94 GTS
12-12-2010 | 06:35 PM
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http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...7&entryRow=669
Think this is the 928 that sold for $29500 at Mecum Kansas City auction Dec 4.
Think this is the 928 that sold for $29500 at Mecum Kansas City auction Dec 4.
12-12-2010 | 06:58 PM
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12-12-2010 | 07:56 PM
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Im pretty sure there were several automatic 93 models sold as 94, and if this is one of them, that means it has the weak 1R rods that bend or break, probably one reason why 93 models go for less compared to a real 94 model years. There has been a few 93 models going for $23,000 to $30,000.
If you want a 94, try to buy one of the last ones.
If you want a 94, try to buy one of the last ones.
The 1R rods didn't necessarily bend under normal driving conditions and many are still on the road 17 years later.
The rods used in the '94 models were all the same throughout the run.
12-12-2010 | 10:46 PM
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Yea, I bet there were VERY FEW bent rods. My '92 has seen several track days and has 135k miles on it (a great many of them at well over 150mph) and it has no problems...
They were probably over revved 5spd cars too!
They were probably over revved 5spd cars too!
12-12-2010 | 11:10 PM
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^^^ I don't know how many engines with 1R rods have failed or have bent rods. I should not have brought the subject up, not my place I guess. But if I remember correctly the engine that had slightly S shaped rods was opened for other reasons and the rods happened to be bent, I saw the rod and it was S shaped, not enough in my opinion to be noticeable during a pan gasket change.
12-12-2010 | 11:26 PM
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Sometime's it's not so fulfilling to be an ordinary guy who makes an ordinary amount of money.
That car is something.
Just curious why at 34k the rear seats are so wrinkled?
Now, I'm -nit picking.
That car is something.
Just curious why at 34k the rear seats are so wrinkled?
Now, I'm -nit picking.
12-13-2010 | 02:14 AM
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http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...7&entryRow=669
Think this is the 928 that sold for $29500 at Mecum Kansas City auction Dec 4.
Think this is the 928 that sold for $29500 at Mecum Kansas City auction Dec 4.
Read my last post on this thread. I nailed the time frame for posting to eBay, but missed the sells figure (thought they'd try for more, guess $10k is enough profit).
The Mecum and Barrett-Jackson auctions are overrun with pin hooking dealers. The lone car enthusiast has little chance of getting anything there.
12-13-2010 | 09:48 AM
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You're thinking of the '92 models that were sold in the US as '93 model years. There was a change from the 1R rods to the 2R during that period.
The 1R rods didn't necessarily bend under normal driving conditions and many are still on the road 17 years later.
The rods used in the '94 models were all the same throughout the run.
The 1R rods didn't necessarily bend under normal driving conditions and many are still on the road 17 years later.
The rods used in the '94 models were all the same throughout the run.
12-13-2010 | 01:06 PM
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How many documented cases of the bent rods are there? This is always an issue every time a GTS comes up. I know of 2 local mechanics that are factory trained and over 25 years experience working on these cars and never once have they come across an issue on dozens of GTS's they have serviced. I wish people would stop harping on this as it seems to be more of a case of neglect and performance modded engines that suffer from bent rods.
