bureau13

You could always contact the seller and ask for engine pics and the VIN, to post on here and get more info?

From those (not great) photos, the car looks really nice.

abrescia

997TTEQNY

Good luck on your search..

I too am from the 997 side. The members here have been an amazing resource for me.

I hope to get my first 928 as soon as the roads re-open in the southeast

77tony

Not an early car but a well sorted S4. Reputable seller and a fellow member here on RL. Auction ends soon so get on over and place your bid(s) https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...che-928-s4-28/ T

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Jim M.

Any car offered by Mr Merlin is a rock solid car and everything he says you can take to the bank. He will hide NOTHING!

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77tony

Be patient and find the right one. Also, I'll ping a fellow RL'r who recently mentioned he might be selling his (IIRC) Meteor Grey 86.5. He purchased the car from Stan not to long ago. T

Wisconsin Joe

The Garnet one?

That's pretty nice, and the price isn't too high (yet).

You may recognize a few of the commenters over there from on here. GT6ixer (Nate), Linderpat (Ed) Rog100 (Roger) are all on here using the same names.

There are some valid questions, but no huge issues.

Far more the 'niggling little things'. Jump post cover, ignition amp cover, hood pad, air box strap. Those are very common things that get left off by 'less than diligent' people working on them.
As was noted, there were never polished wheels from the factory. Some dealers would offer chrome plated ones, but not polished aluminum. It's fairly easy to use aggressive soap (caustic) and accidentally remove the anodizing. The alternatives are to re-anodize them, or polish them. Polishing is both easier & cheaper. Personally, I like the polished look.

One thing not noticed yet is that the air filter is installed upside down.

The belly pan is missing. Those can be a bit difficult to locate, and can be somewhat expensive. They are very nice to have installed, however. They help direct airflow and protect the alternator & A/C compressor to a certain degree.

All in all, a good car. Good luck with the auction.

abrescia

GT6ixer

Since you want a 928 that is reliable enough for you to only deal with cosmetic issues, then something like a Stan (MrMerlin) or Greg Brown, or Sean Ratts, "sorted" car is going to be your best bet if you can find one.

Likely more than 95% of all 928s for sale have not been maintained by a 928 professional mechanic recently in their life. What that means is, in order to get it to the point where it needs nothing and you can just get in and drive it you could easily spend upwards of $50K beyond your purchase price to a 928 pro wrench to get it that way. Most of us on this board like to do our own maintenance, so the occasional issue affords us the opportunity to fix it ourselves. A lot of us find that rewarding. In my case I bought an '84 auto site unseen (and no PPI) that hadn't run in 10 years for $4500. In the past two years I have spent around another $15K in parts and labor to get it to the point where for the first time this summer I drove it everyday without issue. Now I did 85% of that labor myself. Had I paid someone to do all of it I would have been in for over $30K at this point. And even now the car is not completely trouble free. It's got an oil and tranny leak that I need to remedy. Cruise control doesn't work and the the shocks could use replacement. Plus another 50 things I have on my list.

All this is not to scare you away, but just to give you an honest assessment of where you could wind up financially to get a "cheap" 928 to suit you level (or lack of ) mechanical aptitude as you put it. Could a $12-$17K 928 be reliable out of the box? Sure. But you really need to get someone who knows these cars in and out to vet it thoroughly. And even then, it will still be a 35-40 year old Porsche at the end of the day. It will need proper yearly maintaining to keep it a reliable daily driver. And that means finding a mechanic near you that knows these cars.

Good luck on that '85 btw. Great looking car!

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Geza

Question on the polished wheels: My wheels are polished and the lug c'bores and 7 slots (inner surfaces) are black, most likely painted (I can't tell, but the black finish is pretty robust - it's not filth). I noticed in pictures of other polished man hole covers, these same features are also black. Do you believe all these wheels started out anodized, and were modified by various shops to "blacken" and polish them? TIA.