linderpat

Nothing wrong with Mustangs! I love mine, and it is a fine track car to boot, plus very easy to work on compared, uh hum, to some other cars I know..

heyjeffm

Oh you lucky, lucky man!

Hmm, has she got a single sister?

mj1pate

You've come to the right place. We're all pretty good liars here.

That's why we call them "better half". Somebody has to have common sense.


That's not so hard. Have seen some for sale answering that description recently in this list. Keep searching.

Are you kidding?


Mike

shmark

You're not helping. There was a really nice 85 that went on ebay a couple days ago, looked like it had club sports on it. <sigh> I'm going to drive a Mustang this weekend just to see what it's like. I haven't driven one since my old girlfriend's mystic GT and that was a while ago.

But I know I'd much rather have a 928.

Anyone want to buy an '06 JCW Mini?

Mark

F451

I think this list is the place to get a "bargain" 928 - if there is such a thing. The rennlist sellers are usually painfully honest, and most of the cars have a history on here that you can easily read up on. Not to mention how well many of them are know by this community.

I've been seeing some great bargains coming and going here regulary and its killing me. Good thing my wife has some common sense otherwise I'd be divorced and living in a rented garage with a fleet of 928's (not that that would be so bad, except for the divorce part of course).

For a daily driver, that's a tricky one. Dealing with even a very well maintained 928, many of them are getting way up there in age (as you know), so its a bit of a crap shoot. I use my old pickup as my backup, and will be selling that soon, and buying either an A4, or a Volvo V70 R awd wagon as my commuter, and moving the S4 over into garage queen, on going freshen up status.

Anyway, I say go for it. Its only money. If it doesn't work out, you sell it and move on. Its not really that big a deal in the grand scheme of things is it.

Good luck and keep us posted. -Ed

F451

Check out how you like the seats in the 'stang. The few times I've driven them in the last 10 yrs or so, I couldn't deal with the seats. I could just not get comfortable. Otherwise, I thought they were fun.

And you're selling the JCW Mini?!

Why are you doing that?

I also have a Mini on my short list of commuter mobiles, although its a long shot (vs the A4 or V70 R).

mj1pate

OK....right you are. I couldn't resist. I would suggest from my own experience. You can probably make the case for a reasonably reliable 928, if:
1) follow through with a *qualified* PPI. Avoid just a few months into ownership having to explain to your wife that your car has succombed to thrust bearing failure and you need a new engine block
2) If the crank position sensor hasn't been replaced. Just replace it. I drove mine 4k miles across the country without incident and then it began dying unexpectedly at less than convenient locations. Replacing the crank position sensor fixed the problem and there have been much enjoyable miles since. How did I know to go right to the sensor as the culprit? Its just not that uncommon a problem in aging cars, and is a VERY aggravating gremlin. Your wife will hate the car under those circumstances and its a good preventive thing to do.
3) For the sake or your relationship, prepare her for the fact that this car will require regular care and feeding. I had top prepare my wife for that as well, so expectations are leveled. Replace all the original fuses, if not done already. replace critical ignition/injection related relays. Clean up grounds. Preempt situations that will make the car a wedge between the two of you.

Mike

Warren928

Get a Chevy Venture minivan if you want something cheap to drive. I did 185,000 miles in that god forsaken vehicle with no problems. BBBBOOOOOORRRRRIIIIINNNNGGGGG, but inexpensive.
Buy a mustang? Its a FORD, enough said! Think of all the money you will have to spend to make it handle like a shark, the mustangs handling still suck bigtime unless its a roush, but thats gonna cost you $50k anyhow!

A corvette would be more reliable than a stang. If you shop at the dealer the porsche will put you out of business, but if you find a good independent repair shop and use the big 3 for gently used or new replacement parts, you will be fine on maintenance. The key is to get one that have maintenance records of all kinds and passes the PPI with flying colors.

linderpat

wrong! My Mustang acquits itself very well on the track - smoked alot of much higher caliber cars especially thru the turns. It ain't a 928, but it ain't bad either...

shmark

Good to hear that the Mustang ain't all bad. I really like the 60's 'stangs, but never considered a late model one until now...ok I'm getting Mustang advice on Rennlist, I'll bet Beelzebub's toes are getting frosty.

Here's the thing. 10k-ish to spend on a good driver. That buys a 1999-2002 Mustang GT with around 50k miles, reliable, great a/c, dirt-cheap to repair if something goes south. And upgrades are cheap with an obnoxious exhaust, suspension and wheels available for not much money, all very good. Or...it could buy a great early 928S (possibly 85-86) with a stack of recent maintenance, less than 100k miles, fair a/c (I'm in Atlanta), but upgrades are $$money$$ and if something goes wrong it will be 2-3x the Mustang, minimum.

Sounds like a no-brainer to me, 928 all the way. So, I'm officially on the hunt. If anyone knows of a car like I described, that is in excellent shape with recent maintenance then by all means let me know. My wife will be fine with it as long as it's a good car, no projects.

Mark