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Well, let me be one of the first to start driving the price of the best cars in the world up!! I just completed the purchase of a bone stock, black / black / black '89 930 cab with only 21,000 miles on it. It had been sitting is a guy's garage for the majority of the last 11 years (he was the second owner who bought the car as a trophy for himself and it just sat in his garage). Thanks to the guy's wife for wanting the garage space, I was able to wrestle it away from him.
The car was flat bedded to my mechanic who put together a L-O-N-G list of everything that needed to be done - it was a lot since the car had been sitting for so long.
Interesting tidbits: 1) The car's VIN ends in ...584, so out of only 600 cabs made, this was one of the last ones!!
2) Also, when the mechanic did the compression test, it came back at 130 in all six cylinders. Shocked because 130 was the original factory spec, the mechanic repeated the compression test - 130 in all six. As the mechanic poured over the car, he said it was an excellent example of an '89 930.
Price? The seller and I agreed on $52.5. The mechanic felt there would be around $10K in repairs (most belts, hoses, seals, gaskets, oil lines replaced, shocks on all four, brake pads, major service (duh), tires, etc. etc. etc.), so I offered the seller $42.5 agreeing that I would pay for the repairs. Done deal.
Could I sell the car for $52.5 today? For someone who wants a completely perfect, bone stock 89 930 cab, I believe I could get at least $52.5. (See RPM Sports Cars, for example (sure, there's no one who would buy those cars at those prices, but my car is nearly as good as those (IMHO).
In case you are wondering, this baby won't be modded. If I decide I need something like my old '89 Ruf, then I'll get another 89 930. This one, IMHO, is worth more to me bone stock. It drives perfectly. There are no air leaks from the cab top. There are no rattles. I've seen / driven many, many 89 930's and this one is truly awesome for a bone stock car!
It's nice to be back in the saddle again (even if it is bone stock!).
Pictures will probably be taken over this long weekend.
Dan
Current:
'89 930 Cab (Black/Black/Black, #584 of 600)
Former:
'97 993tt
'89 930 (Black/Black/Black, Ruf BTR kit)
'86 Carrera
'05 WRX Sti - I thought it would make me happy after selling the the previous P-cars. Whoa, was I WRONG!!! There's nothing like a Porsche!!
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