Porsche Carrera 3.2 for the Enthusiast. Should you buy one?
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- Опубликовано: 3 фев 2024
- I'll take you on a drive while I muse what these cars are about with a focus on the driving enthusiast. Then I'll clarify my ramblings with some extra reading. Hopefully this can help these kind of buyers if they decide to jump in with both feet.
The device I referenced to get 1/4 mile times: dragymotorsports.com/
Fair and honest review. Favorite comment that’s hard to explain to those who don’t share our enthusiasm is your ‘every mile is fun…’ 100% agree. Cheers from -85 3.2
I have a 1987 Carrera 3.2 cabriolet with 57,000 km (35,000 mi) which I have owned since new. No serious issues for a 37 year old car but recently I spent $5000 Cdn to have the car gone over from end to end to repair a host of minor issues. A major expense was rebuilding the brake calipers mainly due to sitting for long periods without use. If you cannot do some of the work yourself things will get expensive especially if you use factory parts. For example I paid over $400 Cdn for factory turn signal switch (recommended to maintain value). On the plus side Hagerty values the car at well over $100,000 Cdn
88 Targa owner. Engine pulls sounded great from rear camera.
Thanks for sharing. I’m building a 74 911 on my channel and looking forward to seeing more.
-Spanky
Cool.. I'll check it out.
I had a 1987 Targa, which I sold at 140,000 miles.
The paint was faded, the interior was tired, and it needed a new windshield.
I had the dealer replace the worn steering rack and tie rods, so the steering was precise as new, but still heavy at parking lot and parallel parking speeds.
And the air-cooled cars had tons of built in understeer as designed in, which was really noticeable when I went to a very quick-steering MINI Cooper S.
I didn't feel like spending $10k to restore it. And I wanted a car with A/C that actually worked (Southern California).
Great to get your feedback. My buddy has a Cooper S- cool car and we drive together once in a while on trips. Yes, the AC does suck on these. I blew two compressors and then took the whole thing out and I'm better off for it. New window tints help a lot these days. Anyway I see the build-in understeer as well, but I did my own alignment with updated specs and it's still in there a bit. But on your targa you probably made the right move if you didn't want to have to start sinking more than the 10K into it. If it's an engine rebuild it's way north of that these days. Thanks again for your comment.
It's great to see how you drive in America. I drive a top restored 1985/3.2 (white/brown) on the German Autobahn. My top speed so far has been 205 km/h. The purchase price was 71k. The same car was recently sold online for 99k. But it's worth it. A dream car. Greetings from Germany.❤
Great to hear from someone in Germany. I've been over a few times to visit my friend in Düsseldorf. 205 km/h is a good speed for that car , even though it has some more. American 911's with the G50- at least have a bit lower gearing in 5th. So it works more like a motorcycle for us. A safer speed to not get a speeding ticket is 80MPH/128 km/h and we have to pick spots to accelerate faster than that and then slow down again and that can all be done in 5th gear. Although on my road trip video here I didn't tape going home because I just put the pedal down the whole way, but I didn't want to show that, lol. Thanks for the comment and your love for these cars.
@@3.2Carrera I found your video quite interesting, just cruising around a bit. Feel free to do a few more in this car in your city. I love America and love seeing the palm trees and the sun. What features does your car have? Best wishes from Frankfurt.
My 1983SC (Gran Prix) is off the road getting a 3.2ss upgrade, transmission rebuild and new suspension. Miss the view out the windscreen and the noises the engine make. Hoping to have it back on the road by June. Thanks for taking me along for the drive.
Yep, these rebuilds take time. I waited most of the year on machine work when I did mine. But a 3.2ss will be absolutely epic. What valve springs are you going with? That will be a real screamer so that will be important.
@@3.2Carrera Can hardly wait to get it back on the road and see what one of these drives like with a much of the mechanicals running the way they did when new. Wish I could go to sleep and wake up with it done.
Thanks for this! I'm in the market for a 3.2 or possibly a 993. The only issue is that I've never driven either, and think it's probably a tall ask for an owner to let me try theirs. Either way, thanks for the info.
I can't answer that for you but this may help: 3.2's are vintage cars with literally 60's DNA, very refined. Still quirky and raw but not as much as earlier cars. 993 will be much, much more refined and civilized. Faster with much better A/C. More complex=more expensive to fix. So ask yourself if you're a vintage guy or a more modern one? The shape has to speak to you as well and they are both very different in person. Good luck and happy hunting. They are huge fun either way.
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Both could be great answers. When I started my search, wanted a 1980s 911. After looking at 3.2s, ended up buying a 1983SC and have been really happy with it. I do like cars without features( no A/C, anti lock brakes, airbags, third brake light,) so these cars work for me. Just don't ask me on a hot afternoon.
If you want more comforts, a later car is the way to go.
Try to track down local PCA or Porsche group in your area. Hopefully you can at least sit and maybe get a ride in the ones you are interested. Might help. Happy hunting.
@@michaels2916 Thank you. I actually met a guy selling an SC a few weeks ago and he took me for a ride in it. I have a 76 Datsun 280z so I'm not adverse to an analog older car by any stretch. But I'd love to get a ride in a 993 just to compare it a bit. The SC I was in felt surprisingly quicker than I anticipated, and the ride was better than my Datsun. Any issues with the CIS? That's the one thing that scares me with the SC.
@@sjuhawks1973 I am not the best person to ask this question to. A CIS that is running well is a good thing. If not, can to a pain. Once they do get dialed in, should be good for a while. Advantages for me with the SC are the shorter stoke vs the 3.2, it is lighter (no motor in the seats etc) and it is less loved by the internet crowd. Personally would recommend to buy the best example you can find between the SC and 3.2 that you come across if you chose to go that route. Happy hunting.
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