rminc

It would be very interesting to see how you compare them. Great value for money.

Have you driven a 996 turbo @bear924? From what I can see, it's harder finding a 996 turbo as opposed to a G-series. Doesn't like they change hands too often.

I don't really like the colour combo enough to jump on it. If the interior wasn't tan, I might have made a move. The right car will come up eventually.

I've seen quite a few pics now with low km cars. You can definitely tell if they've been done. Although there is some slight variance, they're all consistent with the sealer and alignment. I've seen 4 cars now and the only one that is consistent and I'm confident that neither panel has been replaced is an example with 80,000kms.

What are you going to replace this with @hugh?

Dyson is the way to. Just put the small attachment on the cordless and it makes it quite easy.

I drove a 996 turbo recently. Quite a bit different to air cooled, but I can certainly understand why they're so sought after at the moment. There really aren't many changing hands at the moment, so it's hard to compare between cars. After driving a 964 C2 and C4 I much prefer them to the SC's and 3.2's, but the gap at the moment is too big between them. At $120-125k as opposed to $100k, they're definitely worth the premium to me. I'd want a C2, but the lowest is one in decent nic is around $140k at the moment.

That's true. Was there at all constancy though in the process? You'd expect that both sides would still be basically almost identical to the naked eye. I'm just trying to to determine if there is an easy way to figure out if the panel has been changed.

Just sitting tight for now. When the right car comes up it comes up.

On another note. $10k price drop! https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Porsche-911-1982/SSE-AD-4861814

I didn't even get the email notification. Pretty annoying. Carsales doesn't update me until around an hour after the car comes up.

Their cars look very tidy though. From the photos they're hard to fault.

Hi everyone, Does anyone have a photo of how an unreplaced SC or 3.2 rear quarter panel is attached and glued. Both sections would be great (top and bottom of the side of the engine bay) Every car I've looked at has been quite different. I just thought that maybe they weren't all the same from Porsche as I've seen some really good ones while others were obvious. Then today I saw a car with under 80,000kms and both sides are identical so I'm guessing all the cars I looked at prior to this one would have had the panel replaced or a section done due to past accident history. That being said I saw an 84 model that looked a bit shonky, but both sides were identical at least.

https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Porsche-911-Carrera-1985/OAG-AD-15659545 Colour has grown on me heaps. Does CTS get close to their asking prices or are they negotiable? All their cars are ridiculously expensive, but they always sell pretty quick.

So many replies. So much reading. Quite a few people have said to judge by condition and not by kilometres. That being said if you have two good cars. One with 200,000kms and one with 150,000kms how much more do you pay for the one with less kms?? I saw two good cars with approx 180-210kms. Both drove well, but with what I've read, that's top end rebuild territory and a PPI won't necessarily show you that... My question in all this is would be how much more cash do you justify on a lower km car?