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Veilside R33

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hey all.

as my car is for sale because im buying a house, im downgrading considerably to around the $5000 mark.

im most likely going to get a stock v6 vl commodore and keep it stock for a few years.

however this popped up, and is in only down the road from my house.

Porsche

1982 924 porsche. does anybody know anything about them? most importantly are they quick? reliable? basically any info you can give me on them would be great.

it also sais it needs new torque tube bearings, and i have no idea what they are.

so im thinking with some nice rims and a black respray it could turn out to be a little gem, and i can tell people im 19 and own a porsche haha.

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dude, your treading a fine line when buying a old perfromance car. the engines arnt as long on this earth as "normal" engines. when something goes, you WILL get raped by the costs. my dad has a current model BMW. he got the car serviced and they had to replace a few gear. the price was through the roof. a porsche is a much more expensive car brand and the avalibility of parts will be lacking. i can understand the temptation though :D

the 924 was not considered a "true" porsche because of the engine being up front, rather than the rear which they are renowed for.

siksII Grand Master

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yeah this was my main concern, servicing etc.  

i just searched and a few reveiws came up saying that servicing and parts arent to bad.

were they all turbos are are some n/a?

hey, 944s came out in non turbo. if you really want an old porsche get a 944, later models are nicer but a lot more than 5 grand! they were regarded at the time as a very good car.

only buy it if you are prepared to spend lots of time and probably $$ on maintenance if u drive it around a lot.

Kwyjibo Rising Star

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Sounds pretty nice but I reckon running costs would be just as high as the Skyline...

I really don't know much about Porsches except for that they cost a fair bit for parts and servicing. I'd prefer the Porsche over the VL but you really can't go wrong with the RB30E thats in them, my 31 is 16 years old with the RB30 and the only problem I've had was losing 3rd and 4th yesterday....

hungry6 Experienced

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The 924 was the car that Porsche like to erase from their history if they could wind back time. yes so they are the absolute piles. get a 928 if u must have a porsche , they are more robust and the performance bargain of the century, a porsche v8 in a front engine configuration, drive a hoot too, for those that say they're not the same as the 911, i like to see them pedal a 911 against the 928 in any condition for car of similar vintage, BTW i'm not a porsche fan, HAHA.

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some will argue this.............but i dont reckon it's possible to buy, pay insurance and maintain a decent sports car on the cheap.  it cost's money.....................the insurance for a 19 year old male driving a porshe too would be nucking futs.

As stated by Squizz, a 924 is an Audi, it has a porka badge to sell it. I would say a rival to it would be an old school rwd celica... They should be burnt.

A 944 is a porsche however, a LOT more ridgid, better engine etc, they are what the 924 would have been if porsche did it from scratch. A 968 was going to be a 944, but they changed too much stuff to keep the name.

928s in my oppinion arent too crach hot, I know of someone in the US who ripped out the porka engine and put in a 350 chev as it was cheaper to run, more reilable, cheaper on parts, made more power, was quicker, and 150kgs LIGHTER.

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The 924 was supposed to be a VW, but when VW didn't want the project any more, Porsche sold it under their own name. The early ones did use an Audi four-pot. They are slow, but can handle well with a little work. I've often wondered if the 1.8T wouldn't drop right in, I bet it would.

914 would be a much better choice for a cheap porker.

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Veilside R33

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ok well i guess that idea can be soundly put to sleep.

i was considering it as it was only 5k and down the road. im not to struck on owning a porsche, but this came up and i figured what the hell? but the resounding thought is that its sh*t and a waste of money.

by the way im not selling the skyline because i can't afford it, i can afford it easily, but im buying a house so the car has to go.

looks like my mates VL is the go, should be ok i guess, a few nice mods, only $3500 it'll do for the time being

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