Maintenance of classic porsche 911

jackblack99

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/917103

Would you reckon this would be a good car to buy. What abouts costs of services and obtaining parts.

RobAMerc

try the classic forum - but old 911's are not for the faint hearted and that one has a 964 front end on it ( not thaty rare to be fair ), it would probably be better left alone.

jackblack99

could some1 move this thread to the classic forum as i havent a clue how to

ronnie3585

Do a search on the Classic Car forum. Lots of threads re old Porsche maintenance there.

Dades

That car seems suspiciously cheap. I'd be more worried about the price than maintenance, tbh.

Have a look at this thread.

jackblack99

i know it does seem bit cheap alright. it looks nice and i want to look at it before i do anything. Im very tempted tho

PaulK_CCI

a car of that calibre in this price bracket is alarm bells ringing at full blast. It's a full conversion to modern body shell, so you would first need to determine wether it's not a ringed/stolen/fabricated/crashed example. Was it an original RHD car or was it converted. You might be looking at buying a serious lemon, or even worse, or rigged car, where the chassis number was replaced by a 77 car... You need to double check chassis number, match them against the engine. You can see from the chassis number where it built and wether it was originally a UK car or not.

if the car is a genuine 77 example, you need to determine what engine is in, what the service history is and what has happened to it over the last 5 years. Don;t forget, a full engine rebuild on these babies will set you back between 6 and 8k !!!! which is about the money you pay for the car in the first place. and then you haven't even considered gearbox, running gear, suspension, RUST (because it's a rhd car), structural integrity, rubbers etc... If maintenance was nonexistent or very badly documented over the last few years, walk away.
Realistically, any worthwhile, reasonably reliable, entry level 911 will start from around 13k upwards, but you would still have to check them out very well beforehand. I know it sounds tedious, but at least if you have made sure the car is in good shape before you buy, you have the best chance that it will give you a lot of joy and you will be driving with a constant grin on your face while driving.... if you go to see the car alone, and let your heart rule to much (I mean, they all look great from a distance and close up,!) you could end up buying a bad one that will bleed your wallet dry...

Like someone said, it's not so much that a 911 is a complicated car, but unfortunately the parts do not come cheap!!!

jackblack99

PaulK_CCI wrote: »

a car of that calibre in this price bracket is alarm bells ringing at full blast. It's a full conversion to modern body shell, so you would first need to determine wether it's not a ringed/stolen/fabricated/crashed example. Was it an original RHD car or was it converted. You might be looking at buying a serious lemon, or even worse, or rigged car, where the chassis number was replaced by a 77 car... You need to double check chassis number, match them against the engine. You can see from the chassis number where it built and wether it was originally a UK car or not.

if the car is a genuine 77 example, you need to determine what engine is in, what the service history is and what has happened to it over the last 5 years. Don;t forget, a full engine rebuild on these babies will set you back between 6 and 8k !!!! which is about the money you pay for the car in the first place. and then you haven't even considered gearbox, running gear, suspension, RUST (because it's a rhd car), structural integrity, rubbers etc... If maintenance was nonexistent or very badly documented over the last few years, walk away.
Realistically, any worthwhile, reasonably reliable, entry level 911 will start from around 13k upwards, but you would still have to check them out very well beforehand. I know it sounds tedious, but at least if you have made sure the car is in good shape before you buy, you have the best chance that it will give you a lot of joy and you will be driving with a constant grin on your face while driving.... if you go to see the car alone, and let your heart rule to much (I mean, they all look great from a distance and close up,!) you could end up buying a bad one that will bleed your wallet dry...

Like someone said, it's not so much that a 911 is a complicated car, but unfortunately the parts do not come cheap!!!

Thanks for that.

ringed/rigged car. What does this mean

macplaxton

jackblack99 wrote: »

ringed/rigged car. What does this mean

A "ringer" is a stolen vehicle the identity of which has been changed by the use of the registration plate or VIN number of another vehicle.

biggus

The car is priced realistically for what it is.. unlike 99% of other classics for sale in ireland

so it's worth a look and then make your mind up about the owner whether he's dodgy or not.

A car that old and that price won't have a service history but so what, or if its been crashed and repaired.... again so what. get a competent mechanic to give it the once over but bring it for a good hours long test drive before you start running up fees.

galwaytt

...ha! ....it says 'taxed for 1 year' on the ad !

That's Eur 48 !!

Ooooh, that'd swing me.....:p:p

VanhireBoys

Just steer clear of that.. !

Theres nothing as expensive as a cheap Porsche

That car is a tarted up 911 - Not the correct interior nor the body for a 1977. That stinks of somebody this side getting caught out by someone in the UK and looking rid quick smart.

I havent seen the car but as said earlier it will be leaking oil the clutch will be slipping and it will be ropey on the road. If it is a proper 964 then its a definate ringer as these came about between 1990 and 1994 approximately..!

You have been warned