Were 928's Unusually Neglected?
05-13-2005, 07:29 AM
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Nothing lasts forever, folks, including the drivers of these wonderful contraptions. Enjoy and be grateful for "right now", knowing this.
I still get a kick out of people's reactions. Met a new engineer last week at work and we got to talking cars. When I mentioned that I'd driven my 928 in to work, he said "Bull****! You don't own a 928! (pause) You really own a 928?"
So we went out to the parking lot to talk cars some more so he could gawk...
How many 20 year old cars can garner that kind of reaction?
Nothing lasts but the ride right now is TERRIFIC. That's what counts.
I still get a kick out of people's reactions. Met a new engineer last week at work and we got to talking cars. When I mentioned that I'd driven my 928 in to work, he said "Bull****! You don't own a 928! (pause) You really own a 928?"
So we went out to the parking lot to talk cars some more so he could gawk...How many 20 year old cars can garner that kind of reaction?
Nothing lasts but the ride right now is TERRIFIC. That's what counts.
Last edited by Thaddeus; 05-13-2005 at 08:37 AM.
05-16-2005, 04:29 PM
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Everyone has made good points.
Back to bigs original question - were 928's Unusually neglected? -- not necessarily. I would assume they were treated as any car that price when they were new, but as their value declined their target audience increased (widened), enough that more people would use them as a daily driver, and some of those didn't realize the cost of repair if neglected.
The magical word to note here is neglect. If these machines continue to be neglected, they will continue to disappear. It takes a special breed to appreciate and maintain a car properly (regardless of make). This breed is what keeps the 928 alive. We are very fortunate to have the "Big 3" to provide us mechanisms for obtaining parts and supplies. As long as the 928's are being restored, the "big 3" will remain in business. It's a ecological cycle and it begins by finding the neglected 928's and bringing them back to life!
Back to bigs original question - were 928's Unusually neglected? -- not necessarily. I would assume they were treated as any car that price when they were new, but as their value declined their target audience increased (widened), enough that more people would use them as a daily driver, and some of those didn't realize the cost of repair if neglected.
The magical word to note here is neglect. If these machines continue to be neglected, they will continue to disappear. It takes a special breed to appreciate and maintain a car properly (regardless of make). This breed is what keeps the 928 alive. We are very fortunate to have the "Big 3" to provide us mechanisms for obtaining parts and supplies. As long as the 928's are being restored, the "big 3" will remain in business. It's a ecological cycle and it begins by finding the neglected 928's and bringing them back to life!
05-16-2005, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris
1) Fixed up by some masochist (put me on that list)
Originally Posted by Chris
Those 6-9K S4's can turn into 20K S4's by the time you are done.
05-16-2005, 09:03 PM
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I have to say it. I'm selling my 944S to a friend. 40K and pristine, not far from show quality. And I wonder if I should . He does love it, and I have always maintained that cars are happier when driven frequently.
05-16-2005, 10:00 PM
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The thing of it is, they kind of grow on you. The majority of 356 drivers have always had them or always wanted one. with what I have into the beasts I could have almost any car, and yet I still get the most joy from a US spec. OB. I may have that car until I die, and I will be pestering JB as long as he keeps answering the phone. I only hope my friend really appreciates the 944. You know the 911 boys say that you don't own a Porsche, you just take care of it for the next guy. But if I put my heart into a car, that guy may have to wait a while. In the meantime I'm going to concentrate on wearing a few out, if in fact that is possible. Love them to pieces. More cars die of abuse and neglect than ever went from being driven properly and regularly. They die in driveways not highways. This month GT Puerly Porsche said that the 928 would never be a classic Porsche. Well, maybe thats because it is a classic Supercar. More like a Ferrari Daytona than an Air cooled 911. And not half slow either. Even in 20 years a good S4 will still be a 170 MPH rocket that will attract stares and onlookers. You can't take that away anymore than you can remove the letters from the bumper or the badge from the bonnet. A car that is hard to surpass today, that was at the forefront of design in it's time. Someday it will be a classic from the golden age of gas driven vehicles. Until then Carpe Diem and Caveat Emptor. Every day is a treasure.
