YACT: How reliable are old Porsches?

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Silex

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia

Originally posted by: Silex

Originally posted by: theNEOone i've had my porsche 911 turbo for 3 months and it's been great. =|

"Been great" like you had to pay up the wazoo to keep it running especially since it's a turbo? Plus, you never knwo if the previous owner did warm-ups on every start and kept the turbines spinning for a minute or two on idle after reaching their destination.

We've got a genius right here folks.

Eh? What means you? If you want to prolong the life of your turbos, you seriously need to make sure that that warm-ups and cool-downs are performed so that there isn't a radical change in temperature which over time could crack the turbine housing creating expensive repairs (which we already clarified are expensive for Porsches in general).

Hmmmm, perhaps your thinking of some non-intercooled turbos like early Saab 900's. Even with them, it wasn't the turbine housings that cracked, it was, IIRC, the still hot bearings of the turbo "cooking" the oil routed through that left a sludge that, with repeated buildup, caused the bearings to seize.

Finally, I'm guessing English isn't your native tongue. Call it a hunch.

 

[fredtam]

I would go 911. They are easy to work on. 944 & 928s are pita. 928s are tha worst. I had a 78 (first year made) in high school and still have an 86 in my dad's garage. Even changing the spark plugs is a b!tch and I have almost every tool imaginable available to me. Plus they didn't start with a single disc clutch till 87. The good thing about a 911 is any halfass decent VW mechanic can work on one. In the 928's favor a Jaquemon body kit and some interior updates from Jaeger Engineering and you have one extremely nice car. When it comes to 928 you are almost better buying 84 and below and updating it. Of course there is always the stigma that it is the "girl's" Porsche.