Is Porsche too posh to be a project? I haven't seen any here yet... Do you have one - come to the comment section.

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ItalianClassicFan@reddit

There are some very good sellers for old or new parts in Europe.

I can recommend bf-torino seats (https://bf-torino.com) for a classic Porsche if you need new seats.

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jigenvw@reddit

It's not that they are posh, they are just incredibly expensive to build

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There was a moment where older air-cooled Porsches were sort of affordable, but the market went crazy just a couple years before I'd have been able to buy one, and it's definitely outpaced my wage growth lol

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ultramilkplus@reddit

I blame RWB. He made 911s cool again. Before he blew up you were only allowed to put 2 different aftermarket wheels on, only one or two different suppliers, only 1 or 2 different spoilers/fenders/seats/etc. RWB is when they got "cool" again instead of stodgy "Porsche Club" geezer mobiles.

That said, the 930's have always been cool. Nothing nicknamed "widowmaker" has ever not been cool.

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thiccancer@reddit

RWB is controversial and not very liked in the 911 community generally. Questionable quality, etc. Essentially, rice.

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MyMotorStory_app@reddit (OP)

Probably, even better as investment than crypto then!

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Wonderful_Setting_29@reddit

As long as youre restoring vs modifying them, they were an investment at one point. Now they're so expensive that they likely wont continue to increase at the rate they were, if at all.

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Warhawk_983@reddit

Unfortunately. Even though cars were never meant to be...

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UmeaTurbo@reddit

You will never make your money back, so this is a labor of love if you want to do it.

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jigenvw@reddit

German investors often suggest clients buy and store air cooled Porsches actually lol

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ControlWeekly7900@reddit

They were all over the southeast US for 20-30 before covid. No shot, anymore.

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RiftHunter4@reddit

Pay to play, really. I mean, Porsche has a crazy project community with support for seemingly every model they've ever made. There's even a shop that can permenantly fix the 996 IMS issue and resleeve the engine. Its nuts. Expensive, but you kinda get what you what you pay for.

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Horse_Bacon_TheMovie@reddit

I wonder how 912 prices compare to 911 prices and if a 912 project would be cheaper

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KamakaziDemiGod@reddit

And most people who can afford them, can afford to have it restored by professionals or to buy a premade restomod

I can't imagine there's many people who work on their own cars who can afford a 911. It's a different story for the front engined models or SUVs, but parts are still rare and expensive. A Taycan is one of the cheapest Porsche's you can buy but they aren't old enough to need a restoration

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Aaron8681@reddit

I’m in the market for a project Porsche..

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110percent_canadian@reddit

Got a 924 turbo paid 4.7k usd, the sport seats are the same as the 911 930 turbo which makes it the seats worth as much as what I paid for the car.

924 the people's Porsche plus if you wanna make it more utilitarian you've got a big safari/Rallye mod sceane.

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110percent_canadian@reddit

Plus you've got alot of cargo space for all your tools

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mbardeen@reddit

My 14 year project. Cost me around $7K usd to buy. It was running but had a ton of issues. It's now pretty much finished, apart from some small stuff. Total cost, all in, is probably around $25K usd right now.

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Brad7659@reddit

Nice job. You can’t lose on these anymore, the value is going up so much

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mbardeen@reddit

Well. When I bought there was an air-cooled 911 targa available for $13k. I'm kicking myself for not getting that instead. They're now worth around $60K to $90k locally.

I've got no idea how to price this car. It's 1 of 4 968s in Chile, and the only cabriolet. I think maybe $25k to $30k, but it'll really depend on the buyer.

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Epic2112@reddit

You and me both. I bought my 951 for about $12, after deciding that the 911 I'd been eyeing was a bit more than I could afford at $15k.

The 951 is great, but I've permanently lost my chance to buy a 911, now that the prices have gone through the roof.

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OweRouge@reddit

Very jealous of your car. I love the 968, especially as a cabrio and in this color combo. Love it.

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Horse_Bacon_TheMovie@reddit

That mug hoard

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MyMotorStory_app@reddit (OP)

Well done! Probably just to wash/polish here to finish?

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mbardeen@reddit

This was its first time back on its wheels after a 6 month wait for parts..

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Plaid_Piper@reddit

I had a Boxster S back in the day and there is a company that will swap the engine with a modern LS, so that's doable, and would be a *really* fun little car.

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var-undefined@reddit

I don't think it is possible to drive an aircooled porsche without it being a project.

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joestabsalot@reddit

As close as I'll ever get

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MyMotorStory_app@reddit (OP)

Looks cool, any more details?

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creep_nu@reddit

Squareback...check his post history. Excellent wagon

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joestabsalot@reddit

Dude, thank you.

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creep_nu@reddit

Got you. I've always dreamed of having a squareback, but my bodywork skills are non-existent and my budget to pay someone for bodywork is also non-existent lol. Take good care of her and ride slow my friend

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Carbonbuildup@reddit

67 911 Targa S soft top project and my 964. Too posh? No, extremely expensive? Yes. You can’t do a 911 on the cheap because a rough car will always be worth more than one that’s been restored poorly. I really think that 924/944 and 914 are really starting to shine. If I were starting g out, I’d start there, a lot less money to restore, more of them around and easily as fun to drive.

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ozzy_thedog@reddit

Wow that targa chassis is pretty far gone.

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Carbonbuildup@reddit

Not as bad as it looks. Suspension pickups are fine. Also being a short wheel base 67 soft top and an S makes it well worth restoring. Will cost 100-120k to do and be worth 225-270. They only made 483 soft tops that year and less than 100 were S cars. If it wasn’t so rare I wouldn’t have bothered.

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Brad7659@reddit

Not everyone likes these but here’s mine. I made a post a bit ago about it, it was rear ended and I got it for $3k. Still active title and the damage was not structural. Bondo and paint and sent it

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Carbonbuildup@reddit

Such underrated cars with a brilliant chassis.

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kingcobrav9@reddit

That's why Mazda made it..... Well better minus the weird engine.

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Brad7659@reddit

I always overlooked the 924 over the 944. When this came up I realized they put the 944 engine in the 924S and I took a chance. My god it’s just as fun as the 944. My dad’s 944S is considerably quicker but the 150 hp engine in these is way too fun.

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MyMotorStory_app@reddit (OP)

Well done, turning her back in the prestine look!

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BaboTron@reddit

Who cares what other people think. Car preference hardly affects anyone else.

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l8apex@reddit

There's nothing more expensive than a cheap Porsche.

There's a cult following for air-cooled Porsche's. So anything you do that isn't "normal", they're going to chastise you. I normally wouldn't care about those fanatics, but they get annoying. They want every Porsche to be concourse-ready pieces of art.

I'd imagine that parts are getting hard to come by for them now. And a lot of the knowledge on them is starting to die off.

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YousureWannaknow@reddit

Not only Porsche... Many brands have their cultists 😅

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JCDU@reddit

Yeah but Porsche these days is insane, and also incredibly boring.

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mbardeen@reddit

Porsche is pretty good about ensuring parts supply for its older models. You'll pay, of course, but they are available.

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JCDU@reddit

I'll say it - unless it's a particularly rare or interesting one there's too many bloody Porsches on the scene already, some car shows it's like 25-50% of the lineup are just "some sort of 911" and it's boring as fuck.

Also the Porsche scene seems to be awash with money and a level of rivet-counting anoraks that is almost unsurpassed, I guess because ultimately there's often very little to distinguish between the cars otherwise.

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redxepic@reddit

Current state of my 987 project

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jayfactor@reddit

Too expensive to mess around with lol

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SensualBeefLoaf@reddit

like and subscribe, smash that like button, comment for a chance to win, blah blah interaction bait

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MyMotorStory_app@reddit (OP)

What are we winning and where to leave a comment? 🙂

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jamesgravey@reddit

I bought a 996 in November, it blew up a week later. $30k to rebuild the engine. Paid $24k for the car.

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ThePartyWagon@reddit

Damn, and this is why there aren’t many project Porsches. Average joes can’t afford the purchase price for a questionable car, then can’t double the purchase price when the motor blows.

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PK808370@reddit

It’s actually common for Porsche’s to be project cars - not all the new crap, but, historically yes. It’s just that they are expensive enough most people couldn’t afford them as their project car. Historically, owning a Porsche meant having a project car :)

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The3rdbaboon@reddit

Air cooled 911 are all very valuable now. But other models are still affordable

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Feisty_Level42@reddit

Hard to find parts

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Just_Blackberry_8918@reddit

I sont think the juice would be worth the squeeze

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Grouchy-Simple-949@reddit

I have a martini edition 924 project

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SpaceCat72@reddit

Anything can be a project. And yes, restoration of porsches tends to be costly. But I've always liked them and would love to own one, any one. Maybe some day.

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-Z_3_r_0-@reddit

Oh to be able to afford one.

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soundslikeusererror@reddit

Look at Home Built By Jeff on YouTube. He's got a 911 and an Alfa Romeo he built in his home garage. Guy is an artist, he's that skilled.

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teamgravyracing@reddit

My 1970 911 project. Owned about 12 years now. Wasn't running when i got it, just about to reinstall engine after some much needed maintenance. Had some rust repairs done by a shop but outside that, I've done all the work myself.

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MyMotorStory_app@reddit (OP)

Amazing story! Thank you for sharing!

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