'Affordable' 911's

[mustard]

Reading between the lines, I get the impression 964's are best avoided due to oil leaks and other issues (which is a shame as I do like that shape), but how much is a late 3.2 Carrera such as this

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Celebration
going to cost a year to maintain doing circa. 6k miles pa, whats likely to go wrong, how 'dangerous' is an eighties 911 to drive LOL

Early stages of seeing wether a dream could become a reality (limited funds!) appreciate £17k is hardly budget, but that would be offset by the fact depreciation should be pretty non existant if looked after

I await your comments with interest







>>> Edited by mustard on Monday 12th April 10:50

[mustard]

POORCARDEALER said:

Other problem maybe that there are lots of average condition 3.2s around, and if you buy a really nice one, you have to spend time and money to keep it that way, to stop it coming an average car worth say 10K......... My advice would be buy a 964.much more modern, better heating system. 964s can be bought for £13K-14K but chances are they will need upwards of £3Ks worth of work to make them right. Also dont be too hung up on mileage.I used to own a 165K miles Carrera 2 which was magnificent. £17K will buy you one without leaky engines.in fact i have one for sale in PH classifieds. Good luck in your search.

Just a bit back ground digging at the moment, I do prefer the 964 shape, if I did proceed any further the car would be bought on its provinance (ie service history, low no. of owners, paperwork) mileage would only need be average, no objection to a car thats been 'used'

Tell me, once a 964 has had it £3k spent on it, is that a permant fix to the problem or do the leaks etc reappear?

[mustard]

Hmmmmmm Tempting

Its a Targa and its white, but the orginality shines through

Anyone got £5k they can give me?

>> Edited by mustard on Tuesday 20th July 22:36