[cabmandone]

My wife and I have been talking about building a new home and along with it a new building for my business. I've been thinking about selling the 911 to reduce the cost of the new shop. I don't drive the car much each year and I feel like I'd be getting more for my money, more enjoyment, by making my building bigger/better. I don't have to sell the car to do what we're discussing but I feel like I can't justify having the car when I just don't use it. I'm one of those who feels they have to justify ownership of something even though I really don't have to.

The difficult thing is, this car is a childhood dream fulfilled for me. My brother gave me a very brother friendly deal when I bought the car from him as a roller. My brother had bought the car for the 3.2 and transmission to put into his SC, so there are family ties and a common bond that would be somehow broken if I sell it. Don't get me wrong, we have other common bonds. My son and I worked together on the car and went to several car shows together. As he got older the car show "shine" kind of wore off to a point where we don't go to shows anymore.

My dilemma, what is it worth? What is a 1985 911 Carrera Cabriolet worth? Obviously the engine/transmission isn't original. The mileage on the car is unknown. Everything is mechanically sound.The transmission that will be installed this spring just got a visual inspection and 1/2 refresh. The head studs were replaced several years ago with ARP studs which gave me a chance to look at the pistons/cylinders. The car was repainted, not a bare metal job but it looks very nice. The Dash was replaced. The top has been replaced. The seats have vinyl upholstery. The carpeting was replaced. I installed a wideband 02 where the central lock was in the center console. I removed the central lock because the micro switches were bad in the doors and I saw no need for central lock. I have all the CL parts to put it back to original. I never installed the AC but have the compressor to do so. Pretty much everything took off the car that was factory, I kept so it could be brought back to factory with a little work. Most of the rubber parts under the car have been replaced. I have a book dating back to the 80's with receipts for the car that I've tried to keep up with the best I could. I never had the intention of selling as I was putting it back together.

I'm not saying I'm going to sell for certain. Just trying to figure out what it would be worth. Your .02?