Buying a code 3 Porsche 911?

that car would be better to be stripped and sold as spares.
 
WaxLyrical said:
Price?

And wtf is air cooled.

I say stay away.
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Anything that doesn't use liquid cooling where the oil gets cooled via fan or ducting. In most cases not strictly just air cooled but a combination of air and oil cooled. Works much like a radiator in most cases where the surface area is directly cooled via air using fins etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_cooling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_cooling

Pretty much any older car or in the case of Porsche starting with the Beetle and older generation Porsches.

It's also why Beetles are notorious for catching fire.

Surprisingly liquid cooling is fairly recent in the motorcycling world with Ducati, Triumph, BMW and others still building air-cooled bikes to this day.

Most Harley Davidsons are also air/oil-cooled and this is why it's often referred to as old tech.
 
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Reddy911 said:
R500k
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Jirre... You're considering spending half a bar on an old piece of sh*t code 3 Porsche while living in a country that's quickly going down the tubes and you can't even make the decision yourself, you have to ask on a forum.
Some people just don't deserve to sit on money like that.
 
Reddy911 said:
Good Day

Is it a good investment buying a "code 3" air cooled Porsche?
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OK, so I came back to this thread.

How do you see this as investment? Will you be renting it out and getting money? Do you expect to keep it standing in a garage and appreciating in value? Do you expect it to increase in value beyond the inflation rate? What's the insurance and storage costs like?

I think there are much more diversified investments where that money could be better spent.

The vehicle itself is a secondary consideration , one doesn't have to be a car fundi, the main thing is for it being an investment is what is your return and the risk of getting that return and if there isn't a better place to get a better return for less risk.
 
Anything else for 500k that is newish will probably kick it's ass in every way possible.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Anything else for 500k that is newish will probably kick it's ass in every way possible.
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He said investment. 911s have just erupted into ridiculous numbers over the last five years.

I don't know enough about Code 3 and what it means to collectors.

I'd assume you'd want to know that the restore was done with OEM parts by a good mechanic?

Is a Code 3 restoration worse than a 'stood in a yard for decades then was restored' restoration?

I can't comment on any of this but 911s are a good investment as at right now. I know someone who just made a few grand having hers featured in a car magazine even.
 
Yeah so a really good condition 90s 911 can fetch around a million - depends on the make and model obviously. If it's a Turbo, probably could name your price.
Code 3 is an issue but I don't think the overriding factor if it's been restored to it's original state. I know it's in a completely different league but didn't someone buy Mr Bean's wrecked Mclaren F1 for like 12 million dollars?
I think a dedicated Porsche forum is probably more suited to get an answer. I think it could be a fun investment but don't have enough details to go on so do your homework first, see what collectors are looking for etc.
 
if its turbo and in good condition then its not really a problem, you could always buy another car in bad condition that's not a code 3 and make one car

pics would help a lot

the simple answer

"it depends"
 
SlinkyMike said:
He said investment. 911s have just erupted into ridiculous numbers over the last five years.

I don't know enough about Code 3 and what it means to collectors.

I'd assume you'd want to know that the restore was done with OEM parts by a good mechanic?

Is a Code 3 restoration worse than a 'stood in a yard for decades then was restored' restoration?

I can't comment on any of this but 911s are a good investment as at right now. I know someone who just made a few grand having hers featured in a car magazine even.
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And that is exactly it.

For them to sky rocket in value they need to be pristine and as near to original as possible.

The Code 3 factor will mess that up pretty badly.
 
Sepeng said:
Yeah so a really good condition 90s 911 can fetch around a million - depends on the make and model obviously. If it's a Turbo, probably could name your price.
Code 3 is an issue but I don't think the overriding factor if it's been restored to it's original state. I know it's in a completely different league but didn't someone buy Mr Bean's wrecked Mclaren F1 for like 12 million dollars?
I think a dedicated Porsche forum is probably more suited to get an answer. I think it could be a fun investment but don't have enough details to go on so do your homework first, see what collectors are looking for etc.
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Do tell us more. :)
 
SauRoNZA said:
It's really not that hard.

Take two questionable cars and make one not so questionable car with the better parts from both to get a new one that isn't Code 3.
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That's a retarded concept even more so when a Porsche is involved.
Just get one good car. Finish and klaar.
 
WaxLyrical said:
That's a retarded concept even more so when a Porsche is involved.
Just get one good car. Finish and klaar.
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Ultimately all depends on the numbers and the particular conditions of the vehicles in question.

I've known people to buy entire written off bikes for next to nothing because they needed some of the parts and then walk away with 1/3rd the cost originally quoted to buy spares.

So in some cases it can work out quiet well, but whether it's worth it all depends on the units in question.

Usually much easier if you didn't car that it was a Code 3. Friend of mine bought an almost brand new written off Golf 7R for very little money and turned it into a track car with very little effort. Sold off a lot of the original stuff like seats and rims and odds and ends that people were looking for that wasn't required.

I'm sure if he had shopped around or waited long enough he could have found another 7R that had a rear-ender instead of merged the two and then sold it off for a profit.

BUT this is his day job, so also knows his **** and exactly what it will cost etc.
 
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