1982 928 for $800, am I crazy (rhetorical question)?
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1982 928 for $800, am I crazy (rhetorical question)?
Ran across a 1982 928 and seller is down to $800. Needless to say it is a project car!! Starts and runs, 5 spd manual that seems to shift well. Seller says he paid $2500 a6 months ago and intended to restore but has too many other projects.
78K miles on odometer (no idea if it is accurate of course), needs paint, will likely need all maintenance, a lot of interior work and god only knows what else. I am looking for a project car to restore with my son with the goal of turning it into a respectable daily driver (no show car plans). I thought that if I could negotiate this down to $500 I could always scrap it if I discovered it was too far gone.
Any experience selling to a salavage yard, what do they pay for one?
Thanks
Jim
78K miles on odometer (no idea if it is accurate of course), needs paint, will likely need all maintenance, a lot of interior work and god only knows what else. I am looking for a project car to restore with my son with the goal of turning it into a respectable daily driver (no show car plans). I thought that if I could negotiate this down to $500 I could always scrap it if I discovered it was too far gone.
Any experience selling to a salavage yard, what do they pay for one?
Thanks
Jim
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The trans along with a few other parts takes you above $800.
Pull the trigger.
You have Austin and DFW 928 experts to help else part-n-pull-it in your front yard.
Don't involve scrap yards.
Better yet, patch and drive. Early 5 speeds are fun. If its bad cosmetically, drive it at night.
Note: Replace lower balljoints with new steel carrier units if the original aluminum ones are still installed.
Pull the trigger.
You have Austin and DFW 928 experts to help else part-n-pull-it in your front yard.
Don't involve scrap yards.
Better yet, patch and drive. Early 5 speeds are fun. If its bad cosmetically, drive it at night.
Note: Replace lower balljoints with new steel carrier units if the original aluminum ones are still installed.
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Any experience selling to a salavage yard, what do they pay for one?
Btw: Remember, first you'll have to finish that poor horse; you really could?
Seriously - its incredible cheap. Congratulation!
Marc
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If you are talking about the white one with fugly carpet, the owner used to be posting on CL that it would need a new head gasket. My guess is the oil cooler is leaking into the radiator, but I never made it over to look at it.
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Parts are often worth two or three times the value of the car.
With a parts car, you sell parts.
With a project car, you buy parts.
My view is that you need one of each, and I would not pick a project car that needed paint.
With a parts car, you sell parts.
With a project car, you buy parts.
My view is that you need one of each, and I would not pick a project car that needed paint.
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I have asked about the title and still waiting on a response. really not interested in tearing down a car to sell!
I did see the head gasket note in the CL ad and have asked why he thought that was an issue. Any unique issues with the 928 and a head gasket leak that I shoudl be leary of?
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Jim
I did see the head gasket note in the CL ad and have asked why he thought that was an issue. Any unique issues with the 928 and a head gasket leak that I shoudl be leary of?
Thanks
Jim
Last edited by jwillman; 04-26-2010 at 10:02 PM.
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Pull the trigger Jim, a guy needs something to do with his spare time.
Gerry
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