NC928S4

Everyday, rain or shine and occasional snow. Being a DD makes repair/renovations a race against the clock.

safulop

It's cool that with all your possibilities you still keep an old 944 around. I have fond memories of mine, it was a real warhorse, in many ways far easier than dealing with my S4. And a fun sports car feel. I miss that car sometimes.

Wisconsin Joe

Well...

When I got my 928, I had decided to sell it. Put it on CL, parked it at a friend's shop on a busy road and...

Nothing. The place it was parked was busy enough that it got at least one "stop and look" each day.

But it's a wreck repair that isn't perfectly straight and it has "a few" other issues. Even at $2500, it didn't move.

So After having it sit an entire summer, I decided to start driving it again. Wisconsin has "collector plates" that are permanent (no renewal fee) and insurance on it only runs about $180 a year. It really doesn't cost me much to keep it and it is a hoot to bomb around town in.

Besides, it lets me answer the "You have two Porsches?" question with:

No, I have three.

safulop

^^^^^^Ahh, I see. Mine was in quite a bit better shape than you describe, although when I sold it for $2500 it had suffered hail damage that would have cost $1600 to undo. Still one day, if finances improve, I can picture myself surprising the heck out of my wife when I buy a concourse-ready 944.

MFranke

Yes, since 1993. There were about 5 years when I lived up north that it was more of a summer only car. Otherwise 928 has been my primary transport for over 20 years.

marine928

My 928 is driven about 10 days a month and is the car I take on long trips. I have a 72 240z that gets my attention about 10 days a month as well. Truth be told, a better gauge is "How many hours or miles a month" do you drive your 928?

In that respect I would say not counting the occasional long trip, about 15 hours or 940 miles.

Landseer

I rotate 3 of them as dd's outside of winter months.
For winter I have an $800, sacrificial, full sized Blazer.
The rock salt and salt solutions used on the roads in this area are over-the-top.
Plus, no way the 928, even with LSD, can hang with the road speeds when roads are icy.
BTDT, doesn't work. White knuckle with the 928, leisurely,beverage-in-hand, with the Blazer.

Captain_Slow

No. From September to about the end of November I drive it on weekends. Then I store it in the garage and take advantage of the opportunity to do a few projects over winter. After the salt is washed off the roads in March I will usually bring it out again on the weekends (but I'm making slow progress on the center comb-flap actuator replacement project, so it looks more like early summer). In summer I drive it whenever I want to. I have a Subaru for the snow and rain....and cool bike for commuting on nice days.

jheis

Well, I've only got two vehicles, the '82 5 spd in my avatar and a '89 S4 5 spd. So yeah, a 928 is my daily driver. Of course, since I work out of a home office, I don't have to drive everyday....

bureau13

I'm surprised (and impressed) that so many of the responses have been yes. For me, it needed to not be a daily driver so I could take the time to fix things as needed. That being said, barring horrible weather (we don't have snow, but sometimes the rain makes me long for an ark) I drive it evenings and weekends. The commute to work would be great, as it's about 30 miles of highway driving, but unfortunately, it's a lot of stop and go at rush hour, and the 5-speed is considerably less fun then. However, when school is out, the traffic gets a lot better, and I do drive it to work some then.

Mark R.

I drive mine year round...
Well there you have it...
I think I've spotted your problem (and the difference between us).
We don't spend three months to complete an intake refresh.

But seriously, I too enjoy taking my time to perform major maintenance.
So I highly endorse the two 928 system:
Always one available to drive when taking the other one down for work.

Britzky9

I will confess - I wish...but sadly, she is turning into a garage queen...thus I put it up on Ebay.

Love the car...hate watching the clock.

Drove a friends 1991 911 Carrera 2 today...the 1985 928s is a far superior car...I didn't tell him this of course.

I think the right way to go is to buy a well sorted 928 and drive the hell out of it...they are simply one of the best cars ever made.

XS29L9B

I remember snow chains on a 928s back in the winter of 88. Damn, that's nearly 30 years ago

jeff spahn

as much as possible except for salt weather. 6 years of almost every day

RKD in OKC

Drove both the 90 GT and the 94 GTS as daily drivers. Found another vehicle for a ice/snow driver only after a chunk of ice came off the top of car in front of me and obliterated the belly pan on the GTS.

Found a 92 Range Rover for $800 that only needed an $8 fuse to make the brakes work, then it was in top shape. Figured for that price if someone slammed into it on slick roads, I could just laugh about it.

My elder Mom I took care off started having trouble climbing in&out so sold the Rover for $2500 and got a CayenneS with air suspension so could set it a whatever was easiest for Mom. Only paid $10K and it is a much nicer ride and very trip capable. The GTS was too low for her to get in an out of.