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[Neil924]

I think this will be the last Autumn that I'll be on the fence about selling my car in the spring. I bought it for $7,500 and another $1,200 in tax. A few $500 weekends, and even more $1,500 months. It's been off the road this summer for 2/5ths of the year {40% of the summer = off the road}.

When I take the car out in the spring, the car will have a grand total of about $15,000 right on the button, before the spring tune up.

All that needs doing now is general maintenance, tires, wheel reconditioning, perhaps a body paint job {along with some buffing, sanding, dent and a couple of rust repair spots} and the installation of a few interior components I already have.

My question is, what would YOU do?

Put another $1,500- $2,000 into it then a 2-5 thousand dollar paint job? Or sell it for what I can get? $5,000 maybe....

Lizard told me I wasn't allowed to part it out, it's in too good of a condition for that and I don't have the room to take it apart.

[timstar92404]

If you have the room to keep it stored properly so it doesn't become a junk car sitting in the rain/ snow for years then keep it.

if you think you'll want to drive it again one day

I don't think It'll sell for 5000 too quick just because its a 924na and most people into the front engine porsches usually go for the 944 and thats around the same price.

if you paid that much for it , then yeah it won't really be worth selling it unless you know that you'll never drive it again and don't need it then getting some money won't be bad.
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78 924 sold.
85.5 944

[timstar92404]

well i personally wouldn't put 5000+ more into a 924na just because its a 924na and not some high performance exotic super car.

I know everyone says the 944 is so expensive to maintain but with the money you say you have spent you could have bought a really well maintained, low milliage 951 which is way nicer than a cgt look alike
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78 924 sold.
85.5 944

[Khal]

[macBdog]

Wise words by Khal there. Well said.
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1979 931 with a 350 chev
1973 911E with EFI