When I was a young man and massively into my motorbikes I had no interest whatsoever for cars, then one day in 1985 I parked next to a 911 turbo and my eyes were opened. I discovered Porsche and fell in love with all their cars. Over the years I was lucky enough to drive 944's, 928's,911's inc a turbo but never had any spare money to buy my own Porsche 😔 That changed 20mths ago when I finally bought a 987.1 Cayman S 😁 I love my Cayman and to think it has the performance to equal that original 911 turbo that I parked next to all those years ago blows me away. I could never afford to buy a classic 911 turbo but I have the next best thing for me and I'm more then happy. Porsche for ever! ❤️ Another great vid by the way lads 👍
Great story John. I bought my first Porsche about a year ago after a lifetime of waiting. It has fulfilled all of my expectations of the brand. It has been said that money can't by happiness but it can buy a Porsche which is the same thing :) Drive safely.
They are a bit like a 4 wheel motorbike with a roof.....nice air cooled engine..responsive engine and good handling
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Drove the car from Porsche Museum recently. I was early 1975 Turbo and I just loved it. The feeling of speed is incredible. Seats were supportive and the car was 100% analogue. TBH I am a big fan of turbo lag as well. What a car it must have been in its period.
this was the car of my dreams back in the day, very nicely put together video guys, moves along perfectly, very watchable, love the humour - thanks for sharing TFS !
My dad had to put two bags of cement in the front of his,to stop it "taking off".At 150mph the steering became light.Two bags and door mirrors folded flat... 164mph.YYY 315T.Casablanca Beige will Chocolate leather.I wonder where it is today. 😀 😀
Great video guys on the continuous story of this awesome car. I had kept an eye on this car pre auction and couldn’t quite Believe it when you guys bought it. We also imported an 1987 930 turbo high output to Australia. And yes a few little problems, but wow the power delivery when the turbo spooled up.
Great vid, glad you did a follow up! Surprised to see going through Fordingbridge, next village to us…… petrolhead like yourselves, used to build and manage supercars and race cars for Ascari….. will follow channel with interest… 👍👍👍
Give me one of these, over a GT3 RS any day of the week. This is when Porsche knew how to make a great car. Just think that £8k you have wisely spent on this stunning example, was money well spent. These aircooled beauties are increasing in value, year on year, and £8k was worth every penny.
£8000 doesn't sound to bad compared to the $20,000 top end rebuild Farah's safari 911 needs , and that wont even stop it being pink ! Although 8G is a lot more than it cost to turbo my MX5 for a higher BHP/TON than the 911- but its still an mx5 so its all relative ;-)
I’ve had my 1988 930 Cabriolet for 25 years now. It’s been slightly ‘weaponized’ with a larger turbo, stainless header system/exhaust, and a few other things. After all these years, it is still a totally exhilarating yet understated driving experience. If you’re at all like me, the longer you keep your 930, the more you’ll enjoy it.., guaranteed!
British roads honestly scare me- they seem so narrow. May be it's just the perspective caused by the cameras, but they look about a foot wider than whatever car is on them. Great when you're all alone in your F12 or 911, but terrifying when there is oncoming traffic. Still, what a great car and glad it found a good home and a little TLC. Fantastic!
Must be the best example and lowest mileage outside of porsches own museum, very surprised a prestige auction group do not supply a pre purchase report, I know it's an auction "sold as seen and no warranty implied or given " and all that , but still , it's not exactly a 10 year old fiesta . £800 is a very expensive repair bill, but £8 grand !!!!!!! , that's another used car. I liked the Emblem inserts, I would love a tour around that garage some very nice machinery in their . The problem with these old mechanical non electronic cars is you have to strip them right down to fault diagnose, which costs a fortune in labour, rather than plug in a code reader.
AAAhh Turbo love............worth every penny to have her right tho .............nice to see Jason taking a few liberties with her.....but he is showing classic symptoms of a petrol head who needs a track day in the Honda with the boys to preserve his licence..........
Great video guys, and you make a great comedy duo. Stunning car which takes me back to the age of bellbottoms, sidelocks and moustaches, open necked shirts with collars the size of wing flaps on a 747 etc.......!!!!! As another owner of a 987.1 Cayman, I can appreciate everything about your driving experience in that classic Porsche. Another thing, the air cooled engines have a noticeably gruffer note than most water cooled Porsches these days that lack the sport exhaust. My Cayman has a Capristi system to enhance the distinctive flat six sound and add about 22 HP.
Of course I'm going to give the video a like - its a classic Porsche Turbo being driven properly! £8k extra on putting a formerly stored car right. Yes, had a similar issue with a previously stored motorcycle, which effectively doubled the already high purchase price. Rode wonderfully after that point, and having bought a very solid vehicle in the first place it sold well a few years later. If you intend to keep and drive, then after you get over the inevitable initial shock, not an enjoyment or fiscal issue, and will always be both fun and reliable. Go drive it and enjoy Damian (but give the keys to Jason occasionally).
If I had bought 930 turbo and spend money on just maintenance and worn out stuff that aged over so many years and I wouldn't mind it . It needed all stuff bcz it's been sitting for while and these cars don't like to be sitting around
All air cooled cars need work. Some more than others. I bought mine and did around 8k worth of new parts. Labor was my time and to be honest I loved it. I know my 993 better than any car I have ever owned. It is now perfect mechanically and drives like a dream. Wouldn't hestitate to drive it on a road trip. Congrats on an amazing car you got there.
"Brake …. brake a lot more than that!!" "If I want a flaming death experience, this car will deliver". Loving the sense of humour, and enjoying going back to watch some older content! I remember a mate of mine getting the next gen turbo 2nd hand in the mid 90s - it was all going so well until "the turbo chopped in whilst going around the roundabout" ending up down the motorway slip road embankment and through a fence ….
Xerox makes a product called Fuser Oil. You can find it on ebay. I would advise any one to aquire some especially with any kind of classic car and use it on all the rubber molding door and trunk seals. My dad a 1969 that he used fuser oil on all the rubber and it was considered better then new when he sold it in 2009. Also better then replacement moldings/seals. Dad said he could put a bead of it on the outer tire wall let it sit for a week and it would permeate to the interior wall of the tire.
On route oo Aberdeenwaiting on flight too be called too pick up my 997 Turbo I feel like a kid on Christmas morning lol I will send a pic no problems Ithe guy i bought it from orivately had 9nly just put four new tures on around 8 weeks ago 'll be driving the car back down home later this afternoon can't wait
What a beautiful automobile! … having come to your channel only recently I'm not sure what cars you have or don't have -- you go through cars like I went through wives. But what a beauty this one is.
Every single Porsche review video I've seen, the car is always stopped on a stony somewhat dirty surface and the reviewer climbs in with no attempt to shake the crap off his shoes. Incredible.
Just seen a car at Paul Stephens cars a lovely 997 Turbo my wife thinks I'm having a midlife crisis lol I'm looking to bag myself my first porker I hit 40 in around 4 weeks I think she may be right you know lol
I got to 57 before feeling the need for a Porsche - only one I had been in was a 924 back in about 1985/6 ish. I was left quite underwhelmed by that experience. Cut a long story short bought a 4.5 twin turbo Cayenne and am now totally converted. Thinking a Boxster may join the stable - 911's too dear now, even project ones.
Beautiful car chaps - the one on my bedroom wall as a young petrolhead - albeit black - courtesy of Athena. It's what got me into Porsche as a brand and why I'm now on my 3rd 911 and 5th Porsche!
Patina huh ? Well, ya learn something new everyday! My car has got heaps of patina(s). Beautiful looking car that 930. Absolutely timeless. Damien, I get the impression that you don't always trust Jason's judgement while driving? Once again, very entertaining vid. I've got a number to cath up with :)
Stunning car, great to see its all working and tip top :-). Don't suppose there is any come back with the cost of the faults being that it was bought from auction?, think you should hunt the previous owner down and leave a poo in a burning paper bag on his doorstep then ring the doorbell and hide but hey. Drove an 1988 Carrera sport with the g50 box many many years ago, they take a bit of getting used to, flat ish bolt upright steering wheels and pedals out the floor like dare I say erm a beetle but ace cars and love the flat six howl.....enjoy the car, great video chaps
Congratulations for the car and the video. I have to admit that you did a great job getting this piece of Porsche's history back. I love the lines of the car, they're just timeless...They were utterly machines to be driven and that's all about them! I would like to see the car personally, but on the video doesn't really stands out the colour. And the interiour in white, is not completely my cup of tea but whatever! I like the comment about VW Golf R having the same power output but I can imagine it's like comparing apples and oranges...I wonder who owned this car 30 years ago...when exotic cars were not that popular.Anyways, keep posting more videos of cars because I am totally addicted to them!! By the way, besides the general maintenance, do you have any improvements -if we can say that- planned? Cheers from Majorca.
Nice looking car. Years ago I almost bought on on ebay. I guess bidding did not go high enough because seller pulled the auction. You only forgot to rotate the tachometer so 7K is at 12 o'clock!
Clicked onto this for the sound. My mother had a 930 ‘89 Targa with 16k on the clock for years that I loved driving. I will buy one myself one day too once I have convinced my wife it won’t kill me!
The most complete looking 911 in my opinion, superb looking thing! Sounds amazing on boost too - the in car shots really highlight the amazing visibility!
Traction is amazing my mates 4 speed would do 50mph in 1st, it was funny to pull in front of a car thence see their faces thinking they were going into the back of you then turbo kicked in and we were gone- great kick in the back .
Love the channel and your passion for all things car.My cars a keeper too, but just a humble Porsche 987.2 S and always hoping to catch the car guys enjoying the local roads of Dorset.
We want so much for people to be honest. I'd wager the record for "most crashes of a new car on its first drive" easily belongs to the 930. Very nice example. Cool colour combo.
"thousands of pounds" makes sense, some even say to restore an old Porsche model is "a bottomless pit". 1300 kg is quite a featherweight for so much horsepower. It easily happens when driving 120 mph and pushing the gas pedal a little too much the wheels wheelspin and the car loses road grip?
*Listen I thought how come I've never seen these pair of Wally's before but give them 5 mins and I've decided to 👍 this channel* *Interesting thing is that a rare old performance car like this in my mind is better being in long term storage and original superb condition rsthe than well used and rusty tatted up higher miles so what I'm saying is despite the 8 bags blunder you got the better car innit* *Listen it is wharrit is*
I had a 1979 930 Turbo with no converters left hand steering and I paid $15,000. I pinned it at 180 but with only a 4 speed it could go no faster. I also owned a 928,911SC,A 911SC Targa and a 944 which was one of the most fun cars they made. Enjoy your Porsche while you can !!!
Interesting to see the extent to which this first generation of commercialized turbo Porsches needs to be driven so differently and cautiously than the present generation 911s - except for maybe the staggeringly powerful GT2 RS and Turbo/S. Your comments lead to understanding (for the non initiated driver) why this model was known as The Widow maker ! What is also fascinating is the sheer smallness of these 911s compared to the 991 and 992 generations. Awesome ! You must be truly delighted, and with very good reason. The 8000 quid were bloody worth while 😄👍
What's not to love?♥️ One of my favourite cars... I own a 997.1 c2s but the classic cars have this je ne sais quoi that the new ones just haven't... And the new 911 are just too too big, they don't interest me one bit... Give me Lancia Delta EVO 2 any day, or a Renauld 5 Turbo 1 & 2... I really ought to win the lottery 😂
Which one is more satisfying just for normal driving on the road? Old 930 Turbo or new GT3 Touring? 930 Turbo is so much smaller, easier to place on the road, and seems to ride nicely, with low NVH for an old car. Great color combo, looks very classy.
Beautiful late 930 you have there. Have you been to look at some of the nice 'backdate' cars offered by the likes of Paul Stephens and Autofarm? Great opportunity for a custom classic 911 but not at Singer prices?
I have a uncle in Santa Barbra California with a 70's 911 SC Targa in light blue metallic. I got to ride in it as a young teen and I've been a Porsche fanatic ever since. I hope to own a 930 some day. If you guys like this you'll love the Singer Porsche's. Thanks.
Just had a look at a car at Paul Stephens a lovely 997 Turbo my wife says I'm behaving a midlife crisis I'm hitting 40 in a few weeks and I'm looking too bag myself my first Porker I think my wife may be right ya know lol
As the Service Writer ida told the tech, dude dust off your books, stop being an OBDII beta-sissy...I’m not calling the customer to quote him a repair until we have identified where the diagnostic flow chart IN said BOOKS have lead us to determine the cause/failure behind the concern. SMH, I can’t believe they threw parts at it and expected to be paid. The failed box could have been found with a freakin volt meter!
