You didn't list the first 11 years the 928 was in production,
(True...it was only an example, not a comparison of the entire 928/Corvette production run.
To make an 83 US A/T like mine run as fast as mine has would take at least $5k for a supercharger kit, or about $8-10k for a stroker motor.
(Really......?
OR YOU COULD JUST BUY ONE ALREADY DONE FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR!!!
(maybe.....
It's not my money,
(Exactly.....
And even if he did get the 82 for nothing, he still didn't get a deal- because he will spend far, far, far more money getting that into "five thousand dollar shape" than if he'd just bought a $5,000.00 928 to begin with. Everyone here knows this is the 100% truth.
(Ok, so what....? I haven't seen very many examples in the 928 world where you didn't put many more dollars into it, well over and above what they would re-sell for----[he didn't buy it to re-sell and make a buck off of it---see his post above!]
You said you drove other 82's? Why didn't you try and drive some of the later models with some horsepower? They are not much more money at all. For what it will cost to fix the 82 Wiessach i strongly suspect you could just go out right now and buy a nice 928S4 5 speed (316hp, 170mph, sub 14 second ET). This compared to his car, which will barely even scratch 140mph with the wind and it's back, and would be lucky to crack a pathetic 16 flat ET in the quarter mile.
(maybe he did. Yes, there are other 928s in better/faster condition for the same money he will put into the Weissach, but they are not Weisssach's are they...? As
he says in his post, he isn't interested in going fast......
This has been hashed over time and time at this board, rennlist, and 928S4VR so many times it can make a guy's head spin. But yet, here we are again, some new 928 rookie about to make the same dumbass mistakes, and some of you encouraging him.
(So what would you have the 928 community do? Eliminate all 928s older than the S4, just to keep up with your opinion of what's a deal and what's not? Mmmm........ Care to send yours to the crusher tomorrow to prove your point? [Probably not.....]