(Golf.com)
Monday, September 26, 2016
Great Advice About Air Cooled Porsche 911's
What It's Really Like To Own A Vintage Air-Cooled Porsche 911
My friend Aaron Hatz, who runs a shop called Flat Six here in Minneapolis, told me this before I bought a car: “Every 911 is a $30,000 car. Pay now, or pay later.” Sadly enough, I paid later. With some help from Aaron I rebuilt the top end myself to the tune of thousands. Afterward I hopped in the car, drove about 200 meters and was disappointed. It drove exactly the same, and made no more power. Thousands of dollars spent for no sensory gain. I sold the car.
Unless you’re a “the juice is worth the squeeze” type of person, you shouldn’t own one of these. The prices have gone nuts even on the most reasonable ones. Rusty parts cars are $10k. Even a tool kit to replace yours that’s going missing can cost thousands. A spark plug tool? $800. They’re abhorrently expensive to fix if you can’t do it yourself. A full engine rebuild from a reputable shop will cost you at least $15k.
(Jalopnik.com)
My friend Aaron Hatz, who runs a shop called Flat Six here in Minneapolis, told me this before I bought a car: “Every 911 is a $30,000 car. Pay now, or pay later.” Sadly enough, I paid later. With some help from Aaron I rebuilt the top end myself to the tune of thousands. Afterward I hopped in the car, drove about 200 meters and was disappointed. It drove exactly the same, and made no more power. Thousands of dollars spent for no sensory gain. I sold the car.
Unless you’re a “the juice is worth the squeeze” type of person, you shouldn’t own one of these. The prices have gone nuts even on the most reasonable ones. Rusty parts cars are $10k. Even a tool kit to replace yours that’s going missing can cost thousands. A spark plug tool? $800. They’re abhorrently expensive to fix if you can’t do it yourself. A full engine rebuild from a reputable shop will cost you at least $15k.
(Jalopnik.com)
Oh, The Potential
Zombified Z-Car | Junkyard Gem 1974 Datsun 260Z
The 260Z was sold in the United States for one year only.
(AutoBlog.com)
The 260Z was sold in the United States for one year only.
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You Were Never Given A Chance
Audi kills off its 420-hp four-cylinder engine project
Germans dump their giant-killing 2.0-liter concept motor
Audi's supercar-slapping, fire-breathing four-cylinder concept engine will remain just that, with Autoblog confirming that it has been internally killed off. Speaking at the launch of the TT RS, the engineering boss of Audi's Quattro GmbH division, Stephan Reil, said the Volkswagen Group had stopped all development of the 420-horsepower, 2.0-liter four it showed in the 2014 TT Quattro Sport Concept car (above).
Despite previous assurances that Quattro had roles for both the EA888-based engine and Audi's wildly charismatic 2.5-liter, five-cylinder motor, post-Dieselgate reality has killed the smaller engine. "The 400-horsepower EA888 engine is dead," Reil said.
(AutoBlog.com)
Germans dump their giant-killing 2.0-liter concept motor
Audi's supercar-slapping, fire-breathing four-cylinder concept engine will remain just that, with Autoblog confirming that it has been internally killed off. Speaking at the launch of the TT RS, the engineering boss of Audi's Quattro GmbH division, Stephan Reil, said the Volkswagen Group had stopped all development of the 420-horsepower, 2.0-liter four it showed in the 2014 TT Quattro Sport Concept car (above).
Despite previous assurances that Quattro had roles for both the EA888-based engine and Audi's wildly charismatic 2.5-liter, five-cylinder motor, post-Dieselgate reality has killed the smaller engine. "The 400-horsepower EA888 engine is dead," Reil said.
(AutoBlog.com)
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