[SouthCoastPhil]

I read with interest the looooong thread started by flatsixjunky in this forum and appreciate all of the time that Macroni, Kilodawg, trader220, Jay H, techweenie and many others put into that discussion. A re-read of Zimmerman's content on the 964s shows that he thinks they are significantly more expensive to maintain than the 3.2s.

Q1: How expensive are they to maintain?

Q2: Pricing. I keep seeing notes (here and elsewhere) that 1992-94 C2 can be had for high teens, but I am not seeing that, other than in very high-mileage cars. $20 to $30 seems more like it (stock to extensive suspension/exhaust/brakes work on a 1993 66k-mile car owned by a PCA DE Tech & Instructor).

I have looked at Tim Holt's site. Gorgeous cars, but pricey. Visited TruSpeed last month and found them to be high $ for not-so-gorgeous cars. I really enjoyed my visit to EuroMasters last month, but nothing in stock for me there. All that I have seen about Victory is a turn-off. Sloan is waaaayyyy out of budget, even if I did want an unborn, virgin, time-capsule car.

Oh, and I have looked at a few 3.2s of late. $24.5 for an 87 with ok repaint, bad clutch and 90k miles. $18k for an 87 with ~160k miles and no evidence of top end or clutch work.

My goal is to find a well-cared for (DE days are fine with me) straight car. if its all stock, I can modify it as time and $ allow. If it already comes with what I'd call "street +" mods, perfect.

As for color, red is out. Not too keen on black either. Love the blues (mine was Venetian Blue) & some greens. White or silver are fine as well.

Spoilers: Fixed spoiler or motorized, doesn't matter.

Geography: I live south of Boston and travel quite a bit for work, most frequently of late to NYC, OC/LA and San Francisco, so am happy to visit cars on those areas, either pre- or post-PPI. Shipping of course will have to be figured into the total cost. (I saw a car in WY that I loved, but the $1,500 shipping from Denver and all of the airfare costs don't make it financially compelling.

Sites I check include this one, Rennlist, Vast, Autotrader, Oodle and a few others, as well as the PCA (national & local) sites.

TIA for your considered musings.

Phil