RE: Porsche 928 | Spotted

[TR4man]

During the summer my commute down the M6 to Birmingham was made a little more interesting and enjoyable by frequently seeing a maroon 928 driven by a lady being used as (I assume) a summer daily driver.

Looked very cool indeed.

Have to admit that I was under the impression that £10k would get you a good one, but £30k??

[swampy442]

After reading this yesterday, a couple popped up last night on some 'barn find' pages on Facebook. Are these a possible restoration nightmare?

[PomBstard]

I don’t think it’d be a nightmare, just don’t expect it to be cheap. They’re designed to be repaired rather than replaced. But it’s probably one of those cars where it’s better value to buy one that’s had some work already done. Mine’s recently had an engine-out top end overhaul with a few other bits done, and the bill was split approx 65/35 parts/labour.

[Johnny G Pipe]

You either get them (if you appreciate avant garde automotive design blended with engineering excellence) or you don’t.

That one has smaller 15” wheels as its an auto. The manuals had 16s.

[coppice]

I had the privilege of doing a short interview with Porsche 917 hero Richard Attwood a couple of years ago . He was racing a 928 in the HSCC meeting at Cadwell (at 78 !) and he told me it liked the straight bits rather more than the twisty ones...

[Fastchas]

coppice said:

I had the privilege of doing a short interview with Porsche 917 hero Richard Attwood a couple of years ago . He was racing a 928 in the HSCC meeting at Cadwell (at 78 !) and he told me it liked the straight bits rather more than the twisty ones...

Heavy 5.0V8 GT car struggles on racetrack shocker...
This is a car for traversing continents, not pitlanes.

[coppice]

True, but Tony Dron did rather well in his, beating sundry 911s and 944s . I've also enjoyed watching a 928 in this year's CSCC races ,

[Cheburator mk2]

coppice said:

True, but Tony Dron did rather well in his, beating sundry 911s and 944s . I've also enjoyed watching a 928 in this year's CSCC races ,

The factory backed 928S won the VLN Championship at the Nurburgring in 1983 winning outright 3 races and finishing 2nd in the other 2. It also held the record for a fastest lap of the VLN for a couple of years. It also finished 15th overall in Daytona 24hrs in 1984.

Porsche stopped support for it for obvious reasons. In a similar vein they "under-developed" the 944 Turbo, which was way superior as a race car to the 911...

The Strosek developed 928 S4 had considerable success in the VLN/Veedol Cup in the early 1990s. The story repeated itself when driven by Mark Chilton in the CSCC here over the last 10yrs.

Last but not least, another 928S with minimal factory support finished 7th in the Nurburgring 24hrs in 1987, beating much more illustrious opposition such as E30 M3s, 635CSi Gruppe A, plenty of 911s, Rover SD1s etc...

[AMGSee55]

I absolutely adore this - at the time of their release (as a 12 year old lad) I didn't get them at all - much preferred the look of a 633csi or Ferrari 400 - but time changes your perspective and I'd have one in a shot now if I had the time and space to house it properly.

Couldn't give a toss about the 0-60 time, it's just a lovely GT and all the better for the lack of huge alloys, spoilers etc - and those seats - re the price, it's a £20-£25K car for me and if it sits around for long enough I reckon the handshake price could be in that category. Lucky person whoever it ends up with either way.

[blade7]

Anything less than a GT, and the 944T/968 makes more sense to me.

[300bhp/ton]

I like the 928 styling. Not sure I'd want a 3 speed auto in one though. And those seats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eek!!!

Interesting retro/period review here:
https://youtu.be/0NBOjGyGmz4

[J4CKO]

Is it true they don't rust like 944's do ?

[Cheburator mk2]

J4CKO said:

Is it true they don't rust like 944's do ?

They don't - only now, when the youngest are 25yrs old, they are beginning to show signs of tin worm. It is worth noting that the build quality of the 928 is World's apart even to contemporary 911s let alone the 944. Problematic areas are around the rear quarter windows - muds gets flicked up by the wheels and is trapped in the wheel well. Some may need cills - more on the S4/GT/GTS as the plastic covers act as traps for mud, which helps with rot etc.

[CO2000]

I'm reminded by this thread https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[blade7]

Cheburator mk2 said:

J4CKO said:

Is it true they don't rust like 944's do ?

They don't - only now, when the youngest are 25yrs old, they are beginning to show signs of tin worm. It is worth noting that the build quality of the 928 is World's apart even to contemporary 911s let alone the 944. Problematic areas are around the rear quarter windows - muds gets flicked up by the wheels and is trapped in the wheel well. Some may need cills - more on the S4/GT/GTS as the plastic covers act as traps for mud, which helps with rot etc.

Assuming the same conditions, the inner cills would be as susceptible to rust as a 944.

[Hatchoo]

I love 928s I think Porsche have never really bettered that shell...but that interior...its like a terrible hangover.

In the manner of an true Pistonheader I would also prefer it as a manual despite the fact that I have no intention of buying one and realise that an auto box suits both the engine and the character of the car.

[drjdog]

CharlesA said:

Love the seats, but not sure I could actually live with them. I think the technical term is an eyef**k

I've had the seats in my Cayman done in Pasha. Bloody love it.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

I've posted this before, but 30 odd years ago a helped a friend work on his XJS one weekend, and another friend work on his 928 the next weekend. Man, what a huge gulf in build quality. I think you can guess which one was a shoddy collection of cut price crap, and which one was over engineered, with every single clip, nut and bolt appearing to be hewn out of granite.

[roy928tt]

928's are an epic piece of engineering.

Mine was manual and I'd added a pair of turbos, but the engineering and build quality is just unsurpassed. I've never had and don't ever expect to have a better vehicle.I think the design philosophy was simply to build the best vehicle they could, from a clean sheet, and the result is magnificent.

At full noise, mine felt as if it "could eat a tractor", sadly, extremely frustrating on Australian roads with our draconian speed limits.

[cerb4.5lee]

I adore the 928 shape and in many ways I'm baffled how the 928 died...yet the 911 lived on. There isn't any comparison in my eyes, and the 928 is much better looking and it's the far better car for me.