I wouldn’t worry too much about resale value on these. The early 16v cars (like this one once was) are still sub-$10,000 cars, even good condition ones. I keep mine stock, but I’m not a purist. There’s always a number of these swaps in process on Rennlist. Makes sense from several perspectives including reliability,…

“Fire up the eager 1.7...” LOL.

Nice car. The guy down the street from me bought what looks to be the same car. Sounds amazing, looked great, not sure I ever saw it move. Then, because this is New Jersey, he smoked the lenses and painted it yellow.

The only thing I can think of (and this is far-fetched), is that sometimes it is useful to cut an oil filter apart to see if there are metal bits in your oil. If there are, then your car probably has heartbreaking, and expensive issues. I think its far-fetched because I don’t know if I would trust these places to do…

My car required 8.5 quarts of oil. Sure I could stand over the shoulder of the guy putting the oil in, take it to a Porsche dealer, or do it myself. Otherwise, its not getting all the oil it requires. Also, its not a hard job, but there is that sense of satisfaction that you accomplished something necessary and will…

Holy cow. I used to work at one of these oil change places. Do not take your car there. Actually, that’s not entirely true. These places are fine for your standard NiToyZa Anonycar, which have similar oil change needs (common size oil filter, same amount of oil in the pan, etc.), but for high performance or unique…

Yeah, I was wondering if the 944’s have this in that same place. 928s of this vintage have a hall sensor at the top of the bell housing that are apparently a bitch to change. They are also a common culprit in non-starts. If this were a 928, I’d check the relays that control the fuel pump and ignition. It very likely…

No objection to hose barbs. Just that for FI line over barbs, you shouldn’t clamp it because the barbs will then dig into the line. From the factory, the fuel rail line was not clamped (barbed), while connections to the fuel dampers was clamped (not barbed). Probably not the biggest deal, but this is a 928 and…

As owners of cars that like to catch on fire, there’s a lot of discussion about fuel lines on the 928 Rennlist forum. The consensus seems to be that anything other than plastic lined FI hose is not just dumb, but dangerous. Not only that, but on barbed connectors (like our fuel rails), there shouldn’t even be clamps,…

Bang for buck is definately in the post-1985 32v engine years, but before the GTS, which is sitting at $20,000 to $30,000 for a decent example right now.

The 32 valve engines are interference, which means if the timing belt goes, you will bend the valves. The engine isn't a boat anchor, but I imagine head work would be expensive. They do not break any easier than any other timing belt, but they need to be changed at the recommended interval.

This guy sucks and I hope he gets arrested. He has a young son, does he? Tell him I'm going to be driving 107 MPH on roads he regularly drives with his kid in the car, I'd like to see what he says.

So he owns that nasty motel, and the almost as nasty Red Robin? Those are bigger crimes than parking like a jerk.

Yeah, what makes this corvette owner extra-douche (even for North Jersey) is that the lot he is parked (Clifton Red Robin) is really too small. I used to get takeout from there once in a while, and thank goodness for the "takeout" parking space, because that thing was always filled.

You see, are kinda down here. And the joke, THAT joke, is way way way up here. Flying over your head like an angel, flying to the moon.

If I was that guy, I would take that as a legitimate question. I watch YES a lot and had no idea what that guy's name was.

The most surprising thing about this story is that it didn't happen in Belmar.

If by 30,000 you mean 60,000 and by front end you mean a couple service covers, radiator hoses, and some pulleys, then you're right on the money.

Guy took a $10,000 to $15,000 dollar car (assuming the engine needed rebuilding) and turned it into a car worth $2,000 to $5,000 (depending on the buyers motivation to de-crappify it). Great work!

Really? How does one define "shitty?" The 928's reliability issues are entirely the fault of owners who deferred (the very expensive) maintenance. My '82 sounds fantastic, is a joy to drive, and is even fun to work on, once you get used to how Porsche does things.