1986 Carrera

[Chris-596aj]

Morning All

I'm very tempted by the below but my pre 2000 Porsche knowledge isn't very strong.

What are peoples thoughts on this.

Good buy/Bad buy? Anything to look for? Is it a good price and likely to be a good long term investment? Could it be a bit of a money pit?

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/13203141

I would plan to garage the car and use on the odd weekend but circumstances could change so if i needed to sell in a few years I wouldn't want it to be a painful process.

Thanks in advance

[Orangecurry]

I have no knowledge on that car, but did own a 1989 3.2 for a while - for living with them day to day they do feel significantly 'older' than the 964/993 for similar money.

Chris-596aj said:

I would plan to garage the car and use on the odd weekend but circumstances could change so if i needed to sell in a few years I wouldn't want it to be a painful process.

...and if this is key, if I were you I'd buy a 'standard' manual coupe 964/993 for the same money as the above, knowing it will never drop in value and always be easy to sell.

[brake fader]

That's a beautiful car in top condition by the looks of it done to a high standard. But i for one am not convinced of this back dating everything at the mo, i prefer the 1986 c2 look to be honest, if it was in standard form in that condition i'd be all over that. Not very helpful i know but i wonder how long the backdating thing will last.

[Chris-596aj]

Thanks guys.

You’re probably both right. I’ve always fancied an older Porsche and with the detailed work carried our on this one it should want for anything.

[SRT Hellcat]

well worth a closer look and a test drive. It looks to be a very nice car

[Filibuster]

Sold. To you, op?