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Yes, the automatic truly was a slush box in that car. A 5-speed completely changes the character of it. And what a sweet shifting 5-speed it was, w perfectly spaced gears for a 100mph blast past a line of 18-wheelers in the middle of nowhere! Man, I have great memories of that car. Chased Jack Olsen and a gaggle of other early 911 hot rods up the 101 and through the hills to Monterey for the r-gruppe gathering one year in it when my 911 was in pieces in the garage. With passengers. What a great sedan. Sigh...

I also don't know why the $10k figure is being discussed w this car. I know it's his budget. But $3-4k buys a great e28 these days. $10k would buy the best one in the world, a true concours winner. They are just too common and not that valuable.