spikec

I have read the posts about this guy in STL and am justifiably wary, but this looks like it's in pretty nice shape and he claims the 60k service was done. Is it asking too much of a dealer to fax me the service record before I put an offer on a car? One more thing. I ran a Carfax report and saw that it was stolen twice within about a month... Does anyone out there know about this car or care to offer an opinion?

'86 928

Thanks,

Spike
Looking for a nice shark in the 10-15k range...

MikeN

Nice color combination, but can see a few things that look wrong......

Drivers side mirror hanging down much too low.
Drivers seat switch surround doesn't look to be screwed down.

Just some little things, but i would really look into the "stolen" thing......people who steal cars are not usually nice to them......

Don '85S3

Other than a few minor things, looks pretty damn clean.

I'd personally never purchase a car from Ebay though. Some lengthly horror stories in the lastest local Porsche club magazine regading Ebay.

Eric

spike,

Charles Schmitt Motors are crooks. Don't believe the ad and do not trust them.

hacker-pschorr

Check out the hood of this Viper they are selling. I know how this hood opens, the entire front pops up a few inches and forward to make room for the clam shel to swing forward. How in the hell are the sides that far up and the front is latched? Seams fishy:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2436977787

Warren928

So why should we not trust schmitt? This guy appears to have over 150 positives with a 99% approval.

BrianG

I'd sell my '86.5 shark for that kind of money, and I KNOW that it's better than that one!!

Chucker

How wide are those rear flat 7's? They look concave and the fronts look like normal convex flat 7's.

Ed Taylor

Look like standard 87 flats. Should be 7" for the front and 8" for the rear. The BOZO just has the rears on one side and the fronts on the other.

Chucker

Thanks Ed. I never noticed the rears on a 86.5 or newer. I wonder if they would fit on the rear of my car?

Carrera51

I lurk here from time to time because I wouldn't find putting a 928 in the driveway in the next few years.

The hood doesn't look like it lines up right. The front bumper color looks lighter than the left front fender, and there looks like a piece is missing on the little airscoop on the right side by the rubber chin spoiler.

Does a car get a salvage title if it is a theft recovery?

There have been nicer looking 928s for sale on the rennlist classifieds than this car.

Ed Taylor

I beleive they will.

GlenL

Yes, they will fit. But if you have spacers, then there might be an issue.

I have the factory 21mm spacers on my car with the stock 7" wheels. With the spacers in place the 8" wheels were too close to the fender. With the spacers removed the wheel studs are too long for the stock lug nuts. Doesn't bother me as I use them as track wheels and put on the steel open lugs. There are extra tall stock-looking lugs available at like $10 a piece.

Chucker

Thanks, I'll start looking.

spikec

Damn, you guys are good. Thanks for all your help -- I won't be getting that one. I think I found the one I want; the link is below and it looks very well taken care of. I spoke with he owner and he seems very straight forward and has all service history. From the ones I've seen it looks like a good deal. Comments?

Again, I appreciate everyone's input. Hopefully I'll be driving one soon!

Spike

'87 928 S4 on Ebay