924 NA

[keeble kid]

Hi,seen the 924 in Practical Classics and I`d forgotten how much I loved them as a kid,so I contacted the club and got some info.I`d love a 924 but I want to use mine as a daily driver,any thoughts on this from the forum?Have a couple of grp classics (all in bits!)and am OK mechanical wise
so I`d like a car that's easy to look after - does that count out 924S & Turbo?I`m up in Scotland near Aberdeen at the moment - anyone near me with a 924 so I can have a closer look before buying?Thanks.

[Lowtimer]

A 2.5 litre 924S is pretty much as easy to look after as a 924 2.0 litre. A Turbo is a much more expensive and delicate thing all round.

[keeble kid]

Thanks I was going to go for the 924 N/A for the easier mechanics and lets face it they all have that lovely shape.I think I will join the club and look for one when we have moved back down to kent.

[andy97]

I know of a 924S for sale, supposed to be in good nick.

[keeble kid]

Thanks andy97,but I`ll join the club and purchase when I`m back in Kent.

[jasongibson]

I have a 924S, have had it for 8 months now and it's my only car. Drove it across Europe the other week without a hitch.

I've owned a 928 and 993 previous and found myself with not much to spend so I went for a 924S,
I must say it's ten times the car i was expecting it to be

Find yourself a nice rust free car that's been looked after and you won't be disappointed

[davejones]

I'm fortunate to have several examples of the 924 and can only echo the points made here, once any gremlins are sorted they are easy to live with and maintain and the handling is excellent. However as with any car approaching, or over, 30 years old some parts are beginning to fail or get hard to find. For instance, the turbo if set up right is a fantastic bit of kit however the timing sensors are no longer available and due to years of heat cycles are very prone to failure, unless you find a scrap donor you have just created a large engine shaped paperweight!!
I started racing a 924 a couple of years ago and so through that have learnt quite a bit about how they work and what needs replacing etc. These are very underrated cars and I get more grin factor out of driving them than I do in my more modern rear engined Porsche.
The na is very easy to maintain in either 2.0 or 2.5s guise the latter having the benefit of the balance shaft and therefore smoother nature. Having discovered the 924 Owners Club through a fellow racer there are a lot of helpful friendly members out there who have, between them, a useful hoard of spares, I now count myself amongst them as I have started buying spare cars..... I'm in Kent so drop me a PM if you want to chat some more.

[GC8]

I will add to others advice here: buy a 1988 model year car. Check that this is what it is by looking at the 10th character in the VIN, which will be a J and remember that a 1988 model year doesn't mean a 1988 registered car - they were built from September 1987.

[keeble kid]

Hi,thanks for all the info on the 924.I`d love an S but think I will probably go for a N/A,the shape is great and they seem to handle well.I`m down in kent in mid june so will have a look at some then. It will be nice to have an everyday classic to use while my other stuff is in bits.Did they make many in black?Thanks again.

[pauljmcnulty]

924S is N/A. It's the 2.5 engine from the 944, so a huge improvement over the 2.0, and in the lighter 924 shell.

I'd say they are a better buy than an early 944.

[GC8]

The only black 924s that I recall are the 924S Le Mans.

[keeble kid]

Thanks pauljmcnulty & GC8,the other thing I like about the 924 n/a is that if the belt goes there is no damage - rare in a car now.I`ve seen some lovely 924S for sale the majority in Guards Red,but I do like the rarer colours.

[GC8]

They are a non-interference engine, but the belt is very cheap and easy to replace, so its less of a bonus than it would be with a 944 engine.

[Lowtimer]

For clarity, I believe that non-interference point applies to the 2.0 litre, but not the 2.5 litre S

[GC8]

Yes, and not the 2.0l turbocharged engine either.