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Originally Posted by TxGerman
I agree 100% with Showdown. By the time I'm done sorting my '82, I will be right in that price range as well. Got it for ~$30 with 72k mi, will easily have ~$20 more into it when it's all refreshed and sorted.
Dennis
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Yup 100%.
I talk to a lot of people that want to get into aircooled 911's and they are often working with 15k-25k.
^ I usually always recommend that they pick up a 986/987 boxster/cayman instead.
Why? Because not only will they end up having to spend another 20-40k getting the car right, I personally don't think your initial experience with any car should be a restoration. Unless of course, you have prior experience doing so.
Buy the car that you can hop in and go have fun.
The same scenario often comes up in the 30-40k price point and I hear buyers who want to get into a long hood car at that price but I usually recommend an SC instead.
You can find a great driver SC for 30-40k that may need a couple of grand in bits here and there but a long hood car at that price likely needs 10's of thousands of work before it will be something you want to drive.
I think that's really where it pays off to be hyper self-aware about how far YOU want to go with this. Some buyers will be perfectly satisfied getting into a 12-24 month restoration while the nice driving months pass them by, and other buyers will get frustrated by this process and end up selling the car.
The other side of this is that there is a BIG difference between driving a well-sorted early 911 and a car that is clearly tired (engine, suspension, trans, etc). This is another reason to buy the best condition car you can afford at your price point. Buying the wrong 911 can totally sour your experience and opinion of the car.