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Originally Posted by Rod Handsfield
I have owned several new 911's and restored 928's. I am at the age (66) where I am seeking an low maintenance porsche(is that an oxymoron?). The 993's are very tempting and rapidly appreciating. What are the opinions among the cognoscenti?
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Any 911 from 'the early long hoods right up to the '98 993 can be reliable it depends more on how it was treated by the p/o than most anything else
the newer the car the more complicated, the more complicated the harder and more expensive it is to repair
IMO
the late 87-89 911 or the early 993 are a little more desirable
the '87-89 911 because it was the end of a very long refinement period, it has the same basic suspension as all the previous 911s, parts are readily available and relatively inexpensive, Motronic was a big improvement on the previous CIS engine management systmes
the early 993 because all the little niggling issues present in 964 were mostly fixed but the later more intractable OBD2 system had yet to rear it's ugly head. Redoing the suspension completely on these cars will be hugely expensive compared to the 911 cars but the ride and handling when the suspension is right is far superior to that on either 911 or 964, most of the other systems are as or more reliable than on older cars. A big unknown is the reaction of these cars to the use of ethanol, the newer the car the butter the response is likely to be but none were designed w/ ethanol in mind
ps I hit edit by mistake in your post, sorry