Price Check 87 3.2 Carrera

[Black968]

Would like opinions on a 87 3.2 ROW White Sunroof Coupe 5 Speed with 96k Kilometers (61k miles)? I would rate the car a solid 8.5 out of 10 without driving it. Interior is excellent. Paint is good from first inspection. Under carriage looks good. Have not seen the service history as of yet. Stock except for possible muffler mod. I see the last Excellence mag shows a good price of 19000 while excellent is 26000. Guesses on price? Also, what would be considered excellent for a 20 year old car?

Cheers

[Jay H]

Originally posted by Black968
I see the last Excellence mag shows a good price of 19000 while excellent is 26000. Guesses on price? Also, what would be considered excellent for a 20 year old car?

Cheers

A nice driver quality '87 with 61k on it probably will bring $18k to $25k depending on how nice it actually is and what mechanical issues are present or looming. Cosmetics come into play as well. Time of year and geographical location are factors too. Spring is starting to come on quickly in many areas and the rust belt state buyers are gettin' itchy to buy a car now that the snow is going away. This adds to the pool of buyers and prices tend to jump up a bit in the March to April timeframe. Now is a darn good time to sell a 911.

If your area requires emmission testing and this car does not have the proper emissions equipment on the car, you have to factor that into the equation.

These cars are old enough now that the 'penalty' that people used to assess to these Euro cars (about 10%) seems to be no longer applying to values. Condition sells these cars.

An excellent driver quality car should be one that drives exceptionally well, has no looming mechanical issues, the service is up to date or ahead of schedule, has like new tires, brakes and shocks, has a clutch that is either operating smoothly or has been recently replaced, the motor runs and idles flawlessly and starts correctly either cold or hot. The transmission should shift without fault.

Continuing: The interior should only show normal wear and tear. Carpets should be clean, seats should not have any rips or tears, leather should be in good condition and all accessories should work. The paint should be either in very good original condition or have an exceptional repaint done to a very high standard (you know, like a $8000 or $10,000 paint job) with a documented reason for the repaint. The car should not have any former major accident damage and the rubber trim should be fresh looking.

Service history should be complete or nearly complete and go back a long enough time to establish how the car was treated for a majority of it's lifetime.

You should not have to spend much on a true 'excellent' condition 911.

A concours or show quality 911 in excellent condition should be free of any flaws (mechanical or cosmetic), have a water tight history with full documentation and be ready for a show with minimal work needed to have it place in it's chosen catagory. I feel true show cars will exceed Bruce's excellent values.

Good luck!

Jay
90 964, 84 3.2