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[N-Dub]

As I have been doing performance and cosmetic modefications, I was looking at my wallet and wondering if this is an endless money pit. I've got around $1100 in to the car already, and I haven't painted it. How much have you wasted, excuse me, put forth to the better good of your 924?
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'79 924 now Totaled! Carrera GT bodywork for sale!
'87 951

[StienbargerR]

I've got about $400 in mine. Lol. I hope to have the car finished nicely around $2,000. I bought it for $200, and I have just gotten basic things.... spark plugs, gaskets, distributor stuff...spark wires... the basics. Unfortunately I'm getting into things like the WUR, and the cold start valve, both a little pricey for a 17 year old. Haha. Well, I must say, I am jsut glad to have achieved my dream...Owning a Porsche.

Ryan
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1978 924 NA
-250lb lowering springs, Euro Pistons

[Stu2j]

[Slam]

Car $600
Water pump $80
Radiator service $150
Paints, adhesives, fluids and such $200
Smile on wife's face $Priceless

CDN funds.

931 - different story, but ongoing so no real totals yet.

944? I don't want to know. I could have had a couple of 951s with what I've spent. But it has been over 13 years, I guess...
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'88 944 Auto - may or may not resurrect

[Ozzie]

Too much but here in Oz the prices are higher.
$4000- car
And about $2000 on top of that, and a paint job next.
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Porsche 924 1984 (UK import) NA
Its AUTO and its BLACK
Montego Black on black/red
Engineer of Electro/Mechanical Systems Maintenance

[flosho]

I've got more than double what I paid into it..

-1200 rebuild head
-900 suspension/alignment
-1000 rebuild head
-500 rebuilt turb w/ install
-450 rebuild head
-300 springs/gauges/other little things

Yikes..
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[This Space For Rent]

[moone924]

probably 2000, with parts, buying the car, and transport....
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Ryan Moone

Always shopping for a nice s2 931 to baby.
New philosophy : one car project at a time.

[Stampedetrail]

Currently a little over 2 grand. Pocket change. . Paid way way way waaaaay too much I should have dickered just a little bit harder, $1400. Bloody hell. In any case, I was good for it, and I ordered a lot of nickel & dime stuff (plugs, wires, cap, exhaust gaskets, oil pressure sender, misc) from mid-american for about $400, and the rest is belts & wires, starter from NAPA, brake pads from Ebay. I have budgeted for about $4000, so I guess I'm about half way there. (heads/paint/interior need lots of help)
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1977.5 924 "Martini" head / New Old Stock rebuild
1985.5 944 Why? Because I can.

[sequential]

SIGH !
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928 gts prototype
baby blue engine block
steam in 1,2,3,4 sometimes
cold star issues while on stands
112 whp with new 4 valve head and MIS 2

[Khal]

Stuff that was my fault? A little over three grand...

Mechanically? Probably just over two grand. But that's over nearly six years, so not too bad, IMHO.
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'80 924 Turbo

[morghen]

i started on the cosmetics with my car and spent over 3000 EUR on it...thats 3500$ and i'm not done....i want to reskin the seats and then there is the engine,exhaust,steering,headlights and other minor things to turn into perfect working condition....so...yea its a money pit.
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Supercharger and EFI kits
https://www.the924.com

[Vince Ponz]

You have to be kidding.

I stopped counting. But you see it does not matter. For me it is a hobby and you will NEVER get back what you put into it. Never. Unless your time is worthless.

Many of the guys and gals on this list should not own a foreign car. The parts are too expensive. I just bought a grill and a front bumper for a Chevy Blazer S10 for a total of 80 dollars. Nothing on the Porsches comes close to that price.

You are hanging on a car that you think is going to free the next time you fix it. Well, it does not work that way especially with a 20-30 year old car. Trust me I know.

I suggest that if you have to bitch about it then I suggest you buy something else. I have had a couple of guys wanting to buy parts from me and then email me to tell me that some minor part broke and they can not afford my used parts. The part they have to replace costs about
20 dollars and they back off and do not want the parts. If $20 breaks you then I would give you the parts free. Techno Duck came and I gave him parts, Peter I gave the rims to, Rob O came and went home with something extra, etc.

These are expensive cars to maintain and fix. Cannot afford it? Buy something else. Speaking as a Porsche owner for 37 years I think I know.
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"Never let them see you sweat"
77.5 924 modified track car
79 931 Euro stock
88 924S SE
87 911 Targa stock

[Paul]

I agree somewhat with Vince...but I've only owned Porsches for about 32 years.

My 931 has cost me a little over $15000 (including the $4500 purchase price) since I bought it in 1993.
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White 87 924S "Ghost"
Silver 98 986 3.6l 320 HP "Frank N Stein"
White 01 986 "Christine"
Polar Silver 02 996TT. "Turbo"
Owned and repaired 924s since 1977
Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.

[Viking]

Purchase: about 6000$
Restoring engine: 2000$
Parts from Porsche: No idea, probably 7000$
Paintjob: 2000$
Insurance (four years): 7500$
Fuel, oils, etc: 15000$
Mechanics bills: probably around 1500$
Partscar: 1000$
Transport of partscar: 600$

Total (not counting gasoline, isurance, partscar, etc): 18500$ that I can remember, probably closer to 20000$, though.

What's my prize?

83000 kms driven, worth every krone. (Our currency)

It's a 1984 NA, I bought it on August 31st 2001.

[Vince Ponz]

Surely you are talking in Monopoly money. Right?

Or is it Kronas?
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"Never let them see you sweat"
77.5 924 modified track car
79 931 Euro stock
88 924S SE
87 911 Targa stock