1983 Porsche 911

Cold AirCond Coupe

6 Cylinder 3.0 Liter

Manual

Rear Wheel Drive

Gasoline

-- no reserve -- no reserve -- no reserve -- no reserve -- no reserve -- **NO MINIMUM BID -- THE TOP BIDDER WINS** 1983 Porsche 911 SC Sunroof Coupe Odometer: 145,650 Miles Engine Runs Impeccably Well The Car Drives Phenomenally Well My Personal Everyday Driver Titled in My Name Clean and Clear Florida Title Rare FREEZING Cold Air Conditioning HUGE Stack of Maintenance Records Upgraded H4 European Composite Bosch Headlights Shifts Perfectly Through Every Gear Drives Incredibly Well Tires Are All in Great Shape High End Sony Stereo FM/CD Player Two-way Dual Remote Security Alarm with Keyless Entry Hundreds of Detailed Pictures & Video Below Getting to know me, your seller: I let you know all of the following not to somehow impress you (not that it necessarily would), but rather to demonstrate that I have a reputation to uphold, which I also rely on for business purposes. I am an Ivy League graduate. I am in my mid-30s. I am a serious fellow, and I've been on the national and local TV news giving unpaid and unsolicited financial market commentary; also been in major national newspapers and magazines doing the same. Most recently, I was quoted in AARP magazine. There is nothing being hidden about this car, as so many people do. You don't get 100% positive feedback over 11 years of registration by hiding things. If there is something you should know about this car of which I am aware, it's available to you in the auction. I go out of my way to make sure people are satisfied. Look at my specific feedback...look how the guy who bought the truck recently said, "You can trust Seth with your eyes closed." I work hard to make sure I get comments like that; I don't take it lightly, and it means a tremendous amount to me. I look forward to getting to know you if you'd like me to (or if you'd like to buy the car without me getting to know you, that's OK too!)! The car: You are bidding on a 1983 Porsche 911SC which is my personal daily driver, titled in my name. The air conditioning blows very cold. The heater does not work. The cruise control doesn't work. The records go back a couple decades think. I just got a business consulting engagement and have to sell my Porsche collection, as you will see in my concurrent auctions. This car has a 5-speed Manual Transmission. There are no oil leaks on this car that make drips on the ground. This 911 has a clean and clear Florida title. Do not confuse this '83 911 SC with the other '83 I have up for auction at the same time, which is the same color. The other one has original Fuchs wheels, no whale tale, and the AC belt is off (although the compressor turns). -- no reserve -- no reserve -- no reserve -- no reserve -- no reserve -- NO MINIMUM BID -- THE TOP BIDDER WINS Use the combination of the photos, videos and text for full disclosure, with more emphasis on the photos and videos as the description is clearly not intended to be exhaustive. Let me repeat that for emphasis: The words in the description are not meant to be exhaustive. As eBay says, a single picture is worth a thousand words. eBay strongly recommends the best practice of providing as many photos as possible and letting the photos do the talking/writing, rather than trying to describe in words what can be seen in a photo or trying to recreate in words what already is in provided photos. You have hundreds of photos and at least one video for full disclosure about anything observable in them. I have been registered on eBay for close to 11 years and have 100% positive feedback. Any questions, message me through the eBay messaging system, and I will answer promptly, or you can call me at (Five-Six-One) Three-76-Two-Two-Seven-Nine. Pay close attention to the condition of the paint in the photos...it is not perfect, especially on the passenger dood, the hood is duller than it should be, bubbling and just generally not perfect, the rear bumper top is bubbly, and sunroof paint is peeling. (a Photobucket slideshow and 1 or more videos will be posted below in an auction revision...they are not finished uploading yet.) AUCTION RULES: Full payment is due within within 7 calendar days of auction ending by either cash in-person or bank wire only. (Once you receive a fraudulent cashier's check from a buyer, you'll never accept another "certified" bank check either!) Pickup is also due within 14 calendar days, and may not occur until funds have cleared. Storage for the first 14 days is FREE. There is a storage charge of $350/week beyond 14 days, and is limited to 2 extra weeks (for a total of 4 weeks of storage). A $500 deposit is due by PayPal within 24 hours of auction end. You must read the entire auction description, follow the rules, and study each picture and video(s) fully. I do not offer any kind of a warranty on anything that I sell, ever, as a matter of policy -- this car is As Is with no warranty. -- no reserve -- no reserve -- no reserve -- no reserve -- no reserve -- * * * NO MINIMUM BID -- THE TOP BIDDER WINS * * *On Feb-25-11 at 18:06:36 PST, seller added the following information: The following slideshow automatically displays the first 100 of the approximately 440 available pictures. That's just a Photo Bucket limitation...to view the rest of them, right-click on the "View all" at the bottom right of the slideshow and select "open in new tab" or "open in new window": On Feb-26-11 at 10:32:36 PST, seller added the following information: Here is a 24-minute long video I promised above. Please watch it. The latter part of the video has city street driving, a walkaround, and close-up with the engine cover up and engine running so you can really hear it well. This car has always had a louder, throaty sound, which people love and I think is from a performance exhaust upgrade but don't quote me on that...I'd have to check the records to see if there's an indication to support that: On Feb-26-11 at 20:27:53 PST, seller added the following information: IMPORTANT UPDATE This car never had a pop-off valve installed (a "pop off" aka "backfire valve" is a spring-loaded flapper valve on the CIS aircleaner box). I wish it had one -- they are very inexpensive, around $60. I started the car to re-arrange the cars in the garage tonight, and it backfired slightly, stalled, and I couldn't get it started again. I took off the aircleaner snout to find a very visible nice crack in the plastic aircleaner box which I will photograph for you and post below this text. Getting a cracked plastic aircleaner box is a common thing to happen with these cars when they don't have a pop off flapper. A 911 will not run without a sealed airbox because the Constant Injection System (CIS) must be sealed completely. Fortunately, the engine can be lowered about 3 inches with about 1 hour of work if you are familiar with the job, you can then take out the aircleaner box, glue it with the correct adhesive/cement and put it back in and it should run fine. Or, you can buy a new airbox for $400 and install that one or buy a used one for about $150 and install that one. p.s. Regardless of how you go about sealing the airbox, do yourself a favor and buy a pop-off valve to inhibit it from breaking the plastic if it backfires again. Although I am disappointed that it happened, I am glad it happened under my stewardship rather than after you just received the car because I'd rather have you be satisfied. In any case, I will not have an opportunity to get this issue repaired before I leave out of town, and therefore you will not be able to drive the car home obviously. It will have to be transported and it will be up to you to have the aircleaner box repaired or to do it yourself once you receive the car. The other issue is the engine cover is not latching as it was yesterday...it's out of adjustment. Obviously I try to be sehr thorough in telling you all these details that others would often omit. On Feb-26-11 at 22:30:11 PST, seller added the following information: The objects in the front bonnet are two seat covers which have worn out elastic bands which are replaceable, the box from the Sony stereo, the box from the Viper alarm, and the Porsche box contains a stick shifter. All of that stuff is included with the auction. On Feb-28-11 at 11:37:05 PST, seller added the following information: Some more details and re-emphasis: As stated immediately above, you will not be able to drive the car home because of the plastic airbox issue. It must be transported. Some people have asked about the transmission. Every gear shifts smoothly in this car, including reverse. It does not smoke on startup, while running, or after it's stopped. That's very rare. This is truly and exceptionally great car. I would know, I've owned many of them as you can see. The oil-level gauge in many 911's do not work, and this is no exception. It's a controversial gauge because it's not very useful or accurate. The dipstick is the only real way to check the oil. Many people replace the oil level gauge with an ammeter/voltmeter or other gauge, and there are retrofit gauges that fill the space perfectly. Also, I mentioned pop-off/anti-backfire valves cost $60. That's really the installed price, as some people wrote in to point out to me they cost one-third that much. Yes, I know that...they cost as little as $20 for the little plastic flapper itself. On to more details... I have multiple extra keys for this car, in addition to the two remote keyless entry remotes. That was an extremely expensive alarm installation I had done by an award-winning installer, including two lock actuators to complete the integrated keyless entry system. The system has about 10 months remaining on its warranty which covers both hardware and labor. As mentioned, the car has a retrofit European-style Bosch H4 headlight system. The low-beam setting on the factory high-beam/low-beam wand has a loose contact causing it to switch between low and high by itself (this is a common issue, and correctable). The high-beam setting doesn't do that...it just stays on high-beam the way it should. So, I just adjusted the high-beams to point down and to the right roughly where on low beams would normally point, and they are completely usable that way for normal driving. The paint code for the 1983 Porsche is L810 - 13512 Burgundy. People absolutely love the color of this car. Many people come up to me and compliment it when filling it with fuel, at the store, doing errands, and I don't even like compliments like that and I think from the expression on my face people can tell I'm not inviting them to come up to me, but the car is so striking they do it anyway. The paint code is good to have in case you want to have it re-touched in places. I've really enjoyed the freezing cold air conditioning on this car. It's as cold as the air on the aftermarket 1976 Porsche's air conditioner up for auction simultaneously. I realize you may be bidding from Europe and you may think AC isn't that important, but when you spend a lot of time in Florida, AC can be important to you. I am going to give you a picture of the stack/folder full of records for the car, but I wanted to sample a few of them for you here in list form: 1) $2,241 on a single invoice in 2005 spent on Tensioner Upgrades, Timing Guides, etc. 2) $1,151 on a single invoice in 2005 spent on Billstein shocks and ignition switch at 131,000 miles 3) $1,100 on a single invoice in 2008 spent on Sunroof cables, sunroof guides, and service 4) Stainless brake lines in 1997 5) New headliner in 1999 6) New AC compressor, dryer, and new brake hoses at 117,000 miles 7) New alternator at 120,000 miles The alarm specifications are as follows: This is a Viper 2-way alarm with a custom installation. Specifically it is a Viper Responder LE 2-way Security Keyless Entry System with two lock actuator servos installed. It allows you to lock and unlock the car from up to a 2,000 feet away with two 5-button remotes and a Revenger 6-tone, soft-chirp siren. The "2-way" features also means that you'll get an indication on the remote when the alarm is triggered. It's expensive to have a custom keyless entry work done on a 911 because there isn't much clearance inside the door to install an actuator and its brackets. But it was done and it works flawlessly. It's great not to have to reach over to the other side to open it for your passenger. And also vintage 911's are known for having very thin keys that can break easily...you mitigate that risk by having keyless entry because you don't have to stick the keys into the doors to operate 30-year old mechanical lock mechanisms. Whereas the ignition switch turns easily because you are not moving big mechanical parts in the door such as with the door, you're not taxing/stressing the key risking its breakage. There is also a warranty on this alarm which is still valid. The remotes are very slim and unobtrusive so they don't take up space in your pocket and are comfortable. The stereo is as follows: A Sony CDX-GR420IP with 6 speakers installed (including two mini-tweeters integrated in the door panels) Here is a photograph of the keys: included: On Mar-03-11 at 22:12:41 PST, seller added the following information: This is a picture of the records stack: