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Reddit mentions of The Used 911 Story, 8th Edition
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Peter Zimmerman's book, The Used 911 Story covers just about everything you want to know.
Buy this and read it.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Used-911-Story-Edition/dp/0963172662
Then just get ready to search alot, do not be hasty to buy. When you do find one it must get a PPI from a highly recommended shop(I paid for 5 PPIs before I bought a 930). Then negotiate from there.
It's 50 year for 911, prices are a little inflated right now, and seem to be going higher at least for rest of year. After that hype its possible some of non-enthusiast that are turned on to 911 this year will wash out and drop the prices a bit, but don't bank on it. At this point I am not sure 20K is getting you a "nice clean driver" 911 unless it has huge miles already on it.
Go hangout on rennlist or pelican parts, and with the book I recommended you will get a good idea of what you are getting yourself into.
A good starting point, if you're really serious about the car, Get it to an Indy Porsche mechanic and do a PPI. Also, get this book while you are at it. It should have every major and known issue in it. Then check the maintenance and repair history; a good binder / folder full of receipts is a pretty good indicator. If anything is rebuilt, including the steel widebody, check for paper work.
In short: Check maintenance and repair history, compare it to the book, and if there is anything you are unsure of, get a PPI done and mechanic should tell you.
Edit: I wish I could help you more, but I don't own one. I researched into 80s 911 SC when I was looking for one, and above is what I learned.
This one is great assuming you are looking at 996 or older:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Used-911-Story-Edition/dp/0963172662
This book is a decent read for the older cars, it doesn't have too much info after they went to water cooling, http://www.amazon.com/Used-911-Story-8th/dp/0963172662/ref=pd_sim_b_2.
I daily drive a 930 with a 4 speed. It isn't for everyone but it really is a fantastic car. It has completely tainted my opinion of modern cars, they all seem so heavy and really isolate the driver compared to my car. If something happened to it I could only replace it with another 930, http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2893100203/in/set-72157604555459772/.