[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by speeder

Here is the reality of replacing a G-body 911 and also why the fun has been sucked out of the hobby for most of us...what ever this car winds up going for. A dime-a-dozen stock '87 911 coupe with an ugly faded burgundy interior and 90k miles for probably close to 6 figures. That is a joke, unless you are a young tech bro and 100k seems fair for "an old school Porsche, bro!"

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-porsche-911-carrera-coupe-103/

I sold those new and they are about as exciting as washing your hair in stock form. Good cars, solid construction, yada, yada but boring. They were heavy and slow 911s. 200 HP and 3k lbs. doesn't exactly make anyone scream. Back when they were under $20k in mint condition, it made sense to buy one and modify it until it was fun. Porsche parts are not cheap. Now? NFW....

For half the $$, I'd have twice the fun in the used Porsche market if I was looking right now. I can like a lot of cars and have over the years but the value/price ratio has to make sense. On these, it doesn't. Not even close.

A nicely detailed but otherwise not extraordinary G50 coupe. Good compression and leak down numbers but its original engine, original transmission, and no mention of clutch replacement or a suspension refresh. Of course the current owners of these cars probably don’t drive them as cars anymore, so maybe the risk of expensive looming repairs isn’t a big factor?

I love the air cooled cars, but not for that money. I get a lot of joy out of my 230 HP 3,000 lb RX8, and it’s just a cheap used car.