Is it worth it?

[georryan]

I have an oportunity to buy a Porsche 928. Its an 89. The engine is blown (driven without oil). I was going to buy it because I was told it was an 87 911 turbo with a slant nose, but after finding out what it really is I'm unsure. The bluebook for it is still 14k, but I don't know what they sell for?

I'd buy it to fix, get it running and sell it. I was hoping to make a good return on it.

What do you guys think? Is this car worth it, or am I better off going another route. (I was planning on doing this before my accident as well, so this is independent of my car.)

[evolutionmovement]

These cars are not worth much as nobody seems to want them. Sourcing a good V8 and swapping would be $$ and likely a real PITA. I've seen decent 928S for $7k and S4s for $15k. They're undervalued IMO, but my opinion doesn't matter to the market place and they are not cheap to fix. At all. A friend had one for a while and that's why he sold it. It may be possible to swap a domestic V8 in. I know there are conversion kits to do put SBCs in 911s so I imagine a 928 would be plausable. Still, I almost shake just writing that.

Steve

[THAWA]

Aww 928 I wouldn't bother personally, yeah its a rare car and whatnot, but its a front engined non-boxer porsche :\

[georryan]

Yeah, I kinda feel the same way Hardy. I was pretty let down when I heard what it was.

[entirelyturbo]

I have full respect for 928's. They're fast-ass cars. Sure it doesn't have the bloodline of the 911, but it's still a Porsche if you ask me. I'd kill to have a 944 Turbo right now

But is it worth it? No way. Finding a replacement engine will be difficult and expensive. And I understand front-engined Porsches are a bear to work on for even simple stuff...

[123c]

I'd stay away from the car, they are a real pain to work on, even to do a basic tune up. Also stay away from it if it has an automatic transmission, they are a big problem too.

[georryan]

Ah, thanks for the input. I think I'll leave this one alone more than likely.

[scottzg]

I'd stay away from the car, they are a real pain to work on, even to do a basic tune up. Also stay away from it if it has an automatic transmission, they are a big problem too.

you can get an automatic tranny in a porsche?

smg is bad enough...

[professor]

I always liked those cars but you should keep in mind that Porsche made them essentially as grand touring cars. They are heavy at 3600 lb. or so which offsets the good power of the V8.

The handling got knocked a lot as the chassis was designed in the mid-70's so wasn't terribly rigid. The body has a lot of aluminum panels, I forget which exactly but certainly the hood, doors, and possibly hatch. Damage to those will cost you big. The engine is tightly shoehorned in and tough to work on.

I would think this car would fall into the category of exotic, which to me means you need to find one in nearly pristine condition to make it worthwhile.