Met for drink last night with a friend who has run a local repair shop for 30yrs. A fellow at the bar was eavesdropping our conversation and piped up first about chip tuning being "required" for a B5 S4 that my 30yr experienced friend daily drives and then inquiring through his beer breath about why Porsche is so expensive when you could replace it with a better performing German engine that costs a fraction to modify. The collective response was simply because typical Porsche owners are willing, and able to spend more.

I have to agree. Before sites like this, information on servicing a Porsche was not readily available while info in a V8 anything is everywhere. I really think it's all what you are exposed to.

When the new style four stroke dirt bikes came out, everyone said they were expensive to maintain. Now that they have been out for a few years they are the norm. Actually, they go about twice as long between top ends than a two stroke. You just have to learn how to set the valves. Sound kinda familiar?

Hi, did you buy the Car?
Or got there to see it by yourself?
Is it a Green 911s, located north of Montreal, described in Good Condition?

911s-fan

All the problem issues have been addressed on mine and she runs like a top, and should for long time. Light, fun and fast........ enough..... for now : )

Post pics if and when you can.

It all boils down to what condition the particular engine is in. A '77 could have had a very short life, depending on where it was driven and how. A long time ago, a friend of mine had a '77. At the time, it was about 5 years old. It didn't have an updated oil cooler, was driven in the middle of the country where it does get hot in the summertime and he drove it like he stole it. It leaked so much oil that nobody wanted to drive behind him for any distance.

If the car you are looking at has had an engine rebuild by a competent shop and been upgraded to eliminate the thermal reactors and lower the running temperature, it could be a fine car. It all depends an what's been done to it over the years.

JR