Spotted a lovely 928 S4 on BAT - just wish I had the $ and garage space!

That looks superb. The autobox gearing really suits the car. And it's bulletproof if maintained.

 

You can roll the fenders on an S4 to mimic a GTS. Most do the side mirrors as well.

 

This is a special run of fifty '91s for the Japanese market, they had the '92-95 GTS rear fender flares as a special (~$8500) option before they became standard. Those front flares are a Japanese market requirement, and kind of strange since they're just tacked onto the regular fender- no additional clearance underneath.

 

I should have spotted that it was from Japan. A ton of Porsches, etc. for sale here are former Japanese market models. Canada has a 15 year rule that basically all cars can be imported exempt from our version of DOT and EPA. When they are that old or older.

 

A Japanese market car with LHD?

 

I was watching that too...That is the nicest 928 I've ever seen.

 

I was high bidder on this car. Afterwards we came to an agreement, but upon finding out the car is not completely as described in the ad, I lowered my offer and the seller was not willing to drop the price. Shame, as I was really excited about the purchase.

 

At $40K this car is a lot of style and bang for the buck. I noticed another very clean and original S4 went for a shade over $50K recently.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-porsche-928-s4-15/

https://porsche928prices.simplesite.com/

 

I owned an automatic 928S for awhile. Loved the car and the auto does great on highways, but I grew bored with the auto's shortcomings on backroads. If I buy another 928 it will be a manual.

 

I assumed the same thing. First time I took the S4 and sat next to my track instructor he calmly said "What we want to do is take this thing out of "D". He then showed me the benefits of rowing the gears and left foot / trail braking. The results were good & surprising.

 

That does help a little.

 

Yes, if backroads are the most frequented stretches of tarmac then a 5 speed is the way to go. Meanwhile the S4 gearing is rather accomplished for all trip types so gets used more than my GT, even though I love the GT.