[techweenie]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see anything terribly troubling about this car beyond the bad paint.

Having said that, the ideal buyer would be someone with the patience to part it out or the skills to wheel and deal and R&R major components.

Sounds like that's not you. So you would need to have your best offer for that car reflect the cost of making it into the daily driver you want. A good working alternator can be had for $125-175. A decent 7:31 trans can be had for $900-1100 or so. The shop bill for changing these two components would be around $800. Add $250 for 'incidentals' (needed repairs and parts discovered in the course of R&R), and you have an idea of the immediate costs. DO NOT try to find a "cheap mechanic" for any Porsche.

The existing transmission has a pretty decent market value because of the ring and pinion and because the case has the more-desirable outer mainshaft seal.

The car appears to be Peru Red. Fixing the paint is not a job for a 'detailer.' It's a major undertaking. But you might not mind driving it looking that way while you save up for a repaint.

Whenever I see someone posting 'I don't have a lot of money, but I want a 911 bad.' I know they are going to go ahead and get a bad 911. This one qualifies -- mainly because it's at least $5K away from being decent. So if you can't afford a $10K car that will have a market value of $7500-8000, pass on this one.

Bought right, every extra dollar you spend to get a better 911 will save you $2 in total ownership cost.