I need a 928

[LunarOne]

alabbasi said:

Mmmm, look at that 6!

[LunarOne]

alabbasi said:

LunarOne said:

Mmmm, look at that 6!

That sir is an M6. There's a matching e28 M5 in there too.

Hence the Mmmm. As in Mmmm6.

[LunarOne]

alabbasi said:

LunarOne said:

Hence the Mmmm. As in Mmmm6.

Ahh, yes. I think i'd feel a little different about my 928 if it was a 5 speed. I looked at a rough 928 S3 with a 5 speed a few years back and it drove completely differently to the manual. The S3 was a US only model that was sold in 85 and 86. It had the original body but with the 4 cam engine making 288hp. It felt a lot more engaging.

The M635CSI might be the most engaging car that I've ever driven.

Please don't say that. I was the high bidder on this example at an auction in September 2019, but I was still short of the reserve. I'd gone to bid on an Alfa GTV2000 but was seduced by the M635CSi. Anyway the auctioneers said the vendor had said if I was willing to add another £1000 to my bid, I could have the car. But I'd seen the history file and the photos of the restoration and I wasn't convinced it had been done as thoroughly as I wanted. The driver's seat was completely broken, and that should have been fairly easy to fix, so I declined the offer and walked away.







The Alfa:

[LunarOne]

Bo_apex said:

LunarOne said:

Please don't say that. I was the high bidder on this example at an auction in September 2019, but I was still short of the reserve. I'd gone to bid on an Alfa GTV2000 but was seduced by the M635CSi. Anyway the auctioneers said the vendor had said if I was willing to add another £1000 to my bid, I could have the car. But I'd seen the history file and the photos of the restoration and I wasn't convinced it had been done as thoroughly as I wanted. The driver's seat was completely broken, and that should have been fairly easy to fix, so I declined the offer and walked away.







The Alfa:

Holy Thread Hijack !

I didn't know I could hijack my own thread! Let's call it a detour. Back on course now, I think I've found my 928. She's a 1989 928GT in metallic grey (possibly Agate?). The owner turns out to be a friend of a friend. He's had the car for about 15 years and wasn't planning on selling, but he doesn't really use the car much any more and my snuffling for one has made him think of letting me be the next custodian. I went and took it for a drive and there was nothing that jumped out at me as being a problem. In fact it was very civilised and once I got the hang of the dogleg box it was very easy to drive. I don't presently have anywhere to put it unless I sell one of my existing cars or find suitable storage, but he's not in a hurry to sell so we'll probably exchange car for funds in the next few months.

[LunarOne]

Cheburator mk2 said:

best build quality cars are the 1984-1986 S2s...

And the best shape too. I love that shape, especially the tail lights...

[LunarOne]

Fantastic! That's a stunning car.

[LunarOne]

sparta6 said:

A delicious Club Sport

no affiliation

https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/po24_r...

HOW MUCH????!!!?!

[LunarOne]

I didn't buy it. nor did I buy another car.

Since I posted originally, I shifted my interest to trying to find a really nice manual 850Ci or perhaps an 840Ci. And then life took a turn for the worse and my elderly mother, who I'd been caring for for a long time, died. After that I decided that acquiring more cars was not the best idea considering that I already have four and now on my own and with no real family links here in the UK, there's a possibility of my deciding to move abroad where the weather is better, the roads are better and the food is better. And I currently have three cars at home and another in a rented garage. I need to move to somewhere more conducive to multi car ownership first, or get rid of something I already have!