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#226 of 227 Help wanted - 1984 911 Carerra Coupe by jasonnewyork Nov 05, 2009 (10:40 pm)
I am looking at buying a used 911 and wanted to get some advice on how much servicing is likely to cost and any gotchas associated with this model / year. The car has low miles (<40K) and appears to look like it is in really good condition. Interested primarily in driving locally and will probably put +/- 10K miles on it per year. Any advice would be appreciated? Thanks Jason Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 06, 2009 9:11 am)
#227 of 227 Re: Help wanted - 1984 911 Carerra Coupe [jasonnewyork] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 06, 2009 (9:11 am)
Replying to: jasonnewyork (Nov 05, 2009 10:40 pm) Great cars, but are you sure the seller can prove this 40K mile business?   And if so, that's not a good thing, as Porsche do not like to sit there for years and years. Frozen calipers and galling of the cylinder walls (from accumulating moisture from non-use) are issues. So I would certainly have the engine tested using a Cylinder Leakdown Test (only that test, not a compression test) and also have the brake calipers checked.   A Carrera of this vintage is a long-lived car as a rule and does not require lots of maintenance for the type of car it is.   Presuming you got a very good to start with, I'd think about $1,500 a year in regular maintenance (exclusive of tires of course)---that is, a major service in the Spring and another in the Fall, should do it. Naturally, added to that might be the occasional repairs that come with a used car.   But really the whole thing hinges on a very thorough pre-sale inspection, and a further careful investigation of this low mileage claim---which again, is not an asset to reliability, even if it might be to value.

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