[Gretz]

Put a deposit down today on a 1982 911SC that is local to me. The owner has daily driven it for the past 4 years he has owned it. The paint is crappy and there are small spots of surface rust but nothing horrendous. It's got 135k miles on the odometer and it's had a top-end rebuild and head studs replaced. Recent clutch replacement as well. Previous owner lowered it with a "race suspension" which looks great, but seems to cause some tire rubbing on the inside of the fenders. It will definitely have to come up a bit to alleviate that issue. He says no oil leaks but a little bit of transmission fluid leaks. I got some limited photos under the car and it appears that something has leaked onto the exhaust which I assume is oil. He has previously replaced the airbox which made a loud sound and "blew up". There is a pop-off valve installed according to him now. The previous owner also installed a Carrera decklid with turbo tail.

When driving there are some squeaks and noises, some of which seem to be coming from the rubbing rear fenders. Some seem to come from the front suspension and I'd guess it needs some lubrication. Doesn't look like Carrera tensioners have been installed. He has receipts for the service that has occurred while he's owned it but none from before.

The interior needs some detailing and the dash pad is cracked but it could be worse. He has seat covers but the seats underneath are in decent condition. The usual wear on the driver's side bolster. Gauges have been replaced with white dial versions. Any way to tell if these are just replacement dials, or the whole gauges were replaced? Based on the Carfax, the odometer reading seems appropriate. The sunroof is not operational, he said one of the cables is broken and it is in the closed position. There appears to be some water marking on the headliner, rearward of the sunroof. The sun visors need to be replaced. The ignition stopped functioning and he had it replaced. Now he has a separate key for the ignition and door locks. The previous owner had some type of electronic door lock system installed which he had removed. He thinks one turn signal currently doesn't work but I did not verify. Also the AC apparently functions as well as any 911 but it needs a recharge.

He said that a week ago a lady pulled out in front of him and he rear-ended her at a very slow speed. The front bumper went under her rear bumper and scratched the front edge of the hood. I can't immediately see any additional damage.

Obviously the car needs a serious respray, but I'm not very concerned with that. I'm more concerned with mechanical issues, and avoiding expensive mechanical issues after purchase.

Thank you!!!