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Originally Posted by robg
Weird. Just found window stickers for an 87 carrera and targa. The targa was only $75 more! Base to base it looks like the 87 coupe was about 83k compared to 84k for the 991. The metallic paint was listed for $715 in 87 dollars - and it's pretty much the same today at 710! (So they've essentially cut the price in half for that option). By 1988, the price for a base 911 climbed to 86k in 2013 dollars. And in 89 it climbed to 96k!! They did add 4 more speakers, a sunroof and an alarm to the std equipment list though. Lol
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from a historical perspective, in subjective terms, for a car that was somewhat more over-engineered, the modern 911 compared to its 1980s ancestor is a pure money machine. because so much of its cost is spread over the 981 and 991 platforms.
in total, the modern 911 seems more expensive to me, based on what is going into it.
i'm not arguing that the 1980s 911 was cheap. it's not. it's basically a hair dryer powering a car that had not changed since 1967.