964 buying advice

[Guest]

hi everyone,

I'm after a bit of advice here.

have a friend (yes that old chestnut again) who is after his first 911. He is very taken with a 993, but this would mean a wait for a few years.

To satisfy his want, he has started looking at earlier 911's, and it has come down to the 3.2 and 964.

Having done the usual research, he is a bit surpirsed to find that even 964 buyers guide refer to the 964's complicated engine, etc, and puts a bit of a downer on the whole issue.

Have you people any advice, comparisons, feelings or whatever on the 3.2 / 964 argument. I realise that posting this on the 964 site might not exactly be fair, but who better to ask about Porsches than the owners!! Is it really fair the bad press this car seems to suffer in some publications?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks people,

Ken

 

[Elliot Davies]

Tell your (mate [] ) to spare a few hour and search through this site
John Miles 964 Website
It will all be explained, buy Adrian Streaters book on the 964 from club shop

 

[Guest]

Hi Ken,
I have owned a 1991 964 Targa Cerrera 2, for the last nine years and I still don't know where the 964 gets it's bad press from. ( apart from the recent bad press in the Classic Car Mart, we all know where that came from !!!)

These cars are twelve or so years old and have mostly done around 100k miles. The good ones that have been cared for, still look as though they have come straight from the Show Room. and hold their price extremely well.

Do as Elliot suggest, look up the infomation that you want, both from John Miles website and Adrian's Book.
Why not join us at a Club Event and talk to the real owners.
Best wishes,

 

[kevin]

Good advice Ken,

Talk to us owners, we won't hide anything as we've nothing to sell.

The essex region had half a dozen or more 964 owners last night, some with reasonably high mileages 125k and no-one had a bad word to say.......

Kevin.

 

[mr pg]

That looks plenty to get a good one, but don't get too hung up on higher miles. Those cars will likely have had some extensive engine work (top end re-build, etc), whereas lower mileage cars may be approaching that. Go on the overall condition/history.

 

[alifox23]

Thanks- good point. Any thoughts on sites to keep an eye for a good one?
Cheers,

Alastair

 

[mr pg]

Pistonheads is pretty good, also try 911uk.com. Have you tried putting a wanted ad on here (in the for sale area)?

 

[tim_haskins]

alistair,

I agree with the above....


mine has 136,000 miles on it and is in imaculate condition and looks like a car with 20000 miles. I would 100% buy only on condition/service history. I have seen loads with 1/2 the miles of mine which i wouldnt touch.....rust/dents/scratches/poor interiors....etc.

Mine does not leak any oil at all even with that type of miles......others do with much less miles. The problem is that many people that have a nice one dont want to sell!!! I would not sell mine ever....

milage is less important in my view as most things that are worn have been replaced......low miles is not always best..

Tim

 

[deutschland dobson]

When I was looking for my C4 I tried Pistonheads, the good old Autotrader and the classified section on eBay (works differnt to the auctions).

I also found the list of Porsche specialists on 911uk.com to be helpful. Just keep an eye out on their websites.

For example, I was looking for a 996 for a friend this morning and I noticed that Strasse in Leeds have just obtained a white 964 (looks nice and clean too )

If you are close to a garage or two then a poke around or a few test drives helps

Chris

 

[turbo jonny]

worth checking the mags , porsche post ,911& PW etc as not everyone uses computers.

 

[alifox23]

Thanks all for the advice- that is super helpful.

 

[masthouse]

....I would also recommend 911Virgin.com - when they get a 964 in, it's going to be a good example. Mine had done 155,000m and its Stunning )) plus it had got a stack of paperwork to backup its history including an engine rebuild at JZM.... in 2006. I would also trust their judgement 100% (and no I'm not on the payroll

Good Luck !

 

[911sse]

The white 964 at Strasse did not hang around for long....

 

[patch]

Hiya - was yours the blue one with light interior that went a little while ago. Am about to buy from them too (possibly/probabaly...) - how has it driven since you bought it, any surprises? though obviously from your post you think it is a hoot ! was it around £15k? no need to share those details if you don't wish to of course
All the best
Des

 

[deutschland dobson]

ORIGINAL: 911sse

The white 964 at Strasse did not hang around for long....

Yup, I popped in to see the lads on Saturday and Dave said that it was straight in and straight out again!

Hopefully this is the start of something good and the values are going to increase as demand increases

They had a gorgeous LHD RS in silver in (for a clutch to be fitted). In fact they have too many gorgeous cars on the forecourt!

Chris