924 Auto - Whats it like?

[Muzzer911]

My wife has commandered our Cayenne (the family car - kids, dogs etc), which has left me looking for some transport to get to work.

I'm after a 924 and have a budget of up to £1000 (I'm lucky, my company sort out the Cayenne). It has to be reliable as it will be used every day. A couple of miles each way. I've been trawling the internet and found the following:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1985-porsche-924-Lux-Auto-Red-Full-History_W0QQitemZ170207659251QQihZ007QQcategoryZ9860QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Its Auto and I have never driven one of these. What are they like?

Plus any good 924's for sale please let me know.

 

[924nutter]

As the accelerator is depressed, so is the driver. I think it puts a second on the 0-60 time.

 

[geoff Ives]

Unless you need an auto, don't do it. It will be a great dissapointment and there are plenty of decent 5 speed 2 litre cars in your price range.

 

[darth510]

agreed, autos are always advertised as rare, thats because ,who wnats one? 924's are a drivers car, no power steering etc then ruin it with an auto box?? i drove one once, it was awful.

 

[Northern924]

I've just recently sold a n/a one, if you are motorway/city driving then they are great IMO, but it does take a some of the fun out of the car on back lanes etc. Makes it feel a bit more GT like, but sadly the n/a engine just isn't really up to it, better look for a manual, and with £1000 to spend, you'll find a very nice clean one for that.