Hello.
I am looking for a bit of advice and I thought where better to ask than on here. I am looking to buy my first 911 after putting a lot of work into my 944. I am looking at the bottom end of the 911 market around the 10k mark. I have read many topics on this forum about the pros and cons and have decided that it's something I certainly want to have a go at.
A little bit of background I suppose, I bought my 1982 944 as a non runner 4 years ago, it's now a cracking little car with no great problems, I have done all of the work myself and it has opened my eyes to the Porsche tax, albeit only slightly. The car had been sat unused in the same spot for 5 years, I went through the basic protocols before start up and all went well, so buying something which has sat for a while isn't a new experience for me, however onto my question.
I have found a 1999 3.4 C2 manual for sale and it has supposedly had the IMS bearing replaced (however I need to enquire about this further). FSH and appeals to me, however it has sat for a few years unused, once again, the reasons for this are unknown at the moment.
My question is, other than major service items, discs, pads and Tyres, is there anything else on the vehicle which may Require further attention (above that of a normal vehicle) prior to use or that will need to be factored into the purchase price?
I am yet to arrange a viewing on the car but am keen to call them this afternoon to arrange something. I don't know why the vehicle has sat, I'm not sure if it has been used periodically, but let's presume the car has sat unmoved and unstarted for a number of months, would this cause problems with things like the dreaded IMS bearing, my wondering by the fact it would have sat in one spot for some period of time.
I am keen to buy something that I can sink my teeth into, hence why this appeals to me. However I don't want to buy something that is a huge can of works.
Any advice would be warmly welcomed.
Thank you in advance
I am looking for a bit of advice and I thought where better to ask than on here. I am looking to buy my first 911 after putting a lot of work into my 944. I am looking at the bottom end of the 911 market around the 10k mark. I have read many topics on this forum about the pros and cons and have decided that it's something I certainly want to have a go at.
A little bit of background I suppose, I bought my 1982 944 as a non runner 4 years ago, it's now a cracking little car with no great problems, I have done all of the work myself and it has opened my eyes to the Porsche tax, albeit only slightly. The car had been sat unused in the same spot for 5 years, I went through the basic protocols before start up and all went well, so buying something which has sat for a while isn't a new experience for me, however onto my question.
I have found a 1999 3.4 C2 manual for sale and it has supposedly had the IMS bearing replaced (however I need to enquire about this further). FSH and appeals to me, however it has sat for a few years unused, once again, the reasons for this are unknown at the moment.
My question is, other than major service items, discs, pads and Tyres, is there anything else on the vehicle which may Require further attention (above that of a normal vehicle) prior to use or that will need to be factored into the purchase price?
I am yet to arrange a viewing on the car but am keen to call them this afternoon to arrange something. I don't know why the vehicle has sat, I'm not sure if it has been used periodically, but let's presume the car has sat unmoved and unstarted for a number of months, would this cause problems with things like the dreaded IMS bearing, my wondering by the fact it would have sat in one spot for some period of time.
I am keen to buy something that I can sink my teeth into, hence why this appeals to me. However I don't want to buy something that is a huge can of works.
Any advice would be warmly welcomed.
Thank you in advance