what to buy 4 sp or 5sp 911/ 930 turbo

[SEE YA]

Greetings, still have not made my mind up which is best to get 4 SPEED or 5 SPEED 911/930 Turbo early 80's or late 80's. Would welcome any input to help me make my mind up have seen a 87 model 5 speed But which is best?

Migration info. Legacy thread was 20347

 

[Porsche]

our resident 930 Turbo expect.. "AC" will be here soon

Migration info. Legacy thread was 20348

 

[ferrari's rule]

5 SPEED DIDNT COME OUT TILL LATE 1988 SO DONT KNOW WHAT THE 87 WAS THAT YOU LOOKED AT

Migration info. Legacy thread was 20354

 

[SEE YA]

Greetings, the car is 87/88 model but need to know which is a better model thank you all for your input and views.

Migration info. Legacy thread was 20360

 

[ferrari's rule]

911 5 speed turbo did not come out till 1989 not late 88 and they didnt make many for the uk market not sure on this but 50 coupes 50 targa 50 cabriolet

Migration info. Legacy thread was 20362

 

[ronnie]

Saint,

I use to have a 1983 4 spd 930, which was great. Due to the on/off characteristics of the turbo the 4 spd box worked quite well. I had mainly used it for fast road driving but had never tracked her so dont know how well she would have faired on a track. As far as I remember the 5 spd box was fitted to 1989 models only and hence were quite rare but many people retro fitted the 5 spd box for better driveability.

ronnie


Migration info. Legacy thread was 20364

 

[SEE YA]

Greetings, once again thanks Ronnie for your input please keep them all coming.

Migration info. Legacy thread was 20366

 

[PJC]

<Sorry image not available after migration>
Yuo asked what was best - but best for what? Driving; the 4 speed needs time and skill to get right, the five speed is easier to live with - particularly if not an everyday car. For investment; most people want the 5 speed, for trading in the 5 speed will always do better - talk to people like Autofarm and they will NOT take in a 4 speed.

PJC




Migration info. Legacy thread was 20432

 

[SEE YA]

Greetings, everyone big thank you for all the help and advice would it be worth buying a 4 speed then getting hold of a 5 speed box second hand later on and fitting it?. Would it be a simple swap over a 4 speed to a 5 speed?.

If so how much do they go for second hand?.

SAINT


Migration info. Legacy thread was 20454