'74 911 value

[dwelle]

sounds like you may not be cut out for this porsche ownership thing...

[Matt Monson]

Originally Posted by fxdp

wow a 2008 BMW M3 v8 in the 20s ? .... thats interesting

jeez those prices came down huh ?

did i say v8 with 6 speed and 8 individual throttle bodies ?

hey i wonder what that might sound like @ 8k rpm ?

Wrong forum. I think maybe you meant to click here to make a new thread...

BMW Technical Forums - Pelican Parts Forums

[fxdp]

rod bearing issue with the bmw m3 v8 but thats baby ***** compared to a air cooled rebuild
i can re fit new rod bolts over a weekend in my driveway/garage for 1k

unless.....
you bought a 911 10 years ago or
your the hedge fund manager or options trader or
you own a shop

ever think you guys might be over paying for these things ?

[fxdp]

Originally Posted by dwelle

sounds like you may not be cut out for this porsche ownership thing...

true im starting to think that......that the market has passed me by

[1979-930]

Originally Posted by fxdp

rod bearing issue with the bmw m3 v8 but thats baby ***** compared to a air cooled rebuild
i can re fit new rod bolts over a weekend in my driveway/garage for 1k

unless.....
you bought a 911 10 years ago or
your the hedge fund manager or options trader or
you own a shop

ever think you guys might be over paying for these things ?

Smoke em if you got em!

[Rawknees'Turbo]

Originally Posted by fxdp

true im starting to think that......that the market has passed me by

Had I not bought mine way before the silly value bump, then I'd be right there with you. If my car got stolen, wrecked beyond repair, etc., I would not buy a replacement (aka - the market would have passed me by).

[Matt Monson]

Originally Posted by fxdp

rod bearing issue with the bmw m3 v8 but thats baby ***** compared to a air cooled rebuild
i can re fit new rod bolts over a weekend in my driveway/garage for 1k

unless.....
you bought a 911 10 years ago or
your the hedge fund manager or options trader or
you own a shop

ever think you guys might be over paying for these things ?

You can do the same with a 944. Maybe one of those is more your speed? A 951 or 968 is a great Porsche.

[fxdp]

Originally Posted by Rawknees'Turbo

Had I not bought mine way before the silly value bump, then I'd be right there with you. If my car got stolen, wrecked beyond repair, etc., I would not buy a replacement (aka - the market would have passed me by).

appreciate your honesty

[fxdp]

hey matt ? maybe vw is more your speed

[SalParadise]

I say if you're going to get flummoxed over the cost of an aircooled rebuild, maybe it's not your flavor of car.

The people that do not care are:

1) The people that can write the check for it and get it done

2) The people that want to do it themselves, over time, learn something and pay out half of what it cost to have someone do it. This is pretty much a 'pay as you play' way to go, but it's still gonna cost probably at least $10K nowadays.

The rest of the people sit back on the sidelines and grumble about what it costs for rebuilds and nit-pick a car to try to get it down in price.

My idea is this. Unless I know it's been done on the car by a reputable person with paperwork, then it's never been done - to my satisfaction. So it's gotta come apart, sooner than later. And when it comes apart, many other things need to come apart and need to be replaced.

If you cannot handle the money or time, it's a depressing place to be. There is no silver lining unless you have a relative who going to leave you a mint one in their will - but then here we go again - they are old cars and cost.

[Matt Monson]

Originally Posted by fxdp

hey matt ? maybe vw is more your speed

It was a genuine suggestion. You’ve been a bit of a troll since you showed up, but we are still here to help.

[Rick Brooklyn]

Originally Posted by fxdp

hey matt ? maybe vw is more your speed

Huh? With $8k of mods you can make a 600hp Golf R that will last up to 60k miles?

[Matt Monson]

Originally Posted by Rick Brooklyn

Huh? With $8k of mods you can make a 600hp Golf R that will last up to 60k miles?

Maybe he's been cyberstalking me. I'm daily driving a 2019 Sportwagen these days. I'm really enjoying it. I had to run to the doctor this morning and got to hoon a bit in this blizzard that just hit because the roads were empty and conditions were right for a rally run...

[fxdp]

cyberstalking ? nonono common man, just razzing back, all good
so you DO drive a vw? at least its not air cooled lol