Best car I've ever owned
Alternator went out, but the seller warned me it was not replaced when engine/trans rebuilt in 2004.
Best car I've ever owned. It corners like a pouncing cat and cruises smoothly up to 150 MPH+
However, with the stainless steel headers and muffler it makes more noise than some small airplanes.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 21st December, 2005
A great first car with great perfrormance
Fried a piston at 157000 miles.
Bought another car for parts and put the engine in my car at 157000miles (2.7 liter) same as the engine with the bad piston.
Had to replace alternator belt, nut, and belt wheel at 155000 miles.
This car is very fast.
It handles and breaks like a real race car.
Despite the not so good luck with the 2.7 liter engines it still is a great car.
I love the smell of the all leather interior the sport seats are really supported they give you great confidence when you drive.
All 911's are different. mine came with everything in it and on it. it has.
The rear rubber wing.
Temp. gauge.
Cockpit recording device built in to the center console that records directly to the original dash radio.
Automatic defrost/heat exchanger switch.
Fog lights.
And everthing else that was a option.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd August, 2002
The 1978 911sc coupe is one hell of a car
Sunroof cable and guide track failed soon after purchase.
The air conditioning has never really worked.
Timing chain tensioner was collapsed when I bought the car (how would I know); replaced with Carrera tensioners.
Alternator died (on the freeway of course while my wife was driving) at 101,500 miles.
Transmission synchros had to be replaced at 102,000 miles.
Clutch and cable were also replaced at 102,000 miles.
This car is quick and powerful! A real joy to drive. I had read many articles about the driving experience, but I was still not prepared for the 911. Don't waste money on a stereo, just roll down the windows and press the accelerator to the floor.
1st gear is for climbing trees, 2nd gear takes you away from the masses at the street light, 3rd gear is the city street killer, 4th gear is for the freeway (55-70mph), and 5th gear is for the autobahn.
This car has a functioning rear seat - not a large seat, but a seat none the less.
Cornering is great. The only time the rear end has ever let loose was in a drizzling rain as I approached a freeway on-ramp.
My best day is overcast, about 75 degrees... with no one else in front of me on the freeway on-ramp. Sunroof open, windows down, shifting from 3rd gear at 60mph into 4th. Hair on fire, and 5th gear in my future.
The bad: A/C sucks!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 12th June, 2001
I think if Sir is impressed by the performance of a '78 911SC, Sir should try broadening his automotive horizons a little...
Sounds to me like auto-snobbery is alive and well and living in the comment next to this one. If you can't allow someone to enjoy their car without snidely suggesting they try something else, then it is you who needs to widen your horizons. If the Guy is happy with his 911, more power to his arm :)
7th Mar 2009, 08:04
I am purchasing a 1976 911S Targa which is in very nice shape, needs a new dash as most. It has a rebuilt engine and a lot of work with receipts from original. Is this car worth $11,000.00?