elgy

After the fiasco of my attempt to buy a 928 with a SBC...
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...ng-belt-2.html
... I have gotten over the disappointment and am seriously considering this '78 Euro.

The good:
It is local almost, in Quebec, so no inspection needed and easy transfer.
Love the wheels (decent rubber on them)
Paint is good for 10 feet with my eyes, has been repainted.
Runs and shifts well (179000 KM - 110000 Miles)
Body looks good, engine compartment clean, oil clean.

Interesting:
It was apparently a show case car for an audio store, so the current owner got it with no interior and speaker holes everywhere. He put... Acura seats in it and patched up the holes with vinyl. The seats look a bit wierd, but are a lot better then a lot of 928s in my price range. There is some work to do but I can live with it like that.

To do:
One torn CV boot.
A bit of surface rust around one quarter window.
Eventually a timing belt... history unknown.
Rear hatch latch broken.

VIN 9288102110

I originally wanted a 5-speed... but from what I have read the ATs are reliable and better than most old 5-speeds. I like the idea of the extra grunt of a Euro. And my girlfriend can drive it because it is an auto.
Owner was asking $5000, will accept $4000

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'87 924S - still working on the clutch change.

Landseer

Euro grunt didn't begin until 1980 MY, and only on S version.

$4000 seems a bit high, though I don't know your local market.

Advice ---- read (extensively) and shop slowly.

Lots of smart Canadian owners to help you.

elgy

It was 1980 for the big grunt, but in '78 according to Wikipedia "Power (DIN): 240 PS (177 kW) / 219 hp (163 kW) (North America)", so even the North American 4.7 litre in '83 and '84 was less powerful than the original Euro... if I understand right.
The market here is higher, less choice also. Plus the hassle of importing and the Canadian dollar is a bit low... There is currently a bunch of OBs in Toronto in the $3000 to $4000 range, but most need something (clutch, paint etc)...
I have been studying the market and reading (and following Rennlist) for most of a year... got to bite the bullet some day.

Mrmerlin

well instead of biting the bullet and taking one for the team,
sit down and figure out how much you have to spend on buying the car,
then fixing the car add these two together and then see what you can buy with the higher numbers.

If you want to spend your winter with a 928 on jack stands till the spring,
and are happy turning wrenches on your new prize,
then disregard everything I have written.

OTOH with a higher buy in you will be able to find a newer better condition car,
Thus you may be able to, with minimum work, drive right now and be polishing over the winter, instead of wrenching,
and when a nice day shows up,
you go for a 928 drive instead of hitting your head on an exhaust pipe

pcar928fan

What they said... EURO NON-S cars are really no better (or only marginally so) than the US version. I question the 240HP figure...I have seen it and read it but I'm not sure I believe it.

I like those wheels too!

Having one for sale close is nice!

Imo000

If you want a 5-speed don't settle for an auto, you'll never be satisfied. BTDT.

elgy

Up here in Quebec the car goes into the garage by the end of November and doesn't come out till the first spring rains have washed the salt off the roads... so it doesn't bother me to be hitting my head on an exhaust pipe a few times between November and April!

Ah, but I already have a 924S 5-speed... the plan is to alternate them, one on jackstands, the other on the road. So I'll still be able to get my rowing-through-the-gears fix half the time.

bronto

Agree on the hp; I think the only difference is the cat, and I don't think that's good for 30 hp.

Price does seem high for a modified interior.