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You guys are all heros for taking the time to write. Thank you for your time and your opinions. Very wise and helpful.
I had a local mechanic in Harlan, KY, do a PPI, and he got it up on a lift, did compression and did a complete head to toe analysis of the car.
Seeing it up on a lift revealed a totally straight frame. No prior accidents or body work, and he felt the undercarriage represented a low mileage car. He felt the interior was a testament to low mileage, too, despite the fading of the seats, which he thought were from poor maintenance and sun exposure when the top was off.
He took the valve covers off and it revealed head studs that were in perfect condition.
The single troubling thing about the car was the compression. It ranged from 128 to 140. BUT. The car has been on it's ass for the better part of its 28 year life, and as he described it, the cobwebs have set in. He felt that with new plugs, a new fuel filter and a healthy dose of longer distance spirited driving, the carbon build up would wear away, and the little 1 mile jogs the car had occasionally taken which resulted in gas build-up in the cylinders and a lower amount of oil in the cylinders would reverse over time and the compression would increase.
I'm going to verify or refute this assessment with two different NYC-based Porsche specialists.
As it stands now, I've found the proverbial needle in a haystack - a low mileage 911SC that no one wants to buy because it's located like 2 hours from any reasonable airport.
Thanks again, folks. I welcome any responses.
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