78 911sc value or excellence values

floodbkt · 11-15-2002, 04:02 PM

i'm asking again just to maybe get some new input- the answers seem to be all over the place.

78 SC 85K white with black leather and sunroof, pw, pl, pm, cd, etc. everything works. leather and rest of interior perfect. engine strong, no leaks, new clutch and all other upgrades. engine runs strong, burns right amt of oil, has been repainted, but it looks nice all seals replaced. does anyone have a good idea? i think excellence mag said around 11K for poor, 14k for good and 18.5K for excellent

if anyone has a copy of the sc market update i would love to see it. trying to get a hold of one of these babies quick.

thanks

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

Probably in the $9-$13K range, based on the condition of the car, and also keeping in mind the price of recent cars for sale (like that 100K 84 Carrera Targa that just won't sell for $14K)...

-Wayne

floodbkt · 11-15-2002, 04:16 PM

asking price is around 15K and i don't think they will take much less

mossy97 · mossy97's Garage

When I bought my 79 911 SC Sunroof coupe with 89K orig miles on it, It had been painted in 99 and was running strong. Odd color, Metalic Sky Blue with a Mustard interior (New). F & R Spoilers, BBS wheels as well as the factory fuchs. He was asking $15,500 and I took it for $12K. Shortly after I bought it, some head studs let loose. Rather than fix it, I scrapped the motor and bought a cammed out 3.0 w/ SSI's and a SS Bursch exhaust, rebuilt by a full time Porsche dealer mechanic relative of mine as well as slapping on a set of 17" Carrera cups with Pirelli's. Whatever you do, remember that you must have very deep, very fat and very unforgiving pockets....(Picture attached)

yelcab1 · 11-15-2002, 05:18 PM

Does not matter what is asked, only matters what you want to pay for it.

Right now, people want to pay about 10K for that, or less. If they don't want to sell it, they can keep it.

RANDY P · RANDY P's Garage

and again, if you're buying it thru a bank, doubt they'll let you pay that much anyhow, it simply doesn't book that high. Memory serves me correct it's somewhere around $11k - remind the seller of that painful fact.

rjp

Dignan · 11-15-2002, 06:07 PM

I say Pay for it what you want if it's the car you want and it checks out ok! then GET IT! here is My car I paid 17K for 2 yrs ago. The Silver one is Mine and the Brown is a friend of mines that was bought about 6 months ago and he is very happy as well so to each his own

Todd Simpson · 11-15-2002, 06:17 PM

What did the PPI reveal? Or are you buying a 25 year old car without a PPI?

One approach is to accept they want top dollar, so get a top dollar estimate to make the car absolutely perfect and deduct accordingly.

Dignan · 11-15-2002, 06:20 PM

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jmohn · jmohn's Garage

I know you don't want to pay more than "market price"; but the real question is ... what's it worth to you? Is this the car you really want? Is it the right model? Color? If you buy it for $15K today and find another next month for $13K ... will you feel bad? If this is a car in over-all superior condition for it's age then it will bring superior money, even in what's an, apparently, depressed sportscar market. You seem to be in a position similar to what I was in two years ago. The car I was looking at was silver (my prefered color, white being a close second), black leather (preferred interior), front and rear spoilers (again, my preference), low milage (83K), interior and exterior were in superb condition, EVERYTHING works (big plus here), dry (absolutely no oil leaks), starts, runs, shifts, drives tight and beautifully ... the only "down-checks" were original clutch (could become an issue, but no evident problems), worn tires and no up-dated tensioners. I bought the car for $15K and would do it again tomorrow. It's proved to be a great, sound car (you never really know until you've had it awhile), it's my summer daily driver (a little over 100K on it now) and I would not sell it for $15K. I looked at and could have bought several nice cars (but not as nice as this one) for a little less money, but they were not exactly the car I wanted, this one is. If it's really the car you want (and is mechanically sound, get it checked-out, obviously) buy it and don't look back.

Good luck with your decision,

Jerry M
'78 SC
P.S. Be aware any car this old (unless it's been fully restored) will need some up-keep; besides normal maintenance I've put on new tires and brakes, new front and rear decklid shocks, new battery, rebuilt the alternator and replaced two CV joints. I do not consider this excessive, you may disagree.