RE: SOTW: Porsche 924
Discussion
delays said:
Carrera RSR said:
The 924 is going to be another 912 or 914, derided for years for not being up to true Porsche performance but now you can't buy a good one for much less than £15,000-20,000!!
Therefore I have invested heavily in my 924 turbo and it has been able to hold its own versus 944's, 968's, Boxsters and 911's of all flavours on track days. It will be a future classic, just wait and see!!
Read more here http://www.porsche924.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=...
The 924 is also celebrating its 35th year in the UK as of now and we have a breakfast club for all 924's at Porsche Experience Centre, Silverstone, on Sunday 15th April. Booking your car in is a must as requested by Porsche and passes will be provided. Deadline for booking is next Friday. We have well over 50 cars booked already so is going to be quite some 924 fest!! http://porsche924.co.uk/35years/ Your welcome to join us even not a 924OC member.
Now go out and buy yourselves some 924's and enjoy!!
That, sir, is a fine automobile.Therefore I have invested heavily in my 924 turbo and it has been able to hold its own versus 944's, 968's, Boxsters and 911's of all flavours on track days. It will be a future classic, just wait and see!!
Read more here http://www.porsche924.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=...
The 924 is also celebrating its 35th year in the UK as of now and we have a breakfast club for all 924's at Porsche Experience Centre, Silverstone, on Sunday 15th April. Booking your car in is a must as requested by Porsche and passes will be provided. Deadline for booking is next Friday. We have well over 50 cars booked already so is going to be quite some 924 fest!! http://porsche924.co.uk/35years/ Your welcome to join us even not a 924OC member.
Now go out and buy yourselves some 924's and enjoy!!
Great shed.
whythem said:
Love the looks and the price. Anybody know which is the more desiable, the 924 or the 924S?
Early 1977 or 78 car most desirable for me, especially with a non spoiler hatch and chrome trim. Proper 70's classic and very hard to find now. As for the later 924 versus 924S both have their pros and cons and budgets. Depends on your criteria for the car ultimately but both equally strong future classic contenders.
Gruber said:
Inspired by this thread, I've just bought one on ebay (although not the actual SOTW). £900. Collecting tomorrow.
This puppy?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-924-Lux-1982-/11...
I emailed that link to the wife and was waiting on consent..
Awesome. Jealous.
nosuchuser said:
Gruber said:
Inspired by this thread, I've just bought one on ebay (although not the actual SOTW). £900. Collecting tomorrow.
This puppy?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-924-Lux-1982-/11...
I emailed that link to the wife and was waiting on consent..
Awesome. Jealous.
Just look at the lovely brown velour!
spencev6 said:
I've got one and can definetly say the smiles per miles are available by the bucket load when you point it at some corners, drives like a go-kart. If however you are the kinnda bawbag that just likes to blast down a motorway then get something else a 924 would be wasted on you.
Also gotta say scary parts prices don't come into it unless you get a 2.5!
Your bang on there,I had a lovely 924S with the 2.5, not fast but quick enough and a lovely car for £1300 but the clutch started to slip and just because it was an S with the proper Porsche engine and gearbox at the back it was circa £1000 from a specialist where as a 2.0 924 would be £250!Also gotta say scary parts prices don't come into it unless you get a 2.5!
Bearing that in mind I'd plump for a 2.0 if I had another!
I wouldnt agree about the boot either, very shallow and all to easy to smash the glass boot.
I love the fact that people slate the 924 for being littered with bits from common or garden VWs and then state you'll be hit with massive Porsche-specific parts bills. 
Haven't found mine too bad so far.
No, it's not quick, but why buy a 30 year old car for less than the cost of a decent holiday if you want to go quickly?
The advantage of this one is you can thrash it responsibly and even relatively legally in a way you simply can't in something with road-roller tyres and 400bhp/ton. Plus, the 2-litre VW-derived engine actually seems more up for that sort of treatment than the less revvy 2.5 engine that Porsche did in-house for the 944 and 924S.
You do have to be realistic about what it is, and the S is a much more credible performer for not a lot more money, admittedly, but I love the way even the basic 924 combines classic fun with something approaching modern car usability and practicality. If I needed to nip to the station on a dark, damp night I’d take my 30 year old 924 over my comparatively recent Chimaera any day.
Haven't found mine too bad so far.
No, it's not quick, but why buy a 30 year old car for less than the cost of a decent holiday if you want to go quickly?
The advantage of this one is you can thrash it responsibly and even relatively legally in a way you simply can't in something with road-roller tyres and 400bhp/ton. Plus, the 2-litre VW-derived engine actually seems more up for that sort of treatment than the less revvy 2.5 engine that Porsche did in-house for the 944 and 924S.
You do have to be realistic about what it is, and the S is a much more credible performer for not a lot more money, admittedly, but I love the way even the basic 924 combines classic fun with something approaching modern car usability and practicality. If I needed to nip to the station on a dark, damp night I’d take my 30 year old 924 over my comparatively recent Chimaera any day.
Great Shed of the Week!
My Mum had a Metallic Blue X Reg Lux bought as an Ex-demonstrator at 3 months old, with the grey Berber interior.
She paid £10,000 for it, kept it for 8 years and sold it with 60,000 miles on it in 1990 for £4,500 - great residuals!
I have been driving a 944 Turbo as an everyday car for the past 3 years and still love giving her a good hustle down a country lane.
Compared to modern machinery they are not as easy to drive fast on the twisty stuff, but when you learn how to balance them the satisfaction when you get a string of corners all hooked up is immense!
My Mum had a Metallic Blue X Reg Lux bought as an Ex-demonstrator at 3 months old, with the grey Berber interior.
She paid £10,000 for it, kept it for 8 years and sold it with 60,000 miles on it in 1990 for £4,500 - great residuals!
I have been driving a 944 Turbo as an everyday car for the past 3 years and still love giving her a good hustle down a country lane.
Compared to modern machinery they are not as easy to drive fast on the twisty stuff, but when you learn how to balance them the satisfaction when you get a string of corners all hooked up is immense!
nagsheadwarrior said:
Your bang on there,I had a lovely 924S with the 2.5, not fast but quick enough and a lovely car for £1300 but the clutch started to slip and just because it was an S with the proper Porsche engine and gearbox at the back it was circa £1000 from a specialist where as a 2.0 924 would be £250!
If a 944 is £1,000, then a 924 will cost £500, even if the clutch is free. Procedure and labour time is similar, but a 944 clutch costs £500.Hm, people seems to forget it was launched in 1976, werent so many hot-hatches around, and the fastest 3 series the 320 did 0-60 in 12.2s and topped out far slower than a 924. Its so easy to compare it to more modern cars since almost all the competition from that time has rusted away
blade7 said:
GC8 said:
Fat Albert said:
I have been driving a 944 Turbo as an everyday car for the past 3 years and still love giving her a good hustle down a country lane.
Mileage?
I think an early 924 is actually the best looking car of the front engined porks. And I own a 944 s2. Just a shame they didn't do a cheap/powerful one
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