Lightweight_911 wrote:.
For many, many years they were underrated/undervalued by most (?) Porsche enthusiasts &, as a result, probably offered the best value for money of any air-cooled Porsche.
How I wish I'd followed my own advice & bought one when even the best commanded ~ £25k !! ...
It is incredible how the market changes and opinions of cars alter.
The journey for me with Porsche is relatively recent (10 Years), I have always loved Porsche but in general, cars have always caught my attention. I fondly remember pouring over books with AMG Mercedes, Vector W2 and at that time it was Gemballa Porsche or Ferrari concept cars, all 80's books. I really enjoyed reading road tests and well written accounts of drives. I can get lost in the detail when someone who truly loves cars, Richard Meaden or Henry Catchpole spring to mind.
Apologies for the ramble, few beers tonight.
My motivation to date has always been to try and find the best cars I can, in terms of feel, looks, personal desirability and hope to pass these on to my son. I have a friend who's grandfather left him a 250 GT Lusso and a Pre War Aston, both are gone now. The Aston made record sale, crazy!
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22723/lot/323/
The point I am trying to make, the cars I have managed to buy have been a deliberate move/ refinement towards a type all with a view to enjoy and eventually pass onto my son and my daughter. Ben is 17 and needs little encouragement, loves classics. My daughter Eva says I always sell the cars she likes, I think the E (I will eventually complete) will be hers. The purchase of the 2.7 MFI is not so much a wise or financial move, I hope it appreciates (and would hate to see it drop) the car is so much more. I think certain cars define a period / era and this is one of them, my 993 RS is another. There are huge similarities between them and I can see the refinement from the std model to these variants. It is evident having owned the 930 and 3.2 Targa, both of these offer so much but the difference to the 2.7 Carrera is significant. It is the same with the 993 models, my first was a C2S then the 993 Turbo, both of these were incredible cars but neither of them connected like the RS. It is a cliche, but both the Carrera 2.7 MFI and the 993 RS are more than the sum of their parts.
The aim is to lavish as much care and attention onto the car as is possible and drive it every opportunity I can...it is definitely touring the North Coast of Scotland this year on the annual boys weekend, and hopefully, it becomes part of the family long term. If my son and daughter share the passion I have, then they will have some lovely cars to choose from. It might sound a bit of a strange motivation but I like the idea of these being there for them....they might also drive them and think what the hell was dad thinking, these are shocking, sell it!
Anyway, that pretty much where I am the moment.
Quick picture from my phone from earlier.
I am hoping this is a relatively straight forward fix, Jonny's CDI unit arrived today 
and the car is getting recovered tomorrow morning and taken to my local independent. He will fit the new box and check the points and hopefully sort the issue. I resigned myself to cleaning the car rather than driving. Still absolutely loving it but really hope this is nothing serious. 
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