[928uk] Tested this today

[Paul R Smith]

Awful things compared to a 928. Quite lethal. The fact that the buying 
public chose the 911 over the 928 just goes to show how dumb people are, 
even those with the ability to make enough money to buy one.
I'm pretty sure the 4-speed box was fitted because the 5-speed one 
couldn't take the torque, and to have five stronger gears would have 
lengthened the gearbox, moving the weight even further back, and it was 
already too far back because they had to fit a bigger clutch than the 
non-turbos. I had a 175 bhp 911S, and that was difficult to drive if 
there was any shortage of grip. The turbo would be much worse.

Smiffy

On 17/02/2012 9:27 a.m., paul dillon wrote:
> Actually had a bit of interest at work today,had this 1988 911 turbo 
> in & it was in really good condition. Its the closest I've been to a 
> 911 of this generation to compare to my 1989 GT so after I'd tested it 
> I took it for a sneaky test drive...
> What a disappointment!! If I'd never driven a 928 before I 
> probably would have been pleased with it, it was reasonably quick when 
> the turbo kicked in but I bet its a bugger to drive fast as there was 
> absolutely no power until the turbo came in but what shocked me most 
> of all was that it only had a 4 speed box...Whats all that about? I 
> would have thought all Porsches by '88 would have had a 5 speed?
> The interior too, was weird,all the switchgear seemed to be in random 
> places like no other car I've been in,totally confusing at first... I 
> can honestly say that my GT would whup it in every aspect ,speed, 
> handling , comfort ,sophistication etc...
>
> Still, it looked nice
> There should be a link to a photo of it below
>
> Cheers
> Paul
> http://s1104.photobucket.com/albums/h327/DillV8/?action=view&current=photo12.jpg 
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>
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