Ross Smith

Here is the repair history of a 1983 Porsche 928. Any opinions on it? How does it compare to other 928s of that age, does it have more repairs, fewer repairs, or about the same?

Date Milage Cost Activity
02/25/83 Owner 1 takes delivery
11/14/85 27,675 $3,089 Tune up, cam belt, brakes, tires
12/08/87 43,544 $1,948 Replace Clutch, tune up
05/15/89 50,500 $4,457 timing belt, water pump, tune up
10/30/90 55,420 $902 master cyclinder
02/11/92 59,280 $2,086 clutch pedal, brakes, wheel bearings, tune up
10/28/92 60,832 $1,926 tires, alternator, intake gaskets,decarb induction sys
07/27/94 65,551 $3,790 cam gasket, clutch, V-belts
08/12/94 65,642 $1,062 clutch, master cylinder
06/14/95 69,066 $603 Owner 2 - water pump
09/16/95 69,978 $15 Rotate tires
11/03/95 $24 Exhaust
03/14/96 70,736 $3,123 Transmission
12/14/96 73,399 $13 Diagnose timing
12/21/96 73,436 $112 Battery
11/08/97 76,714 $19 Align
04/25/98 79,350 Battery
01/23/99 84,232 $30 Adjust timing
02/27/99 84,930 $45 Door glass
06/02/99 85,618 $340 Ball socket, A/C
11/15/99 87,400 Owner 3 buys car
12/10/99 88,817 $531 Speedometer, smooth rotors
02/04/00 $298 tires
07/20/00 92,062 $43 Oil
02/10/01 $109 Battery
02/20/01 92,799 $476 Fix short
02/21/01 92,809 $126 Align
03/06/01 92,862 $313 Tires
03/22/01 92,888 $2,733 Tensioner & timing belt, coolant, water pump, hoses thermostat

Moss928

Yikes! That's about $27,700 worth of fixes. That translates roughly to $1538.88 per year or $128.00 a month. Consider it a car payment!

It looks like it's time for a new clutch!

Moss928

BTW. Mine is in the shop right now with starting problems. I just got it out of the same shop a little over a week ago (unrelated $1,100.00). I'm really starting to miss my shark!

928 Maniac

Ross, I also have an '83. I would say your maintenance costs are pretty much average, depending on how much your car is used and how hard it's driven. It also depends what kind of enthusiast you are.

Regular maintenance is one thing, but it's when you start doing mods to it when the money really flows. Ask me! - When the fine line of distinction becomes obscured by an obsession to go faster and look cooler, you can find yourself in a deep financial hole before you know it.

Anyway, it's a wonderfull car, so if you can afford it, the pleasure you'll get from driving it should be sufficient reward. Stick with it. Just be realistic, that's all.

Just my 2 cents worth..., er, actually, whilst were at it, let's make that $ 2.00, or rather $ 2000.00 he-he-he...

Ed Ruiz

A lot of those items seem to have been done too soon and for too much. The first cma belt at 27k miles is one example.

What gets done for a tune-up, and why does the car need one every two years?

About 23k miles later another cam-belt? Why?

Also, two master cylinders in 11 years?

Also, why another H2O pump in less than 20k miles?

Why so many clutches?

That last $2,733 job should have been in the $1500 range. I did mine for about $500.

From what I gather, there are owners out there who have more dollars than sense and there are mechanics who will help them spend them. The first owner either had too much money, or most of the work done was covered under warranty.

My average 928 costs are in the $1k to $2k range. However, I use my GT for daily driving AND for performance driving. If it were just a commuter car, the average would be considerably less. YMMV.

WallyP

Way too much maintenance and WAAAY too much money.

You too can spend that much at a dealer, or you can spend half as much at a good shop, or you can spend les than a quarter as much and DIY.