1989 Porsche 930

[Mark Reid]

I'm looking at one for a potential nice weather commuter. Please give me the good, the bad, and the ugly.


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[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Mark Reid

I'm looking at one for a potential nice weather commuter. Please give me the good, the bad, and the ugly.


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Having owned one in the distant past I post the following:

Rubber seals on the boost chamber need to be looked at (sometimes they are straight plastic and not rubber, which deteriorates over time)

Rubber "O" rings on the intake pipes need to be looked at.

Did I mention the rubber bits and pieces of the fuel injection system (a vacuum assisted set up with miles of vacuum lines).

Are you getting the gist of my suggestions

Finally, and you know this from our ride down to check out that GT2, check for timing chain noises.

It all really boils down to maintenance and how it was stored. Just because it has low mileage (I am assuming it does if you are considering it for a DD), does not mean it has aged well. I highly (H-I-G-H-L-Y! ) suggest you find a local Porsche shop (no other) to do a pre-purchase inspection.


Bill S.

[dukegrad98]

The 930 is one of the "purer" Porsche experiences, and compared to the luxury cars that are rolling off their lines now, it'll look like a stripped-down racer. The 930 is the undisputed king of turbo lag. You get on the gas and nothing, nothing, nothing, then WHAM something just kicked you in the back and you may or may not have control of the vehicle as you close on the horizon.

Personally, I'm still loyal to the later (and final air-cooled) 993 series, but the 930 is a collector favorite and one of the all-time definitive Porsches. All of the air-cooled cars with the flat sixes have glorious engine sounds.

Watch for rust / paint bubbling around the windshield seals. That was a weak point on a number of the 911 series, but it is generally easy to repair.

Keep us posted!

Cheers, John

[Hankl]

Mark,

The biggest thing to look for is repair history for the 930, the 89's didn't have any really bad faults, but check to see when it had its last big service, and what/wasn't replaced to give you a better picture of what's down the road.

Hank

[jimgood]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

Having owned one in the distant past I post the following:
I highly (H-I-G-H-L-Y! ) suggest you find a local Porsche shop (no other) to do a pre-purchase inspection.


Bill S.

Seconded. Plus, make sure it's NOT a shop that the current owner uses.