I just bought a Porsche--pinching myself

[bw1]

 

[bw1]

You own a POS

lol

 

[rnch]

924 = a slow, trouble-prone POS audi pretender that was bought for rich high school kids.

now a 928......THAT is a car worth restoring!

 

[chewyxrage]

nice dood! An ex mechanic like yourself should always be looking for these type of deals to flip for some extra money.


I wish I had the knowledge you have, I'd be buying up used civics and toyotas left and right......

 

[Dial_tone]

Take a few pics of you leaning on it throwing gang signs, then sell it. That'd be worth it.

 

[SpyWizard]

s also stood for stripped, the weight in that model was reduced so that it would race faster, specifically in the switchback roads in southern california..

good times..

 

[all the whey]

I am shopping for a car that I can drive right away on the cheap. I'm mostly shopping on craigslist. Last night I saw a post for a 1987 Porsche 924s for $500 that was just published an hour ago. It has a blown head gasket. The 924 is effectively a 944 with a slightly thinner body. It was considered the entry-level Porsche and is the model that rescued Porsche from the brink of bankruptcy.

I called him and he said four people had already called him. He said to call back today at around 10 am cos he was going out.

I arranged to borrow a car by giving a friend a ride to work at 7 am and went back to bed. I got up at 10, called him, and went over. The guy was super cool and everything checked out--clean title, lots of extras, body and interior in great condition, new tires, etc.

As a kid I had posters of Porsches. Lately I never, ever thought I would ever own one--I mean I'm not going to make a million being a one-man mechanic shop/computer consultant.

The idea of owning it definitely took over and excited me. However looking at the car I know that I could part it out over eBay for way more than $500 if it goes that route. Heck, based on the interest, I could flip it on eBay motors for at least double--this guy wanted to get rid of the car FAST. I had also researched the car and found that a complete gasket set for a head gasket job is $171 from my local auto parts store. So I could even fix it up and sell it for many times the cost. Then of course there's the dream scenario of fixing it up and driving it myself!

I was lucky enough on the timing and then made sure I was able to follow-through. There are a lot of flakes who respond to cl and I made sure to follow up as promised and brought the cash with me so I could make a strong offer. I also made sure he simply signed the title so I could flip it if needed without the cost of re-titling or registering or whatever.

I paid $85 to tow it to my house and what can I say? I OWN A PORSCHE! I already got my first "Is that you? Oh shit! NIIICE!"

I just thought I'd share--it seems to ridiculous that I feel like I need to tell people in order to verify that it's really true.

I hope I don't come across as bragging too much. It's just surreal to look at the hood and see the Porsche shield and know it's mine.

Buy American!!!


BTW. Did you know Arabian helped a member's sister acheive her dream of owning a red corvette?

 

[Mr. dB]

924 = a slow, trouble-prone POS audi pretender that was bought for rich high school kids.

now a 928......THAT is a car worth restoring!

924S ditched the Audi engine, it's got the same power as a base 944. It's a fine car.

 

[puddlemonkey]

Spartacus in 3.. 2..

 

[puddlemonkey]

Wait, he's banned from C&C huh?


Spart alter in 3.. 2..