Sanity check!

[kilodawg]

Well after 16 years of being away from Porsches, (due to my wifes ceaseless quest for practicality) car payments were timing out, the kids growing up a bit and the wife in a moment of weakness finally gave me the go to purchase a 911 albeit on a very tight budget.

I knew the window of opportunity would be small so I jumped on an '84 Carrera without the luxury of taking my time to get re-acquainted with the marque. So far I think I was lucky. Fortunately, it's not my daily driver.

Now is when it gets interesting and appropriate to this forum. You see the wife is up for a new car too. At first we considered 7 and 5 series BMW's but she really didn't want to go over 25K and since we have a Bonneville for the family she was open to something sportier as well.

Can women have a mid-life crisis? Or was my the constant banter about my '84 finally getting thru?

I stumbled upon a '91 C2 Targa with a Trip (the wife likes the idea of a Targa and we live in Fl) with 53K miles for $23K relatively local to me so I can have a PPI done by a shop I know and trust. This car will be her daily driver (about 35 miles per day).



I think I've researched all the significant issues and potential problems thanks to the forum.
In talking with seller there is an oil leak that he describes as about a teaspoon over night. He believes it's valve cover related and not a cylinder head /case issue but however it comes out he says he will have it fixed by MY shop.

So wish me luck and hopefully things will work out well. Somehow though I think she will be getting the best part of the deal.

So am I crazy?

[kilodawg]

Forgot some pics earlier....

[AFJuvat]

Doesn't look bad...

Have them fax me the records.

BTW, your gas tank door is finished - looks great

AFJuvat

[kilodawg]

Thanks Mike,

I will need to use the guys in Pompano for the PPI. In all honesty I feel more comfortable with you guys because they did not diagnose the shifter bushings on my '84. If I do decide to get it It comes straight to you this time for an oil change and whatever else you guys feel I should have done. I'll get the records on Monday or Tuesday and fax them to you. Good idea. Have a good holiday and are you guys open on Friday to pick up the fuel filler door?

[AFJuvat]

Yep, we'll be there on Friday.

The big thing to look for is regular maintenance - 964's require valve adjustments every 15K. the 964 also has power steering which makes adjusting the valves or replacing sparkplugs a real pain. (3 - 4 hours to change the plugs, about the same to adjust the valves.

This will result in a big bill - It would be nice for you if this was done recently on the car.

AFJuvat

[kilodawg]

Side air bags?

[cowtown]

Originally posted by kilodawg
Side air bags?

Side cupholders (aftermarket). Whether that raises or lowers the price depends on your point of view.

[AFJuvat]

Aftermarket cupholders.

AFJuvat