This afternoon I put a deposit down on the Guards Red RS which appeared on Pistonheads last week. The dealer selling it has previously sold a few 964 and 993 RSs and seems like a genuine guy who is trying to carve out a place in this niche market. He knows that to sell anything which isn't straight when everyone looking for an RS talks to everyone else, would be suicidal.
The car is original except for having a Turbo rear PU put on in 1991 when it was brought over from Munich. The bills show no other bodywork being done, just the PU and the bits behind it. There is no sign of any creasing or work to the rear end.
There were a couple of faults which Peter at Pink Pig Performance has agreed to put right:
1. A broken odometer, but the car has only done about 100 miles in this condition.
2. No original RS steering wheel, so if anyone looking to get rid of one would call him, that would help.
OPC Reading took the car in PX for a GT3 early in 2006 and spent ages restoring it, hence the new carpets and respray - there are bills which must total £7k of their own internal cost so God knows how much this would have cost you or me. They then had it as a display model in their showroom for a while before selling it on to PPP. It has new brakes, struts, springs all round, a new strut brace, new arch liners, new tyres and totally refurbed Mags.
The engine sounds really good and it holds oil pressure nicely although it seems to be running more than 260 BHP.
I really couldn't believe that after months of tracking just about every RS in Europe which was for sale, I find a good one 35 miles from home. The only fault which I could otherwise find is the usual scuff on the seat - is there anyway of getting into a bucket without dragging your @rse across it?
As you may have guessed, I am a happy punter and I don't care if I paid over the odds for it or not as I don't intend getting rid of it.
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The car is original except for having a Turbo rear PU put on in 1991 when it was brought over from Munich. The bills show no other bodywork being done, just the PU and the bits behind it. There is no sign of any creasing or work to the rear end.
There were a couple of faults which Peter at Pink Pig Performance has agreed to put right:
1. A broken odometer, but the car has only done about 100 miles in this condition.
2. No original RS steering wheel, so if anyone looking to get rid of one would call him, that would help.
OPC Reading took the car in PX for a GT3 early in 2006 and spent ages restoring it, hence the new carpets and respray - there are bills which must total £7k of their own internal cost so God knows how much this would have cost you or me. They then had it as a display model in their showroom for a while before selling it on to PPP. It has new brakes, struts, springs all round, a new strut brace, new arch liners, new tyres and totally refurbed Mags.
The engine sounds really good and it holds oil pressure nicely although it seems to be running more than 260 BHP.
I really couldn't believe that after months of tracking just about every RS in Europe which was for sale, I find a good one 35 miles from home. The only fault which I could otherwise find is the usual scuff on the seat - is there anyway of getting into a bucket without dragging your @rse across it?
As you may have guessed, I am a happy punter and I don't care if I paid over the odds for it or not as I don't intend getting rid of it.
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