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Re: any WI bimmer lovers here? [texases] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 06, 2008 (9:03 am)
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Replying to: texases (Mar 06, 2008 9:02 am)

Looks like someone fired a pump shotgun at the ratings sheet, doesn't it?
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Re: any WI bimmer lovers here? [Mr_Shiftright] by qbrozen
Mar 06, 2008 (9:04 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 06, 2008 8:49 am)

that's pretty much what my wife says about the Disco (mostly because I talked her out of it years ago with the same argument). But then I thought "but, hey, we won't have a car payment if we buy that for $12k cash ... so it becomes a maintenance payment." But that's not exactly a good thing.
 
A '93 911 with 90k for $19k? That's alot of 9s. Seems like a lot of dough to me for all those miles. Not like I know the market, though.
 
Here's a nice lookin '89 with half the miles for $26k
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Re: any WI bimmer lovers here? [qbrozen] by qbrozen
Mar 06, 2008 (9:06 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 06, 2008 9:04 am)

Oooooohhhh...
But this one appeals to me more!
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Re: any WI bimmer lovers here? [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 06, 2008 (9:08 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 06, 2008 9:04 am)

1989s 90s and 1/2 the 91s are bad cars. I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot pole.
 
The low miles in this case are a minus because that means the engine defects probably haven't happened yet.
 
The '93 price isn't so bad. Should be worth $17.5K. And this is an exceptionally nice car, as in cream puff.
 
If you drive a 911 about 15,000 miles a year, figure $200 a month for proper maintenance, brake pads, expendables, etc.
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Re: any WI bimmer lovers here? [Mr_Shiftright] by qbrozen
Mar 06, 2008 (9:09 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 06, 2008 9:08 am)

HUH? Wait a sec. Didn't we just cover this recently? I thought the '89s were THE model to have???
 
edit: just searched. the book i have indicates 88-89 as the good years. You indicated something about a specific trans (G50)?
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Re: any WI bimmer lovers here? [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 06, 2008 (9:12 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 06, 2008 9:09 am)

Oh it depends if the '89 is a Carrera (good) or an '89 C4 (bad). It's a "cusp" kind of thing. I didn't look closely at the '89 ad.
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Re: any WI bimmer lovers here? [Mr_Shiftright] by qbrozen
Mar 06, 2008 (9:15 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 06, 2008 9:12 am)

Yeah, that one is just a plain 'ole Carrera. Nice lookin one, too.
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Re: any WI bimmer lovers here? [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 06, 2008 (9:26 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 06, 2008 9:15 am)

BIG price. Miles aren't so important on a Porsche. These cars are tremendously durable, not like a Ferrari. Higher miles (to a point) don't scare Porsche buyers and low miles do tend to scare them. For one thing, Porsche calipers just love to degrade when idle and being dry sump engine, you've got a lot of oil to degrade over time as well---also those wiggy German electronics. Depends a lot on storage and use. Once a week exercise out of dry storage, good thing. Dead storage for 1-2 years, bad thing.
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1993 Porsche 911 by hpmctorque
Mar 06, 2008 (9:34 am)
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"... exceptionally nice car, as in cream puff" would mean a lot to me, especially when it's a one over with complete records. How much better can it get than this? I'd see if there's any wiggle room in the price, if it's a little high after considering age, mileage, and condition, but I'd go for it.
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Re: any WI bimmer lovers here? [Mr_Shiftright] by qbrozen
Mar 06, 2008 (9:37 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 06, 2008 9:26 am)

well, that's the difference between a typical porsche owner and me, I would want one as a daily driver (at the moment, anyway), so miles are very important.

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