Crackhead944S

what do you guys think of this one? Wifey would shoot me
I think I might check it out tomorrow, since it is problably less than 10 miles from my house.

folding wing 5 speed

doesn't it have to be '80 or newer to get the 300 hp?

FlyingDog

The only advantages of a 79 Euro over a 79 US is looks (no tractor trailer side markers), weight (100-200lbs at most), and larger throttlebody (bigger but questionable improvement). Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a 79 Euro. The first 928 I tried to buy 8 years ago (and really wish I had) was a 79 Euro. However they aren't anything special. That one has issues, so look at it like it's any other 928 with similar issues.

FlyingDog

1978/79 US/Euro are basicly the same except throttlebody and weight. If anybody needs the imprved 78/79 Euro TB contact Rixter about the one in my garage. The S (Euro S) 4.7L 300hp option was available 1980-83. I think 82-83 the S package became standard.

GlenL

Looks good for the price. Can't tell about the interior, though.

An early 5spd is a fun "driver's car." Pick it up for a few K$ and have fun.

rixter

it's a 78 not a 79

Crackhead944S

Yes, I saw in the Q&A that it is a 78. If the mechanicals are decent and the body is straight with the typical dings and paint chips, what is a good price for this? And yes the interior, at least from the pictures looks rough. But, I don't care that much about the interior, I want to drive it.

Oh yeah the wife said 'Are you going to trade your 944 for it?'. For now, I'm only allowed one toy.

crackerfeet

If you are only allowed 1 toy then you must be allowed more than 1 wife!!! That's the rule around here anyway.

Crackhead944S

She still gives me a hard time about my '80 CJ7. I was going to do a full restoration, but was recently out of college and had no money. So it sat in my parents yard for more than a few years with the old rusted body just sitting on the ground next to the refinished frame. Well, my parents sold the house and so, I gave it to a friend who had recently finished a fiberglass body install.

The words 'Jeep in the yard' can still send me into a rage, because it is a sore topic that I failed one of my first loves. Too bad there wasn't a Rennlist for Jeeps about 10 years ago. I assume that there is one now.

I keep telling her that one day I will have another.

Oh yeah I did a visual inspection of the 928. And the guy did an accurate job of describing the outside condition. It is rough. I guess I would rather a good body and paint and work out the mechanical issues with the lists help