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I started a thread a few months ago when I was considering purchasing, the owner and I couldn’t agree on price at that point. Well…I guess time was on my side as he was tired of dealing with CL and all the heartache that entails when selling a car. I contacted him again and he was ready to sell this time. It is now mine.
1984 928S, I estimate about 80-85 thousand miles. The odometer doesn’t work but I have every maintenance document since new and these documents along with my conversations with the PO lead me to that mileage. The car had one owner from new in 1984 until he died in 2011. I bought from second owner who drove the car around 2000 miles in his 5 years of ownership. It has always been a Chattanooga car.
The car is 100% original and unmolested in any way (even original radio, which works). Original paint also. I spent about 40 man hours buffing and reconditioning and am amazed at the quality of the workmanship and finish on the car. I tried very hard to find something that told me the car had been repainted but could not. The car was very sound mechanically except for a coolant leak that turned out to be the water pump (it was time anyway and I knew this prior to purchase). German autohaus here in Chattanooga did the water pump/timing belt job along with checking the car over. It made me feel good that they couldn’t get over the condition of the car and commented it was the best one they’d seen in a very long time. The only other major issue I’ll need to address is the AC as it is not working. It appears the compressor is leaking. The car had the conversion many years ago, I’ll deal with that when the weather starts to warm. It’s getting new tires this week (current Michelins are 16 years old and hard as rocks).
Love the car and can’t believe the comments from everyone I run across. I’ve not seen another one here in the 14 years that I’ve been in Chattanooga. I’m sure they’re out there just haven’t seen one. Thanks to Brian (board member) in Ringgold for the recommendation to German autohaus. Brett, Angelo and crew were top notch. Here’s some pictures to go along with the long narrative.
Sorry...My name is Mike, I'm in Ooltewah TN. It's just outside of Chattanooga. I'm a retired Army First Sergeant and have been teaching HS JROTC since I retired in 2003.
Looks excellent on the outside in your pics, and in my limited experience the pics don't do it true justice. Thanks for sharing the pictures and the history.
If the rubber pieces, especially but not limited to fuel lines under the hood, haven't been replaced relatively recently then you know the drill. Way too many carbeque stories and photo essays here to even consider driving with the original hoses.
The hoses list includes fuel hoses behind the engine bay, including everything around the tank filter and pumps. All those coolant hoses, crankcase vent lines, brake hoses, power steering and auto transmission fluid cooling hoses are suspect. You'll sleep better.
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FWIW since your wheels are so nice,
and they dont look like they have been cleaned with MAG wheel destroyer, I mean cleaner.
( This eats the anodized coating away.)
Get some vaseline and put a lite smear on the wheel,
let it sit for a while, then wipe off with a microfiber towel,
Your wheels will glow.
Thats how to take care of those forged anodized wheels.
Oh and to clean the wheels use some car soap in a spray bottle and thats it.
safe for paint safe for the wheels
01-22-2017, 03:11 PM
Finally a new owner...
