928 is one of the coolest classic cars out there. Yes they have increased in value too (especially the well sorted out ones) but not to the insane prices of the air cooled 911's. They're still within the reach of the car enthusiasts. The Cup wheels are absolutely the best looking wheels on a post 1987 928. Great choice there. Beautiful car. Enjoy the classic!!! I enjoyed the video. Cheers.
Your car came out great. I liked seeing your tasteful modifications even if they aren’t for everyone, it’s truly one of a kind. I really like the sound deadening, my 88 S4 could use that for sure!
Thank you for your comments. I'm glad you like the mods. I really like it but I know some may not agree. The car is truely great and whenever I go to a Porsche event, it gets lots of attention. Thanks for watching.
Greetings from Germany, thank you for sharing your passion for your 928 S4. You did an amazing job, revitalizing and improving on a lot of aspects of your 928. Your endeavors are worthy of this marvel of engineering, which was so ahead of its time (as you noted in your video), that it received the highest international recognition of being the "Car of the year" in 1978. The sound deadening in the door cards, as well as the inner roof including alcantara, are great ideas that I will implement in mine. I would not use alcantara for the rim of the steering wheel, yet I will look into recreating the beautiful design of your alcantara airbag including a new airbag-proof Porsche crest. One recommendation: when you showed the clip of the remote control opening the driver's door, I noticed that the a piece of the rubber / weather seal in the door's outer corner was starting to crack. I would recommend you to replace these as soon as possible, since 928s are prone to water ingress on all weather seals, also due to the extensive areas of glass, which incidentally make these 928s a joy to drive, as the overall visibility through all glass windows is perfect. No need for 360 degree cameras as in modern vehicles (which for me have no soul). Also and maybe you know this, regularly check that no water ingress is occuring through the lock of the trunk. This happened to me and the electrical trunk releases (driver & passenger side) ceased to function. I fully agree with you, that these cars come with great childhood memories for people like us, who are now in their fifties. But being in our fifties is also vital, as the costs for parts are quite steep and a certain budget needs to be allocated for proper maintenance and espescially preventative measures. As with most vehicules, the best 928s are those that are regularly driven over many kilometers/year. Should you ever have an issue with the MAF (mass airflow sensor), the best company for a refurbishment to new condition is JDS Porsche in England. New old stock MAFs are non-existent or you pay hefty prices for broken ones. JDS Porsche also rebuilds the ECUs, which like the MAF will fail at some point. Even in my country, it is rare to see any of the versions of the 928 driving around. I drive mine every week, mostly for longer trips, as it is a perfect Grand Turismo cruiser, yet with enough torque from its 5 liter engine (which has the charming, deep sound of a boat engine), so as to comfortably cruise at 240 km/h for long distances, provided our sometimes over-crowded Autobahn's traffic allows for it. Over the years, I have driven nearly 200.000 Kilometers all over Germany and Europe with my 928 and when I purchased it, the odometer was at 46.000 KM. It now reads 245.673 KM and has been very reliable. When driving it more in city traffic, the engine oil & filter are changed every 6.000 KM, when driving it mainly on highways this measure is done every 12.000 KM. Differential/Gearbox fluid changes every 40.000 KM. Brake fluid is changed every 30.000 KM. A full engine refresh was perfomed at 190.400 KM. In the end, this vehicle has been the cheapest and most fun to operate, as it retains a high value, compared to the leasing/financing costs of a modern vehicle, which by definition will only depreciate and also needs maintenance, considering how many kilometers I drive per year. This year (2024), I only saw one fellow 928 owner on the opposite side of an intersection. We waved hello and directed ourselves to an adjacent gas station. His was a burgundy red 928 S4 from 1990, mine is a dark blue 928 S4 from 1991. As the 928 owners' community is quite small in Germany, especially those who drive them and don't keep them hidden away in collectors' "graveyards"/glass cages, we found out that although we didn't know eachother before this moment, we both knew a lot of the same fellow owners from all over Germany. Both our cars are German spec, so without the Canadian/US front markers on the sides of the opposing front fenders. In my opinion, our German/European spec provides the car with a sleeker look, so as to unclutter this part of the front fenders. In any case, I wish you to enjoy your beautiful 928 S4 for many decades to come, always finding new roads to feel the Weissach-Axle doing its job in the tight corners of British Columbia, Aspen, Mont Tremblant and also while comfortably cruising in cities and highways. With kind regards, TH
It was fun to see you make it the way you want it, personally not a fan of all the extra Porsche badges you added to the interior, but that’s what makes it great, it’s now your own personal expression in your dream car, good on you mate! Stellar result!
Thanks for your comment. Some people love them and some think it's too much. The one in the back was a result of needing to re-cover part of the rear console because the original vinyl was damaged and I didn't want to re-cover the entire rear console so the partial Alcantara panel with the logo was the solution. Thanks for watching!!!
Bruce. Just joined your channel last week. Beautiful car. I wish to follow in your footsteps some day. Unfortunately, noone in my family likes there 928. I still do and will get one some day. I loved watching your journey.
Thanks Rome! I'm glad you liked it and that it has provided you with some inspiration. Get one while they are still reasonably priced. Thanks for watching.
Right on, dude. I just found a red '89 GT with 16 thousand miles on it for USD $88 thousand and had to buy it. The original sticker was on it - $76 thousand. 1 owner. It's like a brand new '89 car.
A very nice and beautiful car! I prefer a manual 928, but they are hard to find. But I could live with an automatic. As I said it's a nice and beautiful car!
I always thought the 928 was a beautiful car once you get past the goofy headlights. But I have also heard from many sources that they can be a maintenance nightmare. Not a usual Porsche trait, as the 911 (though expensive to repair) is a quite robust, reliable car. I think of the 928 like I do an Italian car - always needing some sort of repair, and costing quite a bit to make that repair. Great video, thank you!
I have found and most owners would agree that if you do regular maintenance on them that they are as reliable as any Porsche from that era. They do tend to be expensive to do maintenance and repair because they are complicated. They were after all, a super car back in the day. Thanks for watching!
U cant compare this to 911s back in the time. 928 s4 was all new peaces from scratch nit like 911 used parts and it was way ahead of its times. It made 911 look like old powerless back in the times. Yea they can be expensive to fix if u have a crappy one but that's why u need the good sample of 928 and care for it than not to bad but any Porsche will coast u. I love the 928 944 turbos and 997.2
Awesome, but I would just complete the look with teardrop mirrors from the later version. This, in black is one of the ones to have. They are often overlooked in favour of the 911 of course. Even I am guilty of this (991.1 GTS) but always loved the 928 especially in GTS form.
Lots of people like Blaupunkt radios? WHY?! ... I guess you explained it but I disagree... your car, do what you want. When I get mine, I still do "my" stuff too.
It’s just about having the original look. In my 944 I installed a Continental Stereo that has the 80’s look but with modern connectivity, Bluetooth, etc and for only about $200. If I were to do the 928 again, I might go that route.
@@rome288 I never did. I really don't like the look of the back of the 968. My 944 is a Cabrio. You can see it if you watch an episode I did on speaker repair. I'm planning on doing a future episode about my 944 and how I found it and bought it. Maybe next year sometime I'll do that.
@@rome288 968s r great cars with more power than 944 as well and they only made them for 3 years and great cars to hold. They all will go up values as well.basicaly 968 is 944s3
928 is one of the coolest classic cars out there. Yes they have increased in value too (especially the well sorted out ones) but not to the insane prices of the air cooled 911's. They're still within the reach of the car enthusiasts. The Cup wheels are absolutely the best looking wheels on a post 1987 928. Great choice there. Beautiful car. Enjoy the classic!!! I enjoyed the video. Cheers.
I feel like you said everything i would think if i were behind the wheel- cheers!
Check out some of my other videos. I also have a 944. See it here: th-cam.com/video/xuHqwwOUMKo/w-d-xo.html
Just beautiful and perfect, great job!...The 928 was and still is my dream car...thanks for bringing this beauty back to its former glory and more.
As a two time owner of the 928, I just love the car. Yours looks fantastic and GREAT job with personalizing it.
Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching. They are now getting more appreciation from the car world and it's long overdue.
Your car came out great. I liked seeing your tasteful modifications even if they aren’t for everyone, it’s truly one of a kind. I really like the sound deadening, my 88 S4 could use that for sure!
Thank you for your comments. I'm glad you like the mods. I really like it but I know some may not agree. The car is truely great and whenever I go to a Porsche event, it gets lots of attention. Thanks for watching.
Greetings from Germany,
thank you for sharing your passion for your 928 S4.
You did an amazing job, revitalizing and improving on a lot of aspects of your 928.
Your endeavors are worthy of this marvel of engineering, which was so ahead of its time (as you noted in your video), that it received the highest international recognition of being the "Car of the year" in 1978.
The sound deadening in the door cards, as well as the inner roof including alcantara, are great ideas that I will implement in mine.
I would not use alcantara for the rim of the steering wheel, yet I will look into recreating the beautiful design of your alcantara airbag including a new airbag-proof Porsche crest.
One recommendation: when you showed the clip of the remote control opening the driver's door, I noticed that the a piece of the rubber / weather seal in the door's outer corner was starting to crack.
I would recommend you to replace these as soon as possible, since 928s are prone to water ingress on all weather seals, also due to the extensive areas of glass, which incidentally make these 928s a joy to drive, as the overall visibility through all glass windows is perfect. No need for 360 degree cameras as in modern vehicles (which for me have no soul).
Also and maybe you know this, regularly check that no water ingress is occuring through the lock of the trunk.
This happened to me and the electrical trunk releases (driver & passenger side) ceased to function.
I fully agree with you, that these cars come with great childhood memories for people like us, who are now in their fifties.
But being in our fifties is also vital, as the costs for parts are quite steep and a certain budget needs to be allocated for proper maintenance and espescially preventative measures.
As with most vehicules, the best 928s are those that are regularly driven over many kilometers/year.
Should you ever have an issue with the MAF (mass airflow sensor), the best company for a refurbishment to new condition is JDS Porsche in England.
New old stock MAFs are non-existent or you pay hefty prices for broken ones.
JDS Porsche also rebuilds the ECUs, which like the MAF will fail at some point.
Even in my country, it is rare to see any of the versions of the 928 driving around.
I drive mine every week, mostly for longer trips, as it is a perfect Grand Turismo cruiser, yet with enough torque from its 5 liter engine (which has the charming, deep sound of a boat engine), so as to comfortably cruise at 240 km/h for long distances, provided our sometimes over-crowded Autobahn's traffic allows for it.
Over the years, I have driven nearly 200.000 Kilometers all over Germany and Europe with my 928 and when I purchased it, the odometer was at 46.000 KM.
It now reads 245.673 KM and has been very reliable.
When driving it more in city traffic, the engine oil & filter are changed every 6.000 KM, when driving it mainly on highways this measure is done every 12.000 KM.
Differential/Gearbox fluid changes every 40.000 KM.
Brake fluid is changed every 30.000 KM.
A full engine refresh was perfomed at 190.400 KM.
In the end, this vehicle has been the cheapest and most fun to operate, as it retains a high value, compared to the leasing/financing costs of a modern vehicle, which by definition will only depreciate and also needs maintenance, considering how many kilometers I drive per year.
This year (2024), I only saw one fellow 928 owner on the opposite side of an intersection.
We waved hello and directed ourselves to an adjacent gas station.
His was a burgundy red 928 S4 from 1990, mine is a dark blue 928 S4 from 1991.
As the 928 owners' community is quite small in Germany, especially those who drive them and don't keep them hidden away in collectors' "graveyards"/glass cages, we found out that although we didn't know eachother before this moment, we both knew a lot of the same fellow owners from all over Germany.
Both our cars are German spec, so without the Canadian/US front markers on the sides of the opposing front fenders.
In my opinion, our German/European spec provides the car with a sleeker look, so as to unclutter this part of the front fenders.
In any case, I wish you to enjoy your beautiful 928 S4 for many decades to come, always finding new roads to feel the Weissach-Axle doing its job in the tight corners of British Columbia, Aspen, Mont Tremblant and also while comfortably cruising in cities and highways.
With kind regards,
TH
some inspiring ideas to take for my '88 s4. thank you n god bless from Malaysia!
It was fun to see you make it the way you want it, personally not a fan of all the extra Porsche badges you added to the interior, but that’s what makes it great, it’s now your own personal expression in your dream car, good on you mate! Stellar result!
Thanks for your comment. Some people love them and some think it's too much. The one in the back was a result of needing to re-cover part of the rear console because the original vinyl was damaged and I didn't want to re-cover the entire rear console so the partial Alcantara panel with the logo was the solution. Thanks for watching!!!
1978 - 1993 15 yrs. Run. Love This Car.
Yes they’re awesome. Thanks for watching.
@@CENTERLANE Touche' (smile)
Wow, it looking amazing! Enjoy Bruce.
Thanks, will do!
picking one up this week!
That’s so exciting. I had so much fun with mine. I recently posted a new video because I sold the car. Check it out.
Bruce. Just joined your channel last week. Beautiful car. I wish to follow in your footsteps some day. Unfortunately, noone in my family likes there 928. I still do and will get one some day. I loved watching your journey.
Thanks Rome! I'm glad you liked it and that it has provided you with some inspiration. Get one while they are still reasonably priced. Thanks for watching.
Nice upgrades on the upholstery. Do you have any detailed pictures showing what all you did? I was hard to make out what all you did on this video.
Looks mint fella. Job well done👍👍
It is pretty close to perfect but there are still some things that I notice. It is definitely a nice specimen. Thanks for watching!
Right on, dude. I just found a red '89 GT with 16 thousand miles on it for USD $88 thousand and had to buy it. The original sticker was on it - $76 thousand. 1 owner. It's like a brand new '89 car.
Nice! Good find. Thanks for watching.
Just awesome speechless
Thanks!! Glad you liked it.
Frickin boss!!
Thanks you! And thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.
A very nice and beautiful car! I prefer a manual 928, but they are hard to find. But I could live with an automatic. As I said it's a nice and beautiful car!
The digital dash with extra readouts was later that the 1987 S4, still just typical analogue in 1987.
Yes, your right. I thought it came out with the launch of the s4 but the digitaldash didn’t show up until 1989. Good catch. Thanks for watching.
Awesome video 👍👍 Nice car
Thank you 👍
I always thought the 928 was a beautiful car once you get past the goofy headlights. But I have also heard from many sources that they can be a maintenance nightmare. Not a usual Porsche trait, as the 911 (though expensive to repair) is a quite robust, reliable car. I think of the 928 like I do an Italian car - always needing some sort of repair, and costing quite a bit to make that repair. Great video, thank you!
I have found and most owners would agree that if you do regular maintenance on them that they are as reliable as any Porsche from that era. They do tend to be expensive to do maintenance and repair because they are complicated. They were after all, a super car back in the day. Thanks for watching!
U cant compare this to 911s back in the time. 928 s4 was all new peaces from scratch nit like 911 used parts and it was way ahead of its times. It made 911 look like old powerless back in the times. Yea they can be expensive to fix if u have a crappy one but that's why u need the good sample of 928 and care for it than not to bad but any Porsche will coast u. I love the 928 944 turbos and 997.2
I think you could have gotten at least three more Porsche logos in your interior. Exterior looks great though!
Thanks for watching. You can see the whole process by watching all 10 parts. I do a new video every week so pleas subscribe.
The air cooled 911 is the poor man's 928. Just calling balls and strikes.
I have one I’d like restored. I’m in California, any suggestions??
Beautiful example. A great long term investment, I suspect. I believe the 911 market is over inflated, and the 928 will have its day yet.
Great job beautiful car! I just don’t like the logo in door panel, but it’s an amazing job!
Thanks for watching.
I have the same CUP II wheels on my 911 Turbo look 911. Currently looking for a low mileage 928S or S4.
I hope you find a good 928. Thanks you for watching and commenting. Please subscribe. I do a new video almost every week.
I’m a twice blessed 2x 928 owner. An Automatic and a 5-speed both black from 1985
Nice. Do you still have them?
@@CENTERLANE yes I do
@@diegohorton869 That's awesome. I'm sure they will continue to increase in value. I wish I had a manual.
Awesome, but I would just complete the look with teardrop mirrors from the later version. This, in black is one of the ones to have. They are often overlooked in favour of the 911 of course. Even I am guilty of this (991.1 GTS) but always loved the 928 especially in GTS form.
I considered the new style mirrors but the cost was more than I wanted to spend. Thanks for watching.
@@CENTERLANE I hear that and not surprised they are costly :-(
you are so right. it turns heads today
Definitely does. Thanks for watching.
I had a black 86.5 with the cup II wheels.
The Cup wheels look the best! Both Cup I &II wheels look nice.
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Lots of people like Blaupunkt radios? WHY?! ... I guess you explained it but I disagree... your car, do what you want. When I get mine, I still do "my" stuff too.
It’s just about having the original look. In my 944 I installed a Continental Stereo that has the 80’s look but with modern connectivity, Bluetooth, etc and for only about $200. If I were to do the 928 again, I might go that route.
@@CENTERLANE 944 and 928. Nice. Did you ever consider a 968?
@@rome288 I never did. I really don't like the look of the back of the 968. My 944 is a Cabrio. You can see it if you watch an episode I did on speaker repair. I'm planning on doing a future episode about my 944 and how I found it and bought it. Maybe next year sometime I'll do that.
@@rome288 968s r great cars with more power than 944 as well and they only made them for 3 years and great cars to hold. They all will go up values as well.basicaly 968 is 944s3