porsche 911 1989 0r 1991
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hi, does anyone have any views on whether i would be best to buy a late 1989 911 or go for the later 1990 to 93 model, i like the look of the more classic 89 model but i dont know if the drive of the newer 1990- 93 911 would be better !!! i,m looking at mileage of around 65,000 to 100,000 and a budget of £17,000 is mileage an issue with this age of vehicle thankyou keith
The 911 964, post 89 is a much more modern drive with power assisted steering and abs and a lot easier to live with day to day. Lots of folk prefer the "purer" driving experience of the pre 89 cars and they are a bit more classic 911 shaped but the 964 is great fun and a good daily drive and also probably a little bit better value for money. £17k should also be about right for a good one.
it's probably fair to say that the 964 is at the bottom of its depreciation curve too (isn't it?).
there's so much interest in 964RSs it seems reasonable to assume that they'll begin to pull up the values of good nick standard cars - especially by people who have got a fair bit of cash but not enough to get them into a 64rs.. so they can do the 'almost'RS mods.
(although having said that the 89 911s are boosted by the 'retro' market).
there's so much interest in 964RSs it seems reasonable to assume that they'll begin to pull up the values of good nick standard cars - especially by people who have got a fair bit of cash but not enough to get them into a 64rs.. so they can do the 'almost'RS mods.
(although having said that the 89 911s are boosted by the 'retro' market).
Marki said:
uktrailmonster said:
If you prefer the look of the classic 911, I'd go for that over a 964 any day. More character and certainly a better investment. Apart from the now expensive RS, 964s are pretty dull cars.
Much , much better looking car than a 964 as wellit's different but it's not "Much , much better looking".
I have never driven either but i find the looks of both quite appealing. i think the classic looks best in 'clubsport' stylee with the reds fuchs and red carrera stripes.
964 looks best in maritime(?) blue with cup wheels (cobalt blue (i take it was called cobalt still back then). or 965 in bad boys black!
baSkey said:
Marki said:
uktrailmonster said:
If you prefer the look of the classic 911, I'd go for that over a 964 any day. More character and certainly a better investment. Apart from the now expensive RS, 964s are pretty dull cars.
Much , much better looking car than a 964 as wellit's different but it's not "Much , much better looking".
I have never driven either but i find the looks of both quite appealing. i think the classic looks best in 'clubsport' stylee with the reds fuchs and red carrera stripes.
964 looks best in maritime(?) blue with cup wheels (cobalt blue (i take it was called cobalt still back then). or 965 in bad boys black!
Marki said:
baSkey said:
Marki said:
uktrailmonster said:
If you prefer the look of the classic 911, I'd go for that over a 964 any day. More character and certainly a better investment. Apart from the now expensive RS, 964s are pretty dull cars.
Much , much better looking car than a 964 as wellit's different but it's not "Much , much better looking".
I have never driven either but i find the looks of both quite appealing. i think the classic looks best in 'clubsport' stylee with the reds fuchs and red carrera stripes.
964 looks best in maritime(?) blue with cup wheels (cobalt blue (i take it was called cobalt still back then). or 965 in bad boys black!
baSkey said:
Marki said:
baSkey said:
Marki said:
uktrailmonster said:
If you prefer the look of the classic 911, I'd go for that over a 964 any day. More character and certainly a better investment. Apart from the now expensive RS, 964s are pretty dull cars.
Much , much better looking car than a 964 as wellit's different but it's not "Much , much better looking".
I have never driven either but i find the looks of both quite appealing. i think the classic looks best in 'clubsport' stylee with the reds fuchs and red carrera stripes.
964 looks best in maritime(?) blue with cup wheels (cobalt blue (i take it was called cobalt still back then). or 965 in bad boys black!
uktrailmonster said:
If you prefer the look of the classic 911, I'd go for that over a 964 any day. More character and certainly a better investment. Apart from the now expensive RS, 964s are pretty dull cars.
Of course they are quicker and more powerful than the 3.2's, a damm sight easier to live with and better value for money, but hey call me pickyhoges11 said:
uktrailmonster said:
Worst looking 911 ever was the flatnose turbo convertible. It took away the 911's two most distinctive features with a single blow of the fugly stick.
Personally think the 993 must be the worst looking, what were they thinking with that front end ! I am looking for a 964 at the moment and have driven both the 3.2 & 964 (only test drives but I still get a good idea between the 2), the 964 more modern, is definitely faster, driving feels better and of course has ABS, better suspension etc.
Someone is going to carp on about running costs very soon- but both are old cars that will have all sorts of things wearing out. Most likely the 964 will be a bit more expensive, but from what I understand buy a very good one and it should not be marriage destroying.
That is all I will say about that.
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hoges11 said:
Of course they are quicker and more powerful than the 3.2's, a damm sight easier to live with and better value for money, but hey call me picky
Lots of cars are quicker and easier to live with than 3.2s, but it doesn't make them more fun. If you wanted quick and easy to live with, you probably wouldn't buy either.uktrailmonster said:
hoges11 said:
Of course they are quicker and more powerful than the 3.2's, a damm sight easier to live with and better value for money, but hey call me picky
Lots of cars are quicker and easier to live with than 3.2s, but it doesn't make them more fun. If you wanted quick and easy to live with, you probably wouldn't buy either.hoges11 said:
But we are talking about two porsche 911's a couple of years apart both of which are heaps of fun
That's were we differ. I don't think standard 964s are heaps of fun at all. The 3.2 was the last of the old school 911s that I would genuinely call fun and even that was watered down compared to some of the earlier cars. As you say yourself, the 964 is quicker and easier to live with. But at the expense of much of the driving fun. It took the RS to get me interested in the 964 again. Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff