[Johnzer]

Hi all ..... looking to purchase a 968 .... have owned a 1970 911t and a 911e 1972 in the past ...... Looking forward to reading all the information on this site





John

Elmendorf TX

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[tamathumper]

Welcome John. Sounds like you'll be glad to get into something a little more rustproof, am I right? <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.png" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[Rap]

Welcome. Enjoy your search!

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[JWahlsten]

Welcome to the board. What are you seeking? Lots of folks with good connections on here.

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[Johnzer]

Looking for a coupe manual with <acronym title='Limited Slip Differential'>LSD</acronym>..... want to use it as a semi daily driver ...



Thanks John



yes the 1970t 911 with sportamatic was a rust bucket.... broken torsion bar tube .... etc.... learned my leason on that one.... the 72 911e coupe was a great fun car falls in the catagorie of cars I never should have sold (G) ... along with the 67 e-type...

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[JWahlsten]

Are you looking for a low mileage example? Color preferences? <acronym title='Limited Slip Differential'>LSD</acronym> isn't rare, but there was a change to a Torsen type in 1993. I use mine as a daily as well, and love it...

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[hot968]

Be Care it is easy to get taken with these cars, very expensive to repair any thing! Have it checked out by a good mechanic when u find one u like.

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[94SilverCab]

http://www.968forums.com/topic/1030-"]http://www.968forums.com/topic/1030-[/url]<acronym title='pre purchase inspection'>PPI</acronym>-pre-purchase-inspection-document/



Check out the <acronym title='pre purchase inspection'>PPI</acronym> form, it is very comprehensive.



Good luck with your search,



Jay

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[cosimo]

It maybe a little late but there was someone at Hershey that wanted to sell her car. Lorna Frick. It's a one owner excellent condition, <acronym title='Limited Slip Differential'>LSD</acronym>, Black coupe, sport seats, 17" wheels. I saw it and it immaculate. That's the good news, the bad news is she was asking $21,500. I don't remeber the mileage. Lives near HArrisburg, PA Phone # 717-774-3302. Good Luck

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[tamathumper]

It'd better have 8 miles on it at that price.

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[JWahlsten]

That's too much for a 968 IMHO, but it's worth whatever someone is willing to pay. If Rich McGuire still has his 95 M030 car for sale, I'd jump on that one first. He wants a lot for his too, but it's the last of the M030s and has the really cool Porsche script sport seats...

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[cosimo]

Just providing info. It does seem a bit pricey but you can always try and negoitate.

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[wolfeman]

My advice is to take your time. Good ones are out there, but you can easily spend 6-12 months to find the right car. Also, be willing to pay more for one that has had major service and engine / suspension mods already done, as it will cost you multiple times more to do those things yourself after you buy the car. Also, it is very likely that you will need to fly somewhere to see a car, so you need to budget in flights and potentially having the car shipped home if you'd prefer not to drive it a substantial distance on your very first road trip. With all that in mind, insist that the seller provide numerous, detailed, hi-res photos of the car so you don't waste your time flying somewhere only to come home empty handed. Ask me how I know...

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[tamathumper]

...With all that in mind, insist that the seller provide numerous, detailed, hi-res photos of the car so you don't waste your time flying somewhere only to come home empty handed. Ask me how I know...

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Sage advice. Just did it again last week, looking for an EOS!

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[Swin]

I completely agree with everything stated by Wolfeman. I have been looking for 10 months now. So the search continues...



Good Luck!

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[tamathumper]

To set the bar, a fine example could be had for about $15,000. If you find one for $12,000 you can plan on spending at least $3,000 to make it into a fine example. If you spend $10,000, it will take more than $5,000 to make it into a fine example. And anything less than $10,000 will probably take a lot of money to restore to fine shape.



There are no cheap Porsches.

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[Rap]

For example, I spent for a mint car and have been delighted since. Sure you will find issues, my roof broke and it cost 1700 but other than that it's been a ball. It's the old FrM oil filter commercial. Pick your choice!

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[95968cab]

It is great advice to make the trip to inspect the 968 in person. While I am happy with my recent purchase in March 2012, I would have had a better basis to negotiate a lower selling price for the 95 Cab the that I bought. IMHO the pictures are not suffieient for an infomred decision.

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[flash]

because these cars are so old, it usually takes a bit of time to find all of the issues with them. for that reason, even in a bad economy, whether you buy low and spend it in the first 2 years fixing things, or you buy high and only have to do minimal stuff, you will spend nearly $20k on a low mileage hardtop and nearly $25k on a similar cab in order to get one cleaned up and everything right, assuming you want things looking pretty new and everything up to snuff. that's just the way it works out.



definitely take your time. service records are everything. belts are only good for 3 years, regardless of how few miles on them, so factor that in. have the suspension carefully inspected. bushings are old now, and very likely to be in need.



tough to find a car you'll enjoy more though when it's right

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[tamathumper]

And don't keep track of your spending! Ask me how I know.

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