Great review about probably the best Porsche ever, all things considered!!! Check out why they run three of these cars in Le Mans!!! What a car!!!

Thanks for this great review! I've always loved the 924, eversince I first laid eyes on it. I really like it's classic sportscar lines. So much more elegant than the 911, imo, which was an old-fashion concept, even back then (it looked like pre-war VW Beatle, had a rear air-cooled engine with all the weight in the back, which actually made it a dangerous car, if you weren't an experienced driver). It was the late '70s, I was a kid and I decided I would once own my own 924! I have had my second one (a bright red ('Guards Red') '81 NA, with a targa sunroof) for 8 years. Drove it as my daily car for a number of years (now driving the family Volvo ; ). And though work certainly wasn't always fun, driving there and back home in my 924 was always a treat! It's true that driving this car will put a smile on your face! I sometimes read that some people don't like it very much. But imo that's mostly very insecure people, who think they need a certain car to gain other people's respect, or people who don't know very much about cars, in the first place and certainly haven't ever driven a 924. Cause this friendly little sportscar will quickly win you over. Personally, I've never had any negative comments irl, ever. Friends, colleages, clients, people at petrol statios, garages, parking lots, everybody just really likes it's retro, sporty looks (women love it!). Parked next to my boss's new 80.000 Euro BMW, my bright red 924 would still get all the attention. It's funny though, nowadays many people don't even know this model existed. But I guess that's because it's becoming a rarity. Unlike the 911. Right now my 924 is enjoying the quiet life in my garage, waiting for me to save up for a well deserved complete restauration. : )

I just bought an 87 924s today and I love it! This car has created an entire different category of love for a car, mostly because it has a style and feel different from my other loves. My everyday drivers are an 87 XJS V12 and an 85 Corvette. The Jaguar fills a new driving "palate". My first love (the Corvette) is my "go to" when I want to less than comfortable behind the wheel, a drive strictly for a V8 powered 80's driving mood. The Jag is a perfect step away when I want to experience the torque and horsepower of the Vette (slightly less of course) but in a saloon style with elegance and luxury 80's driving mood. I bring this up because the 924 created a new "palate", one the I did not know I had. This new mood of driving is when I want to feel in complete control of the vehicle I am driving and equally as important is the sound that this 4cyl makes. I am in love with this sound. Of course the "Porsche" badge helps as well. I am surprised but thankful that can be many types of driving moods to assist in never getting bored behind the wheel.... Great video. I am a subscriber for sure.

Heres one for you.I just picked up a 1987 924s and I honestly love it even more than a 2000,911 I just sold... Something about its 80's factor and feel..Its just a really happy car!

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment - happy to answer questions and engage on Twitter: @paulwoodford84

Beautiful color and good looking interior. The car looks great.

For only 150 subs man you're killin it with these vids! Great job

Absolutely love this Porsche. Among the best looking ones. The mags on your 924 are the originals and they look best. The only drawback to the 924 is that the engine was underpowered. 2.5 or 3.0 liter engine would have been better.

For 2k subs you are definitely killin' it. This is almost the same level as TopGear. Awesome dude!

Great review, love your enthusiasm about the subject. Remarcable attention to details without being dull. Greetings from Serbia, keep up the good work.

Greatly presented! One of the reasons I decided on 924 as my first restoration projects!

Ladies and gentlemen take note! This is how you do it! Well done Mr Woodford. I have a 1977 924 2.0 4 speed that is a basket cas that is getting dusted off. This video has inspired me.

Thank you for the post! I been rebuilding one of the very first 924's ever created and for the life of me, I cannot understand why Porsche purists give this car such a bad rap. If Liquid cooling and mechanical injection was such a confusion or bad idea, why did they use it on 911's? Porsche owes a great deal to the 924 and would not exist today without this car.

I have watched this video many times in anticipation of buying a 924. Please wish me luck...

none of those shots made it look remotely fast..

That’s a very well kept example.👍 Timeless.

Fantastic video! I just bought a 1988 924S and he is right, it is a fantastic Porsche. Lot's of bang for the buck and the price is right.

My son and I just found a 2000 Audi A6 & 1979 Porsche 924 package deal - $4,000 for both. And they both run! The old Porsche better than the Audi (which needs a rear transmission seal replaced). We came here to check out the old 924 porches before I even bother to take the drive out to look & I'm sold! Thanks for the great info. I plan on doing a full restoration on the Porsche. The Audi is now the afterthought car. It will sit until I'm done with the Porsche.

the 924 lux (1984) was my first car, i was a very lucky teenager an yes i loved it to pieces, friend of mine has one from the 70s with 360,000+ miles on the clock an still passes its MOT every time. great review an thank-you so much for teaching people what a great car it is ^^

This video looks so professional. 👍

Nice review and well presented. Thanks.

I had just turned 17 in 1976 when the 924 came out. It was so.radical looking at the time but the body style still looks great 44 years later. Where does the time go? 🌝

exceptional tribute to the classic. this is a DO WANT machine. extremely rare, everytime i see one, i ask the guy HOW MUCH!

I’m a proud owner of a 1990 944s2 cabriolet....I enjoyed your video. Especially some of your humor (alluding to the “my other car is a.....” bumper sticker jokes). Your 924 is a beauty....especially your interior. Though....your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car!! Although I’m 65, my car’s nimble near 50-50 weight distribution handling....still never fails to bring the “smiles with the miles”.....uh, in your case.....kilometers! Bravo-Zulu, sir.....nice introduction video to the water-cooled front engine cars that--you are correct--saved Porsche’s “arsch”!!

Can't even tell you how many times I've watched this, it's a brilliantly made and informative video! Towards the end of summer once I've rebuilt my minor I'm planning on getting rid of my modern and replacing it with one of these. Yours looks really smart, especially with that wheel!

You're the man, with the car! Listening and watching Beeby? Jeremy - tweet the bastards! Sweet car too.

Nice review! I have two UK model 924's and I love them to bits! I've own one for 11 years and another for 22 years - one I've kept as standard while with the other I created a model Porsche never built, but should definitely have - a 924 RS. Porsche 924 RS

We have just bought this car from a customer, Still in great condition. It will be up for sale shortly.

hi, good review. actually very good. i'am anctually searching for a 924 right now, lovely cars that i think will se quite a lot of apreciation in the future. now they are very cheap, even good condition ones. i would also love to see other car reviews from you. thank you

great video so well done. Top Gear vibes on the presentation

You really captured the essence of the car well. I have had two 924's and one 944. Perfect balance, super fun to drive and great gas mileage... When the sunroof pops off, the opening is huge. I once got 670 miles on one tank of gas.

Can anybody point me towards the exact type of steering wheel used in this car?

Good review man

Great review. Regards from Norway.

A neighbour owned one and said that the gearbox in this car is actually the same with VW Type 3 / VW Beetle 1600 and that the car is what was on the shelves of Audi VW wrapped into sports car body. Theoretically, you could put a diesel engine used in Audi in there :)

This is really good, thank you. You are an excellent presenter as you offer great content and character yet you do not put your personality in front of the car.

Total agree with this review. In fact I owe one and I’m proud of it much more than if it was a 911

great vid, great car thax paul

Great car keep up the videos. Thumbs up.

This is a great car my brother is doing up one!

Hello. Nice vidéo. I'm a Porsche 924 fan. Mine is a 1984 924 2.0l model, the same colour as this one. :)

I have been thinking of getting a 924, looks like fun

I wish I could team up with someone like you and do a video. I am not tech savvy whatsoever and terrible with editing etc. I have an 83’ 944 NA. Great video man.

Hey I’m having a no start issue as well on my 1978 924, I’ve replaced the faulty ignition coil (resistance measurements were off spec) however still no start, but I’ve noticed there’s 2 ballast resistors before the coil wich take the voltage down, I’ve measured them and the 1st one takes the voltage down from 12v to 8v and the 2nd one takes it down from that 8v to like 5.4V. This seems strange to me, as people say the coil needs 12v, do you think I should remove those resistors?

All we need is a popular movie to feature one and bam everyone will want one xD

I have owned a 1987 911 targa and a 928 S. Still own a 924 since 2001. Im not gonne say its quick. But it aint slow either. Besides I can fix everything on it myself and its a smoot, comfortable driver. I used to hate them. Then I bought one for giggles cause they were so cheap. Now I love driving it. IMHO everything with a Porsche badge is worth the hassle.

The original version looks great but is quite slow tbh. I had a 1.7 914 VW/Porsche and it was quicker than my mental mate in his 924. But the 924 has grown on me over the years. And it led to my favorite Porsche, the awesome 968. Nice video!

Had an 81 model same colour as this. Probably one of my favourite cars I've ever had to drive. Superb handling and very good build quality. Would definitely have one again. 👍🇩🇪

Coincidentally, my uni recently acquired a 924 for restoration purposes with the intent to take it to the track. Is it true that the engine featured in a VW van?

Link for stearling wheel?

the 2.5 is the way to go on these cars..the 2.0 was basicly a VW mini van motor and the 2.5 has some nice mod options online like headers and exust mods.

There is a one owner, 46,000 mile, white 924 with original everything. Garage kept since New. It’s sitting in a garage for $4,000. Paint is perfect, no dents, one paint Knick on the passenger side. Interior looks new. It ran when parked, hasn’t been ran since 2010. It’s the manual version. Non turbo. Good buy?

i'm actually getting this type of car today in my collection :D and im very excited about it. Ill stick in my back window "i saved proche's economy!" :P

even this one cant idel 1:56 its hunting like a sick lawnmower

if you still have it close to hand, would you make a video on its sound? and things like driving costs, that would be superb !

Great video. Was that steering wheel stock?

Perfectly capable. When it starts.

subscribed, this is very well done :)

Smashing!

first year out had a crap clutch. drive was hard but fun.

What year is this car? I'm confused. It's missing the side markers by Schwinn, of the early version, yet sounds like the 2 liter, has 4 bolt (early version) wheels and the interior is early version, but the spoiler appears to be off a 931 or more likely 944. ... Wish your video showed more details including an open hood view. :-) The late '80s 924S variants had a reduced scale spoiler, updated interior (like the post 1985 1/2 944s), phone dial wheels and still not enough power. They were still beautiful cars. I do miss my admittedly evil 931.

Seems Porsche needs saving every 200 years. We are about due lol

im actually possibly going to be purchasing an 88' 924s with an 88' 944s turbo motor that he swapped with it for $800 but the head gasket is blown should i take my time to invest into it?

Ok... as a German I have to point out that it's pronounced "PorschE" ... the E is NOT silent.. :P With that out of the way: The engine was also used in the VW LT - a delivery van not unlike the Ford Transit. That's why they called it the "van engine" in the Top Gear cheap Porsche challenge. Still: I always liked this car. A school-mate's mom had one when I was about 10 years old or so, and I still remember being driven around in it, thinking I was in the coolest car on the planet.. ;) Re Appreciation... not so sure about that. The super-rare Carrera GT version and such are already up there in the 6-figure range, but the rest? They simply produced too many of these cars and they are *still* underappreciated (IMO) - even though the 924/944 are more advanced in some ways than their contemporary 911 siblings. But hey.. so much the better for us normal people. Both the 944 and 924 are classic Porsches you can actually buy for used-car prices - and which won't break your bank-account with huge maintenance bills.

"PORSCH" : /

Nicely presented; but a review should really cover more than just the model history, its interior, and the fact that it has a transaxle - it should include driving characteristics, steering ratio/weight, engine characteristics etc.

I miss my 87' 924S :(. that thing would keep up with LS1'S and blow mustangs out of the water. it was the best car I ever owned, well that and my 69' ford falcon. they don't make cars like they used to

I found one that needs work for 1k. Might buy it

So, I am expecting to get this car as first car, do you think it's good to learn driving? Or is it maybe too sporty? Hope I get a reply

Don't use a foot-cam if you're wearing your absolute oldest loafers mate..

Hello I'm Erik I'm 14 year old and I wanted to buy the same car but the car that I want is not riding anymore and the tire is flat but I wanted to buy it for like 150 euro's and I really want to work on this car but I don't know if it's 150 euro's worth can u help me ???

yup lower prices, AND in some cases you can a good car for dirt cheap. mind you.. I am still leaning back to getting another SRT8 Challenger.....I miss my 2012 392 Hemi..@_@...Of Course NOW you have to check out the 928 :D

It should have had an inline 6 option (or a WR6)...call it 926

Get the 924S. The SE variant in '88 model would be the best. Porsche should bring it back we with a 944 turbo engine, no frills, no computerized crap. Now, we're talking.....

review of the reviewer at the container )

Does anyone own one of these 924s with a dashboard that hasn't cracked yet? This car was the reason dash carpets were popular.

cool.

Have you still got the 924 Paul? I'm the bloke you bought it off and wouldn't mind it back if you ever consider selling. Cheers.

Mate u should Join Top Gear.

I had a 1983 only 1 in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷😩 1998 @ 2001 dint take care good of it and it got to sale $400...

Im turning 16 pretty soon in like 8 months my main 3 porsche options r prob last gen 924 a 928 or a 944

I'm not 100% but I believe actually vw asked Porsche to design a car for them using some of their parts bin. VW backed out of an upmarket sports coupe due to an oil crisis and Porsche struck a deal to make it themselves. So originally it was going to be a vw developed by Porsche. Vw spotted how successful it was so brought out the scirocco.

I had a 1978 924 and my mechanic told me the engine was a lot like a Chevy Vega.

Just bought a 1977 924

The 924 sit like a 911 Same position with your legs. Offcourse not so fast..125 horsepower for 1000kg is 10 seconds to 100km. Great car for the money

Don't be knocking the mbg-gt.....it's another keeper...

I don’t just want one, I’m a enthusiastic owner.

1:53 what is that? That is not the sound my 924 makes when I start the engine... you said it's capable to put a smile on your face but this example doesn't fit that at all. I was blasted the first time because I didn't expect the little 924 to sound like a monster compared to it's looks and status but it totally does. It's no 928 but it still makes people at junctions turn around when you take off

its 60 40 ratio not 50 50 dont forget the 931.....937

you are riding on the wrong side of the road mate!

Porsche were actually asked by VW to help design a sports car for their range, but VW pulled out last minute and Porsche bought back the designs and built it themselves. minor details, but, meh.

look in the our chanel

So what’s the difference between the 924 and the 944? They look the EXACT same to me

KNELETOV PORSCHE

Auch a classy car deserves a better aftermarket steering wheel. That looks like a cheap knockoff of a momo prototipo.

strangest review Ive seen in awhile.

can you please change that awful noise in your intro and outro

50 50 weight distribution but idels like a bitch due to shit mechanical fuel injection

It's a goofy looking Miata with a fixed roof, built from the Volkswagen parts bin of the 1970s. No need to be ashamed of that, but also no need to be so poetic about it.

Porsch.... :[