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Thank you everyone, I really appreciate the warm response. As a lurker here for the last 12 years or so, I have learned a lot that really helped me in knowing what to look for when hunting for a good one. And now that I actually have one, I'm finding even more to read up on.
The most ironic part of the search for my own 928 is that this car was right under my nose the whole time. It was tucked away in a garage that was less than 1/2 mile from my office so I've driven right by it thousands of times and never knew it was there.
You hit the jackpot on this car! Welcome. The best is yet to come as you become familiar with other special people who recognize how special the 928 is, with the same spirit of adventure.
(And your post is very useful with the photos, too!)
Well, it’s been a bit over a year of ownership so I thought I should do a little update.
I have nearly all the deferred maintenance finished for a car that sat in a garage for most of the last 25 years with very little usage put on it during that time (16k) and not moving at all for the last 3-4 years.
So far I have found very few parts that aren’t original to the car, belts, water pump, shocks, brakes, etc. were all production factory pieces as far as I can tell so as it seems that mechanically, nothing other than basic oil changes, fluid checks and possibly a coolant flush were ever performed on the car. A little scary to think about but on the other hand, nothing was ever messed with or screwed up for lack of a better term other than someone had the front wheel wells undercoated and the windows were tinted.
While doing the catch-up maintenance I have been replacing any missing or incorrect hardware with the correct pieces like a belly pan screws and incorrect sized fuses in the CE panel. Things that have gone missing over the years that needed attention such as the rubber cap for the driver side armrest storage, the cap on the intake flappy valve, touching up some faded paint on the center cap crests, etc.
Other than the messy job of removing the undercoating, probably worst thing I have run into so far is that there was a decent amount of curb rash on the passenger rear wheel. Fortunately I was able to file, sand and re-paint the lip and the repair came out nicely. Unfortunately the paint I used has a different level of metallic to it so it’s not a perfect match but you have to be within 10 inches to see it so I’ll re-address that at a later date.
Some before & after of cleaning up the undercoated wheel wells.
Most of my time has been spent just cleaning and polishing. I would really like to do a full paint correction on the car, but I’m a bit hesitant to do that as I don’t want it to be too nice to drive and enjoy.
I drove up to Gilmore Car Museum a few weeks ago to a 3 hour all-German car cruise-in that they had in lieu of their annual car show that was cancelled due to Covid. I’d guess there were about 100ish cars that showed up and it was probably the hottest day of the year, but it was a good time. It was pretty informal and they just parked the cars as they came in. I ended up next to a late model Golf. I always find it a bit humorous when parked next to a modern “compact” car as it shows just how large the 928 isn’t anymore.
I was amazed at the attention that it got. There were anywhere from 3-6 people around it consistently for the first hour or so. I stood back and just listened mostly but when someone said “I wonder what year it is?” I spoke up which of course led to a flood of other questions.
I kept hearing over and over nothing but positive comments about the car and especially about 928’s in general. I even heard some say it was the nicest one they had seen in a long time and since most of the comments were made without them knowing that the owner was standing there, I thought that was pretty cool.
I’m really enjoying myself and feel very fortunate to have found the car that I have. It has fulfilled the fantasy of 928 ownership that began in my early teens and there are times when I still can’t believe it.
I’m offering to run errands for the wife on nice days just to have an excuse to take it for a drive. Of course a 15 minute errand usually takes 2-3 times as long. I also find myself going out to the garage just to look at it.
I’m really enjoying myself and feel very fortunate to have found the car that I have. It has fulfilled the fantasy of 928 ownership that began in my early teens and there are times when I still can’t believe it.
I’m offering to run errands for the wife on nice days just to have an excuse to take it for a drive. Of course a 15 minute errand usually takes 2-3 times as long. I also find myself going out to the garage just to look at it.
10-31-2019, 07:44 PM
