[928uk] Recent Auction at H and H 29th November Buxton

[Paul]

My S4 engine is still running fine at 250k miles, so I'm not sure why it
would need a £10k rebuild

If the head gaskets need to be replaced at some point in the future, then
that's a £1k job as a DIY

Paul
87 S4 Manual

On Sat, 2 Dec 2023 at 13:55, <jonathanrackowe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh, well that's very good news 😊
>
> Best regards,
> Jonathan
>
> 928 GT 1991 Amethyst Metallic
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adrian Langford <stratfordade at gmail.com> On Behalf Of Adrian
> Langford
> Sent: 02 December 2023 13:21
> To: jonathan at rackowe.net
> Cc: Paul <ukkid35 at gmail.com>; jonathanrackowe at gmail.com; 928UK List <
> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: [928uk] Recent Auction at H and H 29th November Buxton
>
> The new owner has posted on Rennlist and is laudably keen to restore the
> car!
>
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> > On 2 Dec 2023, at 12:39, jonathanrackowe--- via 928uk <
> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Sure Paul, but then you'd need £10K or so to rebuild the engine
> properly at some not too distant point.
> >
> > If the car really is roadworthy you could risk running it as it is for a
> year or two, assuming it passed an MOT. But at some point the big bills
> would start to kick in. So is £5.4K for a year or two of use really such a
> bargain?!
> >
> > I suspect the GT will either be broken for parts - because, as you
> mention Paul, GT parts are at a premium - or cosmetically tarted up by a
> dealer to sell on at a profit to some unsuspecting individual.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Jonathan
> >
> > 928 GT 1991 Amethyst Metallic
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 928uk <928uk-bounces at lists.928.org.uk> On Behalf Of Paul via 928uk
> > Sent: 02 December 2023 11:54
> > To: Adrian Langford <Adrian.langford at qualitative.co.uk>
> > Cc: Ken Gillett <kengroups at icloud.com>; 928 list <928uk at lists.928.org.uk
> >
> > Subject: Re: [928uk] Recent Auction at H and H 29th November Buxton
> >
> > If you tried to buy an engine for a GT I doubt you'd get much change out
> of
> > £5k, makes the £5.4k GT look like a bargain, assuming you want a car to
> > drive rather than a garage queen
> >
> > Paul
> > 87 S4 Manual
> >
> >
> >> On Fri, 1 Dec 2023 at 18:56, Adrian Langford via 928uk <
> >> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >> My feeling is that the expansion of charging schemes for older cars will
> >> depress prices at the hobbyist end, unless there are more generous
> >> exceptions. At the insane end where cars are art I think prices will
> >> continue to rise for old Ferraris, Bugattis, Mercedes etc. The Uhlenhaut
> >> coupé fetched £114 million and wealth continues to trickle upwards!
> >>
> >> Adrian
> >>
> >>> On 1 Dec 2023, at 18:02, Ken Gillett via 928uk <928uk at lists.928.org.uk
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Interesting you say that, but do you really think so? I've been
> >> wondering for a few years now how electrification is going to affect
> >> classic vehicle prices. Seems to me it could cause them to drop, or
> perhaps
> >> the opposite as they become scarcer and more 'special?
> >>>
> >>> Not that I've been closely monitoring prices but I can't say I've seen
> >> much effect. The same cars that seemed too low, like 928 are still low
> and
> >> those that seemed too high, like 911s are still high.
> >>>
> >>> Where are prices going to go over the next few years/decades?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Ken  G i l l e t t
> >>>
> >>> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Fri 1 Dec 2023, at 17:41, jonathanrackowe--- via 928uk <
> >> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Plus the push towards EV doesn't help classic car prices
> >>>> generally.
> >>>>
> >>>> Best regards,
> >>>> Jonathan
> >>>
> >>
> >
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