dredpyrt

I ran across a 83S in the Autotrader that the sellers say has 32000 original miles and are asking $7995. Its been my understanding that Porsche 911s are more reliable if they have been used regularly and i was wondering if this was true for the 928. I havent contacted the sellers but lets say for the sake of argument [worst case scenario] the records are "lacking". Thanks!

Bill51sdr

These cars (928's) seem to be more reliable if they are driven often. I have no scientific analysis to back that statement , but I believe you will find this to be the concensus here.

Jim bailey - 928 International

Mostly it is the required services which can get neglected ....oil once a year , brake fluid every two , coolant every two, switches get corrosion from no use. The rubber hoses etc. still break down over time and need to be replaced. But clearly a lot more of the NEW should be there than on a car with 132,000 miles or 232,000 miles. Besides this is an $8,000 car most new cars drop that much in value the FIRST YEAR !

pcar928fan

Could be a REALLY great car and great guy...or it could be a basket case. If it was kept in a garage for most all its life and in particular the most recent past and was owned by someone who loves it but only drives it on nice days it could well be a GREAT, GREAT CAR and a GREAT DEAL to boot!

cold_beer839

They need to be driven. Maybe the owner did take it for a spin once a week to keep things from drying out. I would go look at it, and the service records, and talk to the owner. It may be a good deal.

RKD in OKC

A Jaguar with low miles typically means it was in the shop too much to be driven therefore is a bad example of the marque.

Brett928S2

Hi

When I used to inspect cars for customers, I had a saying if the records were magically missing...

If it looks good then add a 1 in front of the mileage figure on the speedo...if it looks bad add a 2...

All the best Brett

Marine Blue

A low mileage car is a great buy so long as the previous owners were dilligent about maintaining the car based on time and not mileage. If no records exist for any extended period of time then it's questionable if the mileage is correct and if it was maintained properly. You would need to look closely for signs of wear/tear including gas/brake pedals, dead pedal, carpeting, rubber trim, rubber in the engine bay, the paint etc.

My GT has 30K miles and runs beautifully. Only real problems I have with the car are a leaky oil pan gasket and a battery that needs to be replaced. Neither come as a surprise.

I won't argue that these cars love to be driven and feel better after a couple days of back to back use.

Jadz928

I agree with Jim. There is a lot more new in a low mile 928. No broken door handles due to extended use, No pivot screw falling out of the seat back hinge, broken sunroof cables... the list goes on for higher mile 928s.

It's like the signs of aging... pull out one grey hair and there will be 9 to replace it.

kiesan

I just resurrected a low mileage '82 that had not been driven in 20 years. It had been stored in a perfect environment, and it still ran me $4000 at the shop. That did not include new tires that were badly in need of replacement due to age.

dredpyrt

I like the "S" body style and the simplicity[relatively speaking] of the 16v motors plus this car is manual to boot.

Sailmed

Hmmm...
That may be true for you kids...
but as you get older, you'll find pulling out one grey hair is like pulling dollars from your wallet, just gives you less... be careful or you won't have any!