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@cursedchest6469
3 жыл бұрын
Why do you need donations to upload your own content?
@robsrandomness7824
5 жыл бұрын
Who else here also enjoyed seeing all those 70s and early 80s cars in the background of this video?
@Trance88
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Lost of older cars, even for the time!
@oneslackr
5 жыл бұрын
If I didn't know this video was from '87 I would have thought it was a lot older. I had forgotten what the majority of the cars on the road looked like back in '87.
@oneslackr
5 жыл бұрын
@Donald Trump is Ghetto Trash : I got my license in '85 so I've been driving for 34 years. I had just forgotten what the majority of cars looked like back then.
@BACON-l3t
5 жыл бұрын
@Donald Trump is Ghetto Trash Me too that's why i like watching them just takes you back in time to happy and care free adolesence.
@BACON-l3t
5 жыл бұрын
@Donald Trump is Ghetto Trash Yeah that's what i remember too some people was still driving 70's cars to the mid ninties, my Grandfather had 2 Ford LTDs remember those, one was a 72 police special sedan with the 429 4brrl. and the other 1973 had a 460 2brrl. and those things were powerhouses, and me and my brother we was juveniles at the time without a care in the world and no license in our pockets at the time, we enjoyed every single time we took out the trash with these cars in the late 80's up to the mid 90's we would go down back roads and see who could do the longest burnouts and then go down dirt roads and just drift every single long curve we came to, awww man good times, but by 94 he sold both cars one to a friend of his....the 429l 4 brrl. to his son who had a tragic accident when he pulled the engine out the car and put it in a lighter body and he crashed the car on a twisting back road and he died from the crash, after he sold them he gotten a 1987 Chevy caprice classic with the 4.3L EFI in keeping with the times but he kept his 72 C10 withe step sides, man we got got a hold of that Caprice too it would roast them but the power of it wasn't like either of the Ford LTDs.
@mikeyerke3920
5 жыл бұрын
I can’t unsee those jean shorts. 👀
@evalonious
5 жыл бұрын
At 4 min 55 sec... Its the carpenter from the Village People! Must have been desperate for work after their breakup!
@mikeyerke3920
5 жыл бұрын
Evan Turnau Good one.
@SolamenteVees
4 жыл бұрын
Man-dukes
@mikeyerke3920
4 жыл бұрын
SolamenteVees Haha nice!
@hertzair1186
4 жыл бұрын
Disturbing and very unsettling...
@00kirbyd
5 жыл бұрын
My Dad bought his in '95 when I was 7. Now I'm 30 and I own that very same car.
@myopiniongoodyouropinionbad
2 жыл бұрын
My dad had a 914 when I was around that age. Wish he would have kept it. Sold it when I was 10.
@seancrowley1065
3 ай бұрын
Why ????
@seancrowley1065
3 ай бұрын
@@myopiniongoodyouropinionbad My dad had a 72 914 in his collection. I inherited his 85 930 and his 89 959S.
@00kirbyd
3 ай бұрын
@@seancrowley1065 inherited it from my late father
@asdfgoogle
3 ай бұрын
Do you really like it? How's the reliability and maintenance?
@Andrew-zv4fm
5 жыл бұрын
5:00 look at those shorts!!!
@nabilm2941
5 жыл бұрын
As if he borrowed them from his girlfriend 😂😂
@NeighborhoodCarReviews
5 жыл бұрын
denim underwear!
@Kingsoupturbo
5 жыл бұрын
Who wears short shorts!!!
@ZengyMAN
5 жыл бұрын
thank god im not the only one noticed those
@ZepG
5 жыл бұрын
While you "Guys" were checking out the dudes shorts I was admiring the hottie's shorts @ 4:02 lol.
@SunKing968
5 жыл бұрын
A front wheel drive 16V Scirocco has completely different driving dynamics and is not a direct substitute for a 924S and its characteristics/feel. With its marginally better performance in many categories yet smaller price tag vs. the 944, the 924S was actually quite a good value proposition in its day (and even more so in the second hand market 10+ years later). Unlike the original 924 it was a "pure" Porsche.
@DUNEATV
5 жыл бұрын
I owned a 1987 944 Turbo in the 90’s. It was awesome!
@skip741x3
5 жыл бұрын
Ill bet it was! i never had a chance to test one of those but I did drive the 944s with that 16 valve head...that car felt like a swiss watch..ultra smooth, great top end pull and fantastic steering feel and handling...very german quality
@tonywellington7854
5 жыл бұрын
front engine = NOT porscha
@LearnAboutFlow
5 жыл бұрын
@@tonywellington7854 A 928 is not a Porsche?
@tonywellington7854
5 жыл бұрын
@@LearnAboutFlow nope
@tots16
5 жыл бұрын
Tony Wellington A front engine Porsche was probably too unique to be a REAL Porsche anyway.
@erikc.1087
5 жыл бұрын
I have a 924S and I love it dearly--- it was chipped at some point (and will be again soon), but it is so much experience for so little dollar. I also have a Mk.II Scirocco and, in response to the video description, they're apples and oranges, so you should have both!!
@joejoe188
5 жыл бұрын
Erik C. Love the Sirocco. I remember back in the day my dad would not co-sign for me for a Scirocco 16v valve, LOL. Nowadays I own an 87 924S, 88 924S-Special Edition, in which Motor Week should have made a video of. The SE, came with manual seats manual windows 1 Volkswagen Scirocco driver side mirror ml30 suspension package rear koni shocks thick sway bars, Factory coilovers in the front 160 horsepower lightweight fabric, no AC, no radio, etc etc. This was the original Transaxle Club Sport design. 500 made for the U.S. Market, total of 980 world wide production. sold in Spain as The Spirit without a catalytic converter putting out 170hp.. Also have a 77 924 with cold ac and at 42 yrs old that audi engine runs like champ. Purchased from original owners with original bill of sale, from Brumos Porsche. Those who talk crap about Porsche transaxles, never owned one long enough, never loved it or trued owning one, and used dumb ass mechanics who claimed to know how to really work on these cars.
@P1983sche
4 жыл бұрын
Man, these cars back in the day were ahead of their time design wise. Imo. Great looking cars.
@dr.frahnkensteeen4485
5 жыл бұрын
I still own my 82 924, which I got back in 2001 had a blown engine, replaced it and drove for manh years. Now it is getting an Audi V8, the old 2.0l NA got boring. Now I have 2 944 NA, a 944S2 and a 944 Turbo that I have collected. Still great cars and epic to drive!
@royjaber571
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome man 👌
@bendover8250
5 жыл бұрын
Had a buddy in high school that had one of these. It had over 100,000mi on it and he bought it for $1,000. It was a fun little car to drive around in, but rattled and buzzed to no end. It never broke down on him surprisingly
@ridge9066
5 жыл бұрын
My 944 has never let me down. My truck on the other hand....
@blisterbrain
24 күн бұрын
The short short jorts, with the pasty legs squeezing out, was the real nostalgia trip here!
@Mr22dburns
5 жыл бұрын
MotorWeek, these retro reviews are great. Would love to see one on Audi 4000's!
@alex_k1410
5 жыл бұрын
Who the hell would buy the 924 S with a 3-speed automatic!? It should not even be an option in my opinion.
@TheCarCrazyGuy
5 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the 80's
@alex_k1410
5 жыл бұрын
The Car Crazy Guy Yep 😂
@coalieroller5663
5 жыл бұрын
That is over rated as a transmission
@bingoberra18
5 жыл бұрын
America, America would buy a 3-speed auto sports car.
@Kingsoupturbo
5 жыл бұрын
Lots of power and long gears to build speed make a 3 speed not as bad as you'd think, not great though.
@davidbaron6647
Жыл бұрын
lost and unforgotten 924S, the S was a fun upgrade all but forgotten now
@DDM7406
5 жыл бұрын
These were fun little cars. Don’t let the slower acceleration fool you.
@TheCarCrazyGuy
5 жыл бұрын
In December of 1981 I purchased a 1982 Datsun 280ZX, my first new car and the first car I purchased on my own. I was 18. I thought it was fast. 0-60 in 9.7 seconds. It handled terrible. Today my economy car, a 2018 Chevy Cruze is much faster and handles much better. That's progress and 36 years of technological advances.
@thiscrazytangerine8954
5 жыл бұрын
But the 280 looks better lol... I favored the 240 personally... such a timeless design
@yungkidnf
5 жыл бұрын
DAMN! That description is savage! rofl
@sutherlandA1
5 жыл бұрын
Originally co developed with Volkswagen and built in a former NSU factory, the early versions used a 2l audi 4cylinder critically used in a VW van but also licensed to American motors in the late 70s
@iceeverlasting
3 жыл бұрын
Owned one and still miss her
@unlxqitlovis5983
4 жыл бұрын
924 uss my dream car still in 2020 its soo nice
@fry.master
Жыл бұрын
2:27 man that guy barely got his hand off the 'sche in time, was like they were getting flirted with and had enough 🤣🤣🤣
@christofzwanziger1253
5 жыл бұрын
Good to see my 924 S in this Video...I always enjoy to drive it
@YosanMesfun
3 жыл бұрын
Is it safe to use as a daily car in 2021?
@JL-qo1hg
2 жыл бұрын
Great show. Thx for the trip to past
@josephmalez4918
4 жыл бұрын
Clean and simple. Porsche needs to re-introduce this and/or the 914.
@ec120pilott2
2 жыл бұрын
A second re-introduction of the 924 would probably be a record. I can't think of many cars that were re-introduced once, let alone TWICE!
@TwoDollarGararge
4 ай бұрын
There is no money in the vehicle like thif.You're looking for something like this new it's a miata or brz used a 986 boxster,bmw z3 ect
@The_Maine_Card_Guy
5 жыл бұрын
Whoa....it's as fast as my Toyota Sienna!
@thiscrazytangerine8954
5 жыл бұрын
@@thirdstar9255 Haha burn...
@RodrigoVargas72
3 жыл бұрын
One thing to thank in this review is there are none weird talking brits driving in the wrong seat and in the wrong side of the road.
@dermetzger
5 жыл бұрын
4:56 - Look at that dude with the Daisy Duke's on! I want you to look that dude with the Daisy Duke's on! Everybody, look at that dude with the Daisy Duke's on! 💭 chuckles at his own stupid obscure song reference 💭
@thefirely1439
4 жыл бұрын
Getting one tomorrow.
@YosanMesfun
3 жыл бұрын
Is it safe to use as a daily car?
@TwoDollarGararge
4 ай бұрын
@YosanMesfun It's a fine daily driver as long as it has been mechanically upcapped the fuel injection can get a little picky if it hasn't been taken care of
@nickmuaythaiandfitness
4 жыл бұрын
My first car.. in 2002 when I was 16!
@royjaber571
3 жыл бұрын
How reliable was it?
@nickmuaythaiandfitness
3 жыл бұрын
@@royjaber571 considering how I drove it, very reliable. When I bought it, it already had sparco racing seats and a 911 tach. I was lucky because I didn’t have money to add all that. Even had the 944 spoiler.
@royjaber571
3 жыл бұрын
@@nickmuaythaiandfitness that is awesome I want to buy one in the future
@nickmuaythaiandfitness
3 жыл бұрын
@@royjaber571 really fun cars!
@xsduprwd3937
5 жыл бұрын
Damn, should have bought a 944 turbo ten years ago. They have turned to gold recently..
@grabir01
5 жыл бұрын
not really
@BoRyLaVoZ
4 жыл бұрын
I had this car before and this car was fast ... great car
@Guy_de_Loimbard
5 жыл бұрын
I had one of these. Same year, same color. Bought it for 4 grand with only 57,000 miles on it. Sold it a couple years later because I just didn't have room for it. I wish I hadn't because prices for decent examples have about doubled in the last 10 years.
@brettcannon74
5 жыл бұрын
And in 10 years, unless you properly stored it away, you would have spent that much keeping it going and legal
@thespectralsorrows
5 жыл бұрын
@@brettcannon74 exactly, car's are an expense, very very rarely are they an investment that grows. Even those $40K Supra TT's going for $80K today, well $40K of stock is now worth $400K...so enjoy your ROI !_!
@weegeemike
2 жыл бұрын
My mom had an 81 924. Nice car but it really started falling apart once it reached the 20 year mark. Compare that to the 83 or 84 Dodge Ramcharger that had just as many miles on it and she owned just as long and took more abuse and the Porsche was really quite unreliable, from the failing electronics to the dash that fell apart, interesting to see that the American vehicle of the same vintage was really more reliable and spent way less time in the shop.
@roddydykes7053
Жыл бұрын
Dodge certainly isn’t often known for reliability
@jeton924s
5 жыл бұрын
That was 1987 Nissan 300 zx Mazda RX7 and Starion they where slower that was quick in 87,I had a Black with tan interior it was so much fun to drive I had it for 2 decades sold it 2005 and it was so reliable I missed my Porsche
@AdamAdamHDL
5 жыл бұрын
The same money in the day would have landed a turbocharged rx-7 turbo 2. At 184hp it's quicker than the porche but miserable on fuel, simply didn't have a robust engine like a big 4 potter. But quicker.
@itzed
5 жыл бұрын
I had an ‘88. Overall, not a bad car to own.
@roddydykes7053
Жыл бұрын
Holy shit it looks like an SUV in those slaloms
@MrCROBosanceros
5 жыл бұрын
I remember back in 1985, Deutsch Mark was extremely low against the US Dollar. I believe US Dollar was worth almost 3 Deutsch Marks. German cars were more affordable at that time.
@timshelby2324
5 жыл бұрын
That body roll .
@DougsCars
5 жыл бұрын
My dad almost bought one in ‘87. He bought a Park Avenue instead...
@BrendanMacWade
5 жыл бұрын
Ouch.
@DougsCars
5 жыл бұрын
Brendan A. MacWade 😂
@OnTheReelFishing
5 жыл бұрын
Let’s be real, this thing isn’t much faster than the Buick. He probably made the right call.
@DougsCars
5 жыл бұрын
OnTheReelFishing It did have 150hp, not too shabby for the time. But it spent a lot of time at the dealer with random engine bits taken off.
@ZepG
5 жыл бұрын
Doug's Cars Ha my Dad had the Park Avenue around the same time, I remember at one point the driver door armrest completely fell off and the car eventually caught on fire. His Buick Riviera was much better quality lol.
@christiandavidleondeboyefa4108
8 ай бұрын
Top of the list for meis the1981 rabbit passat l with the audi 2.2 stock corvette killer to a 98 mh 😂 it munched very thing 😮 but a 76 turbo 911. Clearly
@gojackets4894
5 жыл бұрын
Do ya'll have a video of a 1986 or so BMW 5 series? Love watching these.
@V8AmericanMuscleCar
5 жыл бұрын
Nice interior!
@bid84
5 жыл бұрын
V8AmericanMuscleCar They don’t age well though, the plastics especially
@V8AmericanMuscleCar
5 жыл бұрын
Alan B like most cars from those years. 😁
@jacobt1027
4 жыл бұрын
Alan B Nice and simple
@HWolfeIII
5 жыл бұрын
Was brother man on the hot seat at 4:57? I like this Porsche though, don't remember seeing too many of them...
@nikemac84
5 жыл бұрын
I fucking love John Davis!!!
@okdock8702
5 жыл бұрын
It looks like it’s gonna roll through the slalom
@VBNicke
5 жыл бұрын
Almost as fast as a 1986 SAAB 9000 Turbo...
@mccrackenphillip
5 жыл бұрын
Suburban 6.2 Diesel in the background
@zillsburyy1
3 жыл бұрын
is this the car from 16 candles?
@doccyber
5 жыл бұрын
Short shorts and cassette holders. 😉
@klenchr3621
4 жыл бұрын
Had a 82 924. Zippy as a car in the city and stylish fir the type. However...those 1/4 mile times are not acceptable for the cost
@pinkyn0se
4 жыл бұрын
Lol, always wondered if my doors mirrors screamed as standard or whether they were f*****.
@andersonfirmino8925
3 жыл бұрын
Sensacional amigão parabéns 👏👏
@andersonfirmino8925
3 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍
@robertobuenrostro2781
5 жыл бұрын
Was that a Ford Durango at the 6:42 mark?
@markg7030
5 жыл бұрын
Ford Fairmont.
@dougsmith7908
5 жыл бұрын
So 12 years after it was designed Porsche perfected the 924.
@mikseymono1
5 жыл бұрын
This is so me!...I also have the car.......
@TheHuskyGT
5 жыл бұрын
2.5l 120hp 4 cylinder getting 25mpg... My Chevy Impala does 25mpg with a 3.6l 300hp 6 cylinder. How far have have come.
@joejoe188
5 жыл бұрын
TheHuskyGT Your modern Chevy Impala? We're talking about a 1987 Classic. A 1987 Impala was like 15 mpg and more like 20 hwy
@TheHuskyGT
5 жыл бұрын
@@joejoe188 And that's why I said "how far we've come." In terms of fuel efficiency, of course. Technology is interesting. Not trying to say my car is better in any way, shape or form.
@moejr1974
3 жыл бұрын
147 hp.
@CountryCarReviews
5 жыл бұрын
The Macan of the 80s
@royjaber571
3 жыл бұрын
Cayman maybe?
@acepilotson3331
5 жыл бұрын
Those jean shorts were a little small.
@joshruss2081
3 жыл бұрын
i have a 1987 porsche 924S and a 1988 scirocco 16v lol
@gabepettinicchio7454
5 жыл бұрын
I remember test driving this 924s back to back with the Honda Prelude. The Porsche was quicker, but the Honda, imo, handled better or was at least more responsive with better steering. Another fun little car was the VW Scirroco, which was little faster than the 924s and was as agile.
@jlr194
4 жыл бұрын
I would have bought both of them, but I guess your budget couldn't cover it, that's ok, cool car ,yeah
@Mgoblagulkablong
5 жыл бұрын
And nowadays people are crying about sub $20k compact cars with the same acceleration for being "too slow" and "dangerously underpowered", people have gone completely insane...
@jareknowak8712
5 жыл бұрын
1000% true!
@LrulestheworldM8
5 жыл бұрын
They are dangerously slow. And its usually not because of lack of power. Its due to the transmission that they use. Ever driven a brand new sub compact car with a cvt in it? I have. It couldnt move out of its own way during the test, let alone merge at highway speeds. This Porshe is pretty fast compared to other cars in its class these days.
@Mgoblagulkablong
5 жыл бұрын
@@LrulestheworldM8 Total bs. That's just how you feel. The reality and facts (which can easily be measured by a stop watch) are different and don't care about your feelings. But people nowadays don't understand even that. If anything the modern transmissions make things easier, all you have to do is press the accelerator, 99% of people can't even use the maximum acceleration of a manual transmission car.
@anthonyioane4438
5 жыл бұрын
@@Mgoblagulkablong look out its Ben Shapiro.
@thiscrazytangerine8954
5 жыл бұрын
@@Mgoblagulkablong back then though the speed limits were much lower than that of today... at least where I live, the highway speed limits are 80mph so that means people are doing at least 85... merging is dangerous because most economy cars cant reach those speeds in a short on ramp distance... your going from a 40 to 45 mph on ramp speed to 85 mph highway... 8 sec 0-60 is in fact dangerous in that situation. Seen a lot of accidents including fatalities because of it...
@05gtdriver
5 жыл бұрын
I remember the advertising slogan from Porsche back in late 1986, claiming it to be the Porsche for under $20K. The dollar vs. mark exchange rate and black Friday in 1987 quickly changed the price. Also, no to preferring the 16V Scirocco, which was just a tarted up Golf, the 924S was a much better driving and handling car with proper front engine rear drive layout and a transaxle for near perfect weight distribution. I'll take one in dark silver metallic please :-)
@rosolinotv3690
5 жыл бұрын
Wait...what was the price of the new 924 S?
@stevomcsteve9492
5 жыл бұрын
21,000
@evalonious
5 жыл бұрын
At 4 min 55 sec... Its the carpenter from the Village People! Must have been desperate for work after their breakup!
@miguelcastaneda7236
5 жыл бұрын
milagro is a little low .931 can get up to 30 highway
@zarstar1576
7 ай бұрын
I had 944
@sonnyblack0870
5 жыл бұрын
This car has aged worse than buddy’s shorts...
@84impalaguy
5 жыл бұрын
Any way we could see a 1986 Pontiac Parisienne review? Bonus points if it's the Brougham model.
@evanboyer5928
5 жыл бұрын
I HAVE THIS CAR
@bid84
5 жыл бұрын
Evan Boyer WHAT?
@bid84
5 жыл бұрын
I LOVE LAMP!!
@evanboyer5928
5 жыл бұрын
@@bid84 If that's some sort or reference, I'm remiss to say that I don't get it.
@McBeamer94
5 жыл бұрын
So... the 924's case is like the Fiat Dino, but in reverse!
@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials
5 жыл бұрын
$50k in 2019 dollars.
@royjaber571
3 жыл бұрын
Same as a Cayman I believe
@petercornelius565
4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh das ist also der Nobel-Hobel von EAV
@yalantyr25
5 жыл бұрын
Mmmmm PARSH
@nimamojtahedzadeh1568
5 жыл бұрын
I thought that's a Mazda RX-7.
@aaronbays4
5 жыл бұрын
So many better options than the Porsche for less $$$$ back in the mid 80's. Driver's car would be a Mazda RX-7 Turbo, I like the fatboy Mark III Supra turbo personally. Or a loaded up Pontiac Trans Am GTA, that was a really fast/sleek car and avoided some of the Jersey guido/king of the trailer park mullet stigma you had with the Camaro IROC. Or a Corvette was similar $$$$ to the Porsche.
@jfish9014
5 жыл бұрын
I agree - I'd take any of those you mentioned over this.
@thespectralsorrows
5 жыл бұрын
partially due to the exchange rate and partially due to Porsche struggling as a company back in the late 80's/early 90's when they almost went under due to poor management and R&D.
@Steve10Lot
5 жыл бұрын
Those shorts tho...
@BrendanMacWade
5 жыл бұрын
A sad Porsche. And yet, it is still a Porsche.
@weedmastersr
5 жыл бұрын
Not sad at all. Would take it over today's overly numb and dampened Porsches.
@jlr194
4 жыл бұрын
Only thing sad is you, pizza face
@pauldavies8638
4 жыл бұрын
A sad comment
@pseudomotion3650
5 жыл бұрын
Short shorts.
@4-LOW
5 жыл бұрын
Looks like an AMC Gremlin and a Ford Probe had a baby. What a hideous looking car. And slower than a jar of molasses on a January morning, too.
@DizzyMan24
5 жыл бұрын
Why not just get a Mustang, Camaro or Firebird with a V8 instead?
@thiscrazytangerine8954
5 жыл бұрын
Because fancy...
@DizzyMan24
5 жыл бұрын
@@thiscrazytangerine8954 Wouldn't really call that Porsche... Fancy...
@thiscrazytangerine8954
5 жыл бұрын
@@DizzyMan24 I know lol, I was kidding...
@thiscrazytangerine8954
5 жыл бұрын
@@DizzyMan24 the 87 mustang gt was almost half the price, hit 60 in a hair over 6 sec... not to mention the v8 soundtrack... it would have bent the Porsche over... no lube
@LearnAboutFlow
5 жыл бұрын
You're seriously saying any of those cars had anything remotely called handling? Um, no
5 жыл бұрын
My Altima is faster than a Porsche. Sweet.
@markg7030
5 жыл бұрын
1987 Nissan Stanza 0- 60 in 16 sec. No Quarter mile time posted it took too long.
5 жыл бұрын
@@markg7030 Yeah, I wasn't referring to an '87 Nissan. My 2007 Altima 3.5 does 0-60 in about 6.5 secs. My point is that modern sedans are faster now than a lot of sports cars from the '80s and 90s.
@markg7030
5 жыл бұрын
@+ Is your Altima faster than a new Porsche?
@OttonFilms
5 жыл бұрын
@ yeah but for it to be fair you'd have to compare it to that years Porsche lol. But yeah it's crazy to think a 1980s ferrari[308] is slower than base model economy cars from this year. Really shows you how much technology has progressed.
@jlr194
4 жыл бұрын
Your Altima is gay
@tomdavis3038
5 жыл бұрын
They were not good cars. To say they were, much less are, is dimly nostalgia,
@jamesshives5679
5 жыл бұрын
Tom Davis Have you ever driven or owned one?
@tomdavis3038
5 жыл бұрын
Yes. A good friend of mine had one back in the ‘80’s. Any other questions?
@jamesshives5679
5 жыл бұрын
Tom Davis Was it a 2.0 or a 2.5? And what are your requirements for a "good car" that this car does not meet?
@jamesshives5679
5 жыл бұрын
Third Star That's awesome, I would have one as my daily run around car, my 88 924s se is a bit too valuable for me to want to drive it on a daily basis but it makes the drives I do take with it all the more cherished. I do wish i felt more comfortable driving it on a daily basis because it really is great for it, as mentioned in the video. Quite practical, even for groceries
@jamesshives5679
5 жыл бұрын
Third Star Yes, I am very blessed to have it and to be able to enjoy it! Thanks for the kind words! I love the car for what it is, it's not a 911 and it's not trying to be, and there's something to be said for that. I think people want it to be something it isn't, and they're just missing out. Drive in good health!
@Steven-kc7id
5 жыл бұрын
What a garbage excuse for a Porsche!
@ricksays7133
5 жыл бұрын
This and the 944 were the Porsches that saved Porsche from going out of business during the 70s oil crisis through early 90s.
@jamesshives5679
5 жыл бұрын
Rick Says And not only that, they are great cars in their own right. Plenty of fun to drive or cruise, and surprisingly practical.
@jlr194
4 жыл бұрын
This car is not garbage ,peanut head😬
@JackBandicootsBunker
5 жыл бұрын
Those gas struts at the Boot sounded like when you use an elevator in DOOM. This car gets a lot of flack for what it was. Surely I’d pick an RX-7 for the money, but the 924 is a nice project car, a good candidate for an engine swap. You can also massage the 2.5 or go for the 16v 190hp variant used in the 944S. Also that 2.5 is not indestructible but is quite the tank, no wonder you see some of these thrashed around LeMons.
@bingoberra18
5 жыл бұрын
I´d probably have a foxbody over the 924 S or the FC, even though the FC is the coolest one.
@LearnAboutFlow
5 жыл бұрын
At the end John Davis is making reference to Porsche's ad campaign of the time: "There is no substitute"
@bradleyporter5454
5 жыл бұрын
that’s still their saying 😂😂
@masterchinese28
7 ай бұрын
Tom Cruise famously said that line in Risky Business when his character outran the bad guys in his 928.
@ogusmanov1307
5 жыл бұрын
Great to see this. I own a 87 924s.
@jkllad
4 жыл бұрын
Me too. Fun cars!
@royjaber571
3 жыл бұрын
How's the reliability?
@ogusmanov1307
3 жыл бұрын
@@royjaber571 Excellent, I have owned it for close to 3 years, and haven't had major issues. I had to replace a fuel filter once and that's about it. I did do the major service around 2 years ago.
@royjaber571
3 жыл бұрын
@@ogusmanov1307 that's weird to hear a reliable Porsche But yeah thanks for the info
@Kingsoupturbo
5 жыл бұрын
A car that needs to be driven to appreciated, light weight Rear wheel drive and porsche = more them the specs might suggest!
@Kingsoupturbo
5 жыл бұрын
@Donald Trump is Ghetto Trash Cheap parts? one thing I've learned about cars, don't judge one until you've driven it and seen for yourself, even super low power stuff, if its light, can be pretty great!
@joejoe188
5 жыл бұрын
Motor Week should have also made a review on The 1988 924S Special Edition. The first light weight Club Sport Porsche transaxle ever made. Built to hit the track or autocross event on the weekends and back to work or pleasure on Monday. M030 Suspension pkg, including factory coil overs, thick sway bars, Koni rear shocks, LSD option, no ac, no radio, one plastic manual driver's side mirror, manual lighter seats, manual windows, light weight thin fabric, 160hp, only 980 built world wide, 500 only for the U.S. makes them very rare and highly sought after!
@georgeford6056
5 жыл бұрын
It wasn't a quick car, but it felt sporty enough and had more than enough room for a 6'4'' driver to be comfortable. As long as you changed the oil and timing belt on schedule, it was very dependable. It was also surprisingly solid; mine took a pretty big hit in the rear from a 1/2 ton van and only sustained minimal damage (the van had it's front bumper bent back to the tire).
@masterchinese28
7 ай бұрын
As a 6'3" driver, I think you have sold me. I'll try to pick one up, if I get a chance :)
@kirbyswarp
5 жыл бұрын
I also ran a 16.0 @ 86 in the quarter mile. In a 2005 Saturn Ion 5-speed.
@scottieray
5 жыл бұрын
True...but a '87 924S is worth $8000-24,000 now. An ION...not so much
@skip741x3
5 жыл бұрын
I always have wondered why they are testing 0-60 and 1/4 mi times on a track that looks like its downhill? WTF?
@ak3617
5 жыл бұрын
They need all the help they can get for an 8 second 0-60...lol
@landyachtfan79
5 жыл бұрын
A Porsche for $21,000?!!!!!! SHUT UP & TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!
@sidefx996
5 жыл бұрын
That's 49k in today's money...
@yungkidnf
5 жыл бұрын
@@sidefx996 Sadly still a GREAT deal for any Porsche today
@rikidiki8940
5 жыл бұрын
Honestly if you were balling out back in 87 might as well give 3600 bucks more and get a 944 but then again for 3990 you couldve had a brand new Yugo as a little daily driver so idk..
@davidaubin3902
5 жыл бұрын
5:01 John: But we won't pick on the tiny rear seat! LOL
@garrettsmith553
5 жыл бұрын
@@rodmunch69 you need to relax wtf
@rodmunch69
5 жыл бұрын
@@garrettsmith553 homosayswhat?
@rodmunch69
5 жыл бұрын
see, that made me LOL for real, but it's actually funny you dumb fruit, white knighting for the mentally ill.
@garrettsmith553
5 жыл бұрын
@@rodmunch69 you got issues...and i am gay lmfao u need a new troll joke
@rodmunch69
5 жыл бұрын
Garrett Smith most Porsche fans are, I believe you.
@dmoney668
5 жыл бұрын
Great car
@quincee3376
5 жыл бұрын
At 4:54 ... wow ...Nice jean shorts !
@jonesjones7057
5 жыл бұрын
You know what I love the most? He doesn't conclude the review with data regarding CO2 emissions: "carbon footprint" and "barrels of oil" used per year.
@MrCROBosanceros
5 жыл бұрын
At that time 1 US Gallon (3.8 Liters) of unleaded fuel was roughly 75 Cents. My first car was the 1968 Cadillac. I was working for minimum wages and I didn't care that much about fuel consumption. This Porsche would be considered almost an extremely fuel-efficient vehicle at that time.
@benjaminwatson9778
5 жыл бұрын
do you have a full review of the e30 m3. its fantastic. so much is special about it, but you didn't have a full review posted.
@325xitgrocgetter
5 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Clarkson to Richard Hammond...."Isn't that the one with a van engine?"
@edgarbeat275
5 жыл бұрын
The engine is basically a Mercedes design when Mercedes was developing new engines for DKW. That all fell thru and DKW was absorbed by the VAG. It's a very robust engine with wide camshaft lopes as opposed to narrow like other makes. Yes it was used in vans LT etc. Mercedes would have done the same thing. Also to me it's a sign of a good design.
@emmanuellehuu8818
4 жыл бұрын
Thats an S so no, not the van engine, but the same engine thats in the 944
@slowanddeliberate6893
5 жыл бұрын
When a modern-day econo-car outperforms a 1987 Porsche sports car.
@oliverdelgado6952
5 жыл бұрын
Ok and ? This was 1987
@anibalbabilonia1867
5 жыл бұрын
Dude! You must be a millenial! In the 80s that was considered fast!
@1985toyotacamry
5 жыл бұрын
@@anibalbabilonia1867 I understand that but don't throw out that bullshit reasoning I'm an millienal I know in the 1980s that do consider pretty fast.
@slowanddeliberate6893
5 жыл бұрын
I was just emphasizing how times have changed along with the continual advancements in technology.
@robertlopez5183
5 жыл бұрын
@@1985toyotacamry well are you a Melliniel? You sound like 1 to me as well
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