Porsche 2.7 Carrera: the secret RS

[Phooey]

Quite like that. Quarter of a million pounds though, (1-owner 55kmiles) ouch. Anyone on here got one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYSYTvZIilo

[Porsche911R]

it's hard to get past those impact bumbers.

[Koln-RS]

Nice, but not an RS, and even RS values seem to have becalmed.

[Terminator X]

Vid is 9mins 11s long

TX.

[Cheib]

Not where I'd be spending £250k on Stuttgart metal. I wonder what these were worth when RS's were £200k to £250k.

[Slippydiff]

Ah yes, the '74 model had the Manual Fuel Injection. I'd forgotten about that

[Cheib]

If I was going to spend £250k on a 1970's 911 I'd struggle to look further than this

https://www.classicdriver.com/de/car/porsche/911/1...

[JS1500]

Cheib said:

If I was going to spend £250k on a 1970's 911 I'd struggle to look further than this

https://www.classicdriver.com/de/car/porsche/911/1...

This is what my car looks like in my head.

[Digga]

Slippydiff said:

Ah yes, the '74 model had the Manual Fuel Injection. I'd forgotten about that

Juan Manual Fuelinjection?

Never 'eard of 'im.

[blackmamba]

2.7 Carreras are great cars and while not as pretty as the 2.7RS, very similar to drive so a compelling argument if you want one. Had some very good drives with one and in one back to back with an RS and they are great fun.

Hardly a secret though and that presenter is highly irritating.

[Robbo66]

Cheib said:

If I was going to spend £250k on a 1970's 911 I'd struggle to look further than this

https://www.classicdriver.com/de/car/porsche/911/1...

Agree, the most fun I've had in a 911 of any iteration. Plenty of dogs out there, homework essential.

[blackmamba]

anonymous said:

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There is something nice about the ownership experience of having something original - Porsche usually get it quite right, depreciation can be very low and liquidity for good original models is good if you have a change of mind.

I agree it isn’t “cheap” but the cost of ownership can be low if bought well. The pre impact alternative is a 911 S which isn’t cheap either and I prefer the Carrera to drive. A Carrera 3.0 is also very nice if you go the other way.

Hot rods can be a lot of fun and good bang for the buck. Often much harder to sell though so cost of ownership can end up higher if you are not very careful. If you can buy a car, drive, have some fun and costs are sensible then you are on to a winner.

[blackmamba]

I think it’s a state of mind. Cars are to be driven and unless you buy them only for investment, driving pleasure is the primary objective. Values have gone up and down, it’s incidental. If you can’t really afford it then you shouldn’t be buying it. The nicer the car, the better it will be to drive!

There are plenty of people on here who have great cars and use them regularly. They have got the best deal by far.

[SRT Hellcat]

amusingly the 73RS was mag cased. The 74 Carrera aluminium.
In real life both had a mix of cases

[Mintbird]

Robbo66 said:

Cheib said:

If I was going to spend £250k on a 1970's 911 I'd struggle to look further than this

https://www.classicdriver.com/de/car/porsche/911/1...

Agree, the most fun I've had in a 911 of any iteration. Plenty of dogs out there, homework essential.

comedy pricing - markets have cooled off. its a 150k car tops.

[Digga]

anonymous said:

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Another example IME is on modern, valuable 996/997.1 cars is the dogged adherence to the outmoded PCM head units. Fisher Price looks and last-century functionality still don't seem to persuade the 'originalists' that a nice, discrete modern unit with Bluetooth, DAB, iPod, USB and Navigation you can actually use is the default way forward. Granted, you lose the rather nice trip data summary, but that's about the only downside.

[Geneve]

SRT Hellcat said:

amusingly the 73RS was mag cased. The 74 Carrera aluminium.
In real life both had a mix of cases

It was only the later 2.7RSs that had 'Silumin' crankcases. There was some expectation that the magnesium cases might crumble to powder. Don't know if many have.

[SRT Hellcat]

Geneve said:

SRT Hellcat said:

amusingly the 73RS was mag cased. The 74 Carrera aluminium.
In real life both had a mix of cases

It was only the later 2.7RSs that had 'Silumin' crankcases. There was some expectation that the magnesium cases might crumble to powder. Don't know if many have.

agreed. But some 74 Carreras were on mag cases. Guess they had some left over at the factory

[Racer26]

That video brings back memories, especially the howl of the engine and the long throw of the gear lever. I often used to drive one in period. My mother had a Targa. I learnt to drive in it - L plates on it! Family was motor trade connected and I guess motor trade insurance policies were more relaxed in those days. After I passed my driving test I used to use it often. Even though it's 40 years back I vividly remember one crazy drive. We were retailers so Saturday was very much a work day for me as an 18 year old junior. My father was racing in a support race at the 1978 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, and was there for the weekend. After a night out - the night clubs closed at 2.00 am in those days, my girlfriend and I set off from Leeds City Centre to Brands. The M1 was deserted and we were pretty much flat out the entire way. The front of the car was bobbing, the steering wheel writhing and the car was weaving across the lanes - Porsche were different animals then and 150mph felt jolly quick. We did Leeds to the Blackwall tunnel including town work in 1hr 40 - no M25 in those days. It doesn't sound possible but it's true. I can remember the time because when I told my dad he went bonkers, and he still mentions it now at 87 years old.

[browngt3]

Racer26 said:

That video brings back memories, especially the howl of the engine and the long throw of the gear lever. I often used to drive one in period. My mother had a Targa. I learnt to drive in it - L plates on it! Family was motor trade connected and I guess motor trade insurance policies were more relaxed in those days. After I passed my driving test I used to use it often. Even though it's 40 years back I vividly remember one crazy drive. We were retailers so Saturday was very much a work day for me as an 18 year old junior. My father was racing in a support race at the 1978 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, and was there for the weekend. After a night out - the night clubs closed at 2.00 am in those days, my girlfriend and I set off from Leeds City Centre to Brands. The M1 was deserted and we were pretty much flat out the entire way. The front of the car was bobbing, the steering wheel writhing and the car was weaving across the lanes - Porsche were different animals then and 150mph felt jolly quick. We did Leeds to the Blackwall tunnel including town work in 1hr 40 - no M25 in those days. It doesn't sound possible but it's true. I can remember the time because when I told my dad he went bonkers, and he still mentions it now at 87 years old.

Great Post, thanks! We can look back on those days as a golden age of motoring. I didn't pass my test until the late 80s but used to have some fantastic drives between Cornwall and London in my BMW 323i. No speed cameras, no being flashed for overtaking and relatively quiet roads.