Low milage 1990 GT on Pittsburgh, CL
11-08-2011, 04:05 PM
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I have a 76 AM V8 with 30K that I haven't used since 1987 and the 89 928 GT I'm working on with 50K hasn't been used since 95. I would not trade either one of them for vehicles that have more miles and have been used more frequently. This lack of use arguement is bull **** in my opinion. A 928 GT with 11K is irreplaceable and a genuine future collectible.
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Semi-retired, as of Feb 1, 2023.
The days of free technical advice are over.
Free consultations will no longer be available.
Will still be in the shop, isolated and exclusively working on project cars, developmental work and products, engines and transmissions.
Have fun with your 928's people!
11-08-2011, 04:27 PM
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My 89GT is absolutely like new inside. Theft recovery missing a cylinder head. Bearings look new, underside of pistons don't have any carbon discoloring or any carbon between the ring lands. No erosion on deck surface of block. Virtually none on the original head. Only going to take a couple of thousandths off the heads to have a perfect mating surface. Aston has been drained since 87. The nicest original connolly hides your likely to see in a 35 year old car. Still has decent original paint.
11-09-2011, 12:33 AM
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Here's some info I got from the owner.
They are the original owner.
Maintained by
C & G Performance
2100 Big Sewickley Creek Road
Sewickley, PA 15143
Just a weekend or car show driver
All electronics work correctly
After market stereo system
All original exterior and interior. So if Porsche didn't use Camel skin leather then it's not Camel skin.
They are going to send me the VIN, Picture of the original sticker and better pictures of the car.
I didn't say anything about the 40K price. That is all up to the buyer to determine if it's too much or not.
They are the original owner.
Maintained by
C & G Performance
2100 Big Sewickley Creek Road
Sewickley, PA 15143
Just a weekend or car show driver
All electronics work correctly
After market stereo system
All original exterior and interior. So if Porsche didn't use Camel skin leather then it's not Camel skin.
They are going to send me the VIN, Picture of the original sticker and better pictures of the car.
I didn't say anything about the 40K price. That is all up to the buyer to determine if it's too much or not.
I've got a very special 928 buddy who has a Venetian Blue 5 speed shifter boot that I hope to take a pic of and post soon.
11-09-2011, 05:47 AM
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Nordschleife Master
My 89GT is absolutely like new inside. Theft recovery missing a cylinder head. Bearings look new, underside of pistons don't have any carbon discoloring or any carbon between the ring lands. No erosion on deck surface of block. Virtually none on the original head. Only going to take a couple of thousandths off the heads to have a perfect mating surface. Aston has been drained since 87. The nicest original connolly hides your likely to see in a 35 year old car. Still has decent original paint.
I'd agree that very low mileage has a lot of value, its something money can't fix, a car has to come with it. I just don't see it as a umbrella that covers all issues, its a mixed bag some things should be good, but others can be pretty nasty, and nothing should be assumed good without inspection.
11-09-2011, 08:28 AM
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Three Wheelin'
I'd agree that very low mileage has a lot of value, its something money can't fix, a car has to come with it. I just don't see it as a umbrella that covers all issues, its a mixed bag some things should be good, but others can be pretty nasty, and nothing should be assumed good without inspection.
That's the first fair and logical response to a low mileage car I have seen. Dam near every time one of these vehicles surfaces its immediately stereotyped as being a money pit worth far less than a vehicle with many times its mileage. Low mileage vehicles have many irreplaceable virtues. Wonderful interiors, original paint, the sound of a door closing, original plating, stereo systems that are still original and having wiring harnesses that haven't been bastardized. Headlights and other lenses that haven't been blasted by years of use or how about engine harnesses that haven't become brittle from years of heat.
That's the first fair and logical response to a low mileage car I have seen. Dam near every time one of these vehicles surfaces its immediately stereotyped as being a money pit worth far less than a vehicle with many times its mileage. Low mileage vehicles have many irreplaceable virtues. Wonderful interiors, original paint, the sound of a door closing, original plating, stereo systems that are still original and having wiring harnesses that haven't been bastardized. Headlights and other lenses that haven't been blasted by years of use or how about engine harnesses that haven't become brittle from years of heat.
11-09-2011, 09:45 AM
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... Dam near every time one of these vehicles surfaces its immediately stereotyped as being a money pit worth far less than a vehicle with many times its mileage. Low mileage vehicles have many irreplaceable virtues. Wonderful interiors, original paint, the sound of a door closing, original plating, stereo systems that are still original and having wiring harnesses that haven't been bastardized. Headlights and other lenses that haven't been blasted by years of use or how about engine harnesses that haven't become brittle from years of heat.
