I've surrendered
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I've surrendered
I can't do it anymore, 
The cost of parts, the spending more time under the hood than on the road, the wife asking "whens th ecar gonna be finished?". So I reluctantly traded my 81 for a 91 RX-7. I told my friend that the financial burden is going to be substantial due to the amount of neglect the car has seen. I will get another Shark but not until I can better afford it. One thing is for sure, I will be sure to get a PPI and get a car that has been very well maintained.
The cost of parts, the spending more time under the hood than on the road, the wife asking "whens th ecar gonna be finished?". So I reluctantly traded my 81 for a 91 RX-7. I told my friend that the financial burden is going to be substantial due to the amount of neglect the car has seen. I will get another Shark but not until I can better afford it. One thing is for sure, I will be sure to get a PPI and get a car that has been very well maintained.
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Well Jeff, I know how depressing that can be. Sad to hear about you losing the Shark, but glad you will have a more reliable vehicle. Not to bring up bad memories now, but what all had you replaced, and what problems did you have on it?
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Hurry back. Once you bring the right one home you can say "Look Honey, I finally finished the car." If you find it quick enough and it's the same color, maybe she won't notice. 
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Same thing happened to me but I paid 20k for a one owner car and had a PPI done on it. You never know what you are getting. Cost me a bundle the first two years but has been problem free for four. Sorry to see your dream dashed!! Hopefully things will work out again for you real soon.
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Even WITH a PPI, these cars require constant vigilance. But it's worth it as a hobby car to me. I don't use mine for a daily driver. Too cool a car for that. A really GOOD PPI is a minimum requirement or you're playing the lottery big time. Same goes for any foreign really high performance car. There's a price to be paid for driving a truly cool classic...that still beats out many of the new cars on about everything but perhaps reliability and maintenance costs....but if you add up depreciation on the new cars you may still be better off with a well-maintained 928.
The lst owner of my 2002 Audi TT 225 turbo Quattro w/ all the extras possible then paid $42K plus a thousand or so in taxes etc to get into the car. I bought it for about half that just 20Kmiles later. Talk about total cost of ownership! The PO took the hosing. I'm getting it too...but in smaller doses. The 928's a keeper. The TT will go. But the service from the Audi dealer is great and the reliability (so far) has been perfect. But, overall, I know it's not going to be cheap.
My wife just turned 113K miles on her '98 Camry. We bought it new. Expenses so far? Just regular scheduled maintenance stuff. It never has problems. Worth today? Hardly anything. Fun to drive? None. It's just gets us there and back in a benign manner. Driving a Porsche is an adventure full of adreneline (if you want it to be).
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The lst owner of my 2002 Audi TT 225 turbo Quattro w/ all the extras possible then paid $42K plus a thousand or so in taxes etc to get into the car. I bought it for about half that just 20Kmiles later. Talk about total cost of ownership! The PO took the hosing. I'm getting it too...but in smaller doses. The 928's a keeper. The TT will go. But the service from the Audi dealer is great and the reliability (so far) has been perfect. But, overall, I know it's not going to be cheap.
My wife just turned 113K miles on her '98 Camry. We bought it new. Expenses so far? Just regular scheduled maintenance stuff. It never has problems. Worth today? Hardly anything. Fun to drive? None. It's just gets us there and back in a benign manner. Driving a Porsche is an adventure full of adreneline (if you want it to be).
Harvey
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From: DFW
Originally Posted by Bill Ball
Sometimes it is best to cut your losses, lick your wounds and use the experience to help you find a better opportunity next time.
Originally Posted by SharkSkin
Better that it goes to a good home... now that you've had a taste, you'll never forget it...
Both true to me.
But I'm not going back to RX-7s, despite knowing and loving them. I have tasted the bounty of Porsche Torque know as the 928, and I want more someday.
Although I may bite on an RX-7 V8 swap if the right one pops up...
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you got a 91 RX7 in trade? if prices in your area reflect like they do in mine, you made out! 3rd gen RX7s are going for WAY more money than early 928s... Sorry it came down to that tho. Sell the RX7 and get another 928!
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How's that Ross? Your car was X dollars for X faults. A PPI will tell you the value, and balance due in back maintenance, but that will work only to ensure you don't get a lemon. After that, the car will need regular and unscheduled maintenance. In your case, once you've fixed the vacuum or oil leaks, she'll be fine. But you will want to fix all the compromises you made when buying her, back when you traded the money you didn't spend for the maintenance that wasn't up to date. So you will start replacing pieces that you alredy knew were in need of replacing. That's the big cost of 928's.
There is only ONE way you can avoid this, and that is by buying with PPI and knowledgeable inspection, and only accepting flawless and then ... paying maybe 3 times what you paid. Up front. A flawless 1987 928S4 is worth possibly 23 - 33k. A very nice example, not perfect, will fetch 15. And the kind of car tht is usually bought around here, fetches about 10 or 9k, and requires 10k or more to bring it to "very nice" status.
Again ... a PPI will tell you what's wrong, but you will buy it anyway, because most of us simply cannot afford a pristine example.
There is only ONE way you can avoid this, and that is by buying with PPI and knowledgeable inspection, and only accepting flawless and then ... paying maybe 3 times what you paid. Up front. A flawless 1987 928S4 is worth possibly 23 - 33k. A very nice example, not perfect, will fetch 15. And the kind of car tht is usually bought around here, fetches about 10 or 9k, and requires 10k or more to bring it to "very nice" status.
Again ... a PPI will tell you what's wrong, but you will buy it anyway, because most of us simply cannot afford a pristine example.