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[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by pecivil

I gotta see a picture of a 928 towing a boat.

there is just something wrong with that. I wonder if the earth slightly spins off its axis when he does that.

Hi,

Not at all. It uses a Porsche Towing Hook attached to the Frame members, designed for the car. Dave specifically got the car for this purpose and specifically got the Automatic because it has a Transmission Cooler, and the V8 has the power to pull the trailer. It's the only thing he uses this car for.

Dave is a pretty interesting guy. He's a GunSmith by trade and made a bundle patenting some sort of specialized Skeet Shooting Barrel (apparently it's the only thing the Pros and Serious Amateurs use).

He has quite a few cars to choose from. His daily driver is an Audi S4, he also has a 1978 Lotus Esprit, an '89 Lotus Esprit SE, an '05 Lotus Elise S2, and a 1917 Ford Model T, at least at last count.

I met Dave through his older brother, Bill, who used to race Datsun 240Zs with me back in the late '70s and was a former Air Force Pilot. Unfortunately, Bill was killed last year when his Beechcraft Baron crashed in a field in Kentucky, apparently out of fuel. You may remember this story because it made the national news. Bill left from Sioux Falls, SD to return to Mpls. from a business trip. Flying alone, with the Auto-Pilot set, Bill apparently suffered a massive stroke and was unable to move. The plane flew past Mpls., over Madison, WI where two Air Guard F-16s were dispatched to it and they followed it to Detroit, where a 2nd pair of F-16s took over and followed it all the way to Kentucky where the plane suddenly lost altitude and crashed in a remote field, apparently when the fuel was exhausted. Pretty sad...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[CJ_Boxster]

Originally Posted by MNBoxster

Hi,

Unfortunately, Bill was killed last year when his Beechcraft Baron crashed in a field in Kentucky, apparently out of fuel. You may remember this story because it made the national news. Bill left from Sioux Falls, SD to return to Mpls. from a business trip. Flying alone, with the Auto-Pilot set, Bill apparently suffered a massive stroke and was unable to move. The plane flew past Mpls., over Madison, WI where two Air Guard F-16s were dispatched to it and they followed it to Detroit, where a 2nd pair of F-16s took over and followed it all the way to Kentucky where the plane suddenly lost altitude and crashed in a remote field, apparently when the fuel was exhausted. Pretty sad...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

Wow that is sad, I wouldnt mind going the way he did with 2 F-16 as escorts.

[ricklin]

I have been jonesing for a Porsche since my 89 928S4. Loved that car, bought it in S. Carolina for about 10K with 90 k miles on it. Sold it here in Socal for 15k with 120k miles.

Remember guys the 928 is not a sports car it's a GT. Very hard to find with a stick, about 95% of the 928s had automatic. It was a MB auto in a Porsche case with the trans at the rear of the car.

The 928 has incredible engine durabilty, as long as the timing belt gets changed.

A 928S4 looks best from the back, which is the view that mere mortal cars would have of it.

I also enjoyed the fact that here in Socal I would see a 928 about 1 X per month. Not many of them made. The 928 was Porsche's top of the line.

They are generally cheap to buy, my 10 K car was something like 85 K new.

If you are in the market for one, GET A PPI FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS 928s.

That would exclude most Porsche dealerships.

My 928 and my Boxster were as different as night and day. Both great cars.

If given the choice of my 89 S4 and my Boxster for a 1000 mile road trip, I'd take the 928.