jwSubMOA

Hello gentlemen. I currently have an 84 white, auto that I have been turning into a track car/toy. I have discovered an 85 928S, one owner car with 24,000 actual miles. It is factory black with oxblood interior, auto, sunroof car. The body is very good with only minor issues, interior just needs cleaning and it is completely mechanically stock with all service records. It has always been stored inside in a climate controlled warehouse. Here is the concern: the car was last tagged in 2003, pulled out in 2006 and serviced with new gas tank, lines, tune up etc. Since then it has been regularly started and warmed up but not driven. Everything works with no leaks except a very slow AC bleed. The owner is asking $15000 with a $5000 allowance for tires and maintenance. Why he just didnt say $10000 is beyond me. I expect I can get this car for $7-8000, but am a bit put off by the lack of driving. I want a nice driver, not another ground strap marathon. Opinions?

GregBBRD

There's only one way to find out....

linderpat

if it is as described, I would not pass it up at the asking price of $10K. It will need about $5K in refresh of all the rubber bits, etc, but if you DIY that should be doable over a period of time. We need to see pictures to get a better idea.
Also, you might want to change your rennlist handle, since I am not sure if you are a spambot

jbrob007

Pics in & out and under the hood. The price is right, especially if the interior is in great shape. Mechanical issues SHOULDN'T be a problem, with the exceptions noted above ... Electronic gremlins can be solved... Interiors can be VERY expensive and only a couple of places in the nation are up to the task!!

wpgshark

Long periods of sitting on the same coolant and the associated corrosion is probably all you have to worry about mechanically, otherwise, considering the recent price increases for low mileage cars, it seems a very good deal.

Cameron

I had heard and read horror stories about low mileage cars. I bought an '87 S4 Auto with a bit under 19k miles on the clock. I have had it for 1 year now. The car had a service history, but with so few miles driven in the last few years before I bought it, not much had been done very recently. The timing belt / water pump job was done about two years before and all fluids were changed (except power steering I have come to learn).

Long story short, I drove the car home 2200 miles and have put about 6k total miles on it since I bought it. Nothing, I repeat, nothing has gone wrong. Everything works. AC blows ice cold. Auto climate control works to spec. No electrical gremlins. No idle issues. Flappy flaps happily. No vacuum problems. I know that I risk the car spontaneously exploding in my garage for having said this, but I wanted to share my experience. Me personally, I would not be afraid of a low mileage 928, providing there is a history and you know what maintenance you are going to have to do on the outset.

jeff spahn

I would watch your head gaskets on a car that low mileage unless you have records of biennial coolant changes.

linderpat

As Greg has said elsewhere, head gaskets are an issue regardless of mileage. As these cars age, the head gaskets will need attention no matter what.

James Bailey

the low miles is a huge plus for future resale.....it starts and runs as is so easily worth the 10 K !! so what if it needs $5,000 of catch up THEY NEARLY ALL DO ....driven or not.

928 DesMoines

If it has been stored inside a climate controlled warehouse as you say, then you have a great buy there. Your grounds and such should still be good to go.

I think that the "Gremlins" stories mainly are for cars that have been "stored in a barn, covered" or "Stored in the back yard covered".


PPI is always your friend. PPI will tell you if it has indeed been stored properly.

Hobibill

CAUTION, CAUTION, CAUTION!!!! If it is in Memphis, I looked at that one about 18 mo ago. If it is the same one, and I have the VIN somewhere, the odometer does not work so the mileage is unverified, it has a crappy respray on the front half, it has a nasty huge dent in the left rear quarter. Other than that I recall the interior was quite good and it ran well. He wanted 15k back then and I told him it was a 6500-7500 car, it would still be a good buy for that. Go bargain!

euro trash

How does one know if one's flap is flappying happily ?

Cameron

If your car is the red one in your picture, you don't have a flappy. It is on the '87 and later cars with the variable intake manifold. There is a black rubber *** that is actually a cap on the top center of the intake plenum. It rotates based upon engine rpm (i don't know if there are any other input variables such as engine temp?) in order to optimize torque in the mid rpm range.

If you remove the cap and rev the engine you can see it rotate. If you are checking alone, use a piece of masking tape and tape in onto the metal under the cap. Make the tape into the shape of a flag which sticks up a bit. You raise the hood all the way and you should be able to see the engine between the space at the bottom of the hood. Then you should be able see the 'flag' rotate when you rev the engine from inside the vehicle.

voskian

I purchased a 24k miles 91 GT back three years ago that had been stored in a climate control garage. The car was stored with no gas in the tank and the coolant was 100 % antifreeze ( no water mixed). After I bought the car, we flushed and changed all fluids, TP, water pump, tensioner, etc and I have put 12k miles on it with no issues. How a car is stored makes a big difference when one tries to resurrect it from a long sleep.

SMTCapeCod

yup, fingers crossed for you.