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#121 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [garv214] by MrShift@Edmunds HOST

Mar 14, 2009 (10:01 am)

Replying to: garv214 (Mar 13, 2009 4:38 pm)
Oh yeah....no BETTER bang for the buck anywhere right now on the market, the C4. As long as you don't need any "special" parts that are fitted only to C4 (pricey) you can buy off the shelf at Autozone. The only thing I could buy for my Porsche 928 at Autozone was tail light bulbs and windshield washer fluid.

#122 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [Mr_Shiftright] by oregonboy

Mar 17, 2009 (11:04 am)

Replying to: MrShift@Edmunds (Mar 14, 2009 10:01 am)
You don't mean that you failed to use the Porsche factory authorized cyan washer fluid, available only through your dealer at 53.37 per liter?!

#123 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [oregonboy] by fintail

Mar 17, 2009 (11:06 am)

Replying to: oregonboy (Mar 17, 2009 11:04 am)
The washer fluid tubes are probably going to corrode and fall apart now

#124 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [fintail] by lemko

Mar 17, 2009 (11:54 am)

Replying to: fintail (Mar 17, 2009 11:06 am)
And the AutoZone washer fluid will rot the hi-tech space age wiper inserts available only at select Porsche dealerships at $253.50 each and come in their own velvet-lined mahogany cases.

#125 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [oregonboy] by MrShift@Edmunds HOST

Mar 17, 2009 (1:44 pm)

Replying to: oregonboy (Mar 17, 2009 11:04 am)
Rather than buy the parts at the Porsche dealer, I just had them hand-cast in gold by European artisans and air-freighted back to me---it was cheaper that way.
 
Have you ever held a $130 sodium-filled exhaust valve in your hand?

#126 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [Mr_Shiftright] by kyfdx@Edmunds HOST

Mar 18, 2009 (7:26 am)

Replying to: MrShift@Edmunds (Mar 17, 2009 1:44 pm)
When I owned a 911, I used to get Porsche after-market catalogs in the mail...
 
My wife was pregnant.. and, one day I was browsing a catalog.. A set of pistons for an engine rebuild was $3600!! Just the pistons... Figured if I had major engine problems, I was probably out $10K.. Pretty big dollars for a poor working man...
 
Son was born on Friday... by the next Saturday, the 911 went bye-bye...

#127 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [kyfdx] by MrShift@Edmunds HOST

Mar 18, 2009 (9:16 am)

Replying to: kyfdx@Edmunds (Mar 18, 2009 7:26 am)
A thorough rebuild on a 911 nowadays, by a well-qualified Porsche mechanic in California is about $12,500. But this engine should last 250K or more and will run like you won't believe.
 
You can use non-German parts but longevity will suffer.
 
Rebuilding a V-8 450SL or 560SL could top $16,000 but that's better than a Ferrari at $35,000 to $60,000 (for the newer ones)

#128 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [Mr_Shiftright] by kyfdx@Edmunds HOST

Mar 18, 2009 (9:20 am)

Replying to: MrShift@Edmunds (Mar 18, 2009 9:16 am)
yeah.. those weren't factory pistons, either..
 
Heck, I only paid $20K for the whole car!
 
Ah... to be young and single, again..

#129 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [Mr_Shiftright] by lemmer

Mar 18, 2009 (11:10 am)

Replying to: MrShift@Edmunds (Mar 18, 2009 9:16 am)
How much for a top end rebuild on a 911?

#130 of 130 Re: From today's AutoWeek... [lemmer] by MrShift@Edmunds HOST

Mar 18, 2009 (1:22 pm)

Replying to: lemmer (Mar 18, 2009 11:10 am)
Depends how far you go...if you can clean up the valves rather than replace them, that's a big savings. Also depends on which engine. On some engines, just taking the heads off without renewing the case studs is kinda risky...more like a "patch job" really. And on an OLDER Porsche, those studs can break when you twist them off for the first time in 30 years.
 
So maybe $2500--$5000, depending on a lot of things. You have to pull the engine and then it's one of those "while you're in there" sort of deals. Clutch? heater boxes? alternator? fan bushings? CV joints?

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