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Originally Posted by RAF Jay
An old car which stands out is an easy target... Besides the point I guess...
Back on topic:
What's an expected life for a 3.0sc engine, and a 915 before a rebuild should be considered
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120k mi on an SC engine is generally just broken in, if it has no stud issues to address. That's the wildcard. They can break at any time, but sometimes an SC will go 1/4 million mile before a rebuild.
The pesky little 915 gearbox is another story. At 120k mi there's a decent chance it may be up for it's second rebuild. But again hard to say. Often people do a "half" rebuild on them and do just a couple synchros to keep it limping along. Other times they get the full monty. In general, they need synchro service in the 75-100k mi range, but that can be pushed out longer with a caring driver or it can come up on you at 50-60k mi with a thrasher. YMMV.
As for the car park? I don't lose any sleep over it. They are cars. I drive them. I've never had someone deliberately mess with one of my cars and I just try to park somewhat strategically to avoid being open to door dings. It's not like I'm going to leave it at the airport for a week while I am traveling.