Porsche 924 - My First Car 10 months on
Discussion
Are you sure that it is a 1982 car though? Before I bought my 944 Turbo I viewed a two tone green 931 which was registered in 1982, but it was a series one car, complete with larger turbo, even less durability and green instrument printing.
I was tempted as its bodywork green tartan was perfect, but after ten minutes driving it completely ran out of oil pressure...
I was tempted as its bodywork green tartan was perfect, but after ten minutes driving it completely ran out of oil pressure...
Collecting the Turbo on Friday now.
I know I'll feel perhaps too emotional when my NA goes, whoever buys it must give me first refusal if they come to sell it! Had a huge amount of interest, it's just a case of waiting for a day when I'm home and it's not dark!
I had a fun weekend in Sweden driving a track prepared 924 Turbo on a frozen lake with some studded rally tyres!
Opposite lock and silly hats aplenty!
I know I'll feel perhaps too emotional when my NA goes, whoever buys it must give me first refusal if they come to sell it! Had a huge amount of interest, it's just a case of waiting for a day when I'm home and it's not dark!
I had a fun weekend in Sweden driving a track prepared 924 Turbo on a frozen lake with some studded rally tyres!
Opposite lock and silly hats aplenty!
Thanks for the comments as ever!
Today was meant to be the day I picked up the Turbo but it hasn't played out that way. Last night I tried to arrange insurance, only to find the policies were £1600+. Changing my car to the Turbo left me with quotes identical to my N/A but I found there was a reason for this: I've owned my N/A over 2 years now. If I had already owned the Turbo for 2 years it would be just as affordable to insure. I phoned around but nobody wanted to know about it. Then I phoned my insurer and explained I'm coming from a 924 to a 924 Turbo and have driven one before, along with other transaxle cars, it's not like going from a Clio 1.0 to a 924 Turbo, but nope, that was the price. Interestingly, if I'd owned my N/A from this February as opposed to December 2010, it was £1400 to insure.
I didn't want to pay a 120% rise in insurance so called the owners of the Turbo, explained my situation and everything was amicable. I was dreading calling them! It was a beautiful car at a very good price, so sadly it'll go to the next person in line.
Part of me feels relived I am keeping the car I know, but at the same time it's frustrating. I've realised it's perhaps best to keep mine until I can unflinchingly insure/run a 924 Turbo, maybe alongside my humble car.
Putting my car up for sale lead me to look at with a critical eye, and I'd like to now spend a bit of time & money sorting out those last little bits and perhaps realising the full potential of the car. With lighter, milder days approaching and spare funds from reasonable insurance and fuel costs, I'm excited to now get back into it with renewed enthusiasm.
In the coming weeks I aim to:
Replace the cracked dash
Replace the headlining (With herringbone tweed to match the seats?)
Recover the steering wheel/replace it
New bush on the gear stick to get rid of the sloppyness
Put the original bonnet back on, which has a perfect colour match and better fit
By summer I would like to:
Replace the drivers door to fix the window guides
Replace the cracked sunroof panel
Replace the cracked front bumper
Fix the dent in the rear ¼
Get above parts painted in matching Zanussi white or whatever my car is!
Wishlist:
New gearbox mounts
Wider wheels
I think sorting out these little issues will make all the difference and it's not asking to much. Otherwise the car is wanting for nothing and I'll keep enjoying the dividends of the work I've had done over the past couple of years.
Yes, it's a shame I've not got Turbo but I know my car well, have a lot of memories with it and would love to start a new chapter in it's story.
Today was meant to be the day I picked up the Turbo but it hasn't played out that way. Last night I tried to arrange insurance, only to find the policies were £1600+. Changing my car to the Turbo left me with quotes identical to my N/A but I found there was a reason for this: I've owned my N/A over 2 years now. If I had already owned the Turbo for 2 years it would be just as affordable to insure. I phoned around but nobody wanted to know about it. Then I phoned my insurer and explained I'm coming from a 924 to a 924 Turbo and have driven one before, along with other transaxle cars, it's not like going from a Clio 1.0 to a 924 Turbo, but nope, that was the price. Interestingly, if I'd owned my N/A from this February as opposed to December 2010, it was £1400 to insure.
I didn't want to pay a 120% rise in insurance so called the owners of the Turbo, explained my situation and everything was amicable. I was dreading calling them! It was a beautiful car at a very good price, so sadly it'll go to the next person in line.
Part of me feels relived I am keeping the car I know, but at the same time it's frustrating. I've realised it's perhaps best to keep mine until I can unflinchingly insure/run a 924 Turbo, maybe alongside my humble car.
Putting my car up for sale lead me to look at with a critical eye, and I'd like to now spend a bit of time & money sorting out those last little bits and perhaps realising the full potential of the car. With lighter, milder days approaching and spare funds from reasonable insurance and fuel costs, I'm excited to now get back into it with renewed enthusiasm.
In the coming weeks I aim to:
Replace the cracked dash
Replace the headlining (With herringbone tweed to match the seats?)
Recover the steering wheel/replace it
New bush on the gear stick to get rid of the sloppyness
Put the original bonnet back on, which has a perfect colour match and better fit
By summer I would like to:
Replace the drivers door to fix the window guides
Replace the cracked sunroof panel
Replace the cracked front bumper
Fix the dent in the rear ¼
Get above parts painted in matching Zanussi white or whatever my car is!
Wishlist:
New gearbox mounts
Wider wheels
I think sorting out these little issues will make all the difference and it's not asking to much. Otherwise the car is wanting for nothing and I'll keep enjoying the dividends of the work I've had done over the past couple of years.
Yes, it's a shame I've not got Turbo but I know my car well, have a lot of memories with it and would love to start a new chapter in it's story.
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