Immaculate condition 1988 911, 62,145 miles, $23000

brycer · 10-18-2006, 04:44 PM

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post.

I looked at my first 911 today. It was immaculate.

1988 Guards Red Sunroof coupe. Black interior.

Extra no-tail deck lid.

Stock except for updated stereo.

62,145 miles. $23000 miles.

If a ppi confirms condition of the car, is it worth this price?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Regards,

Bryce.

pwd72s · 10-18-2006, 04:52 PM

I'd say priced a few thou on the high side for an '88...BUT, if the condition is as excellent as you claim, worth it because of the future hassles you have been spared.

deanslist.us · 10-18-2006, 06:08 PM

What is the reason for sale? Seems the owner is asking near top dollar for his car, indicating some level or degree of perfection.

It is a technique known by all that you always ask high and expect to be brought down to a price that both buyer and seller can be happy with. Unless there is a no bs seller that advertises his price as firm. I would say $20k to be a fair price that you both could be happy with...but that depends on PPI and any CarFax info would reveal. Then again, PPI's could be perfect and suddenly have problems with anything on the car within weeks.

This is pretty low mileage for the car, which means it hasn't been driven much...approx 3450 miles per year (carfax could tell you more)..I would stress to the mechanic to check for leaks, weight of oil used and any "leak stoppers" that could be inserted into the oil system to stop any leaks temporarily. I knew a gentleman that ran into this instance and found out when his car wasn't circulating oil due to clogged oil coolers from oil syrups (overheating problems, among many other things). Otherwise, if it was started regularly to keep seals fresh, it may have carbon deposits on the valves...nothing a little techron and a spirited drive can't fix...also check the sway bar mounts, cracked or visibly stressed rear sway bar mounts indicates heavy cornering in driving...easy to spot on older 911s that have the paper-thin mounts that often broke if driven other than in normal street fashion. If they are stresses or broken, just ask for the owner to repair them or deduct from the sale price the cost to repair. If these are broken or cracked, it doesn't mean the car is no good, these things can be fixed...found out about any transmission problems i.e. clunking, master cylinder function, etc. G50's are fantastic transmissions but as with everything, they have flaws..make sure you find out everything wrong with the car to use as bargaining chips, especially in this situation of paying top dollar for a car.

LakeCleElum · 10-19-2006, 04:40 PM

Waaaaaay overpriced. What's the seller's phone number????

Seriously, it's worth every penny if you can confirm it does not have the valve guide problems a FEW of the 3.2's had. Paying a few extra dollars up front for a low mileage car that has been taken care of is better than buying cheap and plunking down 10-15K over the next year or two to get it right....

Crachian · 10-20-2006, 02:35 PM

Nice looking car. And that price is not out of line. The weird thing about these cars is that you're on a risk bubble with that low mileage. At 100k with no valve guide and clutch and clutch release bearing issues, you're clear or they've been addressed. At 62k miles, the car could need all of those things in the next 10-15k miles. That's very expensive. And a ppi is probably not going to tell you all that much about these things.

At a minimum, you can count on needing the clutch work if it doesn't have it already.

If you're risk averse, although it's counterintuitive, you're better off with a higher mileage car of that vintage. They don't fare well at 3xxx miles a year.

This is your first one? You probably won't keep it that long, even if you think that now.