[javadog]

Here's my two cents,

I'd rather have a car with half that many miles and preferably one from someplace that is less wet than Washington. The high mileage on that car means that it was probably used as a daily driver in whatever weather and that sort of usage takes it's toll over time. A 911 will look pretty good on the outside and less wonderful if you start taking things apart. Even the cars with galvanized body metal will rust, where water gets trapped between panels. There are lots of these places.

The clicking sound when shutting the door is the door check. That needs to be fixed. I've seen cars with high miles fatigue the door jamb steel around the mounting points for the check and actually crack. Not good.

The car looks like it has been steam-cleaned underneath. Now you have no idea of what leaks. There are lot's of little picky things to be fixed, like the foglight lenses. Running around in wet weather with a busted lens will corrode the internal parts pretty quickly. If the obvious things aren't taken care of, the hidden ones won't be either.

Then, there is the engine. Has it had a top-end rebuild? These things run a long time but they won't run forever.

All in all, I'd be looking at lower mileage cars. The difference in price will usually be offset by lower costs once you own it. There is nothing so expensive as a 911 that needs "a few minor things" and thinking you can buy it cheap (not that this one is cheap-the price is quite high) and get it back to 100% yourself, with a few little weekend projects. I've been there and done that and I have several cars that are a labor of love and are financial black holes. I have a mentality that these cars deserve to be saved and that has cost me a ton of money. I actually own cars that have cost me 150% of the purchase price to "fix up" and I don't mean cars that have had paint jobs or engine rebuilds.

JR