SOT - Why are 928's so cheep? Options

[pktzygt]

Any one ever heard of a V8 conversion done on a 928? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) That could be cool?

I guess it is still technically a V8 conversion if you are converting to bow tie power. http://www.renegadehybrids.com/

[Joe Ricard]

Falcon you might be thinking of the Chevy Vega when refering to throw away aluminum blocks.
The blocks in the Porsche 928 was and IS very durable. some engine pulled apart with well over 100K miles still showed cross hatching in the bore.
The silicon alloy used by the Reynolds Aluminum company for these engine blocks was VERY good.

I owned a 78 5 speed for 13 yrs. did all the work on it. Yep better be good with a multimeter. Never put a wrench on the motor past the intake gaskets, water pump and belt.

[PThompson509]

I used to own an 89 s4 - I LOVED that car. One thing I absolutely loved to do was the 0-60-0 in 9 second trick. Wonderful rocket car...fabulous on the freeway, outperformed my wife's 911 all the time.

Until...

I had to replace the torque tube bearing. It was one of those while-yer-at-it problems - it turned into a $7k repair bill. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) No way I could afford another big ticket item.

There was only one shop in town that was willing to work on it - no other shops wanted ANYTHING to do with a 928 - the electrical system is a nightmare, and parts are REALLY expensive. Makes Beechcraft look like a bargain airplane.

So I sold it.

MUCH happier with our 911 and 914.

Cheers,
Peter

[BKLA]

I wouldn't mind a 928/4 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)

http://wikicars.org/en/Porsche_942

Isn't that a Panamera???? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Maltese Falcon]

This was a customer's 928 single turbo/ water meth injection "Special order" that we built circa 1979. We set the boost to 6 psi, it ran like a raped ape, and shipped the car. The customer was aware that the engine was not built for anything but normal aspiration...but explored the variable boost control and higher boost limits. I figured that by the fully clockwise position of the boost valve, he must have killed the engine at 25 psi of boost. It had 100 % leakage in all 8, and some of the ring shrapnel was buried in the aluminum block.
Marty

[sixnotfour]

I love the simplicity of the 914.

Amen

[-JR-]

I guess I have to get in on this, since I'm also a 28 owner.

I've got a 78 and done quite a bit of work to it. A lot of people say that the 928 is so cheap because they are expensive to repair, they have vacuum leaks etc...

I think they are partially correct. But the same can be said of the 911's too. The 928's downfall is the same reason that the 924 and 944's are also cheap. They use water cooled power plants. These were the first commercially available water cooled cars that Porsche made.

So for a auto manufacturer who built their name on air cooled cars, to then come out with a water cooled one... We'll they were doomed from the beginning. Not until the 911 became water cooled did things change.

Another good example of market reluctance is the Cayenne. Again Porsche who made it's name with sports cars, now coming out with a SUV based on a VW chassis. The sales of these have been very bad for Porsche ever since it was introduced. I'll bet that in not too much time, their prices will crash too. Maybe not as hard though.


On the 928 side of things... Mine is quite old now (78 first year) and it suffered from old rubber vacuum lines, old rubber body seals and other things generally getting old. After I take care of the basic maintenance items, I spend an average $500/year in repairs and upkeeps. I drive it on weekends and auto-X it too, so it's not like it lives in the garage either.

[tdgray]

I know where there is a S4 for sale with like 40K miles... never seen snow... asking around 11K... but I'd bet they'd take less.

PM me if anyone wants the info.

[GeorgeRud]

I see alot of Porsche 928's on Craigslist for $5,000-$10,000. Why so cheep ? They are great looking cars and V8 powerd. I have always thought that the 928 was one of the coolest looking Porsches ever made. Is there a reason?

Also, any 914 guys in central Illinois?

Thanks
Bob

Brad Mayeur in E. Peoria is one of the Major 914 gurus, and would know of any cars in your area. There may be some 914ers in the Lincoln Trail region of PCA. I used to live in Urbana and we had a few in central Illinois, but I've been in Chicagoland for the last 30 years now, so most of my contacts have long since moved on. Dr. Bob White (a retired U of Illinois professor) has a 914-6 in Urbana unless he gave it to his daughter. You might also check with the Champaign County Sports Car Club, they used to be quite an active bunch.