86.5 fs with 63k miles

[MGW-Fla]

I was contacted by the owner of a 1986.5 auto who wants to sell it. It’s been in his family for about 15 years & appears well cared for overall. I went to see it & drive it a few weeks ago. It has 63,232 miles on it; VIN#1480; Meteormetallic dark grey with maroon interior. I didn't see any body dings or even any scratches. There were no dash or pod cracks. Interior was in overall good condition, maybe could use carpet vacuumed & possibly detailed some. No tears or damage that I saw other than the typical driver’s seat bolster wear. All components looked in good condition. Engine bay looked clean. Full tool kit. From the Brumos invoice he gave me its only had 4,120 miles on it since 2003. At that time(59k), they did the 60k service, including TB/WP, tensioner & rollers, belts, hoses, etc.

Regarding needed work that he told me of, and/or I noticed: AC needs work(had a receipt from 61.5k miles where the evaporator & expansion valve were replaced); Rear wiper DNW; Anti-lock brake light was on in the dash(he had not had that diagnosed); rear hatch receiver needs the insert; outside mirror switch appears backwards, but works. Every other switch I tried worked & I think I tried them all. I did not look under the car. I would guess that the motor mounts have not been replaced. I’m certainly no mechanic, and did not do a thorough ppi, but I tried to look at the more common & obvious areas. If someone is interested & wants a ppi done, I can give my mechanics info as he knows 928s well. And there is always Brumos Porsche.

It cranked fine, & idled well. When I drove it I thought it had good acceleration, shifted well, drove straight, and braked well. It became very tempting. I’d buy it myself if it weren’t for having 3 P-cars currently, & my wife wondering when I’m going to build another garage for my addiction. I have nothing to gain in posting this. He asked me if I knew of potential buyers since he was told I was connected to the 928 world. I wanted to see the car in person since I don’t get many chances to see other 928s around here. With it being an 86.5, I knew it would be of interest to the 928 community. It took a few weeks to find the time to download the pics from my camera & write this thread. Watching the 24 Hours of Daytona on tv has afforded me the time tonight.

This is how I ended up with my current ’85, someone told me about it; I went to see it & posted it on RL. In that instance, no one showed any interest. Then a couple weeks later my wife & daughter told me to buy it & sell my previous ’85 cause they liked it better. They won’t get the chance this time cause I’m not bringing it home for them to see(although he did offer for me to drive the car home if I wanted to).

The asking price on this one is $9,000. The owner is a very reputable person, well established in the business community here. I’ve known of him for almost 30 years, but never met him until I saw the car. In meeting him, he matched his reputation. If anyone is seriously interested, pm or email me, & I will provide his contact info. I also have more photos, but have tried to show a good representation of the car here. I hope it goes to a good home cause I thought it was a very nice 928. Also posted this on RL, a few more pics there.

[MPDano]

Garaged and Pampered by the looks of it. This is a Prime example of what you want to see and hear. Great Review.

[harborman]

This one looks like it is worth every bit of $9,000 and maybe more!

[riber.bentsen]

Wow, just... wow.

Even has the original cargo-cover in place, what a beauty. If I were in the US I'd be all over that, like bees to the honey.

The only, tiny flaw is the fader knob missing, but who cares about that anyway?

[Dean_Fuller]

That is a nice example!