RE: SOTW: Porsche 924

[suffolk009]

rallycross said:

Looks very nice for a sub £1k 924.

Have a long look and see if you can find any other non rusty RWD sporty cars for sale today for under £1k (other than the Mx-5).

No, there are none!

I bought my mx5 for under a grand and it's a little bit rusty.

[suffolk009]

I was underbidder on a Martini liveried car a little while back. Very nice, but too much money for me.

Also I'm a sucker for that psychedelic cloth they used - is it called pascha? That and a gold car.

Just seen another on the bay - BuyItNow of £924!

One day....

[Motorrad]

People's opinion of a RWD VW coupe from the 70/80s would be a lot higher than that of the 924. Weird really.

Good shed and compared to the usual cars people buy for this money, a fk load more interesting.

[PaulMoor]

Might go horrificly and expensivly wrong very very soon, but then again might not. As long as you go in to it knowing that well worth it for a grand. If it lasts 6 months then it'll be a laugh. The only problem will be the prats pointing to top gear and saying " you shouldn't have done that"...

[sday12]

00:22

SOTW late again I see

[J4CKO]

A proper slice of eighties cool, who said lose the wheels, those are the originals and why it looks as correct as it does, I think the924 has lost its negative connotations and is now a pretty, rare,usable classic coupe. Not sure why everyone has always felt the need to call it a vw with a van engine, think the snobs miss out on some nice cars, for a grand I cant see anyone losing money, it may even appreciate slightly if the snobs let it, funny how an old Escort is worth a fortune and a Porsche, yes an actual Porsche which I suspect is a much better car with its galvanised body, rear transaxle and coupe body has very little value. If the stigma ever goes I suspect 924s may have their day.

[Gruber]

PaulMoor said:

Might go horrificly and expensivly wrong very very soon, but then again might not.

I doubt it. They're pretty cheap to run. And the engine in non-interference on the 2.0, so even if the cam belt snaps, it'll live to fight another day.

I had a lot of fun in mine a few years back. Bought for shed money off eBay. Not quick, but beautifully balanced. And being so low to the ground, it felt quicker than it was.

And of course the roof lifts out, so you almost get an open-top driving experience.

A real bargain these.

[jt racing]

My brother had one of these a few years back. He could drift it all day long!
Was a great car, think he gave 1200 for his and it was ratty but the smiles per miles meter was overloaded.

[5lab]

125 bhp is similar power to weight as a 944 or an mx5. there is a turbo up on retrorides for 1700..

[RudeDog]

The Advert said:

I MUST HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR WELL OVER 100MILES NOW WITH NO FAULTS.

Is that really a selling point?

[sinbaddio]

Wonderful - makes it tempting NOT to book the summer holiday and invest the money more wisely!

[PILCH 23]

A great SHED. It cannot depreciate much further and could even appreciate if it was improved and looked after. I am sure it handles and steers really well because my 944 S2 was great. Like others have said; these cars are underrated and seriously cheap.

[Fartgalen]

I'm in.

[RobCrezz]

Kawasicki said:

1980's BRZ/GT86

Wouldn't that be the corrola AE86?


Great sotw!

[Hugo a Gogo]

ludicrously cheap, looks in good nick

these are the fastest appreciating classics out there, according to the german classic mags

never mind all this 'not a proper porsche' business, what RWD coupe from 70s/early 80s can you get in good useable condition for a grand? Capri? doubt it. MGBGT? maybe a very tatty one. Manta? doubt it. Anything Japanese? no chance

[deltashad]

Gorgeous car with a boot. I'd ditch the poverty spec wheels and rear spoiler. uber cool

[once]

Yup, I'd be tempted. All that "not a proper porsche" talk is just nonsense, like Clarksson saying that you shouldn't buy a cayman or boxster "because it proves you couldn't afford a 911".

Good SOTW. You'd have to develop a liking for brown, though.

[X5TUU]

possible contender for SOTY me thinks ... AWESOME

[cjb1]

Now, to start with, I've to admit to being a long time air-cooled 911 purist and current owner of an '88 3.2 Carrera Sport Coupé, but, this thread has totally blown me away, the support for this 'sports LT van' is amazing! This car looks brilliant for under a grand, what a fantastic buy for someone can't afford or maybe justify buying a 'real' Porsche, it's got that Stuttgart crest on the front, it's a Porsche!!!! This, as a few on here have said will be so much fun compared to a cheap GTi hot hatch, and being built by Porsche should have the benefit of the build quality expected with the marqué. This particular example looks brilliant value for money and will give some lucky person oodles of enjoyment, great shed, if it wasn't for the fact that I have one Porker I'd be on this like a shot.......

[B'stard Child]

Looks good for a 924 of that age - I'd have it and I'm not a porsche fan