[Mark021]

Thanks Kathy, I'm going to go slow. I have the time and not as much disposable income. My quest is totally for the love of it. Any car that I get will probably grow old along with me and I'll be that old fart in a baseball cap grumbling down back roads on his way to the store to get his green jello... but there'll still be that twinkle in his eye.

Kurt, I completely appreciate your sentiments re., a 915 and am not completely against the idea. It's purely economics and capacity on my part. Like so many paradoxes in life it seems that the G50 transmission cars are very sought after for thier stability and because of this they are the car of choice for so many collectors that will drive them 500 miles a year on 3 weekends in the summer. While I have an appreciation for the craftsmanship and the design of the vehicle that is not my objective. I want a car that I can know... really know... and that doesn't happen in 3 weekend drives.

I have been told by many that the older 930's have more personality than anything that came after, and my memories of the pale yellow rust bucket are some of my most cherished. My desire for the upgraded transmission and engine components is simply a desire to spend less time working on it and more time driving it so in a way the G50 is a compromise, and I'm getting older so windows that actually roll up sound kind of nice.