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owenexile · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:19 am Post subject: How much is the 928s2 going for?

I drove past one today , made a u-turn and follow the guy ( mind you its the first 92*/944 ive seen down here). Guy turned out to be selling it , he wants Au $7500 for it. Engine still sounds good , Still got the orgininal rims on it , Body got no rust. However the Interior is shot (there was a small burn in the car) Still got dash with few cracks / Original Stereo / Steering Wheel. Only the roof "mat" / Floor Mats , Few Knobs and a door "trim" Need replacing.

Whats the Selling price if u had a 928s2 with these problems?

Thanks
Rudi
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Jakkq · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 810 Location: Omaha, Nebraska

You may get a better response at these boards:

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/928-forum-69/

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-928-technical-forum/

I do not know much about the S2s'. The 82' 928S Competition Package I own, I bought from the guy for only $3400 with a book of $9,000. Just needs some paint and Ignition switch fumbling, but I am also restoring the interior for a better look.

They are great cars, but they don't usually run cheap.
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owenexile · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that.
Been thinking today , y buy the 928 with its own problems if im gno do a v8 swap on my 924 someday. Im also looking for something more "trust worthy". Might regret it someday but im giving this one a miss
Thanks
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bnoon · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:53 am Post subject:

I've been liking the 928's too. If one comes for the right price, I'll be doing an LS1 based swap into one of those if I don't go with a V8 swap into the 931 that is. If I do a 931 V8 swap, then I'll most likely go with a 928 S4 and keep it stock. My mind changes daily though.
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sbarc · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:10 am Post subject:

The only real issue with the 928 is the dismal gas mileage......my 1990 928 GT gets about 12mpg (that's an imperial gallon). But it does weigh over 3200lbs and it does have 330 HP....so that might help partially explain the gas mileage. Buying one is not the issue........living with the running costs is the real trick. But they are a solid car with few issues if taken care of. There really is nothing like them and they are vastly different from the 924/931......not better or worse....just different. I enjoy the highway on ramps in my 928 when I can spend a few seconds getting up to speed before slowing down to the speed limit to merge into traffic. It's hard to get caught speeding in the 928......you can get a very quick thrill from the acceleration before returning to normal speed.........in less powerful cars you spend much more time driving fast trying to get the same thrill. There is something to be said for brute power. And as for the styling......the 928 is just simply beautiful and unique in my eyes.

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356speedster · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 122 Location: Norway

Yes, the 928 is a different animal, a very nice one though

Gas mileage depends on the use, when used for small trips it can be pretty thirsty but for longer trips is actually not that bad. It's usually the urge to floor it to feel the power that increase the gas bill

I commuted all seasons with my S4 for a couple years covering 130 km (80 miles) per day on a combo of B-roads, highway and city jams. The all time average was at tad over 12 liters pr 100 km (20 US mpg, or about 16 imperial mpg)

In the winter you quickly learn to steer it with the pedal, but it's very nicely balanced so you can have fun all day long

I would be careful buying one that have had "small fire" as the OP mentioned. The main issues with the 928's are electrical (bad grounds), vacuum and sensor related, so I would stay away from a car that might have had an electrical fire.

bnoon: A LS1 in the 928 is blasphemy! if you need more power than the 320/330/350 HP in the later models (S4/GT/GTS) you go forced induction. The engine is rock solid and there are several bolt-on supercharger kits available in different stages almost up to 600 HP using the stock fuel system with only a few minor mods (bigger injectors and data mapping of the stock injection/ignition brains). There is also a twin-turbo kit in the making that's dyno'ed to over 500 wheel hp.
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Lizard · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:41 am Post subject:

To the OP,
$7500 AUS seems reasonable. People forget that the market over there has a much higher demand, and therefor gets higher prices.

Sbarc,
if your GT is only getting 12MPG something is WRONG!
In the city I average 17-19MPG depending on how hard I push.
On the freeway I can get 22-24MPG doing the limit.
And when pushing the car with average speeds of around 172kmph, and speeds up to 240kmph I average 17MPG. (on the track of course

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You should consider coming over to the mainland. I am in Abbotsford now, and having me give the car a look over as that is what I do for work now.

I also have the sharktuner, and can tune your car for much better mileage. But from the sounds of it, I would be willing to bet that your car needs an O2 sensor, as well as a top end refresh. But it could also have a fuel dampner or 2 that is cooked.
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Khal · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 4:11 am Post subject:

bnoon · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:47 am Post subject:

the_mad_electrician · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1073 Location: Central Georgia

I think I'm with you bnoon. I was doing research on 928s looking at the outragous cost of parts for the car kind of changed my mind about a possible furture purchase of one. The only cams i found online were over $2500! Almost every example of 928 I have found within 500 miles of my location has had at least 100K miles so a rebuild would be in order sometime or another. I've heard the argueement that the engine is rock solid but if I have a car like that I'm going to drive it hard as it can go and a 160K mile engine solid or not does not like the way I would drive it! Well I didn't mean to rant. LoL
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