[jrose]

Yes, I'm familiar with the sealing issue, though the '91 I owned from new and kept for 6 years never had the issue surface for me. I replaced that car with one of the first Boxsters to arrive here in the States...what a mistake that was! I bought my first new 911 in 1969--a 911E Targa--and have had numerous 911s--all Targas--since then. I've also owned 4 Boxsters--3 of which were much improved "S" versions. None of these cars has thrilled me the way my '91 C2 did. I want to find another one...a good one. The last Pano had one advertised which sounded like the right car. It was a '93, I believe, with low miles located in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. I called the owner immediately prepared to send him a Paypal deposit, but the car had been sold three weeks before. So my search continues. I may be on the track of another very low mileage, one-owner car, but it's a '91 and probably susceptible to the sealing issue. My friendly dealer here in Charlotte has quoted me a price for that work--$7K to $10K. I suppose, though I didn't ask, that they will install a new cylinder and piston set for that price rather than groove and add sealing rings to the old ones. Is that the approach most folks having this done today get? Tim Holt of Holt Motorsports in Philadelphia has a nice Targa for sale, but it's a bit too rich for my blood. He wants $63K for it, which is about what I paid for the new one in '91. If anyone reading this thread knows of any good Targas for sale of the '91 to '93 model years, I hope they'll contact me. I'll buy the right Targa, C2 or C4, as long as it doesn't have Tiptronic. By the way, I did email Suncoast about getting the specs on a car from its VIN, but I've had no reply from them yet. OK, enough for now. Thanks again for your consideration.