RE: Porsche Club GB Buys a SOTW

Friday 5th December 2008

Porsche Club GB Buys a SOTW

See the 924S that PCGB bought for a grand displayed at the PH Show


PCGB have bought a 924S for £1,000
PCGB have bought a 924S for £1,000
There’s always a few cheap Porsches lurking around in the classifieds, but for many of us that is exactly where they stay. Although the idea of getting a 924 or 944 for a few hundred pounds sounds tempting, the thought of actually doing it can be terrifying.

However, to prove that a decent Porsche can be had for a grand the Porsche Club GB (PCGB) is staging its own ‘£1,000 challenge’, where they hope to show it is not as intimidating as it might sound. The 924S they have bought will be on display at the PistonHeads Show.

PCGB say that, by looking in the right places, whether it’s Auto Trader, eBay or the local classifieds, the 1980’s front-engined 924, 944 and 928 are well within the grasp of budget Porsche ownership. Despite the diminutive price tag, the 924 still offers racing car technology such as a transaxle gearbox and four-wheel disc brakes, as well as being able to reach 125mph.

On the stand PCGB will be showing how they bought the car, what they looked for and offering any tips and hints to those who want to take the plunge. They will also warn you of the potential pitfalls involved.

‘Porsche ownership doesn’t have to be expensive; we’ve found a 924S for the show, well within the £1,000 budget, and it’s stunning, with only 55,000 miles on the clock,’ said Geoff Ives, Events Director for Porsche Club GB.

‘It costs the current owner only £80 a year for insurance, and will average over 30mpg on a long run, so isn’t necessarily expensive to run. Factor in the driving fun and great club social scene, and owning a Porsche can be hugely satisfying.’

The club is also organising the ‘Five Decades of the 911” display at the show, over 20 variants of the legendary GT car expected, from as far back as 1963.

‘Porsche prices are more affordable than ever before,’ said PistonHeads Show Manager David Ryan. ‘The secret is buying a solid, good, cheap Porsche, so the advice of PCGB will be invaluable to anyone considering a purchase. I’m sure there’ll be plenty of PistonHeads visitors scanning the internet for a bargain after the show.’

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shoestring7

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Friday 5th December 2008
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Very good, but watch for rust in the sills and evidence of low-rent maintenance bodges perpetrated by borassic PO's.

SS7
PS A fit 150/160bhp 924S is capable of well over 125mph, the top speed of the 2l cars

Dr Imran T

2,301 posts

206 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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looks like a tidy purchase. Although I was under the impression that it is a pretty poor car?

dublet

283 posts

218 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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That's the one with the van engine, isn't it?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jPaYnaKVDkbiggrin

shoestring7

Original Poster:

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Friday 5th December 2008
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dublet said:
That's the one with the van engine, isn't it?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jPaYnaKVDkbiggrin
The original 2l car used a VW/Audi engine that was also used in the Audi 100 and with mods, the LT van. The 'S' used the 944 all-alloy Porsche designed engine. All the 944's used Audi gearbox's and were built by Audi in an Audi factory.

ok?

SS7

JayMan

115 posts

194 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Dr Imran T said:
looks like a tidy purchase. Although I was under the impression that it is a pretty poor car?
They are a sweet handling motor, they are perfectly balanced and great fun. Very under rated.

mr_spock

3,365 posts

222 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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shoestring7 said:
Very good, but watch for rust in the sills and evidence of low-rent maintenance bodges perpetrated by borassic PO's.

SS7
PS A fit 150/160bhp 924S is capable of well over 125mph, the top speed of the 2l cars
It's BORACIC, from Boracic Lint = Skint. Please.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boracic_lint

fastgerman.com

1,944 posts

202 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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mr_spock said:
shoestring7 said:
Very good, but watch for rust in the sills and evidence of low-rent maintenance bodges perpetrated by borassic PO's.

SS7
PS A fit 150/160bhp 924S is capable of well over 125mph, the top speed of the 2l cars
It's BORACIC, from Boracic Lint = Skint. Please.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boracic_lint
Dork....

greggy50

6,200 posts

198 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Looking at the specs 924s 0 - 60 7.5 seconds and a top speed of 138mph also is said to handle quite nicely so seems a bit of a bargain for only 1k.

nav p

324 posts

194 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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The 924S had a Porche engine,i believe it was actually a detuned 944 lump??

stuart-b

3,651 posts

233 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Great fun car smile

Although expensive if you want to keep it A1. You can end up spending silly money, as the bits are Porsche prices.

edh

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276 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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The '86 and '87 models had a 150hp motor, the '88's were 160 (same as 944)

I've had 2, so I'm biased, but they are great cars smile

edh

3,498 posts

276 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Some bits are expensive, but it's suprising how cheap some Porsche parts are. Expensive jobs are the clutch & belts/waterpump.

Edward9000

168 posts

192 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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JayMan said:
Dr Imran T said:
looks like a tidy purchase. Although I was under the impression that it is a pretty poor car?
They are a sweet handling motor, they are perfectly balanced and great fun. Very under rated.
even though they are slower than modern day vans hehe

JayMan

115 posts

194 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Edward9000 said:
JayMan said:
Dr Imran T said:
looks like a tidy purchase. Although I was under the impression that it is a pretty poor car?
They are a sweet handling motor, they are perfectly balanced and great fun. Very under rated.
even though they are slower than modern day vans hehe
Agree in modern terms they are not rapid but 924S has a 0-60 of 7.7 seconds.

I dont know many (standard) vans that can beat that.

wildoliver

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223 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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The S is a very rapid car in the real world, they do feel a bit slow at top end, but acceleration is brisk and mid range excellent, makes a very quick car for country roads and overtaking.

Even the 2.0 is far from a van engine as it shares virtually no parts with the Audi 100 engine or LT van. As an example it has a unique Porsche head.

The 924S engine is identical to the 944 lump of the same era except it has low compression pistons which although you lose 10BHP you gain the ability to run the car on any petrol from 93ron up.

Great cars and very underrated.

3059hp

96 posts

221 months

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There's a race championship for the original 2 litre 924, which provides just about the most affordable race series anywhere. Take a look at porscheracingdrivers.co.uk

Lead

134 posts

235 months

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So if I go to the PH show I am going to pay to see a £1000 Porsche. Oh I can`t wait!

Christoffer

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204 months

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"with only 55,000 miles on the clock"

I'm sorry but to me it sounds -------------------deleted (to think that's) genuine!

Edited by Christoffer on Friday 5th December 19:18

Markh

2,781 posts

282 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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924S, a great car brings back me memories, really underated

kik1.6se

294 posts

239 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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I brought a 2.0 924 for £250 with tax and mot. IT was tatty but ran ok, the shell was solid and the car handled nicely (once I fitted new shocks). I tidied it up a bit, ran it for a year and sold it for £500.

The 2.0l engined 924's weren't that fast back in the 70's, so by todays standards they just aren't that fast at all.

They really are under rated cars though. The early cars were partially galvanised and from the late 70's onwards they were fully galvanised so the shells last much better than most cars of that era and the Volkswagon parts means servicing them is generally really cheap.

THe 924s had the 2.5 Porsche engine, although as mention above it was less powerful than the one in the 944. The 924s also had disks all round, (rather than the beetle drums like on the 2.0) and five stud wheels, so they had proper Porsche wheels.