10k: Great Deal If Real: 1984 Porsche 911S
Sometimes craigslist feels like an underground fake goods market buried deep in the shopping district of an ancient metropolis. Everywhere you turn brigands, cut-throats and thieves swarm upon you like ants to spilled honey. Post up an ad and the first hits will be phishers, reply to an ad with a good price and the same scumbag might be at the end of the email. Even adverts with phone numbers are not exempt as anybody can get a free google voice number for your local area code and the game is a foot. Unfortunately, this means that any cars with prices that seem to go to be true…well..they aren’t true, but somewhere in the mix are legitimate good deals, such as this 1984 Porsche 911S offered for a very reasonable $8888 via craigslist in the SF Bay Area…maybe. Tip from Kaibeezy.
The license plate may scream Ferrari fan, but this 911 is pure sweet German targatastic goodness. The single picture from a Home Depot (orange flat shopping carts in background??) parking lot isn’t particularly a good sign, but the seller’s description is simple and sweet. Sounds like a busy dude who wants out now that it is smogged.
A great machine for me since I bought it in 1999.
I have kept it stored and double wrapped since 2009.
I just got this car CA DMV, STAR Smogged this past Thursday, 5/15/14.
I also have the CA DMV, electronic-jpg-file scans of these documents,
My Mechanic in Palo Alto was Dieter from 1986 through about 2001.
Could be a good one….or a bearded pirate in a Havana internet cafe. tips@dailyturismo.com
That looks like the parking lot at the Costco in Santa Clara.
Very nice to see the mechanic practiced healthy eating habits 13 years before he owned the car. I hope he figured out another way to keep his weight in check, dieting is a drag.
I think that picture is just to prove how small these cars are in a modern day parking lot.
You could buy a 911 "S" in the 60's and 70's. You could buy a 911 "S" in the 90's, 00's, and even today.
There was no 911 "S" built in the 80's.
I SC your point
A 84 is a Carrera
That's a fantastic deal for the sweet spot of 911s: the 1984-86 Carrera 3.2. 1987 introduced a hydraulic clutch which isn't to my preference, and the extra displacement and amenities over the SC make it ideal for daily duty.