a car sans tail. Plus, the look just continues to grow on me. With that being said, your '89 is the exact car I was looking for, but I just couldn't find it. It's not like I "settled", though. I couldn't be happier.

I would never modify the existing decklid or front valance. Rather, I would purchase used ones. To REALLY go against the purist grain I was thinking about adding a ducktail The best part is, I've got nothing but time now to decide what I want to do.

[Synchro Joe]

Welcome aboard. Guards Red is really the best color. Of course there will be dissention, but that's what makes this place great. )

[Nick Triesch]

You just bought my dream car! A guards red 911!!!! Holy Smokes!!!! I would fix all the little things and leave the rest alone. Great car!