Dave928S

I've amended my records Hilton ... thanks

Mark Anderson

I don't disagree with your statement but I think how and where it sat has a huge effect on things. My 1984 with 5k miles has no leaks and all the rubber is soft and it wasn't driven for over 10 years.

dr bob

I disagree. I can solve all the age-related stuff, tougher to do all that plus do all the wear-related stuff.

I love my '89 with a well-documented history and condition. But it came to me with low miles in great condition, so I get the best of both worlds I guess.

Gary Knox

Yes, essentially 'sitting' for 16 years!! Less than 1K miles between 1995 and 2011??????????????????????

I like the '89's, but it seems about 2X the price that provides value - to me.

Gary-

gcthree

Funny you should post that. When I first sold my S4 in '97, I replaced it with a '93 TT Supra. I kept my car cover from the S4, and you know what? It fit the Supra precisely as if it were made for it. Kind of a Japanese 928 when you think about it.

I bought the Supra for around $20k and sold it (shockingly) a couple of year later for well over $30k. So, the $79k ask does not surprise me....

danglerb

This is all highly YMMV, the condition of an old car has a big element of rolling the dice. A car stored in a climate controlled garage is good, unless its stored near a good sized electric motor bumping up the ozone. Parked with good vs not so good coolant, etc etc.

Will Mark's 5k car still be as ageless once it has 20k miles?

I like what Podguy used to say, paraphrasing if you want something 9/10 or better it doesn't matter much if you start from 5/10 or 8/10 its getting replaced or rebuilt.

*** Good guess the sane people skip this going directly to the Panamera.

polecat702

I agree, that where the car sat has a big effect on it's condition. My 87, came to me from the Pacific North West, and I suppose the moist climate was good for all the rubber and plastic pieces. My 89 came from Mesa, Arizona, and a lot of the plastic pieces are dry and brittle, plus the insulation on the electrical looms are flaking, and breaking off. I've had to do a lot more maintenance on the 89, I think because of where it came from, and it's got 30,000 less miles.

pcar928fan

Same for my BLU82 car. We replace all the rubber stuff (hoses and belts anyway), but they all looked and felt great. Car was completely closed up and sealed and in a garage in a nice temperate climate (Seattle) for pretty much 20 years of non-use! What a car. Just like Mark's awesome Chiffon White car! These sub 10k mile time capsules are really something to behold!!!

docmirror

Doubt it will bring that money. I'd say mid 30s since one can row it. The cognoscenti doesn't mind the auto, and I think they are fine, but the stick is what the great unwashed like.

GregBBRD

I think about these low mileage cars from a completely different perspective....since I'm one of the people that gets to work on them.

Wonder what the head gaskets look like after sitting for all those years, with the coolant not getting changed?

Rob Edwards

Whaa? Then why are all the Willhoit cognoscenti top $$$ prices for the sticks?

docmirror

Well, you have sure showed me. Boy - do I feel like a complete rube, no nothing, stupid, twit.

Well done, sir. Well and truly done to mock, ridicule, and shyte on my opinion.

soltino

That's because the Rogers are driven and the rowers just sit.

So there.

tino

The Fixer

How do we know the coolant wasn't changed? I would bet it was changed. This car was cared for.

I was thinking about this the other day while washing the Wife's vehicle. People who take the time and effort to
maintain their car/truck/whatever to this level deserve the premium price. They put the time in.

Red Flash

Yes, but it's amazing how many people like to just buy something "to have it" without maintaining it. They think that if they don't use it, it stays in pristine condition. I find this defect in thinking so amazing! So, we don't know, if the coolant has been changed or not just because the car looks so nice.

I'm thinking the price is high. There is really not that much difference in an 89 S4 and an 89 GT. Many of the people who have the money tell me they want GTS'. That kind of appears to me to be the way the market is speaking.

On a related subject, I personally think that the market overvalues GTS and undervalues the rest of these cars. I did happen to pay right around 30K for my GT, so I am not saying it won't happen. He might find the right buyer. (However, I have 100% proof that my car had been maintained by one of the best out there...)

John