930, should I get a rear engine thing? Options

[butch]

input needed...

someone at work has been unable to sell their '82 930. Baby on the way and they just lowered the price from 20 to 15 K.

67K miles, repainted grey in lieu of original burgandy (pretty good job tho). GREY market car.

Thought I might offer the guy $13K, drive it around for a year, and sell ot for 15? If it was not grey market I think it might be worth 20?

Or take the motor out and put it in Tiggr?

Anyone have an opinion?

[nine14cats]

Being a former 930 owner (I sold it last year), I'll give you my take.

If it's for daily driving and want an easy driving car, the 930 won't be as comfortable as other cars and other P-cars. I had a 1988 930 that came with that 4 speed. The box is awesome, but as posted earlier you can't get into 3rd in city traffic. And on the highway it's fine in 3rd. 4th takes you to a different planet....fast!

I pulled the 4 speed and put a stock 915 box in the car. It made a world of difference in driveability and fun. The closer ratios are much better suited for everyday life. I still have the 4 speed box for a project in the future.

As also mentioned, the cost of a rebuild on an engine by the time your done is ~$10K, if someone is doing the work for you. I put SC cam's in mine and replaced the old turbo unit with a newer style one that spools up about 700rpm earlier. It really woke the car up.

My car wasn't in too good of shape when I bought it. I basically restored it, the sold it. I paid what you are thinking of paying ~14K for the car, then sank another $22K into it. I sold the car for over $40K, so I guess I came out ahead, but it was on stands alot more than driven.

As the 930 had become my daily driver, if it rained I would take my truck to work. And the gas mileage is poor. I got less than 14mpg.

All things said, I probably shouldn't have sold it. When I got her, it leaked oil, had a bad turbo, worn synchro's, etc., the normal for an old car. The reason I sold her was that it had an intermitttent short in the harness somewhere. We could never isolate it. Which meant that breakdowns would happen at the most inopportune times.

But...I probably shouldn't have sold her. They are unique cars and have beautiful lines and are very quick.

If it's not a daily driver, maybe go for it. It depends how much you want to work on the car.

Here's a pic of my 930.

Thanks,

Bill P.