Prospective 930

[Hotchoc4]

Hi guys,

just wanted to know if you guys had any tips for purchasing a 930? are there any special things i need to know? are there any down points to the car? is it usefull as a daily driver? and are they reliable? i really dont want to buy me a lemon and keep spending money on fixing the thing....
cheers

[mike1125]

first of all you must know that a 930 is not a daily driver although if maintaned they are extremely reliable... also you must budget approx. 1500 dollars a year for maintenance... this is not including the gas money or oil change money...(it takes 13 quarts of oil) which should be changed regularly... Also you must not buy anything older than 86 because b4 then they were imported from europe (often illegally) and if you have a problem and need a new part or something it has to be ordered from germany which can take weeks and cost a ton. I have an 89 930 and i have to say its the best car ever... definetly buy one if you have the chance... also if you are into tuning cars a 930 is by far the best... they sound awesome and are by far the best looking 930... You could pick up the porsche 911 buyers guide by Randy Leffingwell (its on my desk right now)which tells what to look for when buying a 930 or any other porsche... for 930s you should buy the newest one you can afford and a special bonus with the 89 is the added 5 speed transmission and a .2 second quicker zero to sixty... I would encourage you to buy a 930 just be prepared to spend some money... you may be able to afford the 40-50000 price tag for an 89 but that doesnt mean you can afford the maintenance.. thats my only warning... otherwise a 930 is the best car you could possibly buy... be prepared for little idiosycrasies such as small oil leaks etc

[jhillyer]

Many left-hand-drive 930s are fine for the US. I'm considering a 1977 that is already smogged and licensed for California, and it's 3 years from becoming vintage emission-exempt, it's lighter than the later builds, and I'll likely do a 3.4l cylinder upgrade, but a 79 with 3.3l and upgraded brakes lures me the most.

I've been shopping six months. Everyone that first appeared to be an individual seller, has revealed to be a dealer. Every stinking one of them.

Many zero-accident vehicles were restored independent of insurance, and many freighted to New York are driven 10 years and shipped westward, falsely for sale as "California car", and "always covered / garaged" but have suffered a long corrosive ride by negligent 3rd-hand owners. These are usually the early to mid-80s builds.

Mike1125, thanks for recommending the published guide, I'll try it.

[johnD.]

have the book and took 6 months to find the onr I wanted. here is what you shoud know 930 need engine at about 60.000- 70.000 miles this is for the barings I will have about $25.000.00 into mine after engine rebuld, but could have $35000.00 into it when done parts are $$$$$$

But boy what fun

[jhillyer]

I'm not into those high expenses. If I value my time like a pro mechanic's, maybe I will spend US$100k, but the value in parts will be far less than $5000.

[TweakedGM]

if your still looking get the 930 turbo slant nose. those have a style all of there own.

[930guy]

Its hard to find a good one, take your time and be careful. I would stay away from '76-'77- those years are not inter cooled and have smaller brakes. I believe they stopped importing 930s to the us from '80-86 because of law suits filled because of the cars handling. I have no idea what the guy is saying about rebuilding a 930 engine every 60k. If properly maintained, Porsche recommends replacing the bearing a 300k. Mine has 120k. I had the valve guides done around 100k. $2000.00 at a local euro shop. Mine is a daily driver for the summer months and stored for the winter. Be careful of slant noses-most of the time they are crashed and put back togather as slant noses(slant nose kit is about 1/2 the price of original feners). Good luck and you will not be sorry if you get a good one.