Porsche....there is no substitute!

[trevor]

Wow

Porsche 928 From ‘Risky Business’ Sold For Way More Than We Expected

It now holds the world record auction sale of any Porsche 928 from any year.

https://www.motor1.com/news/534121/porsche-928-risky-business-auction/?fbclid=IwAR28Gl-rGPmcboapDWgwoFGYcPY_SXp7ON3jmggYsURTtrJrQnkCfDEyBNM

[Big T]

I saw that as it happened, and couldn't believe it

Local car guy Keith Martin of Sports Car Marketplace just sold his well sorted 928 for $47,000

That Tom Cruise DNA must be worth a lot

[GS1150Pilot]

Well, that's madness. For only eight times that, they could have had a 917 ...

[GSXR7ED]

Wow!

Talk about "disposable income!"

That's INSANE!!!

Ed

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[Rob S.]

I've always loved the 928. Front engine, liquid cooled V8, manual shift, absolutely gorgeous glass and metal work. Very reasonably priced, and endorsed by Tony (and Elvira) Montana.

[earlfor]

I would rather have a 1932 Buick sedan.

[Baatfam]

I would rather have a 1932 Buick sedan.

I already have what I'd rather have....LOL...

[GS1150Pilot]

To me, the only truly desirable Porsches have the engine behind the driver.

That said, I drove a 928S4 once-and it was a helluva machine; but there's a reason they, much like Jag XJSs, were considered as the "Camaros" of their marques.

[Cipher]

Two greasy sons of a bigshot politico-lawyer had one in uni.
They sold stolen exam booklets out of it.

Well sir it is a 928/boxter laughs for all the bottom feeders seeking attention by struggling to own the bottom rung offering of a pretentious brand.

Know a like minded jackass who was puffed up about the high mileage ugly Mercedes-Benz wagon willed to him by his moronic sire.

[earlfor]

I already have what I'd rather have....LOL...

No, you can't have your Edsel back. lol

[metalfab]

The Porsche 928's resale value dropped off a cliff about 5 years after they were introduced. I remember a lot of owners panic selling back then. They were great cars, it is rare to see a clean example now. I bought a late 80's 928 S4 in the early 90's. It as a theft recovery, I bought it to fix and sell. I wound up keeping it for almost two years, very classy fairly quick car at that time.

[Big T]

They were commonly plagued with electrical issues.
Just watch the old Top Gear V8 South America special.
That 928 did all sorts of crazy electrical stuff

[GS1150Pilot]

Though it was not a sweeping issue, the cylinder liners were also occasionally a sort of woe. To be honest, Porsche may well make the best ICE supercar overall, but all the electronics necessary these days would have me opting for a fully electric model-if I weren't madly in love with the 70's 911 models. The future is here, but I'm more likely to be able to afford the air-cooled past than an electric present.

[salty_monk]

The fuse box is in the passenger footwell. They generally get wet & the problems start from there....

[Cipher]

The fuse box is in the passenger footwell. They generally get wet & the problems start from there....

Toyota Paseo had a computer under drivers seat without hermetic seals.
Guy at work had one salt and winter messed it up nicely.

There was a electronics guy with a god level cert. In microsoldering who salvaged it.

Honda puts fuses in a sealed box. Years ago in 1989 I was waiting in line for the Argentia ferry to Cape Breton and a nice very old couple from NY. Were there in their Saab. Old guy was proud of the car and showed off its features which by golly included all the fuses under the hood in a sealed box.

No single engineer *@%^$*@%^$*@%^$*@%^$s things up it takes a committee of experienced folks to make a thoughtless brand trashing decision.

My truck has a damned floppy plastic cover on the fender unsealed just where salt water can hit the headers and create a salt saturated steam.