Erm, I appear to have made a slightly rash purchase...
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Chris71 said:
Went to see this today. Did a bit of haggling, ummed and arrred for a bit and then decided life was too short not to.
So that's now going to be my daily transport for the winter (and beyond probably). I expect it's going to be a very, very cold snowy one as a result!
How much Chris? Looks a nice one.So that's now going to be my daily transport for the winter (and beyond probably). I expect it's going to be a very, very cold snowy one as a result!
Well, I was a bit marginal on budget (allowing for insurance and a contingency fund) so I had to put in a very cheeky offer, which promptly got rebuffed. I did a bit of man maths and decided I could meet him in the middle. Not bad for £1,200. The clutch is a little high, but in all other respects it seems to be in very good condition. It was the third 924 the seller had owned and he was selling it to fund the rather nice 924 Carrrera GT recreation sat behind it on his driveway.
This is a 1983 924 - a Lux, I think. I've driven all the later four cylinder Porsches, but it's the first time I've ever driven one of the LT-engined examples, so it was quite an interesting comparison. The engine wasn't quite as I imagined. The performance was about what I expected (not a huge amount by modern standards...) but it was much smoother, revvier and more responsive than I feared it would be. My old 924S went well, but always felt a tiny bit stodgy - all torque and no revs - this is almost the opposite. Unassisted steering feels gorgeous too, providing you don't mind what feels like about 12 turns lock-to-lock!
This is a 1983 924 - a Lux, I think. I've driven all the later four cylinder Porsches, but it's the first time I've ever driven one of the LT-engined examples, so it was quite an interesting comparison. The engine wasn't quite as I imagined. The performance was about what I expected (not a huge amount by modern standards...) but it was much smoother, revvier and more responsive than I feared it would be. My old 924S went well, but always felt a tiny bit stodgy - all torque and no revs - this is almost the opposite. Unassisted steering feels gorgeous too, providing you don't mind what feels like about 12 turns lock-to-lock!
so called said:
Haha, snap.
I just bought this for winter in Germany
Nice work!I just bought this for winter in Germany
I'd like to say the Chimaera languishing in my garage was my winter car, but I'm still waiting for this fecking engine to be delivered (about three months now...) It's going to be months before it's back on the road again now and I just got bored of driving around in a 1.6 FWD eurobox.
I can't afford to run the Chim long term after it gets back on the road now (at least not with the sort of contingency fund I'd feel happy with after last time), so I was always going to downsize to a cheaper 2+2 or a hot hatch at some point, so thought I might as well go straight there. Should be able to run this and the TVR for a bit, though, if I'm sensible.
ETA That is a bit of a strange angle, this one is more representative:
Chris71 said:
Nice work!
I'd like to say the Chimaera languishing in my garage was my winter car, but I'm still waiting for this fecking engine to be delivered (about three months now...) It's going to be months before it's back on the road again now and I just got bored of driving around in a 1.6 FWD eurobox.
I can't afford to run the Chim long term after it gets back on the road now (at least not with the sort of contingency fund I'd feel happy with after last time), so I was always going to downsize to a cheaper 2+2 or a hot hatch at some point, so thought I might as well go straight there. Should be able to run this and the TVR for a bit, though, if I'm sensible.
ETA That is a bit of a strange angle, this one is more representative:
The 924 looks in great condition.I'd like to say the Chimaera languishing in my garage was my winter car, but I'm still waiting for this fecking engine to be delivered (about three months now...) It's going to be months before it's back on the road again now and I just got bored of driving around in a 1.6 FWD eurobox.
I can't afford to run the Chim long term after it gets back on the road now (at least not with the sort of contingency fund I'd feel happy with after last time), so I was always going to downsize to a cheaper 2+2 or a hot hatch at some point, so thought I might as well go straight there. Should be able to run this and the TVR for a bit, though, if I'm sensible.
ETA That is a bit of a strange angle, this one is more representative:
I've had a Chimaera before and used it as a daily so am not concerned about the winter weather. Winter tyres are on the list.
Sounds like you've had some bad luck with yours. With the RV8 4 litre I had very few problems and it was very reliable all round.
Chris71 said:
Went to see this today. Did a bit of haggling, ummed and arrred for a bit and then decided life was too short not to.
So that's now going to be my daily transport for the winter (and beyond probably). I expect it's going to be a very, very cold snowy one as a result!
Sweeet! It looks really nice from the pics. If I could get a nice one here for that price (getting more and more difficult, or rather next to impossible), I'd actually not submit it to winter's salted roads and use something else for the sludge. Bit of a waste to shed this perhaps? Not so many good ones left I think...So that's now going to be my daily transport for the winter (and beyond probably). I expect it's going to be a very, very cold snowy one as a result!
I presume you've seen this chaps series of videos Chris?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-1nYTEpDVc&fea...
You actually put me onto these, I regularly look at the state of these on the classifieds and see how prices are going. There were loads of nice S's for sale a few months back. That one looks great, good colour for it too.
I still really fancy a 2.5 version, more so than an 944. The clean early body looks great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-1nYTEpDVc&fea...
You actually put me onto these, I regularly look at the state of these on the classifieds and see how prices are going. There were loads of nice S's for sale a few months back. That one looks great, good colour for it too.
I still really fancy a 2.5 version, more so than an 944. The clean early body looks great!
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