[928uk] Anyone know this car - TPY928S (G689RKJ)

[David Knight]

Hi Adrian,

Yes I did a full check on it via autocheck and it changed hands last in
February and then I can see it was sent to several car auctions from April
onwards.

I never trust the results of an MOT as what one person finds another may
not, especially if the person doing the MOT has some relationship with the
dealer / seller.

Guess whoever purchased it in February found that it was too much work for
them and decided to try and off-load it.

Well if anyone knows of a tidy 928 S4 I'd be very interested - got a couple
more on my list to look at but one of them shares a very similar story to
this one of being off-road for some time and then being "recommisioned".

Cheers

Dave K.


On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 at 17:17 Adrian Langford <
adrian.langford at qualitative.co.uk> wrote:

> I just sneaked a lot at its MOT record which just shows three clean
> passes, so no suspension wear on mot test anyway.
>
> Oddly it’s only driven 8 miles in past year, so has been off road again
> after its prior long layoff!
>
> Adrian
>
> On 24 Sep 2018, at 17:11, David Knight via 928uk <928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
>
> *From: *David Knight <dlknight at hotmail.com>
> *Subject: **Re: Anyone know this car - TPY928S (G689RKJ)*
> *Date: *24 September 2018 at 17:11:42 BST
> *To: *928uk at lists.928.org.uk
>
>
>
> Well I went to look at this car today and have a test drive, it had been
> left at a local garage as they were attempting to repair the power steering
> leak. During the test drive ATF fluid was leaking and burning on the bottom
> of the car and on returning to the garage it deposited quite a bit on the
> garage floor - I had a good look and it seemed to be coming from the end of
> the rack on the drivers side.
>
> Bodywork was in good condition and an unusual colour - metallic red.
>
> I'm thinking that it is a bit of an uncared for dog unfortunately - I
> wrote a list of things I think need attention on it, let me know your
> thoughts.
>
> The car was running on fumes as the owner must be pretty tight and didn't
> put much fuel in the tank. We almost didn't make it back to the garage so
> I'm wondering if the hesitation was down to that although it did seem fine
> on the way out under WOT (the engine sounded fine with no misfire or
> knocking).
>
> Very stiff accelerator pedal -
> https://rennlist.com/forums/928-forum/165045-stiff-gas-pedal.html
> Hesitation when pulling away
>
> Hesitation on automatic gear change -
> https://rennlist.com/forums/928-forum/642093-auto-transmission-adjustments.html
> Power steering leaking (appears to be from driver side end of rack)
> No washer fluid / or pump not working
> Boot wouldn’t open (electric switch / motor making noise)
> Cheap tyres
> Engine looks a mess cosmetically (paint peeling from intake), general
> corrosion
> Pulling to left slightly
> Slight play in steering wheel (assume the UJ on the shaft or track rods /
> ends - same as 944)
> High idle when cold (almost 2k) -
> http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-928-technical-forum/481705-928-high-idle.html
>
> Suspension and control arms all look pretty old so possibly due for
> replacement.
>
> Car has a bit of history from a quick Google - been to auction several
> times and not sold, after chatting to some of the folks at the garage he
> may have had high hopes for a sales price. Also the car was laid up for 10
> years from 2007 until 2017 where it appears to have been put back on the
> road and driven for 2k miles but couldn't find much sign of anything being
> done to recommision it.
>
> Dave K.
>
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:18:38 +0100
>> From: David Knight <dlknight at hotmail.com>
>> To: 928uk at lists.928.org.uk
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>> Hi Folks,
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>> My first post to the list :) I've owned various 944s for more than 15
>> years
>> and currently look at adding another vehicle to my small fleet. Have seen
>> this 928 S4 offered for sale and checking if anyone knows of it? - 928 S4
>> in Red, TPY928S (G689RKJ).
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Dave K.
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