Jim bailey - 928 International

Rodents always check for rodents....they love chewing wiring insulation and building nests in the aircleaner housing...

funkyboogalooo

Just in case you guys didnt know im in the UK, our import laws are different to yours so registering shouldnt be a problem providing I can get proof of age. I am getting a bit carried away but I am currently dreaming (it cant hurt to dream surely ;-) )

marton

Hmmm so 25 years of annual back tax to pay??

Marton

mark kibort

sitting in someone's side yard, totally neglected. Even rats in the air box as Jim says!

a few months later, "the holbert racer"

MK

djurek

Please pm me the address. I will help her clear the clutter around the car for you. (just kidding)

Jim bailey - 928 International

The only clue that you are in GB was the reference to S-2 BUT many in the US use that term as well .... Had you mentioned the wings, bonnet, Tyres, windscreen we might have picked up on it or if it were added to your signature. best of luck to you and hope this ends well !!

docmirror

I got it at 'Mums'. I'd be all over that like white on rice.

IcemanG17

BE AFRAID.......be very afraid...unless its super cheap........even then.....basically you will have to rebuild a 100 mile car to make it reliable....since all the little rubber bits everywhere will be rat food by now....probably all the wiring too.....

If you plan on making it run......send your credit card to Intl right now....& pray for a credit line increase!!! :>)

Ron_H

Nobody buys a new Porsche and never drives it? I don't think so. You should try the concours nuts in PCA. I know of an '89 (???) Speedster that has only factory test miles on it. The owner tore it all apart after purchase to detail it.
He takes it to concours events in a trailer and leaves the same way. He starts it for judging and then shuts it down and back on the trailer. He is not unique in PCA.

F451

Nothing wrong with having some fun with it. I'd be doing the same thing.

Keep us posted. Unless it really does turn out to be a super low mileage 928 that is in more or less one piece and will be an easy mechanical restoration.

In that case, I don't want to know.

And Jim, that TR4/Spitfire story. Freaking hilarious.

Dennis Wilson

Unless the fuel system was completely drained or prepped, the CIS will require a major overhaul or replacement. BTDT

Dennis

dr bob

If it's a 100 mile car, it's really OK to buy it. The big concerns are only about the rubber pieces like hoses and body seals. Those deteriorate just as fast in a driver as in a stored car, maybe faster. So those are likely no worse that Joe's down the street with 200 thousand miles on it. Meanwhile, no mechanical wear on the stored car. I'd have it transported, replace all the rubber bits, flush the fuel system, clean the fuse panel, new fluids, and a full visual inspection. Spray some WD-40 or similar in the plug holes to soak the rings, let it sit for a few days, then --gently-- try to rotate the motor by the crank pulley bolt. Put new oil in the sump, and as part of the timing belt procedure, spin the oil pump with a drill motor and pressurize everything for a while with the new oil. If everything looks OK and moves OK, then and only then is it OK to try and start it.

Jim bailey - 928 International

If it is a 100 mile car ....who cares if it runs. It would be criminal to actually DRIVE it

Imo000

I had a feeling that the saying “nobody” will bite me in the a$$. There is always exception to the rule but I just can’t picture buying a brand new car, paying a substantial amount of money for it, and then just not drive it at all.

bronto

OK, who are you, and what have you done with Jim?!?!