Mrs. Oldtin's New Ride

She always wanted one...1986 Porsche 928s - and I have a soft spot for scruffy P cars. Actually just needs some cosmetic help.

Looks sweet. No wonder. It was born the same year as me.

Fantastic! I love those cars too.

I like the lip-thing that you got going on in the front there.

For some reason I love those flip up lights. I hate flip up lights as a rule, but not those. Maybe it's because most flip up lights look like they're trying to pretend that they don't really even have lights. Those though, it's like the designer admitted needing lights, but said "if Ijust tilt them back, it will be faster" and that's just awesome thinking right there.

mazdeuce wrote: For some reason I love those flip up lights. I hate flip up lights as a rule, but not those. Maybe it's because most flip up lights look like they're trying to pretend that they don't really even have lights. Those though, it's like the designer admitted needing lights, but said "if Ijust tilt them back, it will be faster" and that's just awesome thinking right there.

And they look super-cool when they're flipped up too!

Man, every time I see a 928 (even a ratted-out one) I want one more and more. Please do us a good write-up on the car, driving impressions, smells, sounds, how it makes your wiggly-bits tingle. You know, the usual stuff we get from GRM.

928 = probably the prettiest street Porsche ever. I like your color!

Tony Montana approves.

Gun Turrets

Sweet car. I really like that color also.

Very nice! I'm glad the right car came along for you guys.

Awesome. Have some fun with it!

People around here are getting brave with these incredibly cool but complex old German machines. I am jealous.

You can tell it's spring! Optimism in the air.

Otto Maddox wrote: People around here are getting brave with these incredibly cool but complex old German machines. I am jealous.

In burgundy . . . for their wives. Weird.

I poked around the 928 side of rennlist - what I got from that is while they're not exactly the most DIY friendly car on the planet, everything is pretty well documented - so in my mind - not nearly as intimidating as a newer car with canbus electrics.

So far it made the drive from San Francisco to Chicago without much drama - it does have something going on with the alternator that gets a weird voltage drop after running 4-5 hours straight, but we'll sort it out. It stickered for over 52,000 (limited slip rear, aux a/c, heated seats - with inflation that's somewhere around a $130,000 car in today's dollars. Supercar territory (yeah I know, minivans and tauruses have more power these days - but they'll never look as cool).

I had a chance to buy one from a defunct body shop. It was complete and could be driven, but all the interior and extrior trim had been removed to get it ready to paint, then the place went under. The guy who owned it went and took one look at it, said 'hell no' and offered it to me for a grand. No kidding. I was going to buy it, but then I discovered that about half the removed stuff (like the $2500 dash pad) was, er, not as present as I had hoped for.

Is it a 5 speed? I adore those damn cars.

I was just wondering if you had made it back. Good meeting you!

MG Bryan wrote: Is it a 5 speed? I adore those damn cars.

Auto - Mrs. Oldtin is not that interested in rowing.

Osterkraut wrote: I was just wondering if you had made it back. Good meeting you!

You too - thanks again for lunch. Jealous of the toys you get to play with at work.

When you get a chance, please post more pics. Those are such neat cars. Would love to the interior, engine bay, etc.

Pasha?

Hopefully nobody will be a uboat commander in this one.