Don't break down! First proper drive in our fixer-upper Porsche 928S project.
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- It really should be getting a few essentials done first, but I can't resist a little 170km test drive in our latest purchase - this 1984 Porsche 928S.
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Patience is a virtue I guess hahahahaha. I look forward to watching the journey of restoration
An S is the sweet spot for performance and simplicity.
Economy is not bad if you mainly cruise. Even at 100km/hr it's OK. You gave it some welly in the hills , therefore 15mpg ;
Really enjoyed the scenery, I rebuilt the engine on my 1984 S when living in Melbourne, the first real drive took me along the Black Spur where 80% of the road is in a left or right turn. Great weekend. I have now since returned to the UK and she came back with me. I will have to use her more this year though as last year only drove it to the MOT station and back (roadworthy for you Aussie's) as I purchased my wife a 996. 928 is more comfortable though.
Having rallied on many, Melbournites are blessed with some truly great driving roads in those Victorian Alps.
I have had my 1984 928s guards red/tan for 8 yrs now. Bought it with 59k and now has 77k miles. Great cruising car. Dont even need the stereo. My air conditioner works just fine, but keep it off and just lower the window about an inch or so. Battery around 14 but drops down around 12 if you use the air conditioner or flip the lights up. Btw, you are always getting a thumbs up and have people wanting you to flip up the lights. I always check the oil level coolant level and tire pressure before driving it. Tire pressure on most cars is 32 psi. Look in the owners manual. It is 36 psi. That might be why your ride is harder than you expected. Also you may want to check all of your fuses. The fuse box is a black wooden box in the passenger footwell and has the funky cylinder fuses. Car gets quite hot here in Texas but just lower the windows an inch or 2 and you are fine. Car gets really hot on the inside because you have all of that exposed glass that is also angled. Btw great review and i hope you are enjoying your 928. Just wanted to give another 928 shark owner some useful tips from my 8 yrs of ownership.
Hi Frank, thanks for the suggestions. Glad you are enjoying your long term land-shark ownership. Main reason for the hard ride is the tyres are cheap, nasty, and 10 years old. They will be replaced shortly. And the ride height has been set to minimum at the front through the adjusters. That also has some effect on ride. Stay tuned to the channel, as I have a lot more technical content as the Grand Poobah of 928s goes into detail on my car. In case you haven't seen it, this one is "must see" for 928 owners. More coming! Keep on landsharking!
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GREAT!! This is the best video that I have seen, of someone driving a Automatic trans 928s. Love the car and enjoyed every minute!!!! Thanks
It makes me miss my old 928 S4. Was my “everyday” car for about 8 years and a pleasure to drive. I don’t miss the constant upkeep, little niggles, and resultant bills though. Bruce is the Guru - he worked on my car many times. Hot tip I learned from him and experience….carry a bunch of fuses and spare relays for the fuel pumps. You’ll need them one day… Thanks for letting me re-live the pleasurable side of the 928!
Ferrari, Lambo, Bentley.....I would take the a 928S everytime to cruise around. Enjoyed your video very much. Hopefully the injectors lower the need for gas and upgrade the performance
That was fun, Id love to be able to do this, buy a fixer upper, but I have no mechanical knowledge. Thanks for the enjoyment.
Love it! Once the aircon and cruise control are working, we wont be able to get you out of it! Good luck with the Meister and his apprentice next...not too much to rectify by the sounds of it...I hope.
Great video Stu,
That's exactly how I use mine.
Find a nice place for coffee and enjoy the drive. 😀
Really enjoying these 928 videos and learning more about them!
happy you see you enjoying it and taking it one day at a time.
Yes please! More videos like this please :)
Love the S! Near impossible to get a good one in NZ so have an S4. Next best thing. All the best!
Nice one Stu, love on the edge mate.
I look forwards to seeing how it improves as you get thing fixed and sorted
Totally enjoy my 928 S4 MY89 Guards Red. Have enjoyed it for around 12 years and approx 130,000kms during the time I have had. Not a daily driver and certainly not a garage queen. It gets driven and mostly on long distance (GT style) trips - Qld, Adelaide, Bathurst, Canberra, etc. A great car and one that always puts a smile on my face. Its a keeper for me and will likely get some Bruce attention at some stage in the future (am Melbourne-based). Enjoy the drive Stuart. Cheers Tony
Good for you Tony. Thanks for sharing.
Stu, you should come down to the Autobrunch Cars and Coffee at St.Ives showground this Sunday morning 8-30am to 11am and bring the 928. I will be there in the 205 Rallye with my son. Cheers Steve
Noted. Will try to get there (Stu)
@@inCARnationAustralia Sorry Stu, had Marks name in my head. How could I! Hope to see you Sunday, be in the 205 Rallye or the split kombi
The stereo is in the front. 8 cylinder 4.5 litre. Sounds brilliant. Enjoy it!
4.7 even😀
I subscribed to follow the progress of this car!
Ok, well I better get off my a*** and get out there and create some content. Spoiler alert : I just spent $7k on .... well ... you'll have to wait and see
So very enjoyable to ride along with you on your road trip Stu.... BUT 18.1 mpg imperial.. not great but oh sooo much better than 15!!
Yes, slack of me. We are after all a British colony full of suntanned, laid back convicts. If I lapse from metric (which I did in this video, talking about "miles", whatever they are) I should use imperial gallons not US gallons.
Lovely GT car, ouch at the pump though. I hope you can improve the mpg.
Inspiring… maybe time to replace the elderly GTI, but finding a great 944 turbo as that was the desirable one in my youth.
Go for it. The Turbo is def the 944 to go for.
I’d rather 8 in front than 6 in the back 😉
They're both fantastic in their own way. I have to say, 6 in the back with a couple of high boost hair dryers is not as musical but addictive and savage.
I prefer front-engined cars too, of the 8 and 12 cylinder variety. I don't really know why actually, they just always seemed more mature and purposeful.
16" rims are hard to find tyres for, so many of us go to 17s - 87 S4
Oh but it's not a manual! How can it be fun?? Lol. I think we can disconnect from what we actually want to do with our fun cars. Seems the 928 was a win!
Stop it, your'e actually making me think of getting one, crossing over to the dark side of Porsche ownership. Talking of crap tyres, my first drive in the hills in my 944S2 the car spun around and backed into the vegetation. I missed all the trees and left the scene unscathed, a miracle. The problem with tyres that look good and only 4 years old that if they have been sitting they turn to crap.Have fun CHATTING to Bruce, try and keep the conversation on track haha (he is a great bloke).
Glad you survived your spin! For the record, the crap "ZETA" brand tyres on my car are twelve years old and hard as nails. They will be replaced. Just got back from Bruce's. OMG. Andrew, you might change your mind once I start racking up the bills on essential work. I shot enough for 20 videos. Talk talk talk. Fascinating, but an editor's nightmare. Plenty of money to be spent, but overall he and Sean were impressed with the car. But there's no way to interrupt one of his long stories once he gets stared. Editing it all is going to take forever.
@@inCARnationAustralia When I first got the 944S2 I rang Bruce for some information, the conversation ended up being about the history of Porsche 968CS in Australia which went for about an hour. fascinating stuff even though a bit off subject. Bruce is a wealth of information and always happy to help.
YOLO unless you are a Kluger driver and get a death stare.
Pretty sure the no-look no-blinker Kluger didn't even know nor care that I exist. Blissfully unaware.
@@inCARnationAustralia watch out. They outnumber us
yeah it was classic!