Kevin in Atlanta

These cars are never close enough to me. :-(

Porsche 928 S4 1988 - $4000 (san luis obispo)

1988 Porsche 928 S4 odometer: 230000 VIN: WP0JB0925JS861358 paint color : black size : mid-size fuel : gas transmission : manual title status : parts only cylinders : 8 cylinders

Selling this 1988 928 S4 on behalf of one of our customers who has driven this the past 21 years.
Car has a cracked left cylinder head and would need to be replaced but runs on all 8 cylinder currently.

Asking $4000 OBO.

Car can be viewed @ SGS Independent Porsche.

Thanks

bronto

What am I missing here? $4k for a 230,0000 mile 928 with a cracked head? I saw it on CL last night - it's about 90 minutes from me - and I don't see the value.

RangerRN4

So what is it worth then? And BTW, I still don't have one.... My brother lives in San Ramon, but he knows next to zero regarding anything auto related.

bronto

I don't know, that's why I commented. Maybe someone more in tune with S4 values can say. But 230k certainly isn't low mileage, and a cracked head is going to cost some dollars even if you do it yourself. Depending on the rest of the car it could be a really good project for someone, or it could be a parts car.

syoo8

I remember this car. SGS borrowed by 32V'r tool to do the cam timing.

docmirror

The head cracked for a reason. The other head is in the same shape, so that's two head jobs. Presume the bottom end is fine and the trans, brakes, and chassis are in decent shape.

$4k + materials - engine top; $3k, plus soft stuff on the top and front of the engine; $2k then consider labor if not a DIY and pretty soon you're talking real money.

Sorry, but it's basically a parts car now. Brakes bring some $$$, and other bits, as well, but the parts are more than the whole, as it were.

Tom. M

Or....wait for the 928 Intl sale...and pick up a decent S4 engine...plop it in there and enjoy...

Kevin in Atlanta

I have a 51k mile engine with porkensioner all ready for that car. Like I said wish it were closer. It is not always about profit, sometimes it's about saving it from being a parts car or worse.

hacker-pschorr

Exactly.

The majority if 928 owners have far more into their car than it's currently worth. Using this mentality, most of us would have been better parting out our cars the day after we bought them.

I'll keep saying this over and over. Every 928 with a straight & clean chassis is worth saving. The cost to "rehabilitate" is irrelevant to me.

Most of you would have called my 79 a parts car if you saw it the day I picked it up. I was recently offered $13,200 for it, and I turned him away.

Kevin in Atlanta

When i spoke the dealer he said the paint looks original and no evidence of any paint work. I can fix mechanicals but body work is beyond me.

bronto

I don't mean to be talking the car itself down. But at the price it's nothing to be excited about.

Bilal928S4

$1,500-$2,000.

Mongo

I'd low-ball him Richard Rawlings - style and get it for $2,500.... then call Mark up for another complete motor.

RedPanda

I wouldn't call that low balling it, a cylinder head is bloody expensive and who knows what type of damage is inside of the engine, you might have to just replace the entire engine if it is very bad.

Mongo

The engine would make a great coffee table.