Strosek Ultra

Nicole, in 1986 I think the base price in Germany for a 928 went over DM 100.000 for the first time, a very large amount of money in those days.

About my oldest Strosek car there is quite a story. We were in Munich during the summer of 1986. When being out walking I saw parked at the curb a wide body dark blue 928S. What a spectacular car, I had never ever seen anything like this one in my whole life. So cool, so wide and so low I could not get my foot under the front spoiler. Later in the fall being back in Sweden I found an add in Auto Motor und Sport about a Strosek 928 for sale. Only 7800 km (4875 miles) and very, very expensive. What the hell, I called and after talking to the guy for a minute or two I understood it must be the same car I had seen being parked in Munich. I had a friend living in Munich in those days and I asked him to go an see the car for me and so he did and I made the deal and my friend helped me shipping the car to Sweden. I still have the car.

Åke

Mads

Good to hear from other 928 owners in Denmark

Mads

Strosek Ultra

Mads, do you have an idea of how many 928 cars there are in Denmark?

Åke

Nicole

That's a great story! We all have memories of our first encounters with these beasts, and how the addiction started.

Vilhuer

Copenhagen to Stockholm under 4h is fairly easily doable. Have driven it few times without anyone even noticing what happened. Very few cars around late in the evening and early morning hours. Roads are actually better than German autobahn.

You can find out how much you have to pay from police calculator. For some reason its not available in swedish like everything official should.

http://poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/p...9?opendocument

1. Select "Ylinopeus 25 km/h, rajoitus enint. 60 km/h" which is speeding 25kph over the limit at max. 60kph zone.
2. Insert whatever euros/month net income you feel like into "Nettotulo euroa / kk"
3. Select number of under age children in "Huollettavia" dropdown list.

Calculator will automatically give fine in euros you need to pay at "Sakko" field. $200K fine will require close to million/month income.

We managed to find enough Nissan Clevite's to build two engines. Just have to wait if we really get them.

Nicole

Amazingly true. And generally, traffic is rather light. They have low speed limits, but cars move out of the fast lane when approached fast from behind.

And you should go fast anyway. A Swedish race car driver (known by many here) told me that you have to go fast enough that the elk flies over the car when you hit it. Under 130 mph, it will enter the cabin through the windshield...

Strosek Ultra

Erkka, Copenhagen to Stockholm is 620 km and doing the distance in less than four hours is an average speed of 155 kph (almost 100 mph). You will not find time to pee nor to refuel during the drive. The fuel consumption will be way up at this kind of high speed driving and I doubt you can do it without refuelling the 928. Going over the long bridge from Denmark to Sweden cannot be done at high speed, if you are unlucky you will be stopped by the swedish customs, parts of the road in Sweden are 2-1 roads with a railing in the middle where you will be stopped by slow moving cars you cannot pass. If you make it in less than four hours you are a hell of a driver. I agree at night the traffic is very low and the nordic light during the bright summer-nights makes driving much easier.

Erkka, what will the finnish police do when they stop a foreigner and have no records of the net income? A businessman may lose money having a "negative" income during a certain year. Will he get money back if caught for speeding if having a "negative" income or will he only get away with paying zero fine.

Strosek Ultra

I hardly have seen that. The socialist guys driving an old rusty Volvo will not at any cost allow a capitalist guy driving a Porsche 928 to pass.

When doing the elk-trick you need a low fast car like the 928 and you have to hit the elk right in the middle between the legs.

Åke

Vilhuer

I know. Last time I did it in little over 4 hours I was following some Volvo V70 wagon who was doing 180-200kph all the time. I kept half mile distance and observed what he was doing. We were practically only cars on the road at 10 in the evening. This was from south of large lakes all the way to Stockholm. North of Malmö I followed police motorcycle for a long time who was doing speed limit until he had to stop for fuel. Some locals went past him at limit +10kph and speeded up again to maybe 150kph once they were past him. No reaction what so ever but I decided to wait it out. If I had done same I would have done from Öresundsbron toll boot to Nacka in Stockholm under 4 hours. That includes one fast fuel stop in Värnamo IIRR. Relative lives in Nacka so I usually stay there for day or two before taking ferry to Finland.

Never have had to stop in any Danish or Swedish customs ever and I have done several trips over the years. Usually times when I cross borders is such that there isn't anyone around. Someone is probably observing somewhere but so far I haven't been interesting enough to be stopped. That includes few times in 928 GT and GTS.

Only 20-30km nowdays and half of that has two lanes. Times I travel have so little traffic that I probably have lost minute or two at most behind trucks in that one section which isn't full motorway. Record is 12 hours 17 minutes from Nurburgring to Nacka. That included 45 minutes in ferry from Germany to Denmark. Usually use it to have small rest stop at middle of trip and then take bridge to Sweden. I think I could make it under 11 hours if its done correctly. Start on Saturday or Sunday evening around 9 maybe. Diesel would help. 928 needs at least two fuel stops.

It has very little to do with driving skill. Just need to keep eyes open and average speed high enough. Good driving lights is a must also. Rewiring power to lights directly from alternator through good quality aftermarket relays helps in every car. Difference can be seen in bright daylight. Should be mandatory modification in all cars. Even Biltema wiring set made for this purpose is better than factory stuff since its so much shorter and 20 years newer.

They might ask how much $$$ you made during last six months. For foreigners correct answer is always nothing at all. There is some very small minimum for those with zero income so fine is given but its just few hundred $$$.

For locals its calculated from six month average. Cops have access to latest local tax reports meaning last years salary through mobile phone application. Thats why some people can get their fines lowered in court by providing actual last six month income info. If one for example sold some company, stocks or whatever last year and had $$$$$$$ income, fine on the road can be world record level. In court this years income will then lower it at best to same level what average person has to pay. You still have all those $$$$$$$ in your bank account but fine is basically based on interest you made during last six months.

Mads

well, i know about 5 others around the copenhagen area..

Mads