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Hmm, good info there, thanks. If i get beyond speculation I'll have a thorough look over the car. My friend with the hoist is also part of the Sydney Porsche club and good friends with a Mechanic in the club (who is good, the 944 turbo he drives is amazing...) and will look over the car too.
Funny how I was essentially taking an evening stroll with my kid strapped to my chest and decided to chat to a guy about his car - and it's escalating!
He said he's serviced the car to the book at every recommended interval and only had to change the clutch 2 years ago. Everything else works. AC is mandatory, was 46ºc here the other day so will def. check that.Anyway, going into this eyes open. May e able to purchase for ~ 4k but over time spend 10-15 on bringing it back to top spec. My man maths suggest I could recoup that in 5 years if it's maintained, given the rarity.
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Has the guy kept on top of oil changes? When I got mine at 136,000 the rings were FUBAR due to old, thick oil gumming them up. I was burning a litre of oil with every tank of fuel, more if in boost a lot.
These cars are very analogue, and they're very strong - I'm unusual in having an electrical issue that was a bugger (wiring to crank position sensor) but that said they're all 20+ years old now so the looms are going to be getting fragile.
The air-con evaporator rots out in UK cars, check that and the state of the magnetic AC clutch (this can be shimmed easily enough, the evap is a PITA).
Of course, a lot depends on what the guys kept on top of maintenance wise - mine had been properly neglected by the guy I bought it from, but then I paid £2,000 for a car with a £2,000 pair of brakes fitted.
I'd caution you about all parts being available - most parts are, some are definitely NLA though, for example manual throttle cables (I'm fitting one from an auto in the next couple of weeks, the kick-down fitting will be a little redundant).