What It's Really Like To Own A Vintage Air-Cooled Porsche 911
My friend Aaron Hatz, who runs a shop called Flat Six here in
Minneapolis, told me this before I bought a car: “Every 911 is a $30,000
car. Pay now, or pay later.” Sadly enough, I paid later. With some help
from Aaron I rebuilt the top end myself to the tune of thousands.
Afterward I hopped in the car, drove about 200 meters and was
disappointed. It drove exactly the same, and made no more power.
Thousands of dollars spent for no sensory gain. I sold the car.
Unless you’re a “the juice is worth the squeeze” type of person, you
shouldn’t own one of these. The prices have gone nuts even on the most
reasonable ones. Rusty parts cars are $10k. Even a tool kit to replace
yours that’s going missing can cost thousands. A spark plug tool? $800.
They’re abhorrently expensive to fix if you can’t do it yourself. A full
engine rebuild from a reputable shop will cost you at least $15k.
(Jalopnik.com)
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