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Originally Posted by mulsanne79

I think any rare car takes a hard hit when it has this many miles on the odometer. Unless, of course, it's a car that should be restored. Like any of the 50's and 60's cars.. Then the mileage does not really matter.

Rare, high priced cars, will not go to your next door Johnny but usually to the collectors and people that can simply afford to pay $150k. And they want simply the best. To them, '89 930 with this many miles is not really appealing no matter what the cost is. Trust me, I know. I have met plenty of them doing what I do, and I know their mindset. "Least miles possible, original paint, bone stock, records."

Someone like myself would be happy with any 930.. I don't have the money to pay the difference just so I can have one extra gear to shift into. So would I buy this 5-speed with 160K miles and in need of engine rebuild for $65K? Heck no. There are plenty earlier models with 50-70k miles for little bit more with lot less wear and no motor rebuild needed.

So the bottom line is, that this '89 car is really not going to bring much extra than any other similar 930. Maybe $10-$15k more.. But that's about it.

Well stated, I don't feel that most collectors want a near 200k mile car that has other issues, they will simply pay more for a better example - and it's red!