Buying a code 3 Porsche 911?

[Dave]

Air cooled ... is that another way of saying that it has had big holes torn into it in an accident?

And wtf is air cooled.

The pair of you are in the motoring section and don't even know what air cooled means? Seriously?

Have you been living under a rock?

There have only been (easily) in excess of 20 million air cooled cars manufactured and sold...

 

[saturnz]

That's a retarded concept even more so when a Porsche is involved.
Just get one good car. Finish and klaar.

a guy bought my infamous Monza and stripped it for his other project

in this case, the only "issue" may just be the body that is a code 3, if you can find another car with damaged internals but the shell is code 2 and in good condition, you can restore the code 2 car with the code 3 internals and have one good car

and then you can go crazy with the code 3 shell, big turbo, big fin, loud colours etc

 

[FiestaST]

I feel most sorry for OP...lol. Asking a valid question about purchasing a Porsha & while there was some decent advice being spat out the bulk of this thread/tread is wasted on fuddy-duddy politics & basically useless crap.

 

[WaxLyrical]

The pair of you are in the motoring section and don't even know what air cooled means? Seriously?

Have you been living under a rock?

There have only been (easily) in excess of 20 million air cooled cars manufactured and sold...

Air cooling is now so obsolete and outdated no one talks about it especially on a Porsche. Last used 20 years ago.
You need to get out from under that rock and embrace new vehicle tech.

 

[Dave]

a guy bought my infamous Monza

WHAT!!!!!

You actually found someone rich enough to buy the CoTY Opel Monza???

 

[SauRoNZA]

Air cooling is now so obsolete and outdated no one talks about it especially on a Porsche. Last used 20 years ago.
You need to get out from under that rock and embrace new vehicle tech.

Which is exactly why they are worth a fortune now.

 

[Dolby]

Air cooling is now so obsolete and outdated no one talks about it especially on a Porsche. Last used 20 years ago.
You need to get out from under that rock and embrace new vehicle tech.

The real Porsche collectors love them !

 

[Dave]

Air cooling is now so obsolete and outdated no one talks about it especially on a Porsche. Last used 20 years ago.
You need to get out from under that rock and embrace new vehicle tech.

And that gives you amnesia à la Men in Black? "Look at the light" FLASH! All knowledge of air cooled vehicles is promptly erased?




**Newsflash**

Just because a new model comes out doesn't make the older models disappear from the earth or people's memory...

 

[WaxLyrical]

a guy bought my infamous Monza and stripped it for his other project

in this case, the only "issue" may just be the body that is a code 3, if you can find another car with damaged internals but the shell is code 2 and in good condition, you can restore the code 2 car with the code 3 internals and have one good car

and then you can go crazy with the code 3 shell, big turbo, big fin, loud colours etc

The guy who bought your Monza committed serious vehicle blasphemy. He should be hung and quartered.

This theory will only work if the code 3 was a total body wreck with engine intact and you picked it up for nothing. You can then get a broken down code 2 and do an engine swap but keep the engine number.

And you rarely get a car with damaged internals but the body is intact.

Pointless unless it's part of your business like the other poster said.

 

[Dave]

The real Porsche collectors love them !

You can tell he isn't really a car guy

Used 1989 Porsche 911 Cabriolet Turbo

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$399,930

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/677750115/overview/

And that's US Dollars...

 

[saturnz]

The guy who bought your Monza committed serious vehicle blasphemy. He should be hung and quartered.

This theory will only work if the code 3 was a total body wreck with engine intact and you picked it up for nothing. You can then get a broken down code 2 and do an engine swap but keep the engine number.

And you rarely get a car with damaged internals but the body is intact.

Pointless unless it's part of your business like the other poster said.

my original response was "it depends"

but what I suggested has been done many times over, it is not uncommon, are you expressing an opinion based on experience or on what you think can or cannot be done?

people run bearing knocks often, or some other engine failure and the owner loses interest in the car and sells it for next to nothing, these things happen all the time if you are familiar with the market and sufficiently connected.

 

[FiestaST]

Don't forget about the lovely Porsha thread y'all

https://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/860276-How-to-pronounce-Porsche

 

[WaxLyrical]

my original response was "it depends"

but what I suggested has been done many times over, it is not uncommon, are you expressing an opinion based on experience or on what you think can or cannot be done?

people run bearing knocks often, or some other engine failure and the owner loses interest in the car and sells it for next to nothing, these things happen all the time if you are familiar with the market and sufficiently connected.

I know what can and cannot be done but in the context of this specific vehicle it can't.

 

[saturnz]

I know what can and cannot be done but in the context of this specific vehicle it can't.

the OP hasn't really mentioned the condition of this car, all that we know is that its a code 3, which could just be a stolen and recovered vehicle that's in otherwise good condition

have you seen this car that you are so confident in your opinion?

 

[SauRoNZA]

the OP hasn't really mentioned the condition of this car, all that we know is that its a code 3, which could just be a stolen and recovered vehicle that's in otherwise good condition

have you seen this car that you are so confident in your opinion?

Does a car become a code 3 when it was part of a criminal investigation?

Or auctioned off as part of a criminal estate?

 

[saturnz]

Does a car become a code 3 when it was part of a criminal investigation?

Or auctioned off as part of a criminal estate?

I'm not too clued on the details as such, but once its stolen, the vin numbers are replaced with AARP numbers, and people just consider the car code 3, its a really sad state especially when a car is recovered hours later

basically if it doesn't say "used" by the vehicle status its code 3 in people's eyes

 

[SauRoNZA]

I'm not too clued on the details as such, but once its stolen, the vin numbers are replaced with AARP numbers, and people just consider the car code 3, its a really sad state especially when a car is recovered hours later

basically if it doesn't say "used" by the vehicle status its code 3 in people's eyes

Yeah I know if it’s been stolen it’s automatically Code 3.

But was wondering if other criminal issues relating to a car also cause the status.

Because I know of a Porsche GT2 that had some suspected bullet holes in and allegedly belonged to a drug dealer previously that was auctioned for next to nothing of its real value.

Only reason I can think is that it was Code 3 on paper but was perfectly fine otherwise.

 

[saturnz]

Yeah I know if it’s been stolen it’s automatically Code 3.

But was wondering if other criminal issues relating to a car also cause the status.

I've never come across such a vehicle in my experience so can't really comment.

 

[Sepeng]

Do tell us more.

Ha! Terrible wording there!
But I meant like is it a 993, 964, Targa, Turbo.
As an aside, I know a Boxster isn't a desirable (in terms of being a collectors item) Porsche right now but I reckon a manual flat 6 one will increase in value over time, what with them going the 4 cylinder route. Just need to couple hundred grand and a few years to test my theory.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Ha! Terrible wording there!
But I meant like is it a 993, 964, Targa, Turbo.
As an aside, I know a Boxster isn't a desirable (in terms of being a collectors item) Porsche right now but I reckon a manual flat 6 one will increase in value over time, what with them going the 4 cylinder route. Just need to couple hundred grand and a few years to test my theory.

Ha ha, I knew what you meant. Was just funny at the time.

I agree the now old tech flat sixes might becomes a little more desirable.

Won’t be 911 territory but may increase over their original values.