Will modification devalue car?

[RichardNew]

Porsche people love to spend money. We had shirts make up in the Philly Region that said "Don't drive better - just spend more." That's the Porsche way.

Let's add an oil cooler that we don't need. That would be really cool.

On a more serious note never throw an old part out. All those old parts go with the car to the next custodian. You don't really own a Porsche you just get to take care of it for a while. When you lose interest or get too old to drive it goes to a new custodian.

I'm the 3rd custodian of my '73. Right now I'm spending too much money on old emissions equipment. The least the earlier custodians could have done was put the stuff in a box and sold it to me when I bought the car. Or, if I had been smarter I would have started looking for this stuff about 10 years ago. Oh well.

Richard Newton

[93nav]

Did you note the date of the video?

Originally Posted by tirwin

Dude, that is killing me!

I just wonder what they went through to make that video.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

1974 Porsche 911 2.7

[JohnJL]

Originally Posted by merlinfe

Not driving your favorite car because your worried about the resale value is like not having sex with your wife because you don't want to spoil it for her next husband.

OP, do what you like. Keep the original parts in a box. Enjoy the car.

-Steve

You are my new hero. Thats the most succinct and accurate statemejt i have heard in too long.

well said.

[wayner]

Originally Posted by 93nav

Did you note the date of the video?

I wondered how long it would take for someone to notice that and comment on it.

[tirwin]

Originally Posted by 93nav

Did you note the date of the video?

I don't think I needed to look at the date to figure out that was satire. IT WAS A FREAKIN LEBARON.

[wayner]

I hate when old cars get infested with termites

[ClickClickBoom]

Originally Posted by wayner

I hate when old cars get infested with termites

Don't let your Morgan even slow down in the PNW!

[911pcars]

Will modification devalue car?

Apparently not even nature can accomplish that:

1971 Porsche 911 - S 2,2 | Classic Driver Market

Sherwood

[Bleedsblue]

Originally Posted by JohnJL

You are my new hero. Thats the most succinct and accurate statemejt i have heard in too long.

well said.

Sorry, but he doesn't get credit for that... he's (mis) quoting James Glickenhaus

[Dodge Man]

In my younger days I destroyed a 57 Bel Air with rare factory PS, PB & AC to make a 400HP BB hot rod that I had to eventually take off the road & hide for fear of law enforcement reprisals. Ah, youth. If I just locked it up in a garage for 20 years...or if I did the same with my 73... Your ride is a joy to drive and preserving the OEM value is a good long term plan but you need to fun ride today with confidence. With 43K, reversible modifications & keeping/buying OEM parts are a must to your long term value. The trick is balancing the reversible modifications with everyday requirements. A set of SSI's & cleaning out crap from your BEHR fins may be all you need in Seattle. You are not racing? SSI's make a big difference in exhaust heat retention (DUUUH!!!). Get any Thermo Reactors & pumps off and prepare them for storage & store them for future resale, please. I run a late '83 930/10 (200+HP 9,8 CR Euro 3.0 with side drainer case) with SSI's and I dabble at staying up to oil temp on the street on casual drives in the south CA coastal area and even the old canyons. As Danny Sullivan said, " I just have to be faster than the car behind me". An old stock US 2.7 CIS can still put the wood to many cars. What do you really need????? Please do not butcher the sweet cars of tomorrow. Go visit John Walker's Workshop for good shop advice & good work. The Dude knows his stuff and he is local to you (hint, hint, hint). Best of Luck.