Porsche 928 S4 - One Take 

You can buy them cheap, but the maintenance is not cheap. A $5,000 928 will cost about $10-15,000 to get into good shape. They always say to buy the best kept one in your price range.

Charles Earle Ahem. Jokes.

Did you graduate and have one now?

I have owned an s4 for over 12 years Love it

Hideous steering wheel and doesn't belong with that interior. The Nardi will look good on pre 80's cars.

+Fendernirvana Actually the 928 came out in the 70ies

Was thinking the exact same thing the moment I saw it. That was a very poor choice for this car, but still an amazing car as-is nonetheless.

If it feels good, drive it.

Nardi steering wheel in that car is hideous.

It's such a futuristic car. To think that Porsche began designing the car in the early 70s and released it in 1978. It would be like releasing a countach in the 1960s. The 928 still looks good today, and there is still no car that looks anything like it. It still has the Porsche look of making the fascia smile by the line in the hood. It's just so mellow and sleek. I just love it.

Good buy. Hope you still have it

+krbcrwlr That engine tone is sublime.

This, great idea.

+Maxpound Actually I think Mercedes kinda did a new 928 last year with their AMG GT.

+Maxpound I mentioned this above in an earlier comment. Porsche first planned a 2-door Panamera, but they changed their minds and produced the 4-door first.

Do you still have your 928? Have you had any problems in the last 5 years?

100% design copy on the rear M156 Charles !

Literally what I was thinking looking at the rear end. Lowered and widened a bit, it would look damn near close enough that you couldn’t tell from a distance. Would take this over the 924 or the 944 anyday at anytime

+Gonzalo Bueno Lucky dog. Almost bought one, but got a 968 instead at the time.

+Gonzalo Bueno The S4 model didn't come out till 87. I wish I had one!

Yeah mine is just a 928, I honestly prefer the look of mine to this, its more retro :)

+Gonzalo Bueno Nothing on your channel put up a video man!! Would love to see it..

+Scott Hill - Nonsense. There were many more than 25 manuals imported each year. In fact, in 1978, about 90% of them were manuals.

Gz, they are awesome cars!

"professional"

That's because they all got exported to the US and other countries

you are correct, it gave them 50/50 weight distribution

I kinda like it lol

super ugly

It wouldn't have been my choice for that car but the owner said the leather on the stock wheel was busted and he was waiting to get it back from being re-wrapped

It looks good, just not on the right car

+TheSmokingTire Thank god, because it doesn't give off the impression of the clean, original, factory stock car that it is. A wheel like that only makes me wonder what kind of other mods are on it.

Mrbigolnuts it's beautiful

I agree. This steering wheel belongs on a 356 or something similar.

The steering wheel is beautiful, the 80's interior is revolting.

I don't know what you mean by "pound the crap" out of it. I spent a lot of this video at full throttle, and shifted within 1,000 RPM of redline almost every gear. If the car was worse, I wouldn't treat it worse?

TheSmokingTire I'll watch again. Its hard to feel the speed in some of the videos. Maybe I heard you say you something along the lines of it being a collector car and not driving that hard. I'm sure I have it have wrong. Anyway. Cool car, cool video and thanks for your work.

+Michael Cohen I said I felt guilty running the motor that hard, and that was probably the hardest its been driven in years, but I don't see a need to pound the shit out of it. Wide angles slow things down, but I'm carrying 80-100 mph down a good portion of that road.

Gotcha. I'd say that 100mph in the canyonds and shifting near red line is pounding the shit out of it! Thanks for all your videos and podcasts. As always, looking forward to the next.

A Nardi steering wheel is a fail? You're out of your mind or you're a troll.

+EminentLine I think he meant it doesn't work with the interior of this car, and I kind of agree...

+EminentLine Interesting profile pic ;)

Matt said in another comment that it's a placeholder while the owner gets the rim on the normal one re upholstered. Thank christ. Nardi wheels are gorgeous on everything from Miatas to Ferrari 250s but a few cars like the 928 slip through that list.

+EminentLine on a 928...it looks weird and vintage. Great wheels but wrong car :)

Probably a decision made 20 years ago... Haha.

How often do you need to repair them, and what is the most frequent issue they have? I ask because I am thinking of buying one in the future.

On 32 valve cars, it's the timing belt. On automatics, it's the engine thrust bearing because of the drive shaft coupler to the crank. Most either have or will have electrical gremlins since the cars are loaded with electronics and have 22 or more years under their belt. A good PPI (pre purchase inspection) will spot these which will give you some bargaining leverage. And the correct rear 16" tires are no longer available which is why you see them with non-original wheels. Most everything else is like a typical car except at a steeper price tag for parts. If you are handy with a wrench, there are a few online communities that have a large database of info and knowledge. Most Porsche dealerships are clueless as to what a 928 is now-a-days. There are a number of independent 928 mechanic shops around the country but they are few and far between. I have a '87 928 S4 (67k miles) and a '78 911 (73k miles) and do all of my own wrenching which isn't much because of mint cars and good PPI's. The old say goes, "Buy the best one you can afford up front and it will cost you less in the end".

Don't forget a 968

+Djonkie Bonk I'm in the same boat. Never even considered a 928, now I'm reading all about them.

Preston Shepherd Yeah as much as I like precise handling machines a comfortable GT car fits the bill better for me.

Yeah, it's over 7 feet long. If you're trying to buy one, make sure it's been replaced already, as it's a pain to have done.

Charles Earle I got a Corrado VR6 which i'm currently restoring to new, it feels like a Porsche rather than a VW.

The Corrado is a fantastic machine!

Charles Earle I wanted a 928 but i just couldn't afford it, glad i got the Corrado its got so much character i'm amazed that such an old car feels so modern to drive. One day i'm going to get a black 928, i'm a big Chase HQ fan when i was a kid.

I'm planning on getting a 928 S4 some time in my future. It's just such a futuristic car, and a real bargain compared to the 911s of the era.