New 924

[rh306]

Just picked this one up

[rrs]

What did you pay if you don't mind, is it the 2l i.e not an S? Would be interested in your opinion on how it compairs to an E30.

Looks really nice!

[m8782538]

It looks a good example indeed, always had a soft spot for the 924, even worse since i sold mine.

More reliable than an E30, handles better but no where near as much space probably just about as easy to work on, cambelt replacement takes about 15-20mins.

How much was this one, i would love to get one again.

[rh306]

£800

It's hardly been used (ever!), so costing about the same again to get it 'recommissioned'. New front discs, full service, offside rear brake was binding on, hand brake loose, engine running pretty rough etc.. Never been crashed though and fundamentally sound and looks like mileage could be original.. These cars are really worth buttons at the moment, definitely worth a punt if you have the space..

(This one is the entry level 2.0 model..)

[m8782538]

i had a standard 2.0, got it as a wreck and fully re-built it, handbrake didn't work, rebuilt with parts from the dealer (parts were about £5) and then adjusted it, took maybe an hour and didn't even have to remove the mechanism. New front discs are cheap as chips, i put on halfords discs with ferrodo DS pads and they were great. Full service you can do yourself in no time at all and cambelt is so easy to do.

I would love another one but i have the E30 project at the moment and my current daily driver is dyeing fast, clutch on its way out and gearbox on its way out too. just trying to keep it going until the E30 is back on the road.

[rh306]

I don't do my own spannering (yet), might try on this one as it does seem to have an E30 like simplicity about it. Funnily enough picked this one up in Swindon, chap in his 80s selling it 'Manx Mike', the go-to man for Harleys and scooters in Swindon apparently...

[rrs]

Was hoping you wouldn't say that they seem rediculously cheap for what they are. I've been looking at these over the last few days wierdly, my circumstances may well change in the near future if so then I think I'll be picking one up

[rh306]

..the 924S seems to be even cheaper (buyers scared off by the engine I guess, especially if there's no evidence on a recent cambelt change)

[rrs]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-PORSCHE- ... 4cf8dbf5f0

That one looked good to me when I had a quick browse.

[m8782538]

924S cambelt change needs a specialist tool which not even most garages have, you can pick a good used one up for about £700, so unless you are prepared to pay dealers for cambelt changes its best to stick to the standard 924 2.0, (turbo 931 also uses the same tool for tensioning the belt) on a standard one if you can depress the belt about 10-15mm its at the correct tension.

[NegativeCreep]

Remarkable how little they've dated considering it must be 30 years old by now. Still stupidly cheap to buy as well

[rh306]

refurbed alloys on, contemplating paint next

[Rodderz]

A good used 924s for £700? I don't think this is true!

[rh306]

....one went for under £1000 recently with just a few tiny niggles to sort out. They're going for buttons at the moment

[m8782538]

I got mine about 6 years ago (not in great condition) but totally rebuilt it, only thing remaining was a re-spray which i never got round to, it had to go just before my son arrived as i deemed the 924 not practical enough, when with hind sight it would have been fine.

I'll get the E30 sorted and run that and when i get some money together again in a few years time i'll look for a low (ish) mileage 931 Series 2 (924 turbo) they are a right hoot and apart from the cambelt, easy to look after and the series 2 has the same performance as the 924S but weigh quite a bit less.