Records value?

[trader220]

Originally Posted by jms935

i don’t get how those could help, service records show the vehicles info on it. What were they doing, cutting the top off and doctoring them up with the info on the cars they had for sale?

bingo

[nixtfy]

Matt Yeah I hear you on never any engine work.

Many claim they are good for 300 k miles. This one was never raced. I bought it in 2014 because of all the highway miles. In fact I sold my sc with 130 k miles because this one just drove better being Daily driven and maintained Religiously. The some of all the new parts made it a better car.
Matt your probably familiar with Eisenbud’s. Last time he drove it he stated everything was perfect except the change in the ashtray.

Well I guess another question is what is the car worth?

[G450X]

Originally Posted by Matt Monson

What’s it worth? Let’s see the paint and interior. Condition today matters more than a stack of paper from import.

Yep, when I was looking for my 911 10 years ago, they had to pass a “look” test before I would drive them. Decent paint and body work is very expensive.

I looked at many cars with stacks of records that didn’t pass the look test. I think on higher mile somewhat common air cooled cars it’s not that big of a deal to have few records if the car drives out nice. For a rare car with a picky buyer it’s probably a necessity. I also drove a few G50 cars, including 964’s, but was not too impressed - definitely too much hype (had to throw that in).

For what it’s worth, I try to keep records of the little stuff I do. Records for big items like major engine and transmission work add quite a bit of value knowing the cost of such things, but it’s hard to quantify, maybe 50% of the anticipated cost?

[Jrboulder]

It amazes me that scanned records aren't the norm with Porsches. It's quite easy to get a cheap scanner and make one big PDF out of everything you have.

[Matt Monson]

Originally Posted by Jrboulder

It amazes me that scanned records aren't the norm with Porsches. It's quite easy to get a cheap scanner and make one big PDF out of everything you have.

That's easy enough to change and alter. Original will always be better than a "copy".

[Jrboulder]

Originally Posted by Matt Monson

That's easy enough to change and alter. Original will always be better than a "copy".

It’s still a way better backup than nothing and paper records aren’t exactly 100% secure.

[OldSpool87]

Originally Posted by Jrboulder

It’s still a way better backup than nothing and paper records aren’t exactly 100% secure.

Check out AUTOsist. It’s a nice platform for maintenance records. If a seller wants to fleece you with bogus records, they will on paper or digital.

[Nick Triesch]

I have recent repair records for a top end at a quality shop. One of the managers at a high end Porsche restoration shop told me to call Hagerty and raise the car value $10,000. I called Hagerty and they absolutely agreed. Records are a good thing.