Yikes that looks super nice, I have an 89GT with ~150k miles and can attest that looked after as we know they are amazing to drive. Min is some way off the condition of the one above, that's a peach.

I was quite taken with this GT on your side of the pond...63k miles, $32.5k, no affiliation...last thing I need is another one...

[img=left]https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/galleria_images/8967/8967_main_l.jpg[/img]

https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/..._medium=portal

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And a rear AC fan speed ****, while you're at it?

 

 

IF (that's a big if) that is the same dealership as Beverly Hills Porsche, don't ever buy anything from them

Here's a 997 CPO horror story purchase thread.
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-forum/761209-my-poor-car-9.html

 

I agree...to a certain extent. And disagree to a certain extent.

Low mileage cars come with what I consider to be a very significant "potential car killing" issue....water cooled engines that did not get the coolant changed often enough......and "sat" for too long between being run. Combine that with idiots pouring in "cheap" coolant that turned acidic in a year....and there's the "show stopper". Forget timing belts. Forget thrust bearing damage (although that is a MAJOR issue, too.) From what I'm seeing, this is going to be the most major facing these "low mileage" engines, perhaps the entire 928 model, in the future. I'm seeing awful damage on engines, from coolant issues.

I've got a 100,000 mile GTS apart, right now, that ate the head up between the head gasket and the block....filled a cylinder with coolant, and cracked that cylinder when the engine got cranked over!
That's not either "high" or "low" mileage....but more of "the writing on the wall" type of thing. Kinda scary to see, even for me!

The advantage of higher mileage engines is that the coolant, due to hose and water pump replacements, got changed more often. Granted, "cheap" coolant could have been used and there still could be damage....but the "odds" are way better.

And quite frankly, everything else on a 928 can be rebuilt (If you use my definition of rebuilt, which is "make new".) And due to changes that we have "invented" (reduced oil in the intake system, better fuel hoses, etc.) and updates that Porsche made, over the years.....they can be made actually better than new!

I've got an '89GT here, right now, that the owner has spent $125,000 on (not all with me...I just did the engine and some other work.) It's really, really, really nice. Could he sell it for $125,000 and recover his investment? Not today. Maybe.....in the not too distant future, either.

On the other hand, he could go buy a new $125,000 Mercedes, BMW, Audi, or Porsche (or a whole bunch of other $125,000 cars) and in three years the German cars will all be worth....maybe $60,000? Maybe less?

Is he an idiot or a genius?

Rob Edwards has been "restoring" a 1989 GT. He took it apart (to a bare shell) and had it painted, restored the interior, suspension, brakes, wheel bearings, axles, etc. I did the engine. I did the transmission. The car is fricking "new". What is it worth? He will find out if there is any demand for this kind of 928.

I'm doing the same thing to a 1991 S4....making it mechanically and cosmetically perfect.....nothing left to "chance". What is it worth? I, too, will find out if there is any demand for this kind of 928.

 

Let's not forget this 91GT with 165,000 miles sold for $34,928 back in October of 2016. The market hasn't exactly gone down since then:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-porsche-928/

 

I think it's a great buy, even without the airbags.

 

Yeah, all other things considered, if I were in the market for a 928, and it had to be a 5sp, given all this car has, I would not hesitate to drop $40k on this, notwithstanding the mileage. The head rescission happens to EVERY 928 head ever made. If it's gonna happen to a 1978, and a 1995, might as well get the one that has the rest of the car in dead-nuts, no excuses condition. So what if I have to take the heads off and weld them next year? I'll do it, be happy it's done, and drive another 200k miles.

The bottom feeder has no problem at all with the asking price on this car. Being the owner of two GTs does not affect my op-ed either. This is just a damn fine piece of metal.

 

Are the plug wires on the left distributor oriented properly? I only ask because I'm a stickler for such details and would like to know if I should adjust mine (I have the left 3 grouped together pointing towards the right bank). Thanks!

 

"Salvage Title" = "No thanks"

 

I just received notification that the Black GT that is the subject of this thread is now on CarGurus.com:

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/invent...ting=231687710

Listed as 3,000 miles. (Of course there is a link to the more detailed AutoKennel listing for "complete history")
Still a stunning car in my opinion..I'm saving pics of the engine bay as motivation to get mine sorted that clean!

 

Apparently the trans has been 'upgraded' to auto:

Listing Summary

 

thats good news for roger!