Beau wrote:
Yes, but that's for a low mileage GTS, the OP is looking for an early(ish) car, so a quick look around comes up with this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/928/porsche-928-s2-auto-1986/5492867?v=bOK, so it's a much higher mileage but not unusual for the age of the car, has a much nicer colour scheme (IMHO), and is an 86 S2 so should have the S4 running gear. Plus the advertised price is £6k less than the car the OP was interested in which would provide a healthy budget to fix any initial niggles; I still think the price is a bit strong but if the OP is considering splashing out £16k on the first car they should also have a look at this one for comparison.
Or if that's not early enough and the OP fancies a bit of risk how about this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-928S-1982-4-7-litre-1-821-made-only-Very-Rare-PX-taken-/121938618578It's been on ebay for some time, which suggests it's too expensive at the asking price, and is now SORN with issues. However I like the colour scheme (pasha interior, that nice light gold metallic that early cars had and also looks like it might have the gold-tint wheels) so it might be worth trying to drive a hard bargain, buy it for ca. £4k and get it transported to Paul Anderson to fix up - the £12k saving over the OP's original car would pay for a lot of corrective work (you could almost get an engine rebuild and a full respray for that, assuming the car was hiding a lot of problems not obvious from the advert).
Beau wrote:
One positive aspect is owners can now justify restoring cars to original mint factory spec, which are very sought after.
I still think that's only true for cars that are in very good condition to start with, for most average cars the cost of restoration to mint would never be recouped if you then sold them so it would be something you'd do for love rather than profit.
Beau wrote:
In the meantime driving any average condition 928 is great fun
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No argument there, drove my S2 to work today and even though I've owned her for more than 10 years it still feels special on the occasions I do take her out.