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I have yet to drive my 928 as I'm doing some engine work. It was fundamentally sound when I bought it three years ago but had sat for a number of years and the service history was not very clear. It had an apparent head gasket issue so the engine had to come out I am a victim of the "while you're in there" trap - the costs keep mounting and the end is not yet in sight.
I have a good friend with an '84 Camaro Z28 that he has owned since new and he just shakes his head when I show him some of the over-engineered aspects of my engine. While he is enjoying his car in the sun with the t-tops off, I am still working on mine, mainly due to the insane cost of parts.
I have loved the 928 ever since I firsr set eyes on one as a boy and the thought of driving it aronud is what keeps me going with this project. I have to say, though, if it does not prove reliable after all this work, an American-made muscle car is going to be a likely replacement.
Which is the better car? Back when they were both new I would say, in terms of engineering, performance and build-quality, the 928 was, by far, the better car. Today, the better car is one that you can drive.
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