I bought my first 928 in September 1994. I was turning 23 at the end of the month and it was a birthday gift to myself. It was a grey market 928s Euro grey market car. It was awesome. So fast, no issues. Ever since I saw Risky Business it was the only car I wanted. I sold it 4 years later to a colleague and he still has it, as far as I know. I immediately regretted selling it and I replaced it in October 1999 with an American version, automatic. What a disappointment that car was. It felt ponderous, slow, and it was ultimately unreliable due to all of the common electrical issues. So, I've seen both sides of ownership. To me, this car is just sexy, and like a sexy woman, she's either easy going, low maintenance, ready to travel, or a pain in the butt, high maintenance entity that doesn't want to go anywhere. You bought the manual and I wish all the best for you!
That car is just pretty. The beautiful sleek front end, the squared off wheel wells and that plump posterior that sits up just a tad too high. I love it.
In the '80's I was in a partnership in a condo at Mammoth Mountain CA. One of my partners had a 928 and many trips between L.A. and Mammoth were driven in that 928. I got to drive it on many occasions and it was a fabulous experience. A true GT automobile in its element rocketing up Hwy 395 along the Eastern Sierra!
I remember seeing a red 1977 928 on the cover of Road and Track magazine. Always wanted to drive one. So I bought a 1979 928 9 years ago for $6,000 US dollars. One of the best purchases of older automobiles I ever did It is a blast for me to drive on the road and on the track. Living and driving the dream... My way.
I first fell in love with the 928 in the movie, SCARFACE, and then my love for it was reinforced with RISKY BUSINESS. So glad you pulled the trigger on getting another one!
Just finished Scarface last night. Forgot about the 928. Bummer movie. I'll take the Risky Business 928. Joel lived. But for a passenger Michelle or Rebecca?
@@douglasb.1203 Actually my fave 928 was the WEIRD SCIENCE one. All black! Just gorgeous! And to choose between Rebecca and Michelle as a passenger??? Wow! Tough call, but I'd have to go with 80s Michelle Pfeiffer.
“Having all these imperfections enables me to enjoy the car”. I’m so glad you feel that way, Paul! With your CPO reputation, I sometimes worry that the car as an object means more to you than the driving experience.
At PCA, I see a lot of pristine looking Porsche's. But the thing is, a good number of them get tracked. If you love a car you tend to take care of it and keep it looking new while also having fun.
I’ve always loved 928’s. Back then everyone was in love with the Countach but this was my favorite by far. You had to sit on the door sill with the door open to back up the Lamborghini but the Porsche was designed to actually be used like a normal car. Beautiful!!
The 928 is the only Porsche I've ever truly loved, and I love that second series the best by far with the original body plus the lip spoilers much more than the S4, congrats!
Awesome discussion on the 928. Here's a fascinating look at a pure 928 enthusiast The 928 Midnight Rider ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_am8DPam0gc.html
With Paul's background in auto design, he's dishing out some pretty high praise here- and he's right. I've never personally been a huge fan of the 911 design, but omg that 928 is outta sight, and the color he found is just 🤩😻
I have 2 ...928 and 928s4 .greatest cars i ever owned ....amazing performance yet very dependable and still unappreciated by many ...enjoyed this presentation and the only thing i can say kept my cars out of sight from my bankers after the stock market crash of 1987 when the financial markets took a hit and a red 928 porsche kind of rubs salt in the wound of your average banker ...still have them
The fact that it's a few decades old and still on the road is amazing! Please do more vids like this as new car availability and pricing are becoming an issue. Relatively cheap yet fun rides from 25+ years ago may be the way to go!
I’m not a Porsche guy…but was fortunate enough to have the use of my Grandfathers new 928 S4 Manual in my Sr year of high school. That car was all kinds of awesome! If I remember correctly it even had Recaro seats…it had loads of power for its day and the ride was incredible. Wish I still had it.
All 928 seats were made in house by Recaro. They had a wing of their factory right there at Porsche…at least that is what they told me on a factory tour many many years ago. I have a lot more 928 content on my page. Hope you will visit and enjoy it! All the best! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E8iBylfMPYo.html
Best 928 video on RU-vid. You constantly have shown the exteriors and running shots and that's what people want to watch. Other videos show drivers' views showing nothing but the roads and windshields.
Glad you enjoyed. You might also enjoy our 4 big road trip films where this 928 was featured (and shown rolling through some amazing places). Thanks for watching!
A friend of mine owned an '84 S in Quartz Gray Metallic when I was in high school that same year and that's where I caught the bug. My parents actually bought it from him when he sold it so I had the chance to take it for a weekend once. I keep trying to convince myself that I don't want one now..... but the argument is leaning very much in favor of my garage becoming the forever-home for one sooner than later. Thanks for sharing this! I'm envious!
You should, one would look excellent in your garage! I like everything about them, they really look 10 times better than most new cars! It is hard to tell most of the new cars apart, and most of the new cars won't last 40 years like his 928!
As I was a child, some peoples in my neighborhood drove 928. I always have found it to be more elegant, with all his roundings, than everything else of those times.
My dad has always been a Mopar muscle guy, but also had a soft spot for Ze Germans due to Maico dirt bikes, a Ghia, and a 914. One day he was in an auto junk yard looking for something or other, when he sees a set of enormous V8 cylinder heads. They look like 426 Hemi heads except they're aluminum, overhead cam, the casting is flawless, and the enormous ports are tall and perfectly shaped like a Top Fuel car. Trying to figure out what kind of insane race car these are from, he eventually finds the word Porsche in the casting. These are 928 heads. Not a race car. They just made their engine a work of art because that's what Porsche does. 40 years later, he never forgot that, and hasn't let me forget it either (clearly).
"Granddaddy of the pop-up headlights" My antique Corvette says Howdy. But seriously, congrats on getting another 928. It was a dream car for me starting about 1978, when I was 10. I aim to get one in the next couple of years if you haven't skyrocketed the market. Cheers!
I bought my first Porsche in 1985, a turbo 924, which I loved. Then a new '89 911 and many more 911s over the years, a Cayenne and a couple of Macans. I always loved the 928 and found a mint condition '89 GT last year with 16 thousand miles on it and bought it for $89 thousand. It's like the original owner was holding it for me. The coolest Porsche I ever drove. I also bought a 912 last year - which gets even more looks.
I own a 1983 928S black on black rust free 5 speed with BBS wheels since 2011 ...except for the dogleg shift, I love the car especially since it has been supercharged with a kit from 928 Motorsports in Wisconsin. Very fast solid comfortable quality built car that still turns heads at auto shows.
I was high on Marijuana when I purchased a silver 1984 Porsche 928S auto on ebay for $4500 in 1998 lol. sold it to a movie studio stage guy in Hollywood for $5500 and bought a dark blue 1986 Porsche 928S 32valve 5 speed + LSD + ABS for $5500 and spend another $5000 on clutch , timing belt, Magnaflow exhaust , rims, and maintenance parts. Now worth over $25000 or maybe higher.
I’m actually so glad I saw this video… the pre-facelift 928S is one of my favorite classic porsches… I absolutely love it and would love to own a manual one someday
I remember seeing this car in the magazine's as a 15 year old and thinking how beautiful this car was. I LOVE the pop up head lights and the way the dash moves with the steering wheel. You see so many cars today with the steering wheel blocking all or part of the dash. In this Era of safety nannies someone would of jumped all over that idea. Good find!!
Kevin, same here! I love them SO MUCH! I am down to 5 from 15. Perhaps you will enjoy some of the 928 content on my page. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E8iBylfMPYo.html
Damn you Paul, I recently bought an 05 Dodge Ram SRT 10, am spending all kinds of cash to get it to 100% reliable, and now I'm online looking at 928's...AGAIN. I've been a fan since they first hit the streets, but I've owned 4 different Porsches, none were a 928, but I thought, OK< that's enough. And now I'm looking again...I've caught the fever...AGAIN...Hope you enjoy the car...
I remember seeing one of these as a kid and I NEVER forgot it. I never knew what the hell it was until today. Gotta snatch one eventually, there's something about this design that just speaks with me
Your passion for it is palpable. Gorgeous car, especially with that paint and wheel color. You bought it at a phenomenal price. I’d buy one in that shape for that price in a second! Good luck with it!
You’re not nuts. And when you buy another car, you still won’t be nuts. If it makes you happy just to look at it in your driveway, you aren’t nuts. I worried before I had so many cars that adding cars would devalue the other ones I owned, or that the reason I wanted so many cars was that the spark of joy I got from them faded with time. But it hasn’t. Nothing about owning more cars has taken away my appreciation of the cars I had before, it’s enhanced it. The joy hasn’t worn off from any of them, there’s just more of it. Here’s a quick exercise. Add up what you paid for all the cars you own, and then look at how many cars there are out there for that kind of money where you wouldn’t think the person who bought it was nuts. Where you’d see that car and it wouldn’t raise an eyebrow, where if you found a friend or a family member dailying it you wouldn’t think they were nuts or irresponsible. Dividing your money up among multiple cars is a better strategy than buying one really nice one, if you’re a car nut
944 is not a sports car per se it’s a pocket grand tourer, a 928 for the common man. You set up your suspension and tires for that and they become more interesting to drive. A 944 especially the sixteen valves is very comfortable cruising at 100 mph.
I agree; the 928 is certainly a superior Porsche when compared to the 944. I love the growl of it V8 especially with aftermarket exhaust. The 944 holds a special place for me in that my mother owned one when my brother and I were young. Luckily since I was older/taller, I wasn’t forced to sit in the tiny backseats.
Love that you took the plunge back in the 928 pool. Like you, I had an 89 928s4 back in the late 90’s and think about that car all the time. My favorite Porsche of all time. Good luck and hope Hans built you a good one.
I learned to drive on a 1979 928 and had my first track day in it (late 90s). My dad owned it since new and it finally fully died in 2004. He currently owns 11 Porsches and this one was his first and still his favorite. I remember when I was around 5y/o, we lived next to the regional airport in Waco, TX. We used to go to the airport and get "jet gas" (it was just 100 something octane), but when you are a kid, it was the coolest thing ever. I'm nearly 40 now and trying to pass along that love to my 6y/o. My stepmom and I have been working for about a year to source a 928 in the same Prussian Blue (it was baby blue) to give to my dad.
Considering we live in the age of multi-link rear suspensions, I think the benefit of the weissach axles is hard to understand for most people. Cars that get lift-off oversteer aren’t really sold anymore. A weissach axle is essentially a modified semi-trailing arm suspension. Semi-trailing arms are what you’d find on BMW’s of the 70’s and 80’s, the super beetle, the 911 (pre 993), the 914, as well as many others. Semi-trailing arms were much simpler to construct and engineer without the help of computers compared to multi-link rear suspension. While it did have a tendency to induce oversteer upon a throttle lift mid corner, it was far superior to the system it replaced, the swing axle. Nevertheless, as cars got faster and more capable, the stability limitations of the technology caused designers to switch to multi-link and double wishbone setups (the latter of which tends to intrude quite a lot into the passenger compartment.) Remember, porsche was originally planning the 928 to replace the 911. Deciding to build both was a bold move since they had a very limited budget back then. The 924 was the only other front engine, rear transaxle car they made, and it used semi trailing arms. Rather than re-engineer a whole new rear end to use double wishbone or multilink suspension (which would have been hard with the transmission in the way), Porsche made a slight modification to the design. It looks similar to semi trailing arms with a single triangular shaped control arm that rigidly holds the hub, but the triangle is broken into three parts that have a limited range of flexibility. The geometry was set up so that the cornering forces on the suspension would counteract the movement of the wheel that caused lift off oversteer. It’s essentially one semi-rigid suspension link that is just the right amount of bendy on purpose. Ingenious. The 2nd gen Mazda RX-7 took a similar approach inspired by the 928, beginning with a semi-trailing arm suspension, adding some flexibility at the hub and adding another lateral link to the subframe to achieve a similar effect, but the RX-7 wasn’t a transaxle car and the setup was no where near as odd or sophisticated. It is unclear whether or not that strategy would have worked for the 928, but one thing is for certain. A mechanic won’t geek out over the RX-7’s rear suspension when it goes up on the lift. But if they’ve never seen under a 928, they’re going to be fascinated. There’s nothing quite like it.
A sticky steering wheel...character? A clear sign that you want to love this car because you really want to love this car. That said, what's not to love. Well done, sir. Looking forward to the new series.
I bought 1978 grey market 928 manual one week before I got married. It was my last hurrah as a single guy. It turned out to be a disaster car because of what was done to it to make it U.S. legal. Started on fire twice. Emergency brake didn’t work along with clutch wouldn’t hold. So it rolled away several times. On our honeymoon in the rain we had to push start it because the battery died. Yes, my new wife was pushing my trophy car in the rain yelling every cuss word you can think of. Oh and together we had 4 kids. But I had to have that car. 3 months later it was gone. I lost a lot of money and We got a Mitsubishi mini-van. So with all this said here I am , 35 years later, wanting to buy that car again. Just the exhaust sound is so amazing. Thanks for video. It brought back great memories.
Loved the 928 since day one! What a beautiful car! I live in the city and my old Datsun B 210 got stolen, I haven't had a car in almost 30 years! I'm getting me one of these cars as soon as I win the lottery! I like these older 928 better than the new Porsche. Thanks for giving me something to dream about!
Thank you, Paul, for sharing your history with and passion for this car. Your heartfelt commentary brought this car to life for me, and made me connect with it in a way that I otherwise would not have. You guys are the best.
They’ve been dismissed I think by the general community as a period car, have somewhat of a bad wrap as a result of some of them not having been properly serviced over the years. Also reoccurring water cooler comment is they are a pita to work on (most likely includes those which have not been maintained). I found my 84s manual platinum metallic/burgundy a few years back for $5k. She needed a head gasket as she was slowly losing coolant, and a little love cleaning her up. No biggie to fix. 52k miles on her, an absolute joy to drive. I picked up a euro spec motor, headers and a lighter flywheel I’m almost finished putting in for a solid 100 more hp and crates the original engine), can’t comment on that one yet :) These cars are able to evade the ridiculous used car inflation mostly due to the aforementioned reasons. Parts availability has thinned a little over the years, but, if you find one in the teens tops and know of its history, shows a passing inspection/compression/leakdown/etc., go for it.
Just watched episode 1, I am so stoked for you Paul, so excited that you got back into a 928, loved your original car it makes me so happy to see you back in 1, congratulations!
Bought my first 928 at 17 years old in 2006. Black on black US ‘85 5 speed with 5 spoke OZ Futura wheels. What a beast. The 5.0L US motor is an absolute torque animal. There I was, 17 years old doing over 150mph (safely) down I-60 west. The motor always seemed unfazed. What a thrill. I recently bought a Euro ‘84 5sp. I’m accumulating as many 5 speeds as I can honestly. And spare transmissions for the 5 speeds. Going forward, the transmissions will be the hardest to source.
I have always had a fondness for the 928, being in my teen and early 20's years during the 80's. Beautiful car. Glad you are going to enjoy a piece of Porsche history. WOW. I wish I would have seen that deal first. $13,500!!! That's a crazy good price for that car. That color combo is fantastic with the gold tone rims.
Paul, you are not nuts. And if you are, so am I and my wife. We own three 928Ss. An '85 Euro 5 speed that we purchased in '86 and now an '84 and an '86.5 that we have purchased in the last 6 months! Can't get enough of them. If I had more garage space, probably would be adding to the collection before they disappear.
The 928 was unobtanium for me, and still is my personal halo car. I had an opportunity to buy one, about 20 years ago, but wasn't financially secure enough to afford the repair/maintenance costs along with maintaining a growing family. I had to drop the pursuit of the car. But after 20+ years, I have gotten to a place where I can buy and keep finer vehicles without worrying too much about how much of a hit to the wallet is this going to be. Congrats Paul! I will watch with great anticipation for new videos on this car and your experience with it. You got a nice one. It really is a piece of artistic sculpture that can go 120 mph without a problem. Enjoy!
That does look good, and I'm glad you're going to drive it and enjoy it. The colour with the wheels looks awesome! I drove just a few miles in a late 5 litre car once, and passengered in an early car several times - they do have a special ride and feel to them at speed. It's quite soft but it never feels like it's wallowing or letting go of the road, and I've not really felt a car like that since. The 5 litre engine, and the later tail lights for me made it that bit more modern, sexy and fast, but even in the early cars that solidity at speed was always there.
My first new car was an Acura integra gsr, I did some minor mechanical upgrades. I loved that car, put 130k miles on it with zero issues. Since then, I've had a twin turbo setup G35, ferrari 430, a fully Dinan setup e90 335, dinan 550, f80 m4 and now have a highly modified m235 and a tesla model 3. I haven't thought much of the integra until this summer, I drove one that only had 44k miles, not 1 creek/rattle. It sung above 8k rpm. It's not fast but was enagaing in a way, modern cars can't match. Fun driving a slow car fast. Not I'm lusting over them and have been shopping for one, I can't find one. First loves are hard to forget. Great find!
A friend of mine loves these cars. Ever since he saw Tom Cruise take his 'dad's' 928 in 'Risky Business', he said he fell in love with it. I am hoping he'll get one once he retires and learn to enjoy owning something so amazing.
I’ve been looking for the right 928 for many years now. This looks right. I’d love to buy it when you’re ready to sell. Beautiful car, and exciting series!
I love this color too! I have an ‘84 in this color! Perhaps you will enjoy the 928 on my channel too! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E8iBylfMPYo.html
That's such a great looking 928! Ruby Red with the tan interior and gold wheels is fantastic. I've always had a thing for the 928 and I'm glad you found a good one. Enjoy it, Paul!
Bought my 928S4 a few years ago after growing up a grade school kid who first fell in love with Porsche because of this car. Lovely Guards Red and it is such a perfect GT cruiser for a cross country trip(s). 🤙🏻
USED CARS- and more a very cool car. I know how you feel, those cars in the past were worth there price In gold. Style, bullet proof motors everything you want in a car. Your right and we know you do know! That is a car of respect 928 and beyond to the furure.
I LOVE the Porsche 928!! Always have, and it's probably my second favorite behind the 911. Such unique styling yet still Porsche. Also, it reminds me of Inspector Gadget's vehicle when in speed mode (which is apt considering its age). That color combination is gorgeous. Very jealous!
I think this generation of Panamera is the closest we will ever get to a new 928. Unless GT cars suddenly become popular again, the refined Panamera, with a much more sloped rear end, looks much more GT car like than it's first version.
Though I'm not a "Porsche Guy", I do feel that this is a design that has aged extremely well. I was in grade school when Mattel first released the Hot Wheels series of cars in the late 60's and I owned a good number of those little cars. Looking at this 928, I can't help but think that one or more of the people responsible for the design of this car spent some time admiring some of those early original Mattel designs, and I mean that in a complimentary way. I'm not at all surprised to learn that you're having a blast revisiting this car. Enjoy!
Rented one in AZ a while ago, lovely car, dog box is something to get used to. Tons of power, you sit so low and and turns in great. Feel like all other cars on the road are huge!
I absolutely love you’ve got your 928 Paul. It is absolutely stunning in that color. I much prefer the look of the rear end on the later models like your original 928, but the color more than makes up for it. And hey, I’m mr I don’t need this but I want it. My Lexus IS300 can do basically everything I need a car to do. That hasn’t stopped me from keeping my 300zx, or buying a 533i, and I’m very seriously looking into an RX-8 right now. For guys like us, “I want it” is more than enough reason. Yasher Koach, Mazel Tov, well bought, drive it in good health and happiness!
Still a great looking car today. I took a ride in one when I was about 15 years old (I’m 47 now). A woman drove it and drove it well. It was a manual. At the time it was by far the fastest car I’d ever been in, and I remember it scaring me a little. But it was awesome. That’s my only first-hand memory of the 928. But I’ll never forget it. I’ve always had a love affair with them ever since.
I love the 928, I remembered my dad got a couple of them when i was a kid, he also had some 911s, 924s and 944s at diff time through out my childhood, but I love the 928 the most, it just look amazing😍
928s get into your blood. In 2019 I bought an 87 S4 auto that had 1.5 feet in the grave. Color was Felsengrun - Granate Green Metallic, a beautiful and rare color. It sat outside in IA for at least 8 yrs. Didn't run. My plan was to Wheeler Dealer it - get it running, fix a few things, then sell it on. Which I did, but I never got to really enjoy the car. 2 yrs ago I sold my house and had some $$$ left over after buying my new house, so I started looking for another shark. Found an 89 S4 5 spd that wasn't running but was in super nice shape. I've been fixing this one since and enjoying the experience. It too will eventually be a Wheeler Dealer car, but not for another cpl yrs. They are such cool cars.
Really enjoyed this video! I can sense your passion and connection to the car, even though a lot of people would dismiss it for it’s specs and condition. Sometimes the imperfections of a car are exactly what makes it perfect! Love the 928, always have.
OMG you are telling my life with my 83 928 back in the days! Gold/brown. I am actually looking at manual GT's and GTS's to buy. One of the greatest GT cars ever made! Enjoy!
Congratulations, that thing is beautiful. What a great, quirky time capsule. I love it. I have the same fever for 944. Ive owned 3 of them (944). That color combo is breathtaking!
The car is gorgeous, there is nothing wrong with you, everything that Porsche makes is gorgeous. The Boxster, the Cayman, the 924 are looked down upon by the "purist". Great video I'm looking at them soon as I finish writing this.
I’ve had 2 996’s, one the mighty turbo. Loved them. I definitely want another 996 turbo, but right now I’m looking for a 928 early gen. I was 15 in 1979 when a lawyer neighbor took me for a spin in his brand new brown 928! What a car!
As a 1985 S2 Manual owner here in the UK - I loved this Video.... you nailed as a good buy when you said it was driven regularly... that is the absolute key, they need to be driven or the gremlins start to appear ... but can be so much fun to maintain ... and the engine sound is just soulful 😀👍
I had one for a a couple of years during the mid 2000s...love love loved it! Still gorgeous after all these tears. Los Angeles is an ideal place cause you can drive year round and if native car no rust to think about.
Had the same colour 928 when I was 30 yrs old and sold it after 2 yrs ( she made me do it) to this day i regret it! Very lucky to be able to go back in time mate...
