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rat · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:29 pm Post subject: New porsche 924 owner saying hi

Well i just got my new baby last weekend!!

Had been looking for something to replace my old renault 21 and was going to settle for a rover 214 :/
Hopwever a friend as a joke sent me a link for a gt3 on ebay - but just above it was a 924 for sale. After a bit of research i went and had a look at one and bought it on the spot.

http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~dahilt/p.jpg
http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~dahilt/pr.jpg
Yes it needed a clean in these photos!

Shes absolutly prisene with just a dent in the drivers mirror, small wear patch on the drivers seat and the 924 sticker on the backs faded

, otherwise immaculate inside and out without even the dash cracks. Paid £2250. Just need to find a decent insurer for her now(being 21 is a bit of a git on that aspect

), and a name.

macBdog · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:45 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the board! Your car looks hot. Now im thinking about a black respray.
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1979 931 with a 350 chev
1973 911E with EFI

Khal · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:57 pm Post subject:

G'day mate, welcome aboard!

Very nice car you've got there. Sounds like you got a bargain

Do you know the year? Appears it's got the four-bolt hubs but the spiderweb/lace Turbo-style wheels? And the Turbo rear spoiler?
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'80 924 Turbo

5150 · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject:

Hey bloke

Roland Rat now there's a blast from the past! lol.

You'll need to do a lot of shopping around for insurance on a group 17 car at 21, some of the classic car places might be an idea.. depending on what you do for a living you might find a company that runs special deals for your employer - i'm an ex civil servant and I get a good deal with Frizzell thanks to that..
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Mars Red '78 Euro 924 n/a
http://www.cardomain.com/id/5150_uk

Graphite? Grey Metallic '85 (late model) 944 2.5

There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.

rat · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:42 pm Post subject:

it was registered in august 83 - one day off my birthday. Alloys are originals and need a clean up but havent been able to look into it much due to work deadlines at uni. cars just the 2.0l non turbo, but dont know if it has a special spoiler or something?

5150 · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject:

boot spoiler is the 924 turbo style one, a previous owner of my girl fitted one to her too:

As Khal says the wheels are the turbo style ones aswell, very nice

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Mars Red '78 Euro 924 n/a
http://www.cardomain.com/id/5150_uk

Graphite? Grey Metallic '85 (late model) 944 2.5

There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.

Max` · Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 41 Location: BORDEAUX - France

Hi !

Welcome here.

Your car is really nice-looking !
The black rendering is... Wow !

Furthermore, 4 holes 931 rims are very rare...
Do you know if your car is a limited edition ?
See ya.

Max.

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'83 PORSCHE 924 2,0L with manual rearview mirrors !

rat · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:49 pm Post subject:

Just had a word with mon pere and according to him the alloys are showing in the manual with it too. Maybe a limited edition? In anycase im chuffed to bits with it and just wanna get out and drive her. ( I OWN A PORSCHE!!

)

One thing i noticed was the lack of wheel liners. It seems it it supposed to be like that? Are there any readily available after market items available or will i have to fabricate something?

Khal · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:03 pm Post subject:

Smoothie · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject:

The PET parts list shows a 5-bolt "cast spoked wheel" from '76-'79, then from '80-'85 it shows them in both 4-bolt and 5-bolt versions. -And all spoked wheels from all years '76-'85 were 15 inch.
It shows all years of 924na got 4-bolt unless they had option M471 in which case they got 5-bolt. -Same with 924T up to 1980 (only got 5-bolt if they had option M471). 924T from '81-up got only 5-bolt [according to PET].
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"..it's made in Germany. You know the Germans always make good stuff."

'82 924T, US version, dark green metallic, 5 speed Audi 016G gearbox

Viking · Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 107 Location: Oslo, Norway

It's most probably a 83 model, the chassisnumber will tell you for sure. (IIRC 83 is the year when the n/a got the rear spoiler as standard)
And the n/a had drums in the rear and four bolts on all wheels until they stopped making her.

percy · Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 11 Location: London, UK

Nice looking car!
Mine is an '82 with the same spoiler and the same wheels as shown on S150's red 924. Also mine is an auto, in black, with the large decals down the sides.

numbbers · Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:48 am Post subject:

Those are the four bolt spiderwebs, very common in the US. Standard on the '80 931, and available as an option on the NA.
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1980 924 Turbo