[s-cars] JNR marketplace list

[Cody Forbes]

As a P-car wrench by day I second this opinion. Anything 3.2l Carrera  
and newer is a great, reliable, vehicle.

-Cody
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On May 14, 2009, at 12:54 PM, Darin Nederhoff <scarsgo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wouldn't say they are bad. My father has had one for around eight
> years now and it has been very reliable.
>
> Early cars had oil leak issues at the base of cylinders and the
> original dual mass flywheels were a bit problematic as well.
> Distributor belts were more of an issue before the vent kits were  
> added.
>
>
>
> Darin Nederhoff
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 14, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> I haven't heard of stretched head studs since the magnesium cased  
>> 911S
>> '75-'77.
>>
>> So 964s are generally bad, then? I know they have some issues-
>> distributor
>> drive belt, oil leaks.
>>
>> Taka
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:18 AM, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> funny you should mention that, because my friend has his 964 RSA
>>> for sale.
>>> not cheap, though, but he just spent $17k to have the engine
>>> repaired last
>>> year.  it had stretched head studs, which i gather is endemic to
>>> 911s of
>>> this vintage, and he wanted to make sure he wouldn't have to go in
>>> there
>>> again.  had only 75k miles.  he used to talk about how bulletproof
>>> porsche
>>> engines were, but not any more.  if you find a cheap RSA whose
>>> engine hasn't
>>> been repaired yet, budget another $15k to fix it.
>>>
>>> -t.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
>>> *To:* chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
>>> *Cc:* Bill Mahoney <wmahoney at disk.com>; s-car-list at audifans.com
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:27:32 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] JNR marketplace list
>>>
>>> I nominate Chris to moderate, if he's willing.
>>>
>>> Nothing against you, Pizzo. :-)
>>>
>>> I personally don't care about the postings about interesting cars,
>>> provided
>>> that he's not advertising for Brian.
>>>
>>> After all, if he finds something interesting and the planets align,
>>> I'd be
>>> the one buying it- 986S, 964 RSA cheap (like that'll ever happen),
>>> 911
>>> Carrera, 968....
>>>
>>> Taka
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