So it turns out that even highly reviewed, highly reputable enclosed trucking companies don’t always run on time. I can’t blame the company, there are just too many variables.  My car was supposed to arrive in Seattle on Thursday but due to delayed pickups in other areas it’s looking more like Sunday. The only issue is that we are out of town by then and I won’t be able to pick the car up myself.

Time to implement the backup plan – a friend picks the car up for me and keeps it safe and sound until we get back from vacation. I’m not sure if this will make it easier or harder to enjoy vacation. Getting my hands on the car only to put it away a day later might be even harder than just waiting another week.

I decided to have a complete pre-purchase inspection (PPI) done by a 3rd party (The Porsche Specialists) before committing to the deal and the results were great:

The car shows no signs of ever leaking or any heavy maintenance (removal, rebuild, etc) and according to the shop it seems like a beautiful, tight, like-new Porsche in terms of the mechanicals.

Tim at Holt and the shop that did the PPI found several issues that were all fixed as part of the deal:

• New tires and four wheel alignment
• New power top latch motor
• New high beam stalk to fix the high beams not coming on
• AC recharge
• Fresh air blower fixed
• Windshield washer fixed
• Windshield bullseye repair

While far from being a new car this 27 year old Porsche is in great shape and will soon be heading to Seattle by covered transport.

Some years ago I bought, partially rebuilt with my father and had a lot of fun with a 78 911 SC Targa. I sold it years later out of necessity and always missed it.  Fast forward far too many years and seeing the new 2014 Targa come out has me longing for the fun of that old 911.

When I started my search I was pretty sure I wanted a 87-89 3.2 Targa, an updated version of the 78 SC Targa I had many years ago.  Or a Cabriolet.  I naively expected to be sorting through all of my options to find the perfect white on black model out there for a screaming price.  The market has certainly changed!  Inventory is low and prices are high.  So high that I started looking at 930s to expand my options.  I love the look of the Turbo but in the end I decided that I didn’t want the Turbo engine at this stage. I couldn’t find what I was looking for anywhere. Then someone turned me on to Holt Motorsports as a source for high quality cars.

I jumped out of my seat when I found a white/black 3.2 with an authentic factory turbo-look widebody (M491) with less than 50K miles on it.  The aggressive looks of the 930, the exact same suspension and breaking setup as the high performance Turbo but paired up with the 3.2 engine and G50 transmission.  Sold!  Deposit is down pending a PPI and details for shipping it across the country. Here are some photos: