maybe its just me but....

[dero]

the 911SC in the pic is a 1982 and it was for sale for 23k.

[Alfadog]

Originally posted by Gav240z

I can almost guarantee that the 911 in that picture would probably be worth twice as much as the Z and for what reason I'm not so sure?

I think you do know the reason. The car is not only newer, but was sold new for a lot more, thus it was always "worth" more. Just because it doesn't look as nice doesn't mean it shouldn't be worth as much... or else Rolls-Royces would be as common as Commodores.

Alan, I see that yes that is when the Z was introduced so it should be compared with the 911 of the same year, but this was when the Porsche was at the end of its life-cycle (as I'm sure you know). For others, Porsche improved their car majorly in the early 1970s - the 1974 911 is a LOT different to the 1969 911. I just think it's a bit of a wobbly comparison seeing as the two cars weren't both in the market for very long... but yes it is a fairer comparison than to a 1982 911SC Targa!!!

As for 911's getting worse looking in the 70s and 80s... have a look at the Z cars..........................

Oh and to be fair, the Targa 911 isn't exactly the best looking one, and nor is that colour...... like Alan said it's not just about static looks.

(picking fights)

Lachlan

[halz]

and there's nothing really exciting about there boxer style engine that just sounds like a VW on roids.

Gav, you need to watch 'Le Mans'. Then you'll know about boxer engines on steriods!

[Cuong Nguyen]

Hi All,

having owned numerous amount of zeds (240Z and 260Z 2 seaters) and also having run a 1982 911SC coupe (for over 2 years) I dont think one car has it over the other.

Like Alan said, there are pros and cons to both cars and they are very different too (FR and RR)

I always love a car for what it does best (and sometimes not so well) and the driving experience that it gives. I think that people need to learn to appreciate a wider range of motorcars than just stick to the one type...

I wouldnt hesitate to buy another 911 - love to have a 2.7RS!

[tanny]

The problem is, Cuong, most humans take great satisfaction in belonging to a group(religions, sports, countries, ethnic, 240z clubs, etc, etc, etc) and it is human nature to feel that your group is the proper or best group to be a part of, and anyone else's group is squat. Makes life really interesting(patriotism, war, religious strife, gang killings, racism, sports, car model elitism, blah, blah, blah). What fun would we have if there wasn't all this friendly competition between groups? Go Fiat!! Go Yugo!! Go Lucas electrics(well, maybe not). Victor.

[dero]

yea maybe the 911 bashing got out of hand,were all car enthusist when it comes down to it.

But DAMN my freaking neighbors car horn just started SCREAMING and dident turn off for a minute plus at exactly 5:00 AM when everybody was sleeping, i woke up and thought it was the air raid siren going off...... man o man,weird

[tanny]

Man, air raid sirens! I remember those from childhood when we'd dive under the desks at school, hoping that would protect us from a nuclear blast(talk about an ostrich sticking it's head in the sand). Better get your z alarm armed. Might have been someone trying to rip off the neighbor's car. I just recently installed the "immobilizer" on my z and hope I don't have to find out if it works or not. The only problem I can see with the immobilizer is that the thief may do more damage to the car trying to get it started than he might have otherwise. Kind of like putting locking lug nuts on the wheels and then the thief destroys your studs and drums getting the wheels off. Victor.

[Alfadog]

Looky what I saw today :love:

[Alfadog]

Wide...

[halz]

So someone decided to spend all that money and then ticked the box for THAT colour!?

[Alfadog]

Come on, outrageous colour for an outrageous car... hey I wouldn't complain...

[dero]

i dont like the spoiler.