1985 Porsche Carrera

[3Fitty]

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Great job bookeem!

[Hemin8r]

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Great job. That car definitely is sweet!

[Rick McDonough]

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Nice work! That's a classic, air cooled 911 in Guards Red!

[bookeem]

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funny everyone calls it a 911, according to the owner, that year its just carrera, no 911 or anything like that, but yup its air cooled..

btw he has porsche phone dial rims and tires for sale, like new..

thank u all for the great comments..

[Rick McDonough]

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Technically, a Carrera is a 911. They are amazing cars, and I do like the air cooled motors quite a bit. After working as a Porsche Service Advisor for several year in Washington DC they are still among my favorite!

[Mike Phillips]

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Is this model known to be a "good" model for the Porsche line? Are they dependable for transportation? Or a money pit?

What does one in good to excellent condition sell for?

How about insurance on a car like this?

[Orca]

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That is a proper Porsche - what a fantastic looker! The polishing job is really nice and brought almost a wet-look in a couple of the photographs. I know #80 is a really nice rejuvinating final polish, but I've yet to try Gold Class Wax. Is that what brought the nice wet look?

[bookeem]

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Technically, a Carrera is a 911. They are amazing cars, and I do like the air cooled motors quite a bit. After working as a Porsche Service Advisor for several year in Washington DC they are still among my favorite!

gotcha..

mike according to the owner of this car. he bout it 3 years ago, with 80,000 miles for about 17 - 18 grand i beleive he told me, and as of this early summer he had a local porsche dealership offer him 25 grand for the car, they wanted it for there showroom, he declined...mind u that was before i detailed it, lol

he has taken me for a ride in it, runs great, doesnt seem fast as i would think, and it sure needed new shocks.struts that for sure, it was floaty imo, going over dips etc..

[bookeem]

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actually it was wet looking just from the m80..it was atoss up fot me as to what lsp to use, it was between, glad class, nxt 2.0 and m26, so i used the one i had the least amout left, the gold class, lol

the pics aent great, but yeah it looked great and had a deep wet look..

[Orca]

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Is this model known to be a "good" model for the Porsche line? Are they dependable for transportation? Or a money pit?

Coming from Europe, most likely riddled with rust, but a "pure" Porsche. Strikes in Europe, particularly in the steel industry, were long over by this point - 1979/1980 were very bad years for Germany and Scandinavia (the convertibles were manufactured at Valmet in Finland). These cars were made of good steel, but time will have taken its toll on most models.

For me, the 1980s shape is THE Porsche to have - this car needs a whaletail spoiler and needs body decals. As a driver, it's a huge amount of fun, but just not quite as quick in all situations as, say a Classic SAAB 900 of the era. Chalk and cheese LOL - the Porsche is a sports car, the SAAB a "family car", but side by side the SAAB will beat it ... I know this ... in real road situations from a little nod to a chap in a 1988 Carrera and foot down from 30 MPH. We had a chat at a suitable point to pull off the road and he was quite amazed at how my absolutely standard SAAB 900 got the better of him on the straight and the twisties. Heck, I even beat a 2007 MY Carrera on the right road and after overtaking him he was seething! He almost ran me off hte road. Having driven a 1987 Carrera, it's good, but you do need to hold onto it ... if you know what I mean.

That said, the perceived marque that Porsche delivers do make it a pretty special car. It is a good one, certainly - more modern Porkers are better, but don't look anything like as good IMO.

What does one in good to excellent condition sell for?

Whatever someone is prepared to pay for it, given the condition - in Britain, anywhere between only a few thousand pounds and around 15,000 pounds. If you know a good garage who can weld, rebuild and respray buy a cheap one that needs work ... otherwise, pay "top dollar" for someone who has done that work and it selling on a pristine car. The engine and fuel injection system is a doddle to break down and re-build with new parts and the gearbox is pretty straightforward for a transmission guy - it's a retro/classic car ... buy one, rebuild it ... love it ... crash it!

How about insurance on a car like this

No idea for you guys. In Britain, it's a group 20 which is the highest. Other group 20 cars are everything from big AUDIs, BMWs, Benzes through to Rolls Royce, Daimler, Aston Martin and so on. As a comparison, the Dodge Viper is a 20, the Chrysler 300C SRT a 20 and Dodge SRT. The Chrysler Crossfire Coupe is a 19 ... taken from Parkers.

[Orca]

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actually it was wet looking just from the m80..it was atoss up fot me as to what lsp to use, it was between, glad class, nxt 2.0 and m26, so i used the one i had the least amout left, the gold class, lol

Superb! Excellent job! I really enjoyed the write-up and the pictures. Thanks.

[bookeem]

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very informative info, thanks for sharing that..

[bookeem]

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Superb! Excellent job! I really enjoyed the write-up and the pictures. Thanks.

thank u as well..

[Rick McDonough]

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Is this model known to be a "good" model for the Porsche line? Are they dependable for transportation? Or a money pit?

What does one in good to excellent condition sell for?

How about insurance on a car like this?

1985-1988/89 seemed to be particularly good years for that model (just prior to the 964/911); less repairs and quite reliable (although, as with everything, there are many variables). You really feel everything with that vintage, but also have to really be a good driver to properly push the boundaries as well. Prices are kind of all over the place 20K and up. Insurance is probably not particularly cheap since it is a Porsche, but it will help that it’s not brand new…Pretty amazing cars! For those who may have not seen it already, Google “1987 Yellow Porsche RUF Hot lap Nurburgring” to watch some impressive driving.

[Orca]

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You really feel everything with that vintage, but also have to really be a good driver to properly push the boundaries as well.

That's a very good summary I said, "you need to hold on", but I'm used to '70s British sports cars which will land you backwards in a hedge very quickly ... lots of race and slippy back ends; more so with the older Porsches being rear engined and less refined engineering than today. The mid/late '80s Porkers are the ones to go for - real cars with proper engineering.