My '83 sc just turned over 100k

[OsoMoore]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Get that poor thing out and drive it more!

See if you can get it up to 3,500 miles per year.

I just turned 150,000 miles on my 1985. So I have an average of 5,175 miles per year.

That's pretty good. The original owner for my car drove the wheels off it - 200K in the first 20 years. Its going to take me a while to get the average back that high again - Leland and Mike didn't have the time to run her 10K per year for that next 13 years.

[dntlft]

Holy *****, this thread is still going...
I haven't installed this steering wheel yet, got hit with higher insurance and taxes this go around, money flow had to go elsewhere.
As for mileage, I certainly intend to correct the previous owners apparent lack of enthusiasm. My first year of ownership saw >5000 miles put on this magnificent machine, and that included it being parked for more than 2 months as I tracked down ignition gremlins. I anticipate >6000 miles per year from here out!!

[P924S]

i just love SC's, they're very responsive and i just love to roll the windows down and hear the car rev up thru the gears as i drive down my neighborhood. i can remember being a little kid in the early 80's and lusting over Porsche 911's... it was almost a pain in my heart that i was too poor and young to have one. i saved up and finally purchased an SC this month and i can say, i Love it just as much as my other toys... i'm so lucky to be able to have this car. i bought this car, with the intention on bringing it back slowly and having fun doing it, and i must say, it's saving me in the process, that's Love! this baby's got 175 K miles on it and i plan on adding many, many more...

here's a pic of my SC gettin' the good stuff.

[NoYouRelax]

Who didn't like the 911 as a kid? I am amazed today how wide-eyed kids still gets when they see my car, SC Targa. I had a father and son stop me recently and the early teen kid said, "that's the one dad." You rarely see the SC on the road in my area....cant wait for the saltless roads this Spring.

[r-mm]

Just hit 100k? I give it 5k til the odometer gear snaps, ask me how I know =)

Ok also, drive it a lot. Great car and congrats.

[dntlft]

P924S, that's a beautiful color, Meteor Grey? The chrome rings on the H4's really set the right look for your car. My car is guards red, so chrome won't work on mine, but I do intend to eventually swap the original sugar scoop headlights for the cleaner look of the H4's, as on the Carrera models. Rings around the headlights will be painted body color.

[dntlft]

NoYouRelax,
My defining Porsche moment as a kid was when I lived in SC, our next door neighbor pulled into his drive with a new 911. I believe that was '76 or '77. My dad was an enthusiast and nearly had an aneurysm on the spot. "That is a REAL Porsche" was his only comment. That made a profound impression in my young mind.

[dntlft]

r-mm,
In retrospect, was there anything you could have done to prevent this? Shooting grease into the Odo/Speedo cable line? Is the repair relatively easy, or did you have to send it to a specialized shop for repair?