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Message: Well, i'd look differently than by year
Changed By: grant
Change Date: January 03, 2017 09:09AM
Well, i'd look differently than by year
Change Date: January 03, 2017 09:09AM
Well, i'd look differently than by year
Get the best cared for car. Any car, well maintained, will do well. Any car, poorly treated, will have issues.
Find a good one and pay the premium.
The IMS issue is important, but overblown. Change it (LN) or DOF it, with the clutch - my post a moment ago aside, most people will do a clutch with some regularity.
As noted, newer is basically better. But also costlier. On the track and on the lift, the 981 cars are leagues better. The 987 cars are incrementally (and meaningfully) better than 986s. But in the end, i have a 13 year old 62k miles 986 base, that was used on track for 3 years and AX for 10 (still is) that is almost indistinguishable from new in every way. I expect it to run perfectly for another 13 years.
Unless you plan to track the car and become competitive about it, I'll also note (not all agree) that the pleasure i get from an old base car is almost identical to that which i'd get, on the street, top down, sun shining, in a brand new car with twice the power. Maybe nto really, my old car would likely be more fun since i could push it harder :-)
The used motor in my self-built track car, a different can of fish.
Grant
Find a good one and pay the premium.
The IMS issue is important, but overblown. Change it (LN) or DOF it, with the clutch - my post a moment ago aside, most people will do a clutch with some regularity.
As noted, newer is basically better. But also costlier. On the track and on the lift, the 981 cars are leagues better. The 987 cars are incrementally (and meaningfully) better than 986s. But in the end, i have a 13 year old 62k miles 986 base, that was used on track for 3 years and AX for 10 (still is) that is almost indistinguishable from new in every way. I expect it to run perfectly for another 13 years.
Unless you plan to track the car and become competitive about it, I'll also note (not all agree) that the pleasure i get from an old base car is almost identical to that which i'd get, on the street, top down, sun shining, in a brand new car with twice the power. Maybe nto really, my old car would likely be more fun since i could push it harder :-)
The used motor in my self-built track car, a different can of fish.
Grant
Original Message
Author: grantDate: January 03, 2017 09:03AM
Well, i'd look differently than by year
Get the best cared for car. Any car, well maintained, will do well. Any car, poorly treated, will have issues.
Find a good one and pay the premium.
The IMS issue is important, but overblown. Change it (LN) or DOF it, with the clutch - my post a moment ago aside, most people will do a clutch with some regularity.
As noted, newer is basically better. But also costlier. On the track and on the lift, the 981 cars are leagues better. The 987 cars are incrementally (and meaningfully) better than 986s. But in the end, i have a 13 year old 62k miles 986 base, that was used on track for 3 years and AX for 10 (still is) that is almost indistinguishable from new in every way. I expect it to run perfectly for another 13 years.
The used motor in my self-built track car, a different can of fish.
Grant
Find a good one and pay the premium.
The IMS issue is important, but overblown. Change it (LN) or DOF it, with the clutch - my post a moment ago aside, most people will do a clutch with some regularity.
As noted, newer is basically better. But also costlier. On the track and on the lift, the 981 cars are leagues better. The 987 cars are incrementally (and meaningfully) better than 986s. But in the end, i have a 13 year old 62k miles 986 base, that was used on track for 3 years and AX for 10 (still is) that is almost indistinguishable from new in every way. I expect it to run perfectly for another 13 years.
The used motor in my self-built track car, a different can of fish.
Grant