If I didn't know this video was from '87 I would have thought it was a lot older. I had forgotten what the majority of the cars on the road looked like back in '87.
@Donald Trump is Ghetto Trash : I got my license in '85 so I've been driving for 34 years. I had just forgotten what the majority of cars looked like back then.
@Donald Trump is Ghetto Trash Yeah that's what i remember too some people was still driving 70's cars to the mid ninties, my Grandfather had 2 Ford LTDs remember those, one was a 72 police special sedan with the 429 4brrl. and the other 1973 had a 460 2brrl. and those things were powerhouses, and me and my brother we was juveniles at the time without a care in the world and no license in our pockets at the time, we enjoyed every single time we took out the trash with these cars in the late 80's up to the mid 90's we would go down back roads and see who could do the longest burnouts and then go down dirt roads and just drift every single long curve we came to, awww man good times, but by 94 he sold both cars one to a friend of his....the 429l 4 brrl. to his son who had a tragic accident when he pulled the engine out the car and put it in a lighter body and he crashed the car on a twisting back road and he died from the crash, after he sold them he gotten a 1987 Chevy caprice classic with the 4.3L EFI in keeping with the times but he kept his 72 C10 withe step sides, man we got got a hold of that Caprice too it would roast them but the power of it wasn't like either of the Ford LTDs.
A front wheel drive 16V Scirocco has completely different driving dynamics and is not a direct substitute for a 924S and its characteristics/feel. With its marginally better performance in many categories yet smaller price tag vs. the 944, the 924S was actually quite a good value proposition in its day (and even more so in the second hand market 10+ years later). Unlike the original 924 it was a "pure" Porsche.
I have a 924S and I love it dearly--- it was chipped at some point (and will be again soon), but it is so much experience for so little dollar. I also have a Mk.II Scirocco and, in response to the video description, they're apples and oranges, so you should have both!!
Erik C. Love the Sirocco. I remember back in the day my dad would not co-sign for me for a Scirocco 16v valve, LOL. Nowadays I own an 87 924S, 88 924S-Special Edition, in which Motor Week should have made a video of. The SE, came with manual seats manual windows 1 Volkswagen Scirocco driver side mirror ml30 suspension package rear koni shocks thick sway bars, Factory coilovers in the front 160 horsepower lightweight fabric, no AC, no radio, etc etc. This was the original Transaxle Club Sport design. 500 made for the U.S. Market, total of 980 world wide production. sold in Spain as The Spirit without a catalytic converter putting out 170hp.. Also have a 77 924 with cold ac and at 42 yrs old that audi engine runs like champ. Purchased from original owners with original bill of sale, from Brumos Porsche. Those who talk crap about Porsche transaxles, never owned one long enough, never loved it or trued owning one, and used dumb ass mechanics who claimed to know how to really work on these cars.
Ill bet it was! i never had a chance to test one of those but I did drive the 944s with that 16 valve head...that car felt like a swiss watch..ultra smooth, great top end pull and fantastic steering feel and handling...very german quality
I still own my 82 924, which I got back in 2001 had a blown engine, replaced it and drove for manh years. Now it is getting an Audi V8, the old 2.0l NA got boring. Now I have 2 944 NA, a 944S2 and a 944 Turbo that I have collected. Still great cars and epic to drive!
Had a buddy in high school that had one of these. It had over 100,000mi on it and he bought it for $1,000. It was a fun little car to drive around in, but rattled and buzzed to no end. It never broke down on him surprisingly
Motor Week should have also made a review on The 1988 924S Special Edition. The first light weight Club Sport Porsche transaxle ever made. Built to hit the track or autocross event on the weekends and back to work or pleasure on Monday. M030 Suspension pkg, including factory coil overs, thick sway bars, Koni rear shocks, LSD option, no ac, no radio, one plastic manual driver's side mirror, manual lighter seats, manual windows, light weight thin fabric, 160hp, only 980 built world wide, 500 only for the U.S. makes them very rare and highly sought after!
It wasn't a quick car, but it felt sporty enough and had more than enough room for a 6'4'' driver to be comfortable. As long as you changed the oil and timing belt on schedule, it was very dependable. It was also surprisingly solid; mine took a pretty big hit in the rear from a 1/2 ton van and only sustained minimal damage (the van had it's front bumper bent back to the tire).
In December of 1981 I purchased a 1982 Datsun 280ZX, my first new car and the first car I purchased on my own. I was 18. I thought it was fast. 0-60 in 9.7 seconds. It handled terrible. Today my economy car, a 2018 Chevy Cruze is much faster and handles much better. That's progress and 36 years of technological advances.
@@royjaber571 Excellent, I have owned it for close to 3 years, and haven't had major issues. I had to replace a fuel filter once and that's about it. I did do the major service around 2 years ago.
Originally co developed with Volkswagen and built in a former NSU factory, the early versions used a 2l audi 4cylinder critically used in a VW van but also licensed to American motors in the late 70s
4:56 - Look at that dude with the Daisy Duke's on! I want you to look that dude with the Daisy Duke's on! Everybody, look at that dude with the Daisy Duke's on! 💭 chuckles at his own stupid obscure song reference 💭
@Donald Trump is Ghetto Trash Cheap parts? one thing I've learned about cars, don't judge one until you've driven it and seen for yourself, even super low power stuff, if its light, can be pretty great!
@@royjaber571 considering how I drove it, very reliable. When I bought it, it already had sparco racing seats and a 911 tach. I was lucky because I didn’t have money to add all that. Even had the 944 spoiler.
I had one of these. Same year, same color. Bought it for 4 grand with only 57,000 miles on it. Sold it a couple years later because I just didn't have room for it. I wish I hadn't because prices for decent examples have about doubled in the last 10 years.
@@brettcannon74 exactly, car's are an expense, very very rarely are they an investment that grows. Even those $40K Supra TT's going for $80K today, well $40K of stock is now worth $400K...so enjoy your ROI !_!
@YosanMesfun It's a fine daily driver as long as it has been mechanically upcapped the fuel injection can get a little picky if it hasn't been taken care of
I remember back in 1985, Deutsch Mark was extremely low against the US Dollar. I believe US Dollar was worth almost 3 Deutsch Marks. German cars were more affordable at that time.
My mom had an 81 924. Nice car but it really started falling apart once it reached the 20 year mark. Compare that to the 83 or 84 Dodge Ramcharger that had just as many miles on it and she owned just as long and took more abuse and the Porsche was really quite unreliable, from the failing electronics to the dash that fell apart, interesting to see that the American vehicle of the same vintage was really more reliable and spent way less time in the shop.
Top of the list for meis the1981 rabbit passat l with the audi 2.2 stock corvette killer to a 98 mh 😂 it munched very thing 😮 but a 76 turbo 911. Clearly
That was 1987 Nissan 300 zx Mazda RX7 and Starion they where slower that was quick in 87,I had a Black with tan interior it was so much fun to drive I had it for 2 decades sold it 2005 and it was so reliable I missed my Porsche
The same money in the day would have landed a turbocharged rx-7 turbo 2. At 184hp it's quicker than the porche but miserable on fuel, simply didn't have a robust engine like a big 4 potter. But quicker.
You know what I love the most? He doesn't conclude the review with data regarding CO2 emissions: "carbon footprint" and "barrels of oil" used per year.
At that time 1 US Gallon (3.8 Liters) of unleaded fuel was roughly 75 Cents. My first car was the 1968 Cadillac. I was working for minimum wages and I didn't care that much about fuel consumption. This Porsche would be considered almost an extremely fuel-efficient vehicle at that time.
Doug's Cars Ha my Dad had the Park Avenue around the same time, I remember at one point the driver door armrest completely fell off and the car eventually caught on fire. His Buick Riviera was much better quality lol.
The engine is basically a Mercedes design when Mercedes was developing new engines for DKW. That all fell thru and DKW was absorbed by the VAG. It's a very robust engine with wide camshaft lopes as opposed to narrow like other makes. Yes it was used in vans LT etc. Mercedes would have done the same thing. Also to me it's a sign of a good design.
Those gas struts at the Boot sounded like when you use an elevator in DOOM. This car gets a lot of flack for what it was. Surely I’d pick an RX-7 for the money, but the 924 is a nice project car, a good candidate for an engine swap. You can also massage the 2.5 or go for the 16v 190hp variant used in the 944S. Also that 2.5 is not indestructible but is quite the tank, no wonder you see some of these thrashed around LeMons.
Honestly if you were balling out back in 87 might as well give 3600 bucks more and get a 944 but then again for 3990 you couldve had a brand new Yugo as a little daily driver so idk..
@@joejoe188 And that's why I said "how far we've come." In terms of fuel efficiency, of course. Technology is interesting. Not trying to say my car is better in any way, shape or form.
You have to try out the more expensive models such as the 944S2 and Turbo. They’re slightly crude, more fun to drive, but more expensive to maintain. The only car of today that may be comparable to the performance of an old 944 is the Toyota GT86. I’m not kidding, I have driven both and they feel almost similar with the GT86 feeling more agile because of its suspension kinematics.
I remember the advertising slogan from Porsche back in late 1986, claiming it to be the Porsche for under $20K. The dollar vs. mark exchange rate and black Friday in 1987 quickly changed the price. Also, no to preferring the 16V Scirocco, which was just a tarted up Golf, the 924S was a much better driving and handling car with proper front engine rear drive layout and a transaxle for near perfect weight distribution. I'll take one in dark silver metallic please :-)
I wonder if these 924's will ever achieve the status of the 912 with their crazy price increase in the last few years. The 912 wasn't thought of as a "real" Porsche compared to the 911, just as the 924 is compared to the 944. Sure, a lot of 924's were made, but so many haven't survived either, just like there are so few 914 survivors so they get pricey regardless.
@@thirdstar9255 There were a lot of 924's made, I'm sure the "S" commands a premium. Back in the '80's I remember LA radio station KLOS was giving away a 924 every week for months. They were not popular cars at all and Porsche needed the money.
So many better options than the Porsche for less $$$$ back in the mid 80's. Driver's car would be a Mazda RX-7 Turbo, I like the fatboy Mark III Supra turbo personally. Or a loaded up Pontiac Trans Am GTA, that was a really fast/sleek car and avoided some of the Jersey guido/king of the trailer park mullet stigma you had with the Camaro IROC. Or a Corvette was similar $$$$ to the Porsche.
partially due to the exchange rate and partially due to Porsche struggling as a company back in the late 80's/early 90's when they almost went under due to poor management and R&D.
