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Originally Posted by rllevin
Don't put any real money into this Sc with almost 200,000 miles on it. Some one gave the advice of buying steel head studs and a gasket set and taking a chance on just fixing the obvious problem on the cheap. This make sense to me but rebuilding this engine, especially only the top end is not smart: top end by itself at 100k mile sure, but not 200k. And a complete overhaul with the bottom end is going to put you over budget before you even look at the rest of the car let alone overhaul the trans, suspension, etc.--all of which are no younger than the engine. You'll also have put a ton of money in the car with out increasing it's value all that much. Head studs or rebuilt it still has almost 200K miles at a time when I'm seeing Carreras with well under 100,000 miles going for $12,500.
Cars are emotional choices. Especially Porsches. I think it's time to let your heart be broken, pay the alimony and move on to something younger when you have more bucks.
Good luck.
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BOOOOOOOOO!
That is crazy talk! You can do a full rebuild for 5-7k IF you do the work yourself. You will basically have a brand new car. If you needed a tranny, add $1500.
Sure, you could get another p-car with miles on it ... but that car could need a rebuild at any given moment just as easily.
188k miles is nothing for these 911s. Wasn't there one in Excellence that had 800,000 miles on the chassis and it was still going strong?
IMHO, you car is the perfect candidate. Cosmetically it is in great condition. All it needs is to have the mechanicals fixed. Do that and you will drive your pcar for years and years and years with minimal upkeep.