Notice all the 928 videos on YouTube?
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Hair Trigger
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No I haven't. But I love the car, especially the S4. I even have a story about one I got to drive once.
LVSteve
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The 928 was just so...different. Not only was it unlike any other Porsche, but it was unlike any other vehicle. Headlights that lay down, rear mounted gearbox, De Dion rear axle, a hatchback, a smorgasbord of features.
Almost any vehicle Germans make is...different.
From the Bf-109 in WWII, to the VW Beetle...the Porsche 911...BMW motorcycles...outside-the-box engineering is the norm.
Back in the early eighties, I thought there was nothing cooler looking than a 928. Then I had a friend that bought two of them non-running and spent three fortunes and they still weren't running.
He got rid of them and said "never again"...After several years, I think he ended up buying a basic 912 at the big car show in Chilhowee park in Knoxville TN.
He got rid of them and said "never again"...After several years, I think he ended up buying a basic 912 at the big car show in Chilhowee park in Knoxville TN.
Who's the U Boat commander? 
That's just on your feed.
I liked 928s until the dealership I worked at got one in on trade. For a 40K mile car it had all kinds of issues. Then, I drove it - yeah, no. It was a 5.0 stick - what a dog!
That car and a BMW 750, also on trade, soured me on euro cars.
When euro cars are new, or have issues sorted, they're great cars! But as they age, and/or out of warranty, they're expensive maintenance pigs. No, thanks.
Folks have done some small block Chev swaps into them, eliminating a bunch of issues.....still not going to be buying one. Cool Looking cars though...
LVSteve
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Ματθιας;141997279 said:
Oh yes.
Get a good one and you're golden. Get a dog, and it's a money pit.There's an episode of British Top Gear where Jeremy and Richard both bought flash German cars for the price of a cheap, new hatchback, about 7,000 Sterling. Richard got either an BMW 840 or 850, while Jeremy got a Merc CL 65. Their cars seemed to run fine, but James (AKA Captain Slow and Sensible) bet them both at the end of the show that one or both would require some major work within a week. It was Jeremy's Merc that went wrong, and it was beaucoup bucks to fix.
Fishinfool
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Back in the 1980's I belonged to a Corvette club in CT. One of the members owned a 928 as well as a corvette. The club used to put on autocross meets, and one time he brought his Porsche. Pretty much any competent driver in a corvette beat his times. Looked kind of cool though. A couple guys had 944's, and they did better at avoiding cones; gave some of the corvette guys a good run.
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I expect I was bored to tears for me to watch Risky Business. Two scenes I'll never forget was when all the techs gathered 'round the lift with buckets when they opened the doors (all the water and fish falling out) and the service dude (in the obligatory white coat) going into the waiting room and delivering the U boat commander line.
I recall in college being horrified when I found out the E type Jaguar on campus had a Chevy small block. When I later owned a Triumph Spitfire, I understood.
I recall in college being horrified when I found out the E type Jaguar on campus had a Chevy small block. When I later owned a Triumph Spitfire, I understood.
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I drove a 1985 928 for about 3 years.
I seized it from a drug dealer and used it as an undercover car.
Interesting machine.
I seized it from a drug dealer and used it as an undercover car.
Interesting machine.
There's a whole lot of truth in that, with the operative word "different" not always meaning better!Almost any vehicle Germans make is...different.
From the Bf-109 in WWII, to the VW Beetle...the Porsche 911...BMW motorcycles...outside-the-box engineering is the norm.
Back in 1965 we put a hot .327 Chevy in a Austin Healey. No traction till you got up to about 50. Easy to do a wheel stand in! Was more dangerous than fun to drive!
I had a friend who put one in a Corvair. Problem was, he ended up with four speeds in reverse and one forward because the engine ran in the opposite direction.Back in 1965 we put a hot .327 Chevy in a Austin Healey. No traction till you got up to about 50. Easy to do a wheel stand in! Was more dangerous than fun to drive!
The 928 was the only Porche I thought looked good. The 911s do nothing for me.
Took a prom date out in her daddy's 928 many moons ago. Date and 928 were both fun. Was a big car for a Porsche.
Knew another girl who drove a 944 turbo and that was even more fun in my opinion.
Since then, have had several cars that would handily beat the pants off either of those old Porsches for far less expense and maintenance.
Knew another girl who drove a 944 turbo and that was even more fun in my opinion.
Since then, have had several cars that would handily beat the pants off either of those old Porsches for far less expense and maintenance.
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I always found those old Triumph pushrod motors quite robust in its variants up to 1300cc. I have no experience of the 1500cc motor with its long stroke, nor the emission hobbled US version. Many of my generation in England learned in Triumph Heralds and owned them and Spitfires later. If we couldn't kill them, nobody could.
Now, synchronizing the twin carbs could be a game for the impatient, but I had an airflow measuring gadget that made it dead easy.
The 928 was originally scheduled to replace the 911, until the plan was changed by Peter Schultz, who was born in Germany in 1930, and emigrated to America in 1939 when his Jewish parents left to avoid the Nazi's. Very interesting fellow, ran Caterpillar for a while among other accomplishments, and became CEO of Porsche in 1981. Here's his recollection (from Wikipedia) of the meeting that saved the 911:
The decision to keep the 911 in the product line occurred one afternoon in the office of Dr. Helmuth Bott [de], the Porsche operating board member responsible for all engineering and development. I noticed a chart on the wall of Professor Bott's office. It depicted the ongoing development schedules for the three primary Porsche product lines: 944, 928 and 911. Two of them stretched far into the future, but the 911 program stopped at the end of 1981. I remember rising from my chair, walking over to the chart, taking a black marker pen, and extending the 911 program bar clean off the chart. I am sure I heard a silent cheer from Professor Bott, and I knew I had done the right thing. The Porsche 911, the company icon, had been saved, and I believe the company was saved with it.[18]
The decision to keep the 911 in the product line occurred one afternoon in the office of Dr. Helmuth Bott [de], the Porsche operating board member responsible for all engineering and development. I noticed a chart on the wall of Professor Bott's office. It depicted the ongoing development schedules for the three primary Porsche product lines: 944, 928 and 911. Two of them stretched far into the future, but the 911 program stopped at the end of 1981. I remember rising from my chair, walking over to the chart, taking a black marker pen, and extending the 911 program bar clean off the chart. I am sure I heard a silent cheer from Professor Bott, and I knew I had done the right thing. The Porsche 911, the company icon, had been saved, and I believe the company was saved with it.[18]
