Porsche 928 vs Porsche 914, The good, the bad, and the ugly |
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Porsche 928 vs Porsche 914, The good, the bad, and the ugly |
ninefourteener |
Feb 28 2005, 08:53 AM
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Perfectly Normal Guy :) Group: Members Posts: 1,216 Joined: 3-June 03 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 779 |
As many of you know, my roots are in early 70's and 80's GM muscle cars. Before the two 914s I've owned, I had a 34,000 original mile 1977 Pontiac Trans Am-400, 4spd. Before that, was a 1980 Chevy Elcamino, with a 396 BB stuffed under the hood. Before that was a 1981 Chevy Z-28.... and the list goes on.
I'm sure you can understand........ Although I love the 914, the open air roadster feel, etc........ I miss the horsepower. With that............. I can't help myself from browsing through Ebay motors at the Porsche 928s. The "S"...... the "S4"...... some of them reaching well over the 300hp range. Many appear to be in really nice condition as well. Someone wanna tell me why they are so cheap? Wanna tell me why I shouldn't get one?? Keep in mind, I've never even driven one, and know nothing about them. I have no intention of racing my cars, only "cruising" in the Summertime.... but I like "distinctive" cars that you don't see too often...... and the 928 definately has my attention. Comments? Suggestions?? |
Joe Bob |
Feb 28 2005, 09:19 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
The 928 is a GT car....some handle OK, but it takes a lot to get there. The P-car purists hated it for two reasons...water and the front engine....
They also are not cheap to maintain....suffer from 914 type of neglect except for the pristine garage queens. I have looked at a few...the cheap ones....they were pounded on hard and put away wet. The expensive, well mainatained ones were still out of my budget and I was not willing to sell all my toys to get one... My advice....drive a few....get the best example out there. Not much in the way for aftermarket parts compared to the 356. 914 and 911s...but there are some. |
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