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

[Jonathan Rackowe]

Hi Paul, have you seen your 928's thrust bearing faces and main bearings
recently??

Best regards,
Jonathan



On Sun, 3 Dec 2023, 12:41 pm Paul, <ukkid35 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----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!
>>
>>
>> > 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
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>