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augidog · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 1360 Location: New Jersey

924 na 1978 porsche.
What would I have paid in 1978 for it brand new of the lot?
My wife asked and now I'm curious.
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1978 924 95 mile daily driver.
Audi TB/POR174M/High Flow Cat/2.25" exhaust
I knew that positive thinking thing wouldn't work.

Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

10k or there abouts

tj924 · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:32 am Post subject:

The '78 was $24,165 australian when new.
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TJ
Silver '82 924 NA 5-Speed Manual

Smoothie · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:39 am Post subject:

Base price for a '78 4-speed manual was $12,000 US.
Same car with AC, AM/FM stereo, stabilizer bars, sunroof, metallic paint, "Touring Package I", and tint glass was $14,350.
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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

Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

blargonator · Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 100 Location: kalamazoo MI

is that 12,000 then? or 12,000 now?

Smoothie · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:43 am Post subject:

All prices are "prices then" (actual number of dollars borrowed or removed from the bank account back then).

Road & Track magazine printed a comparison of 4 Sports and GT cars with automatic transmissions in their April 1979 issue. They were -

Chevrolet Corvette
base price $10,220
price as tested $12,505

Datsun 280ZX
base price $9899
price as tested $12,682

Mazda RX-7
base price $7995
price as tested $9455

Porsche 924 (na)
base price $14,600
price as tested $17,790
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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

augidog · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 1360 Location: New Jersey

D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

Man! (slaps forehead) I coulda' bought a V-8!

Paul · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject:

It's the same today, you can buy a Corvette for about the price of an entry level Porsche (the Boxster).

Smoothie · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:20 am Post subject:

Here's some more trivia for anyone in the mood for it...

R&T did another comparison test for their July'81 issue - this time including the 931 -

Alpha Romeo
GTV 6/2.5
base price.........$16,983
price as tested...$17,433

Datsun
280ZX Turbo
base price.........$16,500
price as tested...$16,660

Porsche
924 Turbo
base price.........$21,500
price as tested...$23,125

For an '82 Sports & GT Cars issue they covered the 924 Weissach -
base price.........$19,500
price as tested...$20,470

and in May '82, R&T did the 944 -
base price.........$18,450
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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