RE: PH Heroes: Porsche 911 Turbo
Discussion
Well Craggers,
To put it into perspective, my turbo had a 5 pence sized bubble in both sills, and was looking, 9 years after a quality restoration by Porsche Silverstone "£20k all day long after detailing the swirl marks out".
Nearly £10 k later (sills, B posts, impact bumper brackets, windows out respray, all new rubbers and lenses, suspension rebuild, brakes rebuild, gearbox set up, couple of oil lines, rubber sealing rings in flywheel, engine seals) ....
I would expect any prospective purchaser to have a professional Pre Purchase Inspection done, after the initial impressions and inspection works out.
These things can be as reliable as a beetle on the condition that you spend money on its upkeep. (which is about the polar opposite of beetle upkeep prices.)
Miss a year or three, or potter about in the village 400 miles between MOT's for a few years and you might as well hand grenade your safe deposit box. I reckon on a par with receiving the total sum of the works that needs doing.
Trouble is, these turbo's are so over engineered that they can sustain a lot of abuse. Porsche reckons that 85% of their drivers don't know how to get the max potential out of their cars -I'm in that group, btw-, let alone that the majority of the "drivers" know the difference between a good and a bad one.
Old Porsches nearly always get rescued. A turbo will always sell. After all, Porsche cars GB only imported 930 of them in the UK.
Take care,
Bert
To put it into perspective, my turbo had a 5 pence sized bubble in both sills, and was looking, 9 years after a quality restoration by Porsche Silverstone "£20k all day long after detailing the swirl marks out".
Nearly £10 k later (sills, B posts, impact bumper brackets, windows out respray, all new rubbers and lenses, suspension rebuild, brakes rebuild, gearbox set up, couple of oil lines, rubber sealing rings in flywheel, engine seals) ....
I would expect any prospective purchaser to have a professional Pre Purchase Inspection done, after the initial impressions and inspection works out.
These things can be as reliable as a beetle on the condition that you spend money on its upkeep. (which is about the polar opposite of beetle upkeep prices.)
Miss a year or three, or potter about in the village 400 miles between MOT's for a few years and you might as well hand grenade your safe deposit box. I reckon on a par with receiving the total sum of the works that needs doing.
Trouble is, these turbo's are so over engineered that they can sustain a lot of abuse. Porsche reckons that 85% of their drivers don't know how to get the max potential out of their cars -I'm in that group, btw-, let alone that the majority of the "drivers" know the difference between a good and a bad one.
Old Porsches nearly always get rescued. A turbo will always sell. After all, Porsche cars GB only imported 930 of them in the UK.
Take care,
Bert
bertroex said:
Those thingies are called "Sharkfins".
They were standard on the 930 as deemed necessary to prevent excessive chipping of the wide rear arches.
This is the press shot:
I just can't stand the things- so I took them off. There was a clever fellow who started marketing sharkfins for carrera bodies cars... which is even more undesirable. My two cents though...
take care,
Bert
The "sharks fins" are there for a reason though. It's typical German function over form- it stops the rear arches getting pelted with stones and sThey were standard on the 930 as deemed necessary to prevent excessive chipping of the wide rear arches.
This is the press shot:
I just can't stand the things- so I took them off. There was a clever fellow who started marketing sharkfins for carrera bodies cars... which is even more undesirable. My two cents though...
take care,
Bert
t thrown up by the front wheels. This is because of the flared arches.I guess an alternative would be to fit the transparent type ones - as fitted to the 993 Turbos.
This is the reason why the 996 porsche dont have such pronounced arches- but they look hideous and bland as a result...
craggers said:
My Dad is thinking of selling his 930 3.3 Turbo.
1981 with 56k on the clock. Very good condition overall with slight rust bubble on one front headlight.
Most thing on the car still original - superb car.
We can't work out on how much to sell it for ? About £20k ? Will have 12 month MOT on it.
£21981 with 56k on the clock. Very good condition overall with slight rust bubble on one front headlight.
Most thing on the car still original - superb car.
We can't work out on how much to sell it for ? About £20k ? Will have 12 month MOT on it.
paypal OK?
Scho said:
craggers said:
My Dad is thinking of selling his 930 3.3 Turbo.
1981 with 56k on the clock. Very good condition overall with slight rust bubble on one front headlight.
Most thing on the car still original - superb car.
We can't work out on how much to sell it for ? About £20k ? Will have 12 month MOT on it.
£21981 with 56k on the clock. Very good condition overall with slight rust bubble on one front headlight.
Most thing on the car still original - superb car.
We can't work out on how much to sell it for ? About £20k ? Will have 12 month MOT on it.
paypal OK?
Libertine said:
A lovely car, Woof!
The black, rear wheel arch shield "thingies"(just realised I don't know what to call them!), wondered if you took them off or if it was like that when you bought it?
I took them off - and consequently have to have it re sprayed every so often as others have mentioned, u get stone chips !
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