Pierre Martins

I'm just wondering, are there any 928 owners on Rennlist who bought their current 928's new, brand new off the showroom floor?

Probably not, eh?

bwebb77

Nope, for me. I'm the second owner.

Randy V

Rich in AZ is one, with his '93 GTS.

Chuck Z

There probably aren't too many. There are a couple original owners on this list. Tony in NH owns a 95 GTS and there is another 95 GTS in KY owned by the original owner.

Mine are:
blue GTS - 2nd owner
black GTS - 3rd owner
green 78 - 3rd owner

Garth S

.... second owner on both

intrepidjohnson

I've purchased 3 new.

airosey

My father in law bought mine off the showroom floor in 81. Still has the check where he paid for it. I plan on framing it soon hehe.

Rich9928p

Yep, no POs for my Amazon Green GTS. If any stupid sh*t has happened, it is my fault. Someone made the comment that I've lost a lot in depreciation ... my reply, you don't loose a cent if you don't sell it! Heck, I'll probably be buried in it - naw, why waste a GTS on the dead.

karl ruiter

I met somebody at sharktoberfest who was in a red '79 which he had purchased new. I don't remember his name, but chances are that he is on the list sometimes.

ErnestSw

I've bought two new, an 83 Euro and an 87, but sold 'em both.

Rich9928p

Ernest, how could you ???????

Pierre Martins

Hey Rich, if it's not too much trouble, take us on a trip down memory lane. Tell us what the buying experience was like, picking up the car from the dealership, first impressions, breaking it in, the first time you stomped it... Got any pics from those days?

Cheers,
Pierre.

Rich9928p

Geeze, 1993 was a long time ago. This was during the time that Porsche was rumored to be going out of business. Sales were in a real slump, I think they sold a total of 3600 cars in the US that year, Dave Roberts reports that 120 GTSs were sold in the US that year.

My first '84 928 was purchased in '87 from a friend who purchased it new. There were two Porsche dealers in Phoenix at that time, and they were using the trick of offering a free oil change visit to then suggest several thousand bucks of work at check-out. I think in three years I never paid for one oil change, I just let the two dealers offer me free oil changes. I decided to purchase my GTS from the dealer that treated me the best and had the least pushy service shop. So I hope dealers do learn that a bad service experience can cost them car sales. (Today there is only Penske Scottsdale Porsche North Scottsdale, needless to say there are no free oil changes now).

The dealer was very nice. When they realized that I was serious about buying they asked me what I was willing to pay, they wouldn't refuse a fair offer. They gave me the salesman's instruction book to read - they had nothing to hide. It was interesting that the target purchaser demographics pretty much nailed me; buyers often know more about the Porsche's than the salesmen; if the buyer has a question technical question they expect an accurate answer; they don't want to screw around; and .... most likely a purchaser has previously owned a Porsche. The sales book did a good job of summarizing the evolution of the 928.

There wasn't a GTS in the state, there were only 12 in the US. I was provided a printout of the US inventory to choose from. There were a few black black black GTS 5-speeds. I decided to purchase an A/T, having been convinced by my '84 that the 928 was plenty sporty to drive with an A/T. The dealer had a nice 911 in Amazon Green, the color was intriguing. I told them that my wife would want to see the color so they threw me the keys and I left to take her out to lunch in this 911 to test drive the color. I got the Amazon Green OK, so I ordered my GTS. It was in Atlanta so they trucked it in. I think the only pre-purchase inspection gripe that I had was the plastic on pliers handle in the tool kit was cut - they ordered new pliers for me.

As soon as the break-in period was over I was interested to see just what the GTS could do. A few years previous I had completed the 4 day Bondurant GP driving course, so I felt pretty confident. I exhausted my first set of rear tires in 7000 miles! At that time, the GTS was the top of the Porsche line and a 928 driver was king of the world. I’ve never looked back. It is a fantastic car, a pleasure to drive. I do drive my cars, the GTS has about 46,000 miles on it. It has suffered from small rock chips and windshield nicks. It does OK on oil consumption – no gripes like other GTS owners.

Would I do it again? Knowing the evolutionary improvements that Porsche makes, I’m sure that the 997 has some great manners, or a GT3 would be fun to have on the track. The Carrera GT - it is just a function of cubic dollars. I’m hoping to be in a position to purchase a new Porsche in the future.

I have one interesting story to tell. I drove the GTS to the 928 Owners Club International Convention in 2000 in Wichita. I had the window sticker on display. A gentleman inspected the car, went and grabbed his friend, and immediatly returned. He asked where I got the car, I told him I bought it new in Phoenix. He looked a bit disappointed. I then added that it was trucked in from a dealer in Atlanta. He then spoke up, "This is my GTS!" He told me that he factory ordered the car and got cold feet when he was at the dealer for delivery (he did drive it around the block) ... he kept his S4. I told him, "Sorry, this is my GTS."

Fogey1

Talk about ruining the leather!

Jim bailey - 928 International

For the most part those who paid the big money and bought a new 928 did not intend to work on it,did not wish to work on it , and simply paid when something did need to be fixed. They also tended to be older (it can take time to accumulate wealth) when they did buy the cars new and now 10-20-27 years later they are even older ! That same age bias also means they are far less likely to be as active on the internet. They may also have other priorities and/or prefer doing other things with their time than discussing how to bleed the clutch especially when their car is an automatic. The vast majority of 928 Owners in the US are not active on any forum. Last word from Porsche was over 15,000 928 cars are still registered in the US which does not mean they run and drive simply registered and there are more lurking quietly in garages and warehouses waiting....just waiting. Many original owners simply opt to hold on to the cars rather than sell them for what they consider to be little or no money. It is a bit like the high tech stock bought at the peak for dollars per share until you sell it for pennies per share you have not "lost" the money......... The 928 is and was always a special car.