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For Sale, Porsche 928 S4 Auto, Diamond Blue Metallic 1988
The owner writes — For sale is the Porsche 928 S4 Auto which I’ve owned for seven years and kept in good order and driven and displayed throughout this time at 928.ORG, PCGB and TIPEC community events.
Disabling the tyre pressure warning system (RDK) on the Porsche 928
The definitive (simple) Porsche 928 RDK bypass
Andrew wrote this a decade ago. It got lost somewhere in the multitude of site updates but he sent it to me again and here it is
For Sale, Porsche 928 S4 Auto, Guards Red, 1990
For Sale, Porsche 928 S4 Auto, Guards Red, 1990
I’m selling my lovely 1990 Porsche 928 S4 auto which I acquired from another enthusiast just over 8 years ago and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Am asking £25,000 ONO. Private sale.
Reason for the sale is my wife is hellbent on converting the garage under the house into two bedrooms and my pride and joy is hindering progress, I’ve fobbed her off selling it for the past few years but have basically run out of excuses, and because I’m doing negligible miles in it nowadays I really can’t justify keeping it any longer - either it goes or the wife goes, and much as I am tempted with the later option think it might cost me more in the long run!
I ought to mention it took me quite some time to find this particular example in this condition and I looked at plenty in my travels across the UK and this was the best one I could find. It doesn’t vibrate at tick-over and the auto gear-changes are very smooth.
Anniversary meeting at The Merry Miller Saturday 6th November
Annual meeting – Saturday 6th November
To celebrate our anniversary we returned to the Merry Miller at Cothill near Oxford on Saturday 6th November.
Address
The Merry Miller
Cothill Rd
Dry Sandford
nr, Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX13 6JW
Saturday was a lively day. The weather mostly held and 30 Porsche 928s made it to the meetup. As usual I tried to talk to everyone but failed. Sorry if I didnt catch up with you - the meetup seemed to be over in no time. News of a few cars whose owners planned to come along but various issues stopped them also reached us. Next time folks! Its only 360 days till we do it again.
More pics and gallery below. Even more pics in the thread on the mail list.
Porsche Boxster (986) at 25 - a retrospective
Back in 1995 Porsche was in a mess. The flagship 928 GTS was at the end of the line and selling very poorly. While the 928 remains my favourite Porsche by miles, it cannot be denied that it had seen little in the way of modernising investment since the introduction of the GTS in 1992. It was emblematic of the problems with the production car model range. What could be done to stem the losses and modernise? The Boxster (986) - that's what. Officially, 164,875 Porsche Boxster (986) vehicles were produced across the range of models between model year 1997 and 2004 - saving the company and its brand from an uncertain future and paving the way for modern production practices.
Gran Turismo
In 1977, the Porsche 928 came onto the market with a bang. A Gran Turismo with a futuristic yet timeless design. This touring sports car of a bygone era has bequeathed its DNA to the Panamera. And in particular the Panamera Turbo. We take to the road with these soulmates.
Cayenne Turbo - you may say to yourself, "My God! What have I done?"
And you may ask yourself, "Where is that large automobile?"
Apologies to the Talking Heads whose lyrics are never more prescient. I don't have a Porsche V8 anymore. First time for over 20 years. It is quite hard to put into words what I feel about selling my Cayenne Turbo. Yes it went to a good home. Yes it was the right decision to make for me at that moment when I decided it was time for it to go. Yes it made sense to me. But emotionally. No. I loved it. I loved everything about it. I loved the DNA from the 928. I loved the story around its development. I loved the Turbo. Everything.
Back in 2004 we went on holiday to Florida. On our way to our hotel from Miami, we stopped for lunch at a really nice burger joint in a smart town if I remember correctly. Anyway, on the way back to the car we passed a bookshop. A car oriented bookshop. I popped in and came out with a book about the Porsche Cayenne and its development. The book chronicled the introduction of the Porsche Cayenne, Porsche's first Sport Utility Vehicle. Clearly officially sanctioned, the publication was full of details about the development of the Porsche supercar SUV with hundreds of colour photographs, much like Project 928 (Amazon UK) for the Porsche 928. It covered all the launch models of the Cayenne, including the S and Turbo. I read it from cover to cover on that holiday and still have it. It was 50 bucks then but is far more expensive now at £400 from Amazon.
The Cayenne, I reasoned at the time, was the car for me. This was the car that represented Porsche’s ambition for the V8 and for the future. A Porsche SUV. All the Porsche 928 DNA in a more practical and top of the range package. The Cayenne Turbo. It was the only one to have.
Porsche 928 - David Hemmings, 2021
Porsche 928 by David Hemmings Published 15 Jul 2021
David Hemmings has been the register secretary for the 928 register at Porsche Club GB since before I bought my first Porsche 928 in 1998, so naturally is not only a patriarch within the community, but also an important voice in the 928 coterie. David called me the other day, and with great excitement asked me to review his new book. He had recieved the final copy and it was off to print. Unsuprisingly, the book is called 'Porsche 928' and builds on his previous publications '928 Essential buyers guide' and 'The Real 928' which was originaly a collection of articles he produced for Porsche Club GB.
Sunday morning saw me sit down to read the book, about 100 pages, properly.
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