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Greyporsche · Joined: 27 Jan 2011 Posts: 7 Location: KY

First off I'd like to say this site is sweet. It's been great for a book mechanic like me to learn all about these wonderful cars in a very short time. I came here to see about fixing a Porsche 924 that has been sitting for a couple years over a supposed need of a fuel pump. The price for this 1982 Porsche 924 was $400 before the complication. This 33 year old's dad steps in claiming this Porsche is special and can't be sold that cheap. So I'd like to defer to the experts here as to it's real value. He claims that this is a Grey market euro model brought over by a doctor who sold it in 84. He claims that because it can never rust and is a "Grey baby" it's worth $2000 in it's current condition. What is it's real current condition you ask?

The Good: It has a clean engine bay. The sunroof bag is there. original upgrade spoke rims. Was told it has only 71k original miles. Suspension and brakes seem good. Clutch pedal was strong and shifter was tight and smooth through the gears.

The Bad: You can't currently start it and a mechanic said it needs a fuel pump. Interior seating needs recovered(maybe the driver seat could be saved). Has a quite nasty looking electrical issue from an inoperative security system half wired in. Was in a wreck 3 years and i assume in 83 since the euro was originally orange-ish and is gold when they bought it. Needs bodywork and paint. No stereo. Ugly aftermarket steering wheel. Sunroof and back hatch need a bit of DIY(no water issues). Needs new windshield. Nice set of eagle gt tires that have started to rot. Needs a new battery.

Dad asked me to call him tomorrow for a final decision on selling it and how much he could let it go for. I don't know. I do want the car but i don't like the way this has really gone down either...
What do you guys think?

Fifty50Plus · Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:29 pm Post subject:

$400 is what it's worth. It will take closer to $2K to get it right.
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CorsePerVita · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 1992 Location: Redmond, Oregon

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Drizz · Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 93 Location: Dekalb, Illinois

"It can't rust!" lol, I hear galvanization on the 924 bodies are pretty rare!!!

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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Corse, Euro model does mean something if the car has euro bumpers, fogs, and no US side markers.
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!tom · Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:20 pm Post subject:

...and pistons
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Harm · Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Posts: 1378 Location: Holland

...AKA the XK engine (larger valves) with 125HP …when it was young

Another visual thing EU do not have is emissions control under the hood,
meaning there is very few vacuum hoses running around in the engine bay; One.
Yes, this should be one thin vacuum line between the Throttle Body
and the EU Spark Distributor (attached to the vacuum advance thingy).
(Or a PO took it out…)

Since the engine bay is clean check the vacuum hoses and engine code for EU identification or run the VIN.
Engine code location see http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?p=223339&sid=556d7094097e309c730d92c8fb23dcb0#223339

peterld · Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:01 pm Post subject:

+1 to everything that has been said in the preceding. $400 max! for what is essentially a parts car.
All of us here on the Board (well most of us, anyway) have spent way too much on projects just like yours. For that asking price you will be able to buy a nice running car with many of the issues this one has already fixed.
Best of luck.
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kcoyle · Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 712 Location: Long Island, NY

Min · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:29 am Post subject:

People here have paid over 400 dollars just for euro bumpers. I'd call it 500 bucks though.

Min
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

The late U.S. (1981-1982) models had 9:1 compression and 120 BHP. The Euro models had 9.5:1 compression and 125 BHP. Is that worth the difference between $400 and $2000? I think not.

There might be some value in the bumpers and euro fenders, but you can't rationally compare complete car values to parts values. Everybody knows these cars are worth more in parts than as whole units. Sad but true...and that's a truism that applies to most 30 year old cars.

It's not worth $2K any way you slice it.

Buy it for $400 or walk away. There are plenty of better examples to be had if you're patient and persistent. In fact, look for a turbo.
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CorsePerVita · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 1992 Location: Redmond, Oregon

Greyporsche · Joined: 27 Jan 2011 Posts: 7 Location: KY

sorry i couldn't find an old photo or 2 sooner. i just had about about 20000 to sort through. the 1st 2 here http://www.flickr.com/photos/16447846@N03/?saved=1[/img]

Slam · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:18 am Post subject:

That's no Euro car. How much damage is there to that front end? The hood is crooked at the DS front and it appears as if the PS front bumper is damaged, but it's hard to tell from those photos.

I see a car saying,"Please save me from my terrible owner!"

Love the color, though.

BTW, a Euro car should look like this grey one - it's a proper 1984 924 Euro - check out the bumper and marker light configuration:

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