[928uk] advice please

Fri Mar 12 09:30:57 GMT 2004

I agree with Smiffy - every single car I saw at a private dealer was a 
dog, and they told bullshit. Also th rust bubbles you talked of were 
actually paint lifting from aluminium.
Sounds like it has had a new windscreen, which may not be ominous.
I would leave well alone.
Richad

In message <009901c407bc$203951d0$26667cca at computername>, Paul R Smith 
in NZ <smiffypr at snap.net.nz> writes
>Sounds a bit dodgy. For a 928 to end up in the hands of that sort of dealer
>tends to suggest that the previous owner wasn't an enthusiast.
>
>928 interiors stand up to use and age very well compared to the average car,
>so don't settle for anything sub-standard.
>
>Getting AC fixed can be very expensive, so don't fall for the "it just needs
>a re-gas". Expect to need a new compressor, then you won't be too
>disappointed.
>
>Rear wash doesn't exist. Rear wipe can't be too difficult to fix.
>
>Damage to the headlamp pod tends to suggest some kind of miss-alignment of
>the wing, was the car bent? They don't normally touch. The sideways
>alignment is adjustable, but too far back is worrying.
>
>Hot doesn't smell, but hot oil (etc) does. Were there oil leaks?
>
>Keep looking.
>
>Smiffy
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Williams" <mike at willsco.com>
>To: "'Young Martin @Consult'" <Martin.Young at tpsconsult.co.uk>; "'928UK'"
><928uk at 928.org.uk>
>Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:26 AM
>Subject: RE: [928uk] advice please
>
>
>Hi Martin
>I went and test drove this vehicle last Saturday (180 mile round trip)
>Unfortunately this was my first experience of a 928 and consequently my
>opinions will not carry much weight
>The "dealer" address was actually a private house on an estate - he had a
>number of other cars on the drive
>He has had the car since before christmas - as, he says, he quite likes it
>and runs around it fairly frequently and has not been too bothered about
>selling it......
>The car was already warm on arrival therefore difficult to assess start up
>from cold etc - but it set a few alarm bells ringing.
>I was disappointed at the state of the interior - but then I have no other
>benchmark
>Externally the colour was not what I would call silver - more of a light
>grey - no major rust but a few specks were starting to bubble through
>I tried as many of the electrics that I could find and they all appeared to
>work - no AC though and I think rear wash doesn't and there is a mobile
>phone aerial on the rear windscreen and various remnants of carphone fitting
>marks in the footwells and on the dash
>There is a strip of trim missing from the top of the windscreen and signs of
>rust on the exposed trim retaining clips
>The offside headlight has a rub / scrape mark on the rear of the assembly  -
>which I assumed was associated with wear as and when the lights are switched
>on and pop up
>The rear tyres if not illegal are very close to being so and would need
>changing
>The engine sounded fine - to me - oil pressure varied with revving, up to I
>think 4.5 to 5 on the oil pressure gauge - idle was i think around 3 - can't
>be certain
>Car drove fairly well - smelled hot - but again this may be normal (Sorry -
>I drive a 5 series - what would I know!!........)
>The engine conversion was done about 10,000 miles ago at a place in
>Norfolk - does Motowerk - ring any bells?
>The "dealer" would not offer me any form of warranty - he said he would find
>out from the "warranty company" - I have heard nothing...
>It didn't do "it" for me and I will be looking at a few others before I make
>a decision
>
>Thats about all I can recall - give me a shout if you want to ask something
>specific
>
>best wishes
>
>Mike
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: 928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk [mailto:928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk]On
>Behalf Of Young Martin @Consult
>Sent: 09 March 2004 17:51
>To: 928UK
>Subject: [928uk] advice please
>
>
>Hello there folks,
>
>I'm in the market for a manual 928 and see there is one on the autotrader
>for £3,950 in Leicester. The seller is a trader (Leicestershire car sales)
>who does not specialise in Porsche. Does anyone know anything about the
>dealer or indeed about the car itself?
>
>It is a 1983 'S' with 148K on the clock. The big selling point is that it
>had an engine rebuild approx. 10,000 miles ago at a cost of £5400. On this
>last point I didn't think it was possible to re-bore a 928 block due to the
>coated liners. I though an engine rebuild meant a new block basically.
>
>The service book has been fully stamped up since the car was new but it
>appears there are precious few receipts to back up work carried out other
>than a new steering rack in 1999.
>
>The car looks good in the photos but I know photos can be misleading.
>
>Any advice on what to look for in particular on this model of 928?
>
>The car comes with a current MOT (till October 2004) and tax till end of
>March 2004
>
>If the car was local I wouldn't hesitate to go and look at it but it
>involves a round trip of at least 500 miles so I want to get as much advice
>as possible before making the trip.
>
>Any and all advice welcome.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Martin.
>
>
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