Any 928 Owners out there?, I have a few questions |
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Any 928 Owners out there?, I have a few questions |
Tom_T |
Mar 2 2012, 12:11 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
I seem to recall somebody posting here that they'd taken their 928 to some 914 or P-car events over the past year, so I think there are some closet Shark fans out there! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I just don't recall who it was, or if there are several?? I have a crazy question which I posted over at the Pelican 928 Forum about whether you could tow with a 928, so any shark lovers here could maybe answer over there: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-928...tml#post6595065 Otherwise, if you prefer I'll just post it here too, but I didn't want to clutter up a 914 site with 928 questions, and risk being kicked to the sandbox again! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) TIA (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
Elliot Cannon |
Mar 2 2012, 10:33 AM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None |
I heard the 928 is quite famous for it's many electrical problems. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) I have also heard it is one of the best GT touring cars ever built. For towing, get an F150.
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Tom_T |
Mar 2 2012, 04:01 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
I heard the 928 is quite famous for it's many electrical problems. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) I have also heard it is one of the best GT touring cars ever built. For towing, get an F150. Elliot - I've already told her if it's to be a truck or SUV (not even a Porsche), then we'll just frigging rent one 1 or 2 times a year to tow it! We don't need a pick-up/SUV sitting around to pay for + maintenance + insurance to use it once or twice a year. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Plus maintenance & electrical problems are not non-existent on Ford F150s, other pickups & SUVs nor even Cayenne's - especially older ones. Plus - I'm trying to get something for me out of this trailer transaction! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) ... and that top GT tourer rep. is what attracted me to this split use concept - IF it works out by towing capability for limited trips. I don't even know if she'll like the looks of the 928's (important for the gals too), (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) .... but I think she'll like it's performance & ease of handling/driving with an auto ("her Westy" is an auto & her DD), which isn't the case for other P-cars. So we could split our +/-10-12k annual DD & road trip time between it, the 325e & Westy - with the 928 used 1-2x per year to tow a few hundred miles, and preferably as the long trip road car. Currently our 325e gets that duty (unless we're camping or hauling stuff) since it's more comfortable & gets 30-35 mpg highway than the Westy (vertical seating with min. recline & 18-22 mpg), but she doesn't like to drive the 5 spd in it (35 years as an RN gave her foot problems). So the 86.5-89 928S's w/ auto mid to high 20 mpg highway would split the other cars' highway mpg ranges, & I'd think it would be more comfortable than either the 325e or Westy Vanagon, as well as than a F150! Heck - when new the 928s were slotted above the 911s & sold for $50-80k in the mid to late 80s era I'm looking at, so they were superb GT tourers! An old GF's brother had one (85 IIRC) that I drove & rode in a few times, and it was sweeeet! A completely different P-car experience, which I can much better appreciate for certain long trips, now that I'm 30+ years older! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ... hopefully the wife would appreciate it too - if we end up looking seriously at this route - and then I get something out of this crazy trailer idea of hers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) Jury is still out ..... so we'll see how this plays out for the technical issues, whether wifey likes it, and whether we can find a decent one at the right price. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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