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Llamaguy · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 711 Location: Indiana

I have been offered a 931 for pretty cheap but wonder if there are reasons I should shy away from a turbo car. Hopefully I can save up enough before someone buys it out of the trader or something like that.
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1987 924S Guards Red
1997 Suzuki Tl1000 Supersport

Lizard · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 9:35 am Post subject:

931 are alot harder to work on than a 924 NA
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924martinirossi · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 10:51 am Post subject:

The only thing that I have found "harder" to work on is removing and replacing the turbo. What it really boils down to is having all the tools and a place to do it! To me the 931 is just a faster 924!

Michael

Llamaguy · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 711 Location: Indiana

is it that they break down more, parts are more expensive, or rarer, or that things are simply harder to get to or somthing?
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1987 924S Guards Red
1997 Suzuki Tl1000 Supersport

81turbo · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 1065 Location: Oakland, CA

Parts are slightly more expensive depending on what you are looking for. For the most part they are the same parts as the N/A car. Of course the exhaust stuff is expensive since it is for the most part only available from the dealer. I bought mine while I was still in college and I had no problems keeping it up on my small part time job wages!

CMXXXI · Joined: 05 Nov 2002 Posts: 1939 Location: Vicksburg, MS

I would venture to say that if you could afford to buy either a 924 or a 931 and have the opportunity to buy a 931, do it (provided either/both are in good shape). If you have the tools, facilities and expertise to maintain a 924, with just a little extra effort you should be able to maintain the 931.

True, some 931 parts are more difficult to locate (dealership excluded), and true, some are more expensive. I sort of look at it as it goes with the territory. You want a more desireable, rarer, better performing car, it is part of the price you have to pay. And you have to accept it, or don't take the plunge.

I concur with 81turbo, and would guess that 80-90% of the parts are interchangeable between a like-year 924/931. The exceptions come into play with the exhaust, fuel delivery & management and drivetrain. But even within these systems, many parts are interchangeable.

You will find many a testimony of how reliable the cars are once they have been whipped back into shape. By the same token, you will find innumerable posts relating to problems with the cars. Whether it be a 924 or a 931, a BMW or a Chevy, you need to keep in mind that a car that is 20-25+ years old is just not going to be as trouble free as something built around the turn of the Century.
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'79 Eurospec 931