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post #16 of 26
2/25/11 at 9:37pm
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Originally Posted by roycel View Post
hey epb.

How is working on the 928? my DD is my M3, and it's a piece of cake to work on. my level of work includes supercharging my Audi A6. 2 weeks ago I changed my driveshaft carrier bearing and guibo in my 635. It took me and a friend 5 hours. We got stuck on something for 2-3 hours...

I found it pretty easy to work on, but I had an automatic rather than 5-speed. I've heard that the clutch is the same as the 944 - a bear to change. The biggest job on them is typically the timing belt and mind was done just before I bought the car so I never had to do that.
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post #17 of 26
2/25/11 at 11:01pm
my father used to have a bodyshop/dealership in germany in the 1980's so i saw a few of those up close.
the thing he always swore about is that the engine is aluminum and water cooled so you really have to watch overheating,if it gets hot youre fucked (i know thats true with most engines not just aluminum but that engine in particular you have to watch your fluids)
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post #18 of 26
2/25/11 at 11:47pm
I always wanted a 968, of course my dads friend in Boca was a former Porsche mechanic, so I had the breaking-down and replacing parts part covered.
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post #19 of 26
2/27/11 at 12:27pm
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Originally Posted by impolyt_one View Post
never stayed in America long enough to do all those cars, but i would've, based on my path, got close to all of them. I would've also probably eventually grown a full mullet, gotten a nice mottled tan Armani DB with huge shoulders and a steel/gold Rolex datejust when those cars came to full bloom and they were ripe for pimpin. Sucker for nostalgia.

If you'd rock this look the respect I would have for you would be limitless.
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post #20 of 26
2/27/11 at 2:03pm
I wouldn't that never works out
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post #21 of 26
2/27/11 at 3:39pm
I did that E34 540i and then I bounced, had an A4 for a year as a point A and to B thing, but haven't bought a car I've wanted still. I don't have the space or need one so it hasn't happened yet and won't for awhile. If I lived in America, I'd have like 5 German lemons in the driveway. I could move to Japan whenever, and they have a ton of great vintage Euro-spec cars for beans, with original mileage in the 30K's, every single number matching, etc, but I could only keep one car at any given time over there, max. I don't know how one could choose.
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post #22 of 26
3/3/11 at 6:32am
I've got a 928S4 as a third car. Another person recommended that of the 928's the s4 is the model to go for. He was right. Its a big step forward from the 86 model to the 87 s4 (power, outstide styling, brakes etc too much to mention). To the extent that in Australia pre s4 owners are always trying to replace parts to make their cars look like an s4.

Having said that, the timing belt and water pump need changing which is not a cheap job. Also you sound lucky in that your porsche mechanic has some experience because i've found that the porsche dealerships in Sydney have not f***ing idea about these things. I've spent a fortune on mine, new interior, complete bear metal respray etc overall around $25000 but its hot.

I think that they might make a classic come back because Porsche is thinking of bringing back a 928 in their current lineup which will add value to the old ones (that's my view at least).
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post #23 of 26
3/3/11 at 7:45pm
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Thanks for all the comments. After having the car gone over by my dealer, I decided not to buy it. It was in above average mechanical shape, but all the little fiddly things that needed to be done to it over a reasonably short period swayed me- a few small leaks, some electrical fiddliness that might or might not be a problem, some minor issues with the interior etc.

I wanted it as a fun third car to drive infrequently, but the more I looked at it the more I began to realize there were lots of little things I'd want to change on it to make it "perfect", which defeats the purpose and always happens. I'd ens up spending more to buy it and make it exactly right than I would to just keep looking for one in better condition.

But man, does that engine still sound incredible, 28 years later.
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post #24 of 26
3/4/11 at 4:07am
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Originally Posted by cncrd View Post
Thanks for all the comments. After having the car gone over by my dealer, I decided not to buy it. It was in above average mechanical shape, but all the little fiddly things that needed to be done to it over a reasonably short period swayed me- a few small leaks, some electrical fiddliness that might or might not be a problem, some minor issues with the interior etc.

I wanted it as a fun third car to drive infrequently, but the more I looked at it the more I began to realize there were lots of little things I'd want to change on it to make it "perfect", which defeats the purpose and always happens. I'd ens up spending more to buy it and make it exactly right than I would to just keep looking for one in better condition.

But man, does that engine still sound incredible, 28 years later.

I dont blame you. The same thing happened to me which is why I ended up spending so much. I regret it because if you're going to spend a lot, then do so on something of a 60's vintage where you might get some of your money back.

My daily drive is and was a Maserati GTA and I have a new Porsche Cayene delivered a month ago as well as 5 Vespas not to mention an Audi A8 in Greece, an Alfa Spider, and a 1974 Fiat X19. So the Porsche 928 was an unnecessary buy and due to the money I spent, completely stupid.
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post #25 of 26
3/4/11 at 8:21am
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I think that they might make a classic come back because Porsche is thinking of bringing back a 928 in their current lineup which will add value to the old ones (that's my view at least).

Unfortunately I don't think this will really work out that way, the cars themselves have to have the inherent qualities of a classic on their own. For example, the BMW 6-series, that car was bound to reach classic status on its own, regardless if they made the new-age 6 or not. The 2002 is an appreciating classic and that car hasn't been remade (the 3 series is arguably not a successor to the 2002)...
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post #26 of 26
3/4/11 at 9:17am
Why not go for 1985 5.0L 928 S4 ? It is a gorgeous car with any engine but the 5L at least has some pep. 4.7L is underpowered for such a heavy all-metal coupe.
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