That's not how it works.

When you post to a public forum, be prepared to accept the encouragement and the criticism.

 

I would take Rob up on his offer!

 

I agree with Ryan, Rob is a very knowledgeable 928 owner, who does not hesitate to assist other 928 owners with they vehicles. He has assisted me on several occasions If you are at all entertaining keeping your 928, take Rob up on his offer. PerryS4 like you has posted that he is on the verge of selling his 928, but some recent visits to Rob's seems to have reduced his desire to sell it. Good luck with your 928

 

We have a near perfect burgundy interior if anyone is wanting to make this car really nice inside. $1,500 for everything.

 

Isn't that an oxymoron?

 

Burgundy is great to drink and I lilke it in my '85 too

A wise man (Jim Bailey -- I've quoted this many times, b/c it is concise) once said "You'll either love it or hate it." IMHO Six months is short. You are in the hate phase. With the help available in S CA and getting set straight on the AJ mistake, it can improve; keeping this in mind, the expenditure should go down and if you lower expectations overall, it will not seem so painful emotionally and in the wallet. OTH, if the car doesn't light you up, no sense in flogging a dead shark.

 

I want to put in a slightly different perspective on the 928 which I never admitted before. My first car wasn't really exactly what I wanted and during the 2 years of ownership I didn't have true enthusiasm for the car. I could never put my finger on it but it just never drew me in like other cars I've wanted/owned. It ran great from the day I purchased it so it wasn't a lack of maintenance that drowned my enthusiasm. Fast forwrad to the GT I bought a few weeks ago and it is a completely different experience. From the minute I saw it to the first drive home I fell in love. I have a great deal of passion for this car and my list of wants keeps growing daily to make it perfect.

Can't explain it but maybe it's possible others have similar experiences and when it's wrong it's wrong and when it's right it's right.

 

It seems that the sharks aren't high maintenance so much as the owners

 

I think that's a really good point, and gets more valid as our cars continue to age.

Speaking as someone who lurked here for a long time before buying my S4, it's still a bit of a shocker to now experience exactly what's required to "sort out" a shark that hasn't been meticulously maintained. The two POs did most of the heavy lifting - TB/WP, steering rack, AC, gaskets, etc. But they left for me the stupid stuff that I've never dealt with before on a car - hatch squeeks, spontaneous electrical bugs, motor mounts, cracked dash, etc.

I can sympathize with your frustration. I would consider selling too, if things kept breaking at a faster pace than I could fix them. Good luck to you!

 

I have to laugh at this, you are so righ on about the things that are "rare", I have been here 3 years now and not once did I see anyone go, " ewwww its got the folding wing, or the mech diff or the oil squirters, I HAVE to have that car

 

I've had my car for over a year and I think I drove for a month before I put it up on stands to make it a safe vehicle. I didn't do my homework and some days (more like weeks) I lose motivation but it is what it is. Sometimes I look at it and imagine myself drive around in my Porsche, something that I could never have imagined as a boy from a family teetering on the edge poverty.

I've learned so much in the process and I don't find my '84 to be really that complicated but it is fairly expensive. In the end its really the journey and not the destination that I'll talk about when I'm older.

 

Been that way for me too, spent some time and energy finding a really nice car that had consistent maintenance and the PO did most of the "heavy lifting" too. Since then I've been working out a bunch of little things like brake rebuild, clutch hydraulics, and shift linkage (all relatively inexpensive but more than a little work), fuel lines and copper washers, and a bunch of other misc stuff. I have new motor mounts in the garage that will wait until after SITM before I get to them. But working on the car is a nice getaway into the garage and I just love the way it looks...I like driving it even better. I'm just more sane with a toy.

 

Hey Brian did you build your speedster?
Cheers
Matt

 

Hello all memmbers i too was one of the guys wanted to give up .Everything i read on the forum i ended up doing it and more,but thanks to Kevin for a complete job on the intake refurbished i had changed my mind of selling it.Torque tube went in december and crank postion sensor lately ,but so far it ran flawlessly.Today a guy on the 5 south in a brand new porsche 997 turbo pulled next to me and i thought he wanted to race so i looked over and he gave me a thumbs up .That a great feeling.

 

I just noticed that you have been on the boards for about two and a half years. with over 6315 posts. Man that is a lot of posts in such a short period of time. I guess you really like rennlist