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Originally Posted by t6dpilot
Good discussion here. My opinion is that these cars still carry some of the early 911 traits (lighter weight, bright window trim, narrow body, ect) that make them a desireable generation (relatively speaking here) to certain buyers. Some people would say, why buy a middie when you can get a better performing SC or Carrera. Well, there is a butt for every seat. Some appreciate the middies for reasons like what I listed above. Others will hate them for their underpowered and problematic engine reputation.
Regarding originality, I believe that a car that is really and original car in superb condition would trump all others with mods or restored (not all maybe, but most) no matter what the make and model. I know we are talking about the low end of the spectrum here, but I think if you look at auction results, they probably support that theory - maybe. Whoops, just open another can of worms with that statement....  |
I think the reason that many of us like the middies is that they were/are inexpensive enough and unloved enough where we do not hesitate to slap in a higher perf engine with the very low effective gear of the 7:31 tranny combined with the 15 inch wheels and light weight to get a super quick car. No one wants to "violate" an early car.
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