Tell me about Porsche 928

yupididit said:

In reply to frenchyd :

He was a retired machine shop owner in the northern Dallas area. He did most of the work homself, including the sleeve work. He's close to your age and very experience with the jag v12. I've seen y'all interact in the jag xjs forums

I think I know who you're talking about.   Drives a convertible that he turned into a convertible himself?    Your right he's a nice guy and very interesting.  

TR7 said:

dculberson said:

Several have raced Lemons over the years and they've been well above average reliability. The transmission is stout and the engines are well engineered. They hold up well to abuse but when things do break they're complex to repair. The "not mechanically inclined" caveat for your friend concerns me on that front. But if he can follow directions he can figure it out, it's just a machine.

They're not as cheap as they used to be for sure. Who knows if we'll see them at Lemons again??

I have never ran one, but have run with a couple on track. They do seem to hold up well, keep up with the pack, and sound glroius while doing it. At least one of the lemons 928s ran the auto and still got a good hustle out of it. Seemed like a lot of fun, I wouldnt turn one down if a deal fell into my lap (I also have 944 experience and no longer fear the demons of Porsche repair). 

That's the advantage of knowledge and experience. ( no longer fear the demons of Porsche repair ). 
 I hope it's because you know enough to do it yourself or ?  Got enough income that the costs don't scare you?
    I see guys out racing Porsches that are obviously  DIY.  

   YEH. !   the show up and drive guys are there too.  I just love it when the DIY  guy teaches the high dollar guy  a lesson.   You can see the High dollar guy following the lines just like he was instructed  and here comes the DIY  guy giving his own lesson.  
   

frenchyd said:

yupididit said:

In reply to frenchyd :

He was a retired machine shop owner in the northern Dallas area. He did most of the work homself, including the sleeve work. He's close to your age and very experience with the jag v12. I've seen y'all interact in the jag xjs forums

I think I know who you're talking about.   Drives a convertible that he turned into a convertible himself?    Your right he's a nice guy and very interesting.  

I think you're talking about the guy in Austin with the gold xjs? Not the same person