Alan

I was wondering about plain & simple vandalism - rear lights usually only get busted that bad in an accident...

Alan

leperboy

I am still planning to check this car out tomorrow. Brett, confirm that you still want me to. And also, let me know if you want photos and summary posted here or sent to you via e-mail.

Matt

Brett Jenkins

If you don't mind. Posting them here is fine, then I can get everyone's opinion on what is seen.

Temekun

Would this have a squirter block? Maybe my 86 needs a friend.

Tony

210k miles. Id be checking the thrustbearing.

Love the interior color combo...my favorite after gray

karl ruiter

Definitely sharper than the typical $4K S4.

leperboy

I went and checked out the car today. I will post the photos in a few posts. But here is a summary:

87 928S4 with 210k on the clock. Red on tan. It is for sale at a 2nd-tier used car lot. Lots of cars that look too old or tired to sell on dealer lots. The salesman I dealt with was John Carlin (303-514-6987). He knows nothing about 928s and says so. They are asking $3988 but you can see where they were asking $4988 and it is now on "clearance". I think $3k would sell it easily. I wouldn't pay $3k, though.

The good:

• Looks relatively clean under the hood.
• Looks pretty dry underneath.
• The body panels are all there and mostly straight.
• No rust that I could see - is a Colorado car
• Has the flip-up wing.
• I assume it also has the oil squirters.
• It is a Porsche 928S4

The bad:

• Terrible knock when running. It was louder than a lifter and actually made the car shudder a bit. It really sounded to be coming from the belt-driven area, so a water pump is a possibility. (I did not run it long enough to see if the timing belt light would come on.)
• No service records.
• Anti-lock light comes on right away, meaning bad electrical or relay
• Brake pad light comes on.
• Passenger window inop.
• Sunroof inop.
• Rear hatch remote releases inop (it whirs but doesn't release).
• A/C inop.
• Mirrors inop (actually the remote moves them, but not in the desired direction and when trying to adjust the passenger, the driver moves).
• Busted taillight and foglight.
• Missing front spoiler.
• Missing belly pans.
• Horrible repaint that is cracking and lifting. This might be the thickest repaint ever. There is also overspray on wheels and in the hatch.
• Missing coin tray in driver door.
• Leather is torn in two places on driver seat. All leather needs treatment.
• Many broken vent slats.
• Weird smell inside.
• Mold on passenger tray, so I am guessing a leaking blower box.
• Carpet is pretty dirty.
• Wheels look like they have been dipped in acid - chalky.

Here are some exterior shots.

leperboy

Here are the mechanicals. Not great shots, but everything looked relatively clean.

leperboy

Interior shots. Smelled funny, but that may be also why it had mold on the passenger tray.

Brett Jenkins

Bummer. I was willing to take a chance if it was cosmetically decent and didn't seem to have too many mechanical problems, but this is way too rough. I appreciate you taking the time to check it out and report back. I owe you a beer, at the very least.

rgs944

I think that is a charlie sheen car. Very well kept and we can only guess what the smell is.

jcb928

You could also check out this one,

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/3414986308.html

Flint Ironstag

Another thanks for checking out the car and posting your findings. Pretty nifty community here. Always amuses me how presentable cars can appear from a few photos. Gotta check 'em out in person!

rgs944

Interesting car for the money. Looks like a lot better deal than the Denver car.

john8642

Found pics of the San Diego car. How bad would the salvage title hurt the value?

http://www.1hd1.com/IMAGES/CARS%20&%...28%20PICTS.htm