944, now V8 transplants

[Chris Dyer]

I'm with you on the "reason" why one would want a Renegade transplant. I'd 
go "whole hog" however, and stick the SBC in a li'l 914.

As far as old 928's, they hold up incredibly well. Almost too well--sort of 
like our Audis (hey, it's Audi content!). Especially the pre-'87 / pre-s4 
models. You can buy one for about the same price as a Vespa, but 
unfortunately maintenance costs are the same as a new 911 GT2.  But the 
chassis, body, lack-o-squeak factor, etc., are all excellent.

In 2000, my dad bought a well-maintained 1980 928 for $3500 w/170k mi. on 
it. It was beautiful and tight. He drove it for about 25k mi., put on a 
Borla muffler for fun, and new alternator brushes. This thing was 
bullettproof. It went like stink, had that addictive v8 rumble, and was 
rattle-free.  Of course, the giant dash was also flat-surface-free, the dash 
brake light permanently illuminated--c'mon, it was an old German 
car...Anyway, sold it this fall for $5,500.  So for those w/audi-like 
patience, old 928's can be great fun.

To the ORIGINAL poster, check on 944 info in "excellence" magazine. It's THE 
source for all Porsche pricing, maintenence, etc. Also lurk on the 944 
digest from rennlist.com. Old 944's are also cheap fun. (cheap to buy that 
is...)



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