Discussion
Bo_apex said:
Falling out of love is a good time to move on
I still love the 500SL, I pulled that car out of a field where it sat for 10 years and restored it. I just have too many irons in the fire (about 50 of them). It's stil taxed and insured (so is the 928 for that matter). I want to give my 928 one last chance, but I could sell it. It's tucked away on the back wall next to a few other interesting cars. As I have only one door going in and out, the cars on the back wall never move as it will take moving 15 other cars out of the way to drive them out. It did get a belt service with new gears before I parked it, and also had a new torque tube, torque converter bearings, fuel pump and plug wires (which were horribly expensive) in the last 3000 miles. I still expect it will need some deferred mtc items. I could sell it if someone wants to come to Texas and get it. Being a southern car, it has zero rust.
Most of the cars that I've sold have gone to international buyers which is my prefererence. Local buyers tend to lose their mind when they walk into the building and want to spend hours looking and talking about cars that they didnt come to see, acting like everything is for sale even when i say it isnt.
That usually turns into a giant waste of time, not to mention very irritaitng.
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.
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.
The Alfa:
It's a matter of taste and usage. I've owned (still own) a good number of German and British cars including some of its peers like the 6 liter Jaguar XJS and Merecedes Benz 560SEC. I also have owned a couple of modern fast cars like the SL55, CL65 and V8V.
The M6 is like a set of very detailed speakers, it communicates everything that it's doing but it can be too much if it's for too long a period of time. Wonderful for short blasts, but I'd much rather drive the 560SEC on a longer journey so that I can be relaxed at the end of it.
I felt the same way when I owned a W210 E55 AMG and an E39 M5.
The M6 is like a set of very detailed speakers, it communicates everything that it's doing but it can be too much if it's for too long a period of time. Wonderful for short blasts, but I'd much rather drive the 560SEC on a longer journey so that I can be relaxed at the end of it.
I felt the same way when I owned a W210 E55 AMG and an E39 M5.
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 ! The Alfa:
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 ! The Alfa:
LunarOne said:
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.
Colour would be Slate Grey - Agate wasn’t available at the time. That would be a sister car to my LHD GT, which now is running GTS running gear… LunarOne said:
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.
Good chap 
And I’m only slightly jealous…
Btw, the 1989 GT is arguably one of the best 928s to have...
1) The LSD is mechanical and easier to live with than the later PSD electro-hydraulic unit
2) Gorgeous forged 8" x 16 and 9" x 16" Fuchs wheels as fitted to the 928CS/928SE
3) Rarity
If the car checks out, I would say go for it!
1) The LSD is mechanical and easier to live with than the later PSD electro-hydraulic unit
2) Gorgeous forged 8" x 16 and 9" x 16" Fuchs wheels as fitted to the 928CS/928SE
3) Rarity
If the car checks out, I would say go for it!
swindler said:
...and better built than post 1992 GTS eg thicker wiring and underseal
I am not so sure - I have a '93 GTS 5-spd too... Porsche really went to town on the GTS - there are numerous small improvements in sound deadening, better window seals, stronger clutch, stronger gearbox, stronger and lighter conrods and pistons and a few other things. Once the oil return holes are drilled through, the oil consumption of early GTS is almost always solved....best build quality cars are the 1984-1986 S2s...
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