928 project?

[flyinyam]

Is it just me or is this bonkers?

Looking for a 928, but not this one. . .

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

[sparta6]

flyinyam said:

Is it just me or is this bonkers?

Looking for a 928, but not this one. . .

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

bodywork and interior could quickly swallow £20K .
then you have mechanicals to navigate

[Richair]

Completely bonkers. Being kind it's worth a third of that looking at it on face value. You'd have to be very brave with a big budget to take that on!! They're clearly a chancer that knows nothing about them...

[CarsOrBikes]

makes me feel good about my 968 haha, it's way better than that.............inside haha (and mech)

[Dinoboy]

I know values have gone up but surely you can buy a half decent one for not much more than that.

[Penguinracer]

Would have to be a bag of sand to be worth it.

[flyinyam]

I was thinking two as a gamble.

Obviously you can recoup £4,000 for the £500 plate!

What with it being WOD as in WAD of cash!!!!!!

[South tdf]

Madness, 928’s have gone up in value but cars like this are still not worth the time and money.

The electrics were advanced for their time and can be a nightmare when they go wrong, parts are also very dear even buying used from a specialists.

[Discombobulate]

[sparta6]

South tdf said:

Madness, 928’s have gone up in value but cars like this are still not worth the time and money.

The electrics were advanced for their time and can be a nightmare when they go wrong, parts are also very dear even buying used from a specialists.

Broken Bosch relays are the culprit for most electrical gremlins, £5 a pop.

However I suspect this particular car might have some deeper issues

[alabbasi]

I don't like to put a price on other peoples stuff but this guy might be a tad optimistic.

[EGTE]

How is it possible that someone cannot spell "know" correctly?

That is a total pile of (s)crap.

[K-Cee]

H'mm, never sold, thought it would have been snapped up at that price..,

[ianwayne]

Relisted at £6995. Still way too much

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122989781090?ViewItem=&...

[jakesmith]

ianwayne said:

Relisted at £6995. Still way too much

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122989781090?ViewItem=&...

Surely that car has no value whatsoever? The parts can't be worth stripping in that state, it's £20k to get back to good nick and a decent one is £10k?

[Cheburator mk2]

jakesmith said:

Surely that car has no value whatsoever? The parts can't be worth stripping in that state, it's £20k to get back to good nick and a decent one is £10k?

I bet you that you cannot get a decent one for £10k

It will be running, but will need spending serious money as until recently, these cars were not worth a lot and as a result more often than not were run on a shoe-string budget

or your decent is very different from my decent

and yes, I am restoring two at present - a GTS 5s-spd and a S4 5-spd and own a 928 GTS based race car

P.S. The original topic car is stupidly overpriced of course as it is not rare or special...

[jakesmith]

Cheburator mk2 said:

I bet you that you cannot get a decent one for £10k

It will be running, but will need spending serious money as until recently, these cars were not worth a lot and as a result more often than not were run on a shoe-string budget

or your decent is very different from my decent

and yes, I am restoring two at present - a GTS 5s-spd and a S4 5-spd and own a 928 GTS based race car

P.S. The original topic car is stupidly overpriced of course as it is not rare or special...

I haven't looked at the market recently to be honest - enlighten me on prices if you will? I certainly would only consider a car 'decent' that would be 95% mint or better mechanically / body / interior wise

[Cheburator mk2]

jakesmith said:

I haven't looked at the market recently to be honest - enlighten me on prices if you will? I certainly would only consider a car 'decent' that would be 95% mint or better mechanically / body / interior wise

Years ago I would consider a car decent if it had a running engine, the windows would go up and down and if the paint passes a perfunctory inspection from 3 yards...

Today, my requirements have changed, having owned several cars from new or total minters...

A decent 928 would have everything working - how many times have you seen an advert saying aircon requires a re-gas... New condenser - £400, new hoses - £250, labour - xx hours at £65/h min suddenly you are looking at £1500+ if it is something more than a re-gas

Window seals - £400 for the pair, and all of them - even on a late low mileage GTS look rubbish. Don't get me wrong - they still do the job, but it would drive me insane every time I look at them

Door seals - £400 for the pair - most of them need doing by now

God help you if anything inside is broken and you are no good with spanners/can't find the right part from breakers...

Suspension - £1000 for new shocks by the time you factor in new spring perches and alignment - assuming you are doing the work. For whatever reason, a 90k+ miles modern BMW still could feel ok, but a 90k 928 on its original suspension would most definitely feel saggy and all over the place...

The list goes on and on,,.

[wildman0609]

Mine's up on ebay auction at the moment, no reserve. high miles, its a nice car, but not perfect, hence the price. certainly better than some of the other tat advertised bellow 10k.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-928-1984/222871...

[flyinyam]

[quote=wildman0609]Mine's up on ebay auction at the moment, no reserve. high miles, its a nice car, but not perfect, hence the price. certainly better than some of the other tat advertised bellow 10k.


But not perfect.

Any more details?

Genuine interest.

Regards
Fy