1989 911 Turbo value??!!
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Hi all,
First post in the Porsche forum so please be gentle with me!!
A buddy is selling his immaculate red 89 911 Turbo.
It has only covered 10,000 miles from new.
There is not a scratch, dent or scuff anywhere in sight, it genuinely looks like it has just come out of the factory.
It is a multiple concourse winner with a huge documented history.
Does anyone have any idea what it's worth or know anyone who would be interested?
Many thanks for your time.
Stu
First post in the Porsche forum so please be gentle with me!!
A buddy is selling his immaculate red 89 911 Turbo.
It has only covered 10,000 miles from new.
There is not a scratch, dent or scuff anywhere in sight, it genuinely looks like it has just come out of the factory.
It is a multiple concourse winner with a huge documented history.
Does anyone have any idea what it's worth or know anyone who would be interested?
Many thanks for your time.
Stu
domster said:
I think a 3.2 will probably be more of a classic than a 930 in the future... I know the Turbo is an icon, but I think the purity of the 3.2 will shine through.
Using that logic Dom, should I be out there looking for a boggo 996 to stick in my barn at the expense of a 996 X50?
ICSD said:
April's Porsche Post (PCGB mag) has an "imaculate" 1989 39,000 miler with 2 owners and all the history up for £24k so I guess you're looking at that kind of money.
A similar one here
www.autowerkenorwich.co.uk/carsales.asp
No affiliation etc
SP
If all these references to different ultra-low mileage 930 don't point to the same car, then there could be quite a few more of these around. I know of three different ultra-low mileage 930 with full Porsche S/H on the continent; two of them are even still with their first owner.
Is it because many of them were bought by individuals, rather than companies?
Is it because many of them were bought by individuals, rather than companies?
Matt, I now know what the trade has offered on this car - just waiting to find out who it was that offered the money, but I can hazard a guess...and you're a little shy of the offer FWIW 
Weltmeister, I've been lucky enough to drive good examples of both the 4 and 5 speed turbos. The 3.0 turbo was certainly underbraked, but the 3.3 had cross drilled rotors - no way on earth that car was underbraked.
I found the 4 speed 3.3 not especially pleasant to drive - to my mind, the gearing was totally unsuited to the characteristics of the engine. The 5 speed was a different proposition - the on/ off boost characteristics that caused one to "shuffle" between 3rd and 4th in the 4 speed, just disappeared and the car was a superb machine.
Of course, I haven't owned either, and if you have, then clearly you have the advantage of me.
I don't understand the comments made about the electronics on the 3.2 either, can anyone explain what the point of those comments was?
Weltmeister, I've been lucky enough to drive good examples of both the 4 and 5 speed turbos. The 3.0 turbo was certainly underbraked, but the 3.3 had cross drilled rotors - no way on earth that car was underbraked.
I found the 4 speed 3.3 not especially pleasant to drive - to my mind, the gearing was totally unsuited to the characteristics of the engine. The 5 speed was a different proposition - the on/ off boost characteristics that caused one to "shuffle" between 3rd and 4th in the 4 speed, just disappeared and the car was a superb machine.
Of course, I haven't owned either, and if you have, then clearly you have the advantage of me.
I don't understand the comments made about the electronics on the 3.2 either, can anyone explain what the point of those comments was?
Hi Rubystone
"One mans meat" and all that. I just dont like them. I find them just plain old. No real endearing features, for me.
Matt as ever you hit the nail on the head with the comment, be patient there is a man out there at £30k, just not me. I am sure you must feel the same when attempting to sell a car, if you do not like it or have limited faith in it, it comes across in a lack of enthusiasm for the car in question. Thats how I feel about Torsion bar cars in general. I loath SC's. I've had a 4spd 3.3. and a 3.2 Sport myself but just cant get turned on to the pre 964 cars.
Big Al
"One mans meat" and all that. I just dont like them. I find them just plain old. No real endearing features, for me.
Matt as ever you hit the nail on the head with the comment, be patient there is a man out there at £30k, just not me. I am sure you must feel the same when attempting to sell a car, if you do not like it or have limited faith in it, it comes across in a lack of enthusiasm for the car in question. Thats how I feel about Torsion bar cars in general. I loath SC's. I've had a 4spd 3.3. and a 3.2 Sport myself but just cant get turned on to the pre 964 cars.
Big Al
Al, just checked your site out - didn't realise you're a specialist. I don't think I've ever come across you before (but then I'm an old fogie, as I think you've already guessed!).
I think it's precisely because of the clinical nature of the coil sprung cars that there's a return to the old torsion bar days. Nostalgia is a big thing. Take a look at Ferraris. In their day the 348 and Testarossa were positively caned by the press. Nowadays, they are enjoying a revival, yet can't hold a candle dynamically to their successors.
In the end it comes down to what floats your boat I guess.
We're all in agreement with that I think
I think it's precisely because of the clinical nature of the coil sprung cars that there's a return to the old torsion bar days. Nostalgia is a big thing. Take a look at Ferraris. In their day the 348 and Testarossa were positively caned by the press. Nowadays, they are enjoying a revival, yet can't hold a candle dynamically to their successors.
In the end it comes down to what floats your boat I guess.
We're all in agreement with that I think
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