My 924S....

As mentioned elsewhere, here are a few photos of my recently acquired 924S:












Chris

Looks nice and in the fastest colour aswell.

Looks nice and tidy. In the best colour too.

Big factor for me is that it is rust free (as best I can tell!), and although it has had some paint over the years, it's all be done well.

One 924S I looked at ("must be one of the best around", according to the dealer) had runs in the repainted rear panel!

Chris

If it is rust free, then the chances are it is accident free too. They were fully galvanised from the factory, so rust usually only gets a hold if it has been banged and repaired as the replacement panels usually aren't galvanised.

whn the valeter come round, he chked the paint thickness as he did not want to go too far whe buffing it
said that paint is normally 60 when it leaves the factory but mine was double that in the thinner parts and 4 times that over most of it

Swith 20 layers of paint and its still rusting

The two areas on the car that have had attention from the painters are the rear panel, and the driver's side front wing. The rear panel was done back in '93, so it's probably pretty safe. Not sure when the wing was done, but I'm less worried about that, as it's easier to do an isolated repair, or even replace if necessary.

Galvanising is clearly a benefit, but people tend to forget that it is a coating (or electro-coating, more accurately), so any damage to the surface spoils the protection, and not just under the damage....

Thus stonechips and such on the underside can ruin the benefits of galvanising awfully quickly....

Chris

Nice car shame about the 'common 'colour.

hersham boy wrote:Nice car shame about the 'common 'colour.

You say "common",
I say "best",
Let's call the whole thing off.......

I know it is the most numerous, but the red is my favourite colour, as well as being less of a nightmare to keep clean than white or black, and easier to maintain than metallic colours!

Each to their own.....

Chris

Don't get to upset Chris its a bit of a standing joke in these parts about red 924's..

I prefer red aswell - dont know why the hell i broght a yellow one though

Because your a Monkey?

I'm in the White camp with Rob when it comes to Porka's (that even goes for 911's and the Boxster Spyder )

But I have to admit that a freshly polished red ones does look great

hersham boy wrote:Because your a Monkey?

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Hmm, post didn't work.... oh well.

I've already been ribbed by various Porker owners for having bought a red one. But I wanted to point out that I really did want a red one!

Red when polished look FAB!

The only colour that is better is GULF colours! (i may be biased )

Don't listen to them cliddell, they're only jealous!