911 SC, talk me out of it..
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As a driver i would say its great value.
I owned an SC 9 years ago same colour same wheels (better with fuch wheels)
They are nice little cars, although as he says a new B Post is cheap (part price) to have one replaced is well over £1000/side and i would say that if the B Posts are shot the inner sill (under outer sill cover) will be shot too, so if you wanted to make mint £1000's
You could leave alone and just thrash about in it for a couple of yrs and then sell same money (cheap motoring in my book)
The 3 litre lump is a revvy unit and great fun past 4k rpm.
Check it has had the Hydraulic Chain tensioners added as an upgrade, most SC's have.
Good luck fella
www.impactbumpers.com
I owned an SC 9 years ago same colour same wheels (better with fuch wheels)
They are nice little cars, although as he says a new B Post is cheap (part price) to have one replaced is well over £1000/side and i would say that if the B Posts are shot the inner sill (under outer sill cover) will be shot too, so if you wanted to make mint £1000's
You could leave alone and just thrash about in it for a couple of yrs and then sell same money (cheap motoring in my book)
The 3 litre lump is a revvy unit and great fun past 4k rpm.
Check it has had the Hydraulic Chain tensioners added as an upgrade, most SC's have.
Good luck fella
www.impactbumpers.com
Very tempting. There's a reasonable level of detail in the ad, which is encouraging - it suggests the owner knows what he's talking about.
If you were seriously interested it might be worth seeing if you could arrange a trip to a local Porsche specialist for a quick inspection. If it's sound then it seems like a lot of car for the cost of a two year old Fiesta.
If you were seriously interested it might be worth seeing if you could arrange a trip to a local Porsche specialist for a quick inspection. If it's sound then it seems like a lot of car for the cost of a two year old Fiesta.
Catpuddle said:
Superficial rust spots like that on an old 911 MAY hide major structural horrors beneath, the kidney bowls MAY be shot, you'll be lucky if the torsion bar tubes and the floor pan are sound.
Alternatively, like my old SC, it was some minor bubbling that was easily and cheaply cured. You can't tell this type of stuff from PH photos. A proper inspection is worth it weight in gold; Catpuddle may be right but might also be scare mongering unnecessarily. I happen to think the car looks good value and is worth an inspection.xftdr said:
Catpuddle said:
Superficial rust spots like that on an old 911 MAY hide major structural horrors beneath, the kidney bowls MAY be shot, you'll be lucky if the torsion bar tubes and the floor pan are sound.
Alternatively, like my old SC, it was some minor bubbling that was easily and cheaply cured. You can't tell this type of stuff from PH photos. A proper inspection is worth it weight in gold; Catpuddle may be right but might also be scare mongering unnecessarily. I happen to think the car looks good value and is worth an inspection.As someone else said, smoke it around for. A couple of years and flog it on. Also get shot of those wheels. But do get an inspection if you are serious...
Most 30 year old cars are likely to have some rust, including my own SC.
However, how many 30 year old cars would take me to Spa, spend the next day on track and still get me home in time for last orders? it happily did 130 miles round Goodwood a week ago too
It amuses me that some on here have probably lost more in a couple of years depreciation on a modern Porsche than my car cost outright, yet are quick to brand an older 911 as a money pit.
If you keep your eyes open, have it inspected and accept you're likely to pay some refurb costs (rather than depreciation), an SC could give you a lot of fun for a modest outlay
However, how many 30 year old cars would take me to Spa, spend the next day on track and still get me home in time for last orders? it happily did 130 miles round Goodwood a week ago too
It amuses me that some on here have probably lost more in a couple of years depreciation on a modern Porsche than my car cost outright, yet are quick to brand an older 911 as a money pit.
If you keep your eyes open, have it inspected and accept you're likely to pay some refurb costs (rather than depreciation), an SC could give you a lot of fun for a modest outlay
Edited by Al W on Monday 14th May 21:07
Al W said:
Most 30 year old cars are likely to have some rust, including my own SC.
However, how many 30 year old cars would take me to Spa, spend the next day on track and still get me home in time for last orders? it happily did 130 miles round Goodwood a week ago too
It amuses me that some on here have probably lost more in a couple of years depreciation on a modern Porsche than my car cost outright, yet are quick to brand an older 911 as a money pit.
If you keep your eyes open, have it inspected and accept you're likely to pay some refurb costs (rather than depreciation), an SC could give you a lot of fun for a modest outlay
Agreed with what Al W says. At face value if it all stacks up it looks a good buy for the money. However, how many 30 year old cars would take me to Spa, spend the next day on track and still get me home in time for last orders? it happily did 130 miles round Goodwood a week ago too
It amuses me that some on here have probably lost more in a couple of years depreciation on a modern Porsche than my car cost outright, yet are quick to brand an older 911 as a money pit.
If you keep your eyes open, have it inspected and accept you're likely to pay some refurb costs (rather than depreciation), an SC could give you a lot of fun for a modest outlay
Edited by Al W on Monday 14th May 21:07
Given the cost of hidden rust repairs, and given what you can see on this car is 99% certain to be just the tip of the iceberg, I am amazed that so many of you are recommending it, even at £8750. Drive it for two years, leave the rust, leave the (just wrong) wheels and you'll have a rust- bucket that no one wants to buy at any money IMO, rather than a cheap smoker you just off-load having lost a few hundred quid on depreciation.
If the owner had stripped the offending rust areas back showing the likely extent of the rust, it would be advertised as a "project" with precious little interest, I'd have thought.
If the owner had stripped the offending rust areas back showing the likely extent of the rust, it would be advertised as a "project" with precious little interest, I'd have thought.
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Goddamnitwhyyouhadtogoandshowmethat !
I had talked myself out of 80's 911, in favour of a Chimera !
but now.............
I say this as a TVR owner, but if you're having to think about it you probably want the Porsche. They're much better thought out as normal transport, so unless the noise and theatre of the Chim has a profound effect on you it's probably better to go with the 911.
Do it - its not a lot of money and if you decide its not for you - you should be able to recover it I would assume.
I had a '79 911 SC and that car had the best steering until I got a lotus... in fact I would love to drive an old 911 to compare the two to see if the lotus is indeed better...
It doesn't have the power it deserves though so if you're used to quick cars you might find it a little sluggish.
I had a '79 911 SC and that car had the best steering until I got a lotus... in fact I would love to drive an old 911 to compare the two to see if the lotus is indeed better...
It doesn't have the power it deserves though so if you're used to quick cars you might find it a little sluggish.
BillyB said:
Given the cost of hidden rust repairs, and given what you can see on this car is 99% certain to be just the tip of the iceberg, I am amazed that so many of you are recommending it, even at £8750. Drive it for two years, leave the rust, leave the (just wrong) wheels and you'll have a rust- bucket that no one wants to buy at any money IMO, rather than a cheap smoker you just off-load having lost a few hundred quid on depreciation.
If the owner had stripped the offending rust areas back showing the likely extent of the rust, it would be advertised as a "project" with precious little interest, I'd have thought.
Thing is, take a look underneath and if it isn't full of holes in the usual places.... "if"...then you could get away with running it for a couple of years and before offloading...sorry...selling it, treat it to some plod 'n paint.If the owner had stripped the offending rust areas back showing the likely extent of the rust, it would be advertised as a "project" with precious little interest, I'd have thought.
But I am on your side - why is this guy flogging it so cheaply if it only has a few spots of corrosion?...
Excuse the thread bump but am going to look at this later and wondered what peoples thoughts were? I love the look but a 911 is an itch I am yet to scratch, so am nervous about landing myself a pup. It just strikes me that an 80's SC is most likely the cheapest way into an air-cooled 911.
It's impossible to say without getting it mega inspected.
If it's rusty it's rusty which it will be. If it's fall apart rusty then you can't even run it until it if terminal. If it's just rusty and you don't mind, then that's OK.
Same with the rest really. If the shocks and bushes are shot and it drives like a heavy old barge, do you mind or will you want to refresh the suspension?
And so on, there are many expensive things that might be needed and likely to be in a cheap 911!
If you see it love it and it drives brilliantly, then take a punt. But in my view there are so many things that could be wrong, you may get to know the true meaning of money-pit!
If it's rusty it's rusty which it will be. If it's fall apart rusty then you can't even run it until it if terminal. If it's just rusty and you don't mind, then that's OK.
Same with the rest really. If the shocks and bushes are shot and it drives like a heavy old barge, do you mind or will you want to refresh the suspension?
And so on, there are many expensive things that might be needed and likely to be in a cheap 911!
If you see it love it and it drives brilliantly, then take a punt. But in my view there are so many things that could be wrong, you may get to know the true meaning of money-pit!
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