LEADASS

Does anyone have a clue as to how many of the 61,000 cars ever built are still running? How many in the U.S.?

danglerb

Still about 15k or more in the USA, but that might include some never to run again cars.

Joe '87 S4

There's one in my garage. So only 60,999 left unaccounted for.

jcorenman

60,997 ...

heinrich

I've owned most of them, so I can tell you ... the answer is, "a lot". But not a lot of 5-speeds, and even fewer GT's and even fewer GTSes. Conclusively I assure you there is only one 1987 S4 with a LSD 2.64 5-speed and 3278lbs, and 350bhp.

Joe '87 S4

Roll Call.

Korwen

There will be a lot more if Porsche ever get off their *** and get rid of two doors and lots of ugly from the Panamera, and give it a proper name.

linderpat

The interesting thing is that if there were "only" 15k or so corvettes or mustangs left, they'd be selling for deep six figures at Barret-Jackson and the other auctions.

Andre Hedrick

I crashed one, have one in hand, and one in Germany (hopefully still).

LightStriker

Considering the huge ammount that got ripped appart for parts...

namasgt

928s are forgotten cars, just look at how bad they talk about them; this is a recent thread, even a claimed Porsche tech is saying their a POS,

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4562051

whiteNSXs

I think Aston Martin already built it and it is called the Vantage V12. Porsche missed the boat. Everytime I see a 928, I stopped and admire how beautiful the car is. I think the AM Vantage is the closest thing to the great 928 if it were still built in this century.
Steve

danglerb

Muscle car auctions aren't about the cars, they are about recapturing lost youth, with people bidding on memories.

whiteNSXs

In a way, it is true that the 928 is overly complicated and unreliable. With my short ownership for a month, the passenger's window switch went south, the AC only has warm air coming out all the time even with the AC and all fans off, the rear hatch switch is getting a little erratic, and the car only has 54k miles. My 1989 Carrera has 89k miles with EVERYTHING working and even a novice like me knows how to work on it with the Bentley Manual. The 928 Service Manuals are useless. As a flagship, the 928 has major reliability issues beyond reasonable. I am trying to figure out how to bulletproof the car by changing all the vulnerable components out such as the vacuum lines and perhaps use all aftermarket AC components. I am also going to dump all the useless air flaps, motor, and linkage to save some weight. I thought a thermostat is all it needs to do what those flaps do.
Steve

86'928S MeteorGrey

The 928 is not overly complicated. It's just an old car with very expensive parts, and a lot of luxury features. Any car that is 20 years old with comparable features that has not had any form of continued maintenance will have all of the problems you mention. Your 89' 911 might have less problems, but I'd like to compare real maintenance records between the two cars. If both cars are maintained fully, the 928 is a superior car in every way except for status quo IMHO.