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With the mechanical quality of these cars, if it feels like it's done 113,000 miles, it's probably done 213,000 or even 313,000 miles.

Ford Capri was the alternative , It was the sound of the door closing that made me know it was the better choice .Great video, very good coverage .

It wasn't a porsche spare key It was the key to lock the glove box.

In 2022 I bought a '79 924 for $300. I think that's pretty much the best car for the money

Thanks for the upload. Really enjoyed this for the reason that l owned one back in the eighties. Totally loved this car as a young man. Sooo many great memories.

I bought a 924 when I moved to Germany in 1992- had it for 4 years, it was brilliant. Later I bought a couple of 911 cabriolets- sexy but not much better functionally- just more prestige apart from 'open air' motoring which I prefer. My crowning moment was when a young lady at the petrol station asked me if I could help to jump start her boyfriends Opel- of course- bonnets open- she asked: why has he got so little and you have so much (under the bonnet) : )) PS the cam belt broke- 'safe engine' - the valves do not hit : )) we also managed to get 3 people and 2 bicycles in the 924 with everything shut- the 3rd bicycle had to go with a friend in his Honda Accord . .

A Senior executive at Porsche is quoted as having said of the 924, if it has a Porsche badge on the front it is a Porsche! After all, the first Porsches were created by Ferry Porsche out of old VW "beetles" and a high price ticket always impresses people even if it is not justified. Incidentally, the Porsche 924 engine is descended from the engine that Mercedes-Benz designed in 1965 for a car that they decided not to build. When VW acquired the Audi brand that engine went into that car. The engine went through various developments with VW and the version that was taken on board by Porsche was subjected to an new cylinder head and crankshaft to make it fit for Porsche's purpose in a sporty GT model. As a model, it replaced the 914 and 916 which were VW's and Porsches and nicknamed "VoPo's"!

late 80ies /early nineties a school friend had a 924s. remember that we ´ve been 5, sometimes even 6 of us in the Porsche on night rides to the clubs. Few years later I bought a 924 targa and drove for 3-4 years. Loved this car and still do. No bling-bling , but a solid and all-season sports car.

A Really Good Video All The Best.

Another interesting and informative video. Thanks

@TwinCam

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim ☺️

Great video, thank you

@TwinCam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard ☺️

I remember seeing quite a number of these on the roads in the early 80’s. The 944 looked more muscular but the lines on the 924 are very clean.

Great review, Ed. A friend has an 84 924 Turbo that I have driven. I love the driving position for my 6'3" frame. The ride is firm but not jarring, and the handling is superb. My preference would be the 924S, with the 944 engine. It puts out the same horsepower as the earlier Turbo, but without the insurance penalty of the Turbo. What a great car.

@TwinCam

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Michael :)

Nicely done.

@TwinCam

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you again, Mr President!

The 1st car on Wheeler Dealer's was a Red Porsche 924.

And to think it started all as a VW sports car. Out of all of the existing car companies I think Porsche has one of the most widely successful consulting & engineering histories.

Nice video man have been looking at these ad a project car, cheers from Pennsylvania, US

@TwinCam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke ☺️

I had a 1979 924 and a 1989 944S2. I still like the looks of the 924. Its my favorite.

I bought my first Porsche in 1985 - a guards red turbo 924, cost me $25 thousand and I loved the car and it looked great.

I had one of these Black with pin strip interior spent a fortune on it in the late 90's Nice car.

Thank You 🎉

Nice review and like a few other comments they are fun and frustrating to work on at the same time. Mine is almost complete bar a few niggles, that's classics cars for you! Its a great raw mechanical driving experience and eveyone should try one if they get a chance. 👍

Around 9:55 you mention about the mis-colored buttons. My thought is that someone (maybe mom, dad or who knows) keeps forgetting which button goes to which window and the black button is used as a don't-use-me reminder.

Good easy paced review, and not dumbed down like so many others out there. I've always rather fancied one of these. When I was 18 I had a renault 11 turbo, and spotted a nice 924 in a local dealer for a sensible price. I test drove it and really liked it but after the renault it felt decidedly slow. Fast forward 20 years and I again *almost* bought a porsche, this time a 996 Carrera 2, but rational thought got in the way, so I kept my existing car and purchased a new Superbike instead. One day I'll test drive a porsche and actually buy it!

@TwinCam

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

I agree, it's a very usable, fun, and a superbly competent & satisfying vehicle to drive. Due mainly to a near perfect weight distribution.

The basic engine (with a carb) was also used by AMC.

The 914's are fun cars to drive especially the six cylinder model.... The 924 is also fun but in a different way, it could hold more than two skinny people and a McDonalds Happy Meal. The dash looks like it may have a crack or two, I hear there really hard to change out to a new one. Again another fun video, thanks for your time and work.

@TwinCam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Mike ☺️

oh man i can't wait to fix up the old 924 that my dad gave up on years ago, can't wait to say a porsche is my first car.

Had a silver 924 , it did 125mpm after a £1000 engine refurb, 20 years ago. I liked it . i think i want one. electric, they had galvanized bodies ? modern are painted.

You don’t get colours like that anymore? My ND MX-5 is almost the same colour, inside and out. And only a tiny bit more powerful with it’s 1.5 (I liked better than that 2.0, less is always more, right?). I’ve always liked the 924’s though - and I’ve been wistfully dreaming of getting something less easy to live with but only a single car garage for now. Nice review, thanks.

@TwinCam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael. I can't remember what I said, but I probably meant the houndstooth. I know the exact spec of MX-5 that you mean, because I would really love one. Fabulous little cars.

The horn✨ toot✨

Good videos young man. You deserve to progress far in this industry. One query though. I thought only vehicles from 1981 on were galvanised bodies.?

@Zerimas

3 жыл бұрын

I've got 1979 924. It has a galvanized body.

@TwinCam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Trevor :) I can't remember what I said in the video, but as far as I can remember cars before 1981 had the lower section of the car galvanised. It was afterwards that the full car was done.

what's that top thing over the clocks in the dashboard? Seems like either a empty space or a speaker

@TwinCam

9 ай бұрын

It's a speaker grille :)

If only I can find one for sale :,(

Discs v Drums at the back? Rear drums do less than half the work of front discs iso they're fine ..... and the handbrake mechanism is internal so it doesn't seize. But introduce ABS and reluctor rings are impossible to fit to drums. Discs are therefore mandatory.

Does anyone know what the MPG of these cars was new?

In germany we say, it is a "Hausfrauen - Porsche". It means a "housewives - Porsche". But I think it is really nice!

at 5:05 "you dont get these kind of colors in cars anymore..." every thing is brown on top of more brown and then just to get crazy they throw in some tan, wow the colors..

1977,1978, model had the nicest looking mag wheels on this car. Too bad the first edition of the 924 had such a small engine. They should have put a 2.5 litre engine immediately, the engine they used for the 1986 924. Had they done that, I think the 924 would have had greater popularity/success/recognition. In my opinion, the 924 was one of the nicest looking Porsches.

I love the euro bumpers, my 924s has those stupid US bumpers

One of these in red is a daily driver on the school run down my road (pre lockdown obvs). How cool is that?

@TwinCam

4 жыл бұрын

Whoever that is, they're one of the coolest parents.

@Drdee1

4 жыл бұрын

@@TwinCam Makes a Ford Galaxy look pretty ordinary, that's for sure

Funny enough it is one of my favorite shapes that Porsche did

Would of liked to see a road test

@TwinCam

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately David that just isn't possible at the moment. I was 19 when I recorded this one, and I just cannot insure all the cars I do.

@davidbates247

3 жыл бұрын

@@TwinCam shame as it would bring some thing extra 👍

Wait, I though they only started galvanising them after 79', Am I wrong with that?

I hope the young man restores this 924 to like new....

@TwinCam

3 жыл бұрын

Of course it isn’t my car - only the Metro is - but it is being brought back to its former glory by its owner. I believe it has a new interior now!

Porsche Mercedes and BMW all offer classic service . I guess it’s because their cars last so long

bruh the 924 looks so scrawny, the 944 looks miles better

@TwinCam

3 жыл бұрын

The 924 is much cleaner. The 944, as cool as it looks, doesn’t have the subtlety of the 924.

@thomasgordon997

3 жыл бұрын

Twin-Cam but it’s a Porsche ur not looking for subtlety. it’s supposed to call attention

The beetle is the people Porsche

🎉🎉🥳

People that go on about the Audi/VW influence as though its a bad thing clearly forget that the mighty 911 was originally based on the VW Beetle

My favorite Porsche , a beautiful and fun car to drive .I had a 924 and a 924s in the 90s.

I had one of those, back when they were new. I must say, besides the badge, they were never true Porsche cars. We used to say they were Audis, with that rather docile truck engine. The fuel injection systems back then were not necessarily better than carbs, often it was the other way around. This one came with a mechanical FI system, nothing fancy digital MegaSquirt there. Remember the first VW Golf GTI, they were actually rather slow cars.

@mrbroofing2306

4 жыл бұрын

Morten Kristoffersen I get what your saying but you could say the same thing about the Porsche 356 first 911 it was just a beetle.. or the 914 ...today’s modern cars are doing the same as its predecessors sharing parts and chassis look at the new Mercedes x-class looks nice buts it’s basically a Nissan pick up truck or even the new Maserati Ghilbi shares the same parts from a Chrysler, even the new Porsche’s now share the same parts from Audi VW so it’s gone full circle, even though the Porsche924 was hand built in Audi’s car plant it was still designed by Porsche designers.

Another excellent review; thanks for putting the spotlight on the car which basically saved Porsche from going belly up. The 924 was much maligned by those who had never driven or owned one but the fact that there are many still around today is testament to the build quality. They were over engineered. The 924 engine was as tough as old boots and in stock form it's engine block was strong enough to take 400Bhp. They enjoyed success in motor racing and today make a really practical and good looking classic. The later 924S model with the 2.5 litre 944 engine was, and still is, a fantastic sports car . It was a little known fact that it was a lot more lively to drive than it's bigger brother the 944, though the 944 had better handling and roadholding. Great to see one getting a 21st century review.

Yes, My wife had one of those in the late 80's- it made her stand out amongst the Ladas and 'Protons' that adorned the school gates!

That bit of carpet around the gear lever most certainly is 'all character'!!! 😉

Nice to see Melvin peeking in the background, keeping an eye on things lol.

That cambelt looks a little tired. Great cars. Had 2.

The 924 looks far better than the 944 and even the 928 in my honest opinion. For what it lacks in performance and desirability, it sure makes up for in appearance.

Is he right about the galvanized body? I heard that Porsche only did that beginning in 1980 ...

@TwinCam

4 жыл бұрын

It is galvanised. Not all of it is, but the bottom half all is at least.

@TwinCam

4 жыл бұрын

Also this is a 1982 car. So even if they did only start doing it in 1980 it is galvanised.

@josefkrakel9136

4 жыл бұрын

@@TwinCam I passed on a 1978 924 that looked really good as I had heard that they were not galvanized until 1980. I have an 89 944 that is galvanized and has very little rust on it.

@jonmadden59

4 жыл бұрын

Bottom half was galvanized in pre 81 cars. The 81+ cars were entirely galvanized although they still rust in areas, mainly the battery tray.

@avant74

3 жыл бұрын

From MY1979 they are alread fully galvanised. The early versions, 1976, 1977, 1978 are half-way galvanised - only the bottom parts up to approx 2/3 of the door panels.

The 924 is actually closer to the Porsche design ethic, ie rounded than the 944 is. It looks more like. Porsche than a 944 does. A 944 absolutely looks like an eighties lift back and it’s a great look. But the 924 fits in with the early and beautiful 928.

Interesting to see, not sure about those seats, the interior of the 1967 BMC Wolseley, that Twin-Cam reviewed was much plusher and nicer with character, like a private members club, I know which I'd prefer to sit inside.

Great Review and Coverage of the Details ! The ill founded snobbery of 15 years ago is thankfully gone and this car is now getting the recognition it truly deserves. I have one and its a great car - Fast and agile enough to have fun but not stupid fast and dangerous. It handles so well and gives you feedback that makes you smile and smile ! Porsche took all the best bits from conservative VW/Audi parts bin and made a great sports car. If you complain abut space, power or fuel economy then get sommit else .. !

Always thought that the styling was just right. I agree with you that it was the pick of the bunch aesthetically. I much prefer it to the later Boxster. Expensive cars are everywhere now. Back in the early 80s in an industrial backwater like Darlaston flash cars were very rare. Occasionally I'd spot and enjoy a 924 but never a 944, 911 or 928.

Another great review ED.. well done and thanks. I love the way you are absolutely honest about the cars you review. Sometimes the "good old days" thinking can make us remember cars as better than they were.. You don't fall into that trap and that's one of the things that make your videos so entertaining. Also a short drive at the end of the review would be an added bonus. Keep it up.

11.45 - 12.50 mark. Anyone who has ever owned a 1303 beetle, would be smiling! 😊.

I’m currently restoring a 1979 924. And it always annoys when people refer to the engine as a “van engine” the only similar they share really is the block, the head is completely different

We run a mk3 supra 3 years younger than this and the interior is still looking almost brand new at 144k, nothing looks cheap ,is cracked, or falling apart. Either this one had a hard life or the interior quality does not match the exterior quality, it looks more like something lotus put out at the time.

@jonmadden59

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the material Porsche used on the 924/944 dashes were crap. You'll be hard pressed to find an uncracked dash on any early 944 or 924.

@jonmadden59

4 жыл бұрын

@Chocolate Hat yeah, that's roughly what it costs. I'm planning on buying a leather kit instead, they come prestitche. Around 300$

Brown/Beige - Well it was the 70s! 🤣 I've never seen one of these up close and in detail, so it's all good stuff! 👍🏻

In my view, the 924 is too ordinary for a Porsche - this was the company that at the time was manufacturing 911 Turbos. The 924 comes over like an MV Agusta moped. They redeemed themselves pretty sharpish with the 944 which had Porsche's own 2,5 l 4-cyl and decent power. But the 924 is an ersatz VW Corrado with an LT van engine (which doubtlessly also got fuel injection at some stage - emissions regulations would have required it).

your gonna go far son :-)

Good review Ed. Sadly these will always be tarnished by reputation like many other cars of the past. It's good to see a review from a modern, unbiased perspective. Good luck to the owner with the restoration.

Very enjoyable video. When I was made redundant in 1993 I spent my redundancy money on a 1981 924, one of the most enjoyable cars I’ve ever owned. Did a 700 mile day (2 of us were driving !) to the Narbonne in South of a France from Caen that summer, the car never missed a beat. Hugely under rated and, like the Boxster i later owned, castigated and derided by people who’ve never actually driven one. As you say in the film, enough power to be fun without being over whelming. Ended up selling it in 1997 to enable me to buy a 1948 Daimler DB18. A very different beast. Sadly the 924 later caught fire and was written off, which I found out when I was trying to track it down to buy it back. Thanks for bring back the memories 👍🏻

Thanks Ed for another great review , the 924's design must of looked very futuristic when it was launched in 1975 compared with so many dull cars at the time & still looks fairly modern , this example is particularly nice in silver/blue . The 'entry level' Porsche really was unfairly judged at the time with so many car enthusiasts expecting 911 levels of performance & like many still do now dismissing it just because it has a 4 cylinder engine instead of a flat 6. 'Even with all the man spreading in the world this isn't a very practical car' , ha ha ! , so it wasn't a 'very nice place to be' then !.

I'd like to see you driving cars like these.. Great honest review - I had a BMW 323i at the same time my mate had a 924 and it was arguable which was the more desireable. The BMW beat it on performance, engine sound and interior styling.. but a Porsche is a Porsche and ask a girl at the time which she preferred and the Porsche would win out (almost) every time.

Great video. Beautiful color for the 924 but ma man's car could get more love. The review is very well done and mentions every important aspect of the 924. Some driving would be a nice addition to the video. ^^

@ronaldderooij1774

4 жыл бұрын

@Chocolate Hat It needs more than a gentle restoration. I don't know about the technical side of things, but the interior is gone.

It's great to see an unbiased review of the 924. I owned three of these in the 1980's, and they were very reliable and fairly practical. I did all my own maintenance, which was very easy on this car and you could buy most of the parts from the local VW garage. The performance of these was adequate for the time so long as you were not expecting supercar acceleration, but the handling was great. Of course I got used to people telling me it was not a real Porsche, and it was pointless trying to educate someone who said that. These engines were very strong and fairly simple, if you kept maintained then according the service schedule they went on and on and on. The example you are reviewing is a sad example, but at least it's a survivor. The interiors were a bit of a weakness on these and cracks in the dash and broken plastic trim were common, the chassis was galvanised in some areas but not all the body panels were galvanised and they did suffer from corrosion in some places. The 924 and the 928 were in design at the same time, the 4 denoting 4 cylinders and the 8 denoting 8 cylinders, though of course they are very different cars. I recall having a few electrical issues with mine, but never a mechanical breakdown. I seem to recall that the all-metal key that you described as a spare should be a valet key, that is a key that fits the ignition and door but not the glovebox or the boot. Though it's possible that an all metal blank was used to cut a copy of the main key.

@rudolphguarnacci197

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's "sad" at all.

@andrewstones2921

4 жыл бұрын

Rudolph Guarnacci Maybe it’s because I owned three of these and have such good memories of them, for me it’s sad to see this example which could benefit from some tlc. I’m sure it will get that now that it’s possibly in the hands of an enthusiast.

@mrbroofing2306

4 жыл бұрын

Nice review of a underrated Porsche 👍

@andrewstones2921

4 жыл бұрын

Uncle Joe yes, I agree with you 100%

@kanamekiyru

Жыл бұрын

Thinking of adding one to my collection. Nice ride when im headed to the big city

Good review! :)

Great video. Thank you. So much brown! When I was a kid we had a 1977

@jefferysmith3930

4 жыл бұрын

Sent that one too soon.....Anyway, ours was a white 4 spd. With beige brown vinyl. When we got it it sported a very 1970’s painted on wood grainy graphic on the sides of the car. My dad spent many hours using lacquer thinner to remove it. What a VW parts bin special interior! Ours had a/c so it lost the clock and had a large protruding knob dedicated to a/c. In the USA one or maybe both of those out of place warning lights in the center was a fasten seat belt warning which probably had an annoying buzzer as well. The smogged US cars made about 90hp....so not fast. As far as space goes, this was our family car! My sister and I once rode in those back seats on a 12 hr trip WITH a dog in each rear footwell. We were small enough that once in got dark we could fold the rear seat back down and lay across the car to go to sleep. Ahh the memories. My parents were crazy!

Very very good 👍.

Had i 944 some years ago, one of the best cars i have owned. In retrospect, i would like a 924. All very Germanic, rolling down the road with Kraftwerk on the stereo.

@MGBetts1

4 жыл бұрын

(sings) "Sheez a model und sheez luking gut...."

@robedwrds3879

4 жыл бұрын

That's good, but "Autobahn or Radioactivity" was more likely to be heard.

This car OEC 285Y was registered August 1982 in Kendal Cumbria Parker & Parker is the dealer still there today

@mrbroofing2306

4 жыл бұрын

More importantly do you still have the car ...

Nice review! New subscriber ;) Why isn’t there a cambelt cover? The automatic gearbox was not a first. On the first 911 you could have the sportomatic transmission, which was shifting like a manual but with automatic clutch. The foglamp switch is upside down as well which is funny. Lovely color. It looks like Cirrusblau from BMW! Greetings from Belgium.

@TwinCam

4 жыл бұрын

The owner bought this car as a bit of a project and the threads for the cover are stripped. It’s on the to-do list. But for now, it’s not the end of the world as it’s a non-interference engine.

@bombakdik

4 жыл бұрын

Twin-Cam totally fair!

@andrewstones2921

4 жыл бұрын

@@TwinCam It looks like an great project. I have seen a couple of mint examples for sale in the last couple of years and have been very tempted by them as a 924 is a great example of a classic that you can use every day. The mint examples I have seen have been surprisingly inexpensive. I have project cars every now and then and they always end up costing me much more than if i'd just bought a mint example instead!

Kind of easy to see why the Celica became a much more practical option with better build quality and more options for far less money.

@mrbroofing2306

4 жыл бұрын

🤔 I beg to differ.. how many celicas of the same year are on the road still going compared the 924? The celica could of been a more practical car but I wouldn’t say better on build quality..

Can you please do a renault 11

The rear seats look like a dogs bed

Excellent vid mate!

Well done good review. Can't wait to see you driving these cars on the future.

When I was in high school one of my side kicks had one of these and it was very fine machine!! I had new Z28 V-8 5speed IROC Z !! But I loved the road feel that 924 gave on well paved dry road!! Yes I do remember it was very fun car to me very enjoyable car to drive !!

It's engineered as a VW and would have been more highly regarded if it had sold as one. A contemporary Scirocco was probably a better car too. Certainly more practical. Still, as you said, it kept Porsche in a position to keep turning out 911s. Cool, thanks.