[928uk] Tested this today

[marton]

The turbo was quite frightening; especially on wet roads



On 16/02/2012 22:32, Paul R Smith wrote:
> 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 
>> <http://s1104.photobucket.com/albums/h327/DillV8/?action=view&current=photo12.jpg>
>>
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