Hey guys,
I'm a poster over on RL, but since you guys seem to be the aircooled experts, I figured it was worthwhile asking you guys your opinion about a car I'm taking into a PPI on Monday.
It's a 91 Cabriolet with 104K miles. Clean title. Car really pulls and is a blast to drive (it was also my first porsche driving experience). Couldn't see any rust in the common places (by the windsheild). But that's sort of where the good news ends
1. Cabrio top does not work - PO says that a motor/transmission failed and broke a rod.
2. Windshield has a relatively nasty crack at the bottom.
The interior is in rough shape (see pictures below). The exterior is also not showroom quality by any means.
Seller is asking 13K, but has intoned that he might come down.
So assuming a relatively clean PPI (I'm also having a compression test done, PO says that when he did one 10 months ago when he bought it, it came back good with one cylinder slightly below the rest, but still within tolerance), will this be a good car to own? I'm not a tracker, or racer, but would absolutely love to own even a beat up copy of an epic car assuming it doesn't sink the ship from a financial or time perspective.
I've been warned about the DME and those problems, and I doubt a PPI will tell me whether that will be an issue, but I'm not against spending 5-10K to get this thing in consistant working order before spending money on cosmetic stuff.
So thoughts?
Thanks,
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