Well after all the research and going back and forth with various cars, and missing out on deals for a few other cars, I ended up with another Porsche. I made the deal Tuesday and paid for the car Wednesday, but won't pick it up until this nasty weather passes. It's an 87 911 Turbo, guards red with black interior. I've had my 85 Carrera for around 15 years, but have always wanted a turbo, so the Carrera now has it's big brother to share garage space with. Pics to follow once I get it home.
WOW! congratulations! i have always wanted one. love the wide body. i can't wait to see the pictures.
Oh wow, I've always wanted one of those. Pics!
I absolutely love the wide body. I wanted the turbo way back when I bought my 85 911, but couldn't swing the difference in price.
930 ftmfw!!!
This made me look into prices on aircooled 911s, and I about shat my pants.
Was there a wide body na version from the factory? I seem to remember one or am I mistaken?
In reply to dean1484:
Yeah, they did make an n/a wide body.
I went to the bosserman aviation viper auction(I know that's not what the auction was for but I'm not interested in fueling trucks), sad to see those cars not getting much action. Hope the new owners use them.
Saw his old trailer at the Mazda dealership today so maybe the owner bought some of the vipers too.
In reply to chandlerGTi:
I didn't know about that auction. Did the cars sell for decent money or did they go cheap?
I thought they were expensive, I'm cheap though so I went hoping for a deal. There were deals on equipment and trucks but I'm not in the market for what they were selling.
Here are a couple of pics from the PPI. I'll have more once I gte it home and detailed.
Beautiful!
Well done.
Very cool! Is that a half cage lurking in the back?
Wow.
dyintorace wrote: Very cool! Is that a half cage lurking in the back?
Yeah, it has a roll bar, but I'm not sure if I'll leave it in or not. The person representing the car for the former owner (deceased) said he didn't track it, but wanted the bar for safety reasons. It also has a larger turbo, intercooler, and aftermarket exhaust.
Cotton wrote: Here are a couple of pics from the PPI. I'll have more once I gte it home and detailed.
Mmmffff. These are way cooler than a Viper IMO. And a better investment if you're into that sort if thing 
Cotton wrote: It also has a larger turbo, intercooler, and aftermarket exhaust.
Also for safety reasons... 
Great car that will definitely appreciate. Congrats!
Nice. Is that Wiki's shop? I think the name was Renntag motors or motorworks in Nashville?
I thought all Turbos from that era came with sport seats. It looks like regular seats in there.
And nice score, that car will only appreciate.
unevolved said: This made me look into prices on aircooled 911s, and I about shat my pants.
I know right? Freaking exploded lately. If I hadn't promised mine to my kid...
In reply to octavious:
Yeah, that is Wickey's place. He did my last three PPIs and never steered me wrong, so when he vouched for this car I didn't hesitate to buy.
Sport seats were an option. Mine doesn't have them, but I sure wish it did.
The 930 models have skyrocketed in price. No clue where you bought it, but you should end up making money on it!
A friend sold a low mileage 964 Turbo a few years ago for $55k. It turned up on Pelican for sale recently and was listed for $100k! 
Yeah man he is a very good dude in my book. I had an idling issue with a 3.2 that I just could not track down. I was on the verge of loosing it and I finally broke down and took it to a shop. It was Wickey's. He did right by me and found that it was a warbled out hole on the back of the pulley, he told me, and he fixed it. That is awesome because the next step would have been to start a teardown of the motor. We were at that point.
I have always, always heard good things about him.
In reply to octavious:
He's a great guy..I've known him for over 15 years. I bought my first Porsche, which was a very well used 944 Turbo, THEN I took it to him to get looked over. That was when I learned the hard lesson about getting a PPI beforehand.
In reply to dyintorace:
I'm very happy I was able to get this car. I feel like I got a good deal on it, which is almost impossible with 930s these days, and plan to hang onto it and enjoy it for a long time.
When you want to sell it at a massive loss could you let me know?
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