1987 911 Turbo goes for 80K

[JST]

I can't find the thread where we were talking about this; there are at least three where old-school 911s have been discussed ad naseaum. But I remember Clyde posting an old link to a BaT listing that seemed to good to be true, and thinking that the value of the car shown had gone up considerably in the past 3 years.

Well, this one on BaT today gives us a water mark for just how much. $80K.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-porsche-930/

[lemming]

that pricing seems about right.

like you have written earlier, i keep waiting for the floor to drop out from underneath this market. these cars are The Ultimate in the true 911 lineage and are fast enough to get out of their own way.

[Plaz]

That's nucking futs.

[Jeff_DML]

That is a nice car

[kognito]

That's nucking futs.

That is a nice car

Yes to both

[Jeff_DML]

Porsche needs to look back at this car and its model labeling. Current 991 with the Porsche 911s blah blah on the rear is retarded.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8603/15310852564_3492e81a21_b.jpg

[lemming]

(sigh)

nice car, for sure.

[robg]

Porsche needs to look back at this car and its model labeling. Current 991 with the Porsche 911s blah blah on the rear is retarded.



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8603/15310852564_3492e81a21_b.jpg


Porsche being Porsche I believe there are multiple badging (or debadging) options on the 991. Of course they probably charge extra for them

[Plaz]

Porsche being Porsche I believe there are multiple badging (or debadging) options on the 991. Of course they probably charge extra for them

There are... you can get the standard run-on sentence, or "delete model designation" (I assume that's "debadged"), or "911." Amazingly, they were no-charge options last time I looked.

[ZBB]

There are... you can get the standard run-on sentence, or "delete model designation" (I assume that's "debadged"), or "911." Amazingly, they were no-charge options last time I looked.

I'm surprised they don't charge to debadge...

I had to replace the badge on my Boxster -- the car wash accidentally broke it (they immediately told me and then comp'd a few washes -- more than enough to cover the repair). Common issue -- its real easy to get a loose thread on a towel under the lettering, especially the bottom of the B (which isn't connected on the left side). I made a simple template to line up the bottom of the old badge, debadged the remaining Boxster script, cleaned the paint and applied the new badge. Took all of 10 minutes...

[Plaz]

I'm surprised they don't charge to debadge...

I had to replace the badge on my Boxster -- the car wash accidentally broke it (they immediately told me and then comp'd a few washes -- more than enough to cover the repair). Common issue -- its real easy to get a loose thread on a towel under the lettering, especially the bottom of the B (which isn't connected on the left side). I made a simple template to line up the bottom of the old badge, debadged the remaining Boxster script, cleaned the paint and applied the new badge. Took all of 10 minutes...

Does it have posts to anchor it to the body panel, or is it just held on with adhesive, like BMWs?

[lemming]

There are... you can get the standard run-on sentence, or "delete model designation" (I assume that's "debadged"), or "911." Amazingly, they were no-charge options last time I looked.


My current car is badge-free on the rear deck. I kind of like it. The Carrera 4S script with a flourish looks lame to me.

Like someone else wrote, the 991 scripting looks silly.

[zach]

http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/4797836895.html

:shock:

[lemming]

http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/4797836895.html



:shock:


That's about right and what the market is right now.

[zach]

That's about right and what the market is right now.

Yeah I know. That makes it worse.

[lemming]

Yeah I know. That makes it worse.


My mechanic helped to sell a 79 Turbo this summer. Asking was 100k and they got 85k.

[lemming]

I prefer late 70s non Turbo. http://m.cars.com/vehicledetail/#vdp?listingId=613445991&year=1974&stkTyp=&searchId=2180712800000000000000001418392889275&userId=2180712800000000000000001418392889276&mkNm=&mdNm=&zc=02494&partyId=&positionKey=200812056710000002494

[Alan]

There are... you can get the standard run-on sentence, or "delete model designation" (I assume that's "debadged"), or "911." Amazingly, they were no-charge options last time I looked.

Agree on this one about the run on sentence. I would have gone with the '911' if I realized it at the time. I'm too nervous about messing up the exact placement or I would have debadged and redone it already.

[lemming]

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/624472310/overview/

[Jeff_DML]

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/624472310/overview/

Didn't know they are 4 speeds

[lemming]

Didn't know they are 4 speeds

the early days of transmissions is not unlike current days.

more gears = more fragility. in other words, it's easier to manufacture a robust 4 speed gearbox than it is to put in 5 gears --and that's reflected in the aircooled (early) history. I suspect the 4 speed box is much more robust until they had confidence in the 5 speed gearbox.

for the same reason (robustness and costs), i fear for the future of these 8 and 9 speed gearboxes. typically the more cogs they squeeze in there sacrifices robustness because "tech" is at such a premium. and i think the early teething issues we've seen with the GM/Ford 6 speed gearboxes and Chrysler's 8 speed gearboxes reflect this. sure, it's better fuel economy, but at the cost of high fail rate.