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Old 11-14-2013, 12:23 PM   #11
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The 928S4 has always been on my "If the right one shows up at the right price when I have the money burning a hole in my pocket" list.
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Old 11-14-2013, 01:08 PM   #12
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It's like those mazdas you keep buying - but cool.
So it's going to make him a pile of money?
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Old 11-14-2013, 01:09 PM   #13
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It's like those mazdas you keep buying - but cool.
Win.


The S4 is a demonstrably better car in every way, but something about the look of the early cars is just so perfect. I've only ever driven one and was primarily amazed by its similarity to a Mustang, but I'd still love to have one.

And I realize "but I'd" in the sentence above should probably be replaced wth "so of course I'd."

Equ--I have a deal in principle. Car is going for a PPI next week. Buyer is in CA and has been unbelievably accommodating of my desire to go fairly slow, since the Tesla isn't here yet and now likely won't be until mid December. But I'm hoping to get everything done around Thanksgiving.
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Old 11-14-2013, 01:09 PM   #14
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So it's going to make him a pile of money?
Being cool is not about profit. Cool people do not care about such things.
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Old 11-14-2013, 01:14 PM   #15
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Being cool is not about profit. Cool people do not care about such things.
Yeah, I thought all Americans knew this.
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Old 11-14-2013, 01:19 PM   #16
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The S4 is a demonstrably better car in every way, but something about the look of the early cars is just so perfect. I've only ever driven one and was primarily amazed by its similarity to a Mustang, but I'd still love to have one.
I disagree on the esthetics or visual appeal. I always felt like the earlier cars were missing something visually...just not quite complete. That changed with the S4.

It's odd that I see a strong parallel between the 928 and the C2 Corvettes, but think differently about them. In the Vettes, the car became much simpler and cleaner each model year (except for the hood used on the big blocks) becoming vastly improved as a result (except for the lack of the split window after '63).
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Being cool is not about profit. Cool people do not care about such things.
Okay, so it's nothing like the Mazda then. Which is fine.
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Old 11-14-2013, 01:54 PM   #18
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So... I'm not so versed in Porsches, let alone their front engined offerings. (928, 944, whatever).

What are their pitfalls?

Is it a finicky engine / or transmission? I know this is sacrilege but if it's the engine, what about an engine swap with a you-know-what? Or would that completely trash the character of the car?

Or are there other problems like poor reliability with the electronics, suspensions that wear prematurely? Insanely expensive parts?

They seem like cool machines.
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Old 11-14-2013, 02:02 PM   #19
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So... I'm not so versed in Porsches, let alone their front engined offerings. (928, 944, whatever).

What are their pitfalls?

Is it a finicky engine / or transmission? I know this is sacrilege but if it's the engine, what about an engine swap with a you-know-what? Or would that completely trash the character of the car?

Or are there other problems like poor reliability with the electronics, suspensions that wear prematurely? Insanely expensive parts?

They seem like cool machines.
If it's German and it's old, it's got plenty of pitfalls - you can just make 'em up and they'll likely be correct.
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Old 11-14-2013, 02:08 PM   #20
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That particular car is a truly high balcony with no railing. Scroll down to this comment by 'Esconzaga':

LOL.

was about to post “Based on ye olde ‘check the interior wear to match the mileage’ trick… you have to really wonder about the 53k number.” Then I googled the VIN.

So instead: “this is the ye olde beware when the car was just recently sold at salvage auction on Co-part…”

Mileage looks legit. But so does the massive abuse the poor thing suffered.

http://www.autobidmaster.com/carfind...ONG_ISLAND_NY/
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