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Ok I finally saw got to see the Porsche 928 that I was talking about in my other thread. (See: Speaking of Porsches )
All & all she looks pretty nice, although cosmetically she has a few rough edges.
The exterior has no visible rust, no structural damage and doesn’t seem to have any bondo (but then I can’t be sure as I didn’t have a magnet). Paint has some minor scraps, dings, swirls & a bit of haze in areas, but it isn’t faded or oxidized at all. Most of it looks as if it can be fixed pretty easily with a good buffing out, but I’m not really a paint & body man. The Porsche Gotti Alloy Wheels – where a special order by the original owner, but are rough and showing their age. So much so I’d either have to have them cleaned up or replaced. But for now they'll be good enough.
The interior looked pretty good. The seats where in fantastic shape & covered with rich thick leather & had perforated in the center panels and where heavily bolstered (small butts need not apply). The only thing I’d probably do is replace the rather tired looking carpet. Almost all the switches & gauges work fine with the exception of two. The first was the dash gauges dimmer switch that is non functional and just needs replacement. The seller seems to think he can swap it for the pop up lights "pitch switch" as it isn’t used on US vehicles because the law says that the lights have to be fixed. The other was the A/C slide control (common problem from what I’ve read) but the good news is that it blows ice so if I fix it I’ll be cruising in comfort. Pleasant surprise when you consider I didn’t know it had A/C at all.
I couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary mechanically. The test drive was pretty cool – loads of power, fantastic sound, great throttle response. Steering was tight & smooth at speed felt pretty sure footed. At low speed it was equally pleasant to drive without any bumps, rattles or squeaks as I traversed the parking lot speed bumps. Once I got used to the Porsche 5-speed I had her up to 80MPH with little effort and she never felt flat or as if she was at a loss for power. That’s when the seller told me he’d had it up to 140MPH!
I did scrutinize his records and from what I could tell most of the major wear items (timing belt, clutch redo etc) had all been replaced in recent years as well as a consistent number of passed bi-annual passed smog inspection reports. The engine bay is not pristine, but there isn’t any oil or grease built up anywhere to be found. He also showed me a pretty cool Cat bypass tube that he says can easily be swapped out and returned when a smog test is due.
Honestly the price ain’t that bad for what seems to be a solid car and I am seriously considering it. But I’d like to see some of the minor things fixed or at lease haggled out of the price.
All & all she looks pretty nice, although cosmetically she has a few rough edges.
The exterior has no visible rust, no structural damage and doesn’t seem to have any bondo (but then I can’t be sure as I didn’t have a magnet). Paint has some minor scraps, dings, swirls & a bit of haze in areas, but it isn’t faded or oxidized at all. Most of it looks as if it can be fixed pretty easily with a good buffing out, but I’m not really a paint & body man. The Porsche Gotti Alloy Wheels – where a special order by the original owner, but are rough and showing their age. So much so I’d either have to have them cleaned up or replaced. But for now they'll be good enough.
The interior looked pretty good. The seats where in fantastic shape & covered with rich thick leather & had perforated in the center panels and where heavily bolstered (small butts need not apply). The only thing I’d probably do is replace the rather tired looking carpet. Almost all the switches & gauges work fine with the exception of two. The first was the dash gauges dimmer switch that is non functional and just needs replacement. The seller seems to think he can swap it for the pop up lights "pitch switch" as it isn’t used on US vehicles because the law says that the lights have to be fixed. The other was the A/C slide control (common problem from what I’ve read) but the good news is that it blows ice so if I fix it I’ll be cruising in comfort. Pleasant surprise when you consider I didn’t know it had A/C at all.
I couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary mechanically. The test drive was pretty cool – loads of power, fantastic sound, great throttle response. Steering was tight & smooth at speed felt pretty sure footed. At low speed it was equally pleasant to drive without any bumps, rattles or squeaks as I traversed the parking lot speed bumps. Once I got used to the Porsche 5-speed I had her up to 80MPH with little effort and she never felt flat or as if she was at a loss for power. That’s when the seller told me he’d had it up to 140MPH!
I did scrutinize his records and from what I could tell most of the major wear items (timing belt, clutch redo etc) had all been replaced in recent years as well as a consistent number of passed bi-annual passed smog inspection reports. The engine bay is not pristine, but there isn’t any oil or grease built up anywhere to be found. He also showed me a pretty cool Cat bypass tube that he says can easily be swapped out and returned when a smog test is due.
Honestly the price ain’t that bad for what seems to be a solid car and I am seriously considering it. But I’d like to see some of the minor things fixed or at lease haggled out of the price.
