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19417 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 2:47 PM
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Replying to: qbrozen (Dec 03, 2008 8:16 am) 80s Porsches are still "used cars"---by that I mean that the OLDER they are, the LESS they are worth--so they are acting like used cars, not collectibles, which, of course, generally do the reverse--as they age they become more valuable. Given that, you want to be careful not to pay over retail for one because you could suffer further depreciation. For Carreras of that type, I like 1987 on up, then skip the C2s all together |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 02, 2008 3:55 pm)
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Interesting collection Although not many on there wouldn't kill you on upkeep, thereby negating the bargain it was to begin with. I was just looking at vettes last night on the web, as a matter of fact. Lots of performance for the $$. And, of course, parts are plentiful and not terribly expensive. But then it occurred to me that it could eat through alot of tire money if autoX'ing.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Dec 03, 2008 2:06 pm) I think most people that own them ask over book value for them anyway so it would be difficult finding one for the listed prices. I think for looks I'd go witht he 850i or the 600SEC, and for reliability I'd go with the Lexus GS400.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Dec 02, 2008 3:08 pm) there are boats in each driveway/yard. this guy's boat doesn't look so good. 
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Replying to: boomchek (Dec 03, 2008 2:25 pm) The Lexus would never be on any list I'd compile. Their car just proves that 300hp can still be boring. 
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Replying to: boomchek (Dec 03, 2008 2:25 pm) 
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Replying to: lemko (Dec 03, 2008 1:04 pm) You're right about those skirts...first thing I'd do if I had that car would be to pull them off. They came with the car though...my friend didn't put them on. I think he has better taste than that.  I guess that differential does have a slow leak in it. A little of that stuff really does go a long way, and can make a leak look more intense than it really is. Or some could have just spilled the last time it was filled, and it never got wiped off. I wonder how expensive it would be to fix something like that? The car just has a 292-2bbl mated to a 2-speed automatic, so I'm sure it's not a screamer. I guess it's adequate for a nice cruiser, though. With smaller, weaker engines like this, I've heard that a dual exhaust can actually hamper performance, rather than improve it. Something about back pressure? Is that true? Could someone 'splain it to me?
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 04, 2008 5:21 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Dec 04, 2008 6:25 am) For some reason, this pic makes me think faintly of Hitchcock's "The Birds". Maybe it's the Cape Cod house with the evergreens around it and the bay off in the distance. And come to think of it, Rod Taylor had a '62 Galaxie in that movie. |
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