Here's What a $180,000 Porsche Was Like In 1994

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The Porsche 928 GTS cost $88,000 in 1994 -- the equivalent of $180,000 in today's money. I'm reviewing the Porsche 928 GTS to show you what you got for your money.
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[@kernpanik]

I used to repair these in the 1990's, and from a technician's perspective, there were even more quirks. One weird feature was that on a steel body, this car had aluminum alloy doors and hoods to reduce weight. Another was the insanely long timing belt Porsche used on the engine, which not only drove the camshafts of both cylinder banks but also the oil and water pump, and which was a day's work to replace. Last but not least, hidden under the passenger footrest, there was a massive electric panel with literally dozens of relays and fuses, all connected by a terrifying jungle of hundreds of wires. Other cars from that era already had some modern circuit boards and electronic control units, but the 928 stuck to its 1970's heritage. Still: a very nice, surprisingly civilised car to drive. I remember how I hit the gas pedal for the first time, and while it felt as if the car wasn't accelerating a lot, a look on the speedometer revealed that I was already going over 100 mp/h (within city limits, jeez!).

[@9.5.9.5]

False.

[@Atombender]

"One weird feature was that on a steel body, this car had aluminum alloy doors and hoods to reduce weight." Except sports car makers like Porsche and Ferrari have been building cars like this for ages.

[@vincef.5378]

@@9.5.9.5 What's false? Specifics. I read kern's post, and have owned a 928 for 21 years. Which part is false?

[@povertyspec9651]

@@Atombender My Nissan 370Z has an alloy hood, alloy doors, and alloy hatch. And it would whoop this Porsche and is more reliable.

[@hmc2s]

A friend of mine has 1990 one and he has sunk as much money in it as oppose to just buying a new car. No kidding. The up keep on these is out of this world and that's no BS.

[@NismoW]

The car that made Clarkson to meet his father for the last time.

[@NismoW]

*met

[@mr.dankengine]

This car will always be special for him

[@beefcake97]

*made him meet

[@NismoW]

Roland Malácsik Who cares, its Engrish anyway

[@atranas6018]

And that idiot destroyed it anyway

[@silveradodan3732]

FYI: The rear sun visors were designed to flip all the way back against the top portion of the hatch back glass, to act as sun shades.

[@emjayay]

Yeah, that whole part of the video was particularly stupid.

[@nafisbernafas9073]

@@emjayay yeah from what I've seen doug doesn't look for a lot, if any credible information about something intriguing about the car. He only looks for information from anything that's part of the car or occasionally the owner. it's ridiculous

[@jimiknewstubb]

I’d presume the key light was to avoid scratching the paint at night and the door storage is actually pop out arm rests (which I’ve used and they are great)

[@jackmaddox4960]

@@jimiknewstubb I grew up in Germany, and a close family friend had a 928; and you're exactly right as to the function of the key light, to find the keyhole in the dark, and YES THANK YOU the 'two-position' arm rests were a brilliant idea, and super comfortable..! Finally, what Silverado Dan says about the rear sun shades above is exactly right as well, they're there to be pretty much against the rear hatch glass to keep the sun off the back of your neck and head, and again, it was a brilliant, simple idea that worked perfectly...

[@herculesrockefeller9694]

They weren't there as a shade, they protected the rear seat occupants from bashing their head on the rear glass.

[@chippledon1]

I still like the 928 styling. To me it's timeless!

[@MajorCaliber]

Never liked the 928's styling... and even though it was one of Thee Status Cars in status-conscious Dallas, I always felt peeps weren't getting their vanity dollars' worth... perhaps because so many Countachs and Vantages were also running about... ;')

[@danledude478]

I love it too, the headlights are a bit odd when they pop up, but everything else is great.

[@SlitWristMisfit_]

Eh, fitting the V8 made the proportions very un-Porsche like to me and kinda odd. It's not ugly though.

[@NorthOCkook]

Doug the type of guy that wears Power Ranger underwear

[@philiprowney]

One thing about the 928 in the UK is that they were driven by careful drivers and hardly ever stolen, that made the insurance as cheap as a large family saloon. I love the 928. The sun-visor in the back is to stop the sun through the back window, you fold it all the way back...

[@alanrenglet2271]

mainly because back then , driving a 911 or a 928 wasn't easy to drive , since the car would try to kill you if you didn't knew how to drive properly and tried out driving methods being careless. mistakes were most often payed at the same moment they were made.

[@philiprowney]

Those 2 are completely different and why would a car being easy to crash make the insurance cheaper. BTW I sold insurance and coded quotation engines, I sort know what I am talking about when it come to my comment, not sure how yours is related. The 911 handled like crap, all the 'hairy chested man' excuses were crap, they wanted a sports car that actually started from a neutral 50:50 distribution, hence my the mid V8 was going to push out the rear flat 6. In '95 that's a 5.0 vs a 3.2, more grunt, more handling, should have pushed the 911 out if it was a rational choice, but, Germans got overruled by a sociopath, very odd that... [ shrugs ]

[@nitrous36]

Philip Rowney I was wondering that about the visors.

[@quantumleap359]

Maybe the 911 but not the 928. Have you ever driven a 928? Road manners are very predictable.

[@philiprowney]

The tall guy in the video seems to make snap judgements without really thinking the why of it, just because he couldn't work out why, or do the research, he gives 'the audience' the idea Porsche were foolish. This in my mind tells me he either does not know or does not care about the heritage of exemplary engineering, especially with car manufacture. It's like Telling the English they speak funny, it just smacks of slackness and a touch of ignorance. Conversely he could be being specifically asshatlike just to make a 'talking point' which is very brash and a bit cynical, you need the work to stand out for itself.

[@VladoooThe]

I love how even at 27 Doug looked 40 lol

[@weavah312]

He's 27 in this video???

[@80s_Boombox_Collector]

I'm not sure why you would "love" that?

[@AdonaiZedek]

at 40 hell look 27

[@steverinaldi890]

Not sure the point of poking at him. If you don’t like the content-don’t watch.

[@gavinschulte3017]

i love how your mother looks way younger than she actually is. she a banger

[@godchi1dvonsteuben770]

The looks aren't "dated," they're timeless. That car will ALWAYS look cool. As cars get more futuristic looking, cars like these will look more and more classically beautiful, like how we view 60's European cars today...

[@GTvehicle]

The way the headlights raise and lower on Porsche's 928 is just like on the legendary Lamborghini Miura !!

[@felinefinetessaslegacy]

I've had pedestrians walk in front of mine asking me to pop up the lights.

[@cameronmcpherson6364]

Doug is the kind of guy that suddenly develops a cocaine habit before reviewing a 1980's Porsche.

[@BlueSkyCrystals]

I laughed way too hard at this.

[@michaelheinrich44]

at least he doesn't slobber on the dash (please tell me he didn't)

[@Acroanidd]

I lived in Stuttgart when these were being produced and I must say I dont know if that was the reason for it, but the 928 is my favorite car of all time. I know it's a silly thing but It's really quite a cool car.

[@sigfan4521]

Mine too, I wanted one when I was a kid growing up in the 80s, I'm 51 and hopefully will have one soon.

[@felinefinetessaslegacy]

Don't call your great taste in cars 'silly.' The 928 is a timeless beauty (I've had mine since 2000).

[@ryanbraverman2649]

Can we all just take a moment to give Doug the credit he deserves? He is one of the most consistently good car channels on KZbin. Every video is well put together and interesting. The view count on his videos are a testament to how good they are. Most of his videos get upwards of a million views, and for good reason! Anyways, Doug, if you're reading this, keep up the good work!

[@joelurdiales9264]

Ryan Braverman his reviews are funny, that's why i'm suscribed...

[@faizsaid8286]

he is also the type of guy to have his videos comments full of type of guy comments

[@CJones-ct8em]

I think his 740,000 subscribers and paying car dealership sponsors are a good amount of credit. 🙂❤

[@user-lr6sy1cq8n]

I find him annoying

[@Rylo-Ken421]

Then leave.

[@SeraphimSiN]

I think the rear sun visor was intended to flip up against the top glass behind the passenger. Seems more logical to me anyway. Keeping them from a wicked sunburn on the neck since they are sitting below what is essentially a magnifying glass. 😊

[@iamthebroker]

I agree completely. That’s immediately what I thought.

[@armin1971]

...true, it is to prevent the passengers from a burned neck. This is video is just Porsche bashing without real knowledge.

[@MrRea112]

Sorry Doug but you're way off on many counts. The 928 was designed by Anatole Lapine and was considered one of the most advanced designs of its time. The crushable front and rear bumpers were probably the first of their kind at the time. The V8 was highly advanced for its day and mounted well back offering a rare (at the time) front-mid engined layout with a rear transaxle gearbox hence providing optimum handling. The car was thus way ahead of its time at launch. True early versions look very dated now but by the time the S4 was launched, it looked very contemporary. The most desirable 928 isn't the GTS but the S4GT, a 330bhp monster launched in 1989. It came only as a manual, handled very well and mauled much of its competition. The wide body of the GTS rather spoiled the balance of its looks but still is an impressive car. It's probably Porsche's way of showing how the Trans Am should have been! I'd also agree your Dougometer, that measures classic cars against modern offerings is largely irrelevant. Keep posting these goodies!

[@colinjohnston8519]

MrRea112 he's not way off, he's giving his opinion and the basics of the car, not a 2000 word boring essay..

[@mytube3358]

You're absolutely right. The thing that got me was the sunvisor. He didn't realize it supposed to go behind your head to protect the back of your neck from the sun.

[@nutsackmania]

928 sucks. Buy a 951 if you want a car that has performance actually worth the pain of keeping it maintained.

[@eloyex]

sorry, but it is a disaster from an ergonomic point of view ...... as the video shows ... just because the designer was recognized , it doesnt mean i have to dig the bullet. most of the features shown are not only ridiculous but impractical. As a matter of fact the car didnt last much in production. it is a nice car indeed and very well done, but the ergonomics are crap.

[@3.2Carrera]

I recall back in the day, it was a top car until the C4 Vette knocked it off. Nowadays I would think they would be expensive and difficult for the average guy to maintain.

[@vdd4399]

Doug is the type of guy to get into a sleeping bag head first

[@chiggamanchild]

Haha very underrated comment

[@JohannGambolputty22]

The Math on inflation is incorrect. $88,000 in 1994 is closer to $145k in 2017.

[@regbennett5516]

Do you think Doug will get it right next time?

[@MaxAmmo666]

Gotta rack up those clickbait views brah

[@justinpino8115]

Hey I'm from the future, dont get the shot they are going to try to force on you in a few years.

[@JohannGambolputty22]

@@justinpino8115 Hey I’m from the even distant future. Don’t eat the crickets. It’s people.

[@rullipro]

The only thing that's bothering me about dougscore is that you compare everything to modern cars. So basically you can say some of the best and most iconic cars from the past are rubbish, because they didnt have luxury equipment that wasn't even invented etc. Hard to take this kind of a rating system seriously.

[@Soggymonkeyfilms]

Robert Kiil I find that it's still a valid way to rate the car

[@Soggymonkeyfilms]

Robert Kiil they were iconic cars of the past, but the performance and practicality should be compared to modern cars to show the diffetences

[@101Volts]

@Soggymonkeyfilms I agree, there's no problem looking at them both from Then and Now perspectives. I wonder how many kids today don't know how dangerous Grandpa's 49 Ford, 53 Bel Air and 59 Impala cars were, for example but that's a bit different.

[@TheHamish757]

Also comparing the performance of suv's and luxury cars to sports cars and supercars. It makes an excellent car in its class with great performance look crap. Such as his v8 range rover which for its time performed better than any other suv.

[@poisonouspython1410]

I thought the Doug Score was supposed to a joke. At least I've always found the notion laughable

[@anthonyleasalem]

Doug the type of guy who waves at the police

[@south9563]

Lmao!! Whaaat

[@tannerin]

this car’s design was like 15 years ahead of its time, really incredible

[@denislazar8703]

It looks extremely outdated compared to the RX7, supra or r33. Can't belive somebody would buy the 968 over those in the 90s

[@somedudedelespagne]

@@denislazar8703 These cars where shit in the 90s. Now everybody thinls they're a dream because: a) Fast and Furious b) Because somebody spent 100k in mods They were trash and they still are trash, people wants them to put a new turbo, engine, etc. But you could do that to a Porsche too, but these aren't kiddo cars. Luckily for me, proper cars like the CL600 costed us peanuts, unlike your shit Supra that costs over 100k. Over 100k on a car that almost no one bought in the 90s. It is like a Hyundai Coupe but more expensive.

[@bernardschmitt6389]

Legend has it that Doug's wallet is still in the cars door

[@ChicagoIrishman]

If its there, let me know. He bought a 05 GT40, so he has to have $$$.

[@brooksman10]

@@ChicagoIrishman Ackshully it's it's just a Ford GT. The production car is the GT, the 60's racecar is the GT40.

[@aryze1137]

@@brooksman10 do you want a cookie einstein?

[@brooksman10]

@@aryze1137 I was making fun of myself there bud.

[@benspaulding6466]

I like these vintage reviews. They're a nice break from all new cars

[@redkeating5933]

Spen Baulding

[@the-boring-car-guy]

Ray of Borea completely unrelated yet perfect reply

[@llccaaa]

Ben Spaulding nice forehead

[@gchsbus]

Yea but every time its an older car he acts like its such a POS. I'd like to see him review a 1969 Plymouth Baracuda fully restored and make comments like its dated and doesn't handle well and watch the backlash unfold.

[@13_13k]

One of my dad's best friends got a 928 S4, which was the top of the line 928 before the GTS came out. His wife bought it for him for Christmas and he bought his wife a racehorse. That car was for its time, one of the top performers with a top speed somewhere around 170mph if I remember correctly. My dad said that driving at 150mph the car was so smooth and comfortable that you had to stop yourself from reaching over to turn the stereo on. That's pretty damn comfortable at 150mph. I love Porsche cars, and even though purists don't consider the 928 a real Porsche because of the Liquid Cooled V8 in the front of the car, the 928 model isn't all that in my opinion but, the S4 and the GTS 928's are among my favorite Porsche's. Same with the lame 924 model. Not a very cool Porsche. It was a cheap model that wasn't fast to by your wife for your anniversary or your daughter for graduation from high school or college. But the 944, 944 Turbo were something completely different but the same platform. A beast of a low end Porsche. But, Porsche seems to do that with a model every 10 years or so because prior to the 924/944 was the 914 which was a Volkswagen basically until you got into the 914 6. Then the 914 became a race car.

[@MacPro8CoreMan]

This is one of the most beautiful, well engineered, high quality GT built by any manufacturer, ever!

[@abdulabadkumbati664]

You got some good stuff there don't you.

[@vincef.5378]

@@abdulabadkumbati664 Yep, and it's called yo momma!

[@somedudedelespagne]

Honestly, it's stunning.

[@milesporsche8827]

One of the best Porsche 928 visuals on all of KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/il7FlWyKj8-afKc Just badass Porsche film.

[@cartoonfishfunvideos2223]

If it ever becomes collectable?! It already is!

[@lorne2691]

MVia ???? People who think their aesthetic is superior to someone else’s are idiots.

[@MrSpeerwurf]

Doug the type of guy to applaud in the cinema at the end of a movie

[@averyschlueter]

Trissl the type of guy to call a movie theater a Cinema.

[@LsGunZ06]

greySTEAM Lol.

[@BleedForTheWorld]

The room did that when I went to go see Transformers because muh patriotism.

[@900108Chale]

And he does!

[@ChristopherOvrebo]

*with his tongue out

[@brandonr.5318]

I've been waiting 5 hours to watch this video just so there's more "dougs the type of guy" comments

[@HaHa-ij2bg]

Brandon R. Lol

[@backfire5449]

Brandon R. I waited 2 days

[@Fosi94]

4:03

[@brancook1223]

Whoever started it deserves an award

[@shanehnorman]

Shame Doug doesn't mention two of the car's most notable innovations, being its body-coloured bumpers and its 'Weissach' rear axle with rear-wheel steering. These and other features earned it the coveted European Car of the Year award in 1977, the only sports car ever to win.

[@cornicheii2413]

in 1978

[@shanehnorman]

@@cornicheii2413 Always happy to be corrected by a fellow car geek! 🙂

[@cornicheii2413]

jerk@@shanehnorman

[@guyski666]

I think it is a great looking car. But, as my Grandfather told me when I was a young lad "Guy, If everybody liked the same thing, everybody would be trying to sleep with Grandma"

[@patrickbateman4148]

What did i just read.

[@briantruck2284]

🤣

[@gabsnandes7818]

Absolute legend

[@michaelryan9711]

LOL

[@altaclipper]

The 928 made headlines when it was released and it's still one of my favorite vehicles. It was an amazing step to this from the then-current 911.

[@DoctorDARKSIDE]

The reason for the weird door lock is so that people could not unlock the car from the outside with a simple metal wire pushed in to grab and lift the pin - 911s of the period used the same system.

[@blueshark928]

I had to take mine apart once to replace a door latch. I liked the added touch of the metal plate that Porsche put in there so you couldnt slim jim the lock open either. If you ever locked your keys in there, you were boned.

[@pistolpete5189]

My mum drove a 928s in 1992 and I locked the 2 keys inside it by accident I was 9 years old at the time so Dad couldn’t very well beat me.. lol... it was over £800 back then to replace the window we had to break 😐.. pointless story I know but thought I’d share it...

[@jasonescott]

Actually, not so pointless: It's a good testament to the security features of the 928's features that Doug didn't seem to understand: like the rear hatch release that's hard for a car thief to trigger ... or the twist-up door lock releases that are also hard to activate from outside the car.

[@nickcosta4326]

Hahaha I did exactly the same to my dads gts. Now I have a phobia of shutting car doors with the keys in them !!

[@pistolpete5189]

Nick Costa Omg 20 odd years later every time I close the door of any car with the key still inside I look around to check it hasn’t locked its self!! Lol

[@gustavvanniekerk6267]

I went to test drive one on the way to the airport. I accidentally locked the key in the car while the engine was running!! I had no time to help the salesman with anything, profusely apologized and hailed a cab to catch my plane. I figured it ran until the gas ran out. Never went back...

[@joe718gt4]

I locked my keys in the trunk of my Camaro a week ago. Luckily Chevy has an app to unlock it via 📱. As an aside our family had a 1984 928 S 20 years ago

[@meifyoucan]

Doug. Review a Subaru SVX, then you will know true fear of someone breaking your windows.

[@jasonrice1803]

Hey Doug. With regard to the rear “sun visors” they actually fold all the way back to keep the sun off the back of your neck and head since you’re sitting under the rear glass ;)

[@vincef.5378]

Doug... while I'm sure he's a nice guy, isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

[@alexanderheredia7819]

Doug the type of guy to say gesundheit when someone sneeze.

[@wn9099]

Alexander Heredia das ist gut lol

[@lucasrade4377]

Ich fühle mich persönlich beleidigt von euch pappnasen. Ächtüng sonst kommt der Krankenwagen

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420]

I've got a surplus 's' for you. Heres you go...

[@powerline4564]

nicht schlecht

[@generalrodcocker1018]

Jawoll!

[@MartynStanleyAuthor]

Doug, I may be wrong but I think the rear sub visors are to fold all the way back so they touch the rear glass before you get in. In these Coupe cars the rear passengers tend to end up underneath the glass, and on a hot day effectively get 'grilled'

[@hvf26]

doug demuro starter pack: 1. autotrader.com plug 2. check out these cool indicator stalks 3. look at this trunk latch 4. doug score that makes no sense

[@sagegarcia7291]

perfect.

[@MrOstefar]

Thanks for showing these interesting quirks. Fun fact if you care, in Denmark you can get a high reduction of registration tax when registering a car as a pickup van (2 seater), but the interiour and exteriour had to obey some rules. Some smart guys (in Norway afaik) found a way to make this particular car and the Chevrolet Camaro pass these rules, more than halving the registration tax. The cars had a pickup lid that camouflaged them as passenger. The only way to see the difference is the color of the license plates (yellow for vans and white for passenger) Rules for vans were changed shortly after, but I still see a Porsche and a Camaro van from time to time :)

[@kennethalbert4653]

4:15 round knob to unlock doors would have been extremely effective at foiling a guy with a coat hanger....a common method of unlocking car doors back then. (Most lock knobs were a mushroom shape, perfect to grab with a hook end coat hanger)

[@Javelin276]

Interesting note, the engine was detuned in order to satisfy the post oil embargo mentality of the early 80's. It was originally designed to be a 500 hp engine (not 350). All you have to do is replace the fuel injection nozzles and retune the fuel air mixture to boost the horsepower back up. Maybe if Porsche had left the horsepower alone, the 928 would have had a longer life and a more dedicated following.

[@Tommyblueeyes]

Nope it ws out for 17 years, it was not selling at all..the design was getting dated, this is why it was retired

[@josebrown5961]

They didn’t reduce the hp to make it satisfying for the times. The higher hp also gave it worse emissions. If the 928 could solve its power problems that easily then others could as well. BMW, Mercedes, Corvette, Ferrari, and many more, all had the same power problem. The emission issues were actually the best thing to ever happen to cars. That forced carmakers to find a way to make power and be cleaner. Fast forward to 2022 and you can buy a Dodge that makes 800 ponies and runs on premium gas. I think there is a gas guzzler tax but there is not a clean air tax because it meets the standard. Or you can buy a Ford Mustang with a four banger that makes 300 hp. That is more that 2x the hp of a 1979 Mustang with a V8. Again I was a teenage gear head and seeing all these hot cars not making the power they could make really sucked. My dad always had high performance cars until the late 70s…

[@cubedmack]

Emission killed the 928's power. In Germany 928's and 911 were making way power than one sold over here in United States. Back in the late 80'my father had a friend who had own several Porsche's and he told he had driven some over sea's and they was way faster.

[@Win7ermu7e]

@@cubedmack Wow so a friend of your fathers said some stuff about some things that he said he did. Very compelling objective evidence.

[@mahmoudaglan3198]

One of the few original condition I ever seen,I always have special love for the 928...

[@user-eo1hy6sk4x]

*Close your eyes **7:30*

[@Barrenchats]

Ok that was just wrong :D

[@davidbiton]

Yo doug, you were using the rear passenger sun visors wrong, they cover ther rear window

[@byrdb90]

daniel I immediately thought this, surprised he couldn't figure that out

[@abbeykroeter]

Yup, and I'm not surprised he didn't' figure it out. They didn't come with an app of some sort.

[@roodick85]

Yeah definitely no common sense with this one.

[@jpaulor]

Came to the comments for this

[@anthonyleasalem]

Doug the type guy that sets up his alarm at 11:11 just to wake up and make a wish

[@johnhymanful]

A back seat in the 928 (and other Porsche models) was a result of trying to reduce the insurance costs.

[@camtwan1]

I love dougs videos but he's always needlessly negative about things that make the cars unique

[@gracien2008]

Despite it's "quirks" which almost every car has... this car hammered out a tick less then 180mph back in the day. It gave the Ferarri Testarossa a run for its money if I recall :)

[@paulsparrow1904]

All his criticisms are totally subjective. This is one of the most beautiful cars ever designed and a true classic. Worse, he's not funny and loses credibility with his stabs at "humor." Couldn't get through this.

[@gailraby1722]

Doug is an ignorant arse, I find his videos strangely interesting because of his poor understanding of cars and the passage of time.... he views cars like a 12 year old would.

[@pp3k3jamail]

Paul Sparrow He's American what do expect, Americans complain about dumb shit.

[@ROYALEWITKESSO]

I disagree, the reason his commentary on the 'quirks and features' is necessary is to provide the viewer with HIS perspective. Thats what makes Doug's channel pretty unique and unlike any other channel i've visited. Whether you agree or not it is an essential part of his channel and I wouldnt ask him to change ANYTHING. Yes not even his often hated (for whatever reason) Doug score. Its HIS score, he is Doug, its HIS channel. lol

[@claudiugavrileti4394]

The rear sunshade are for protecting rear passanger for the sun coming from the rear at the back of the head ...the porsche engineer are not stupid mr doug !

[@gavinvalentino6002]

Fun fact: most Porsche dealers were gladly paying their salespeople *100% COMMISION* on *any* new 928 in stock by the end of the run in the United States. They could not give them away, and many sat on showroom floors with flatspotted Eagle VRs for almost two model years. Same for the Speedster version of the 911. Some Porsche franchisees were glad to "lose" the brand due to lack of sales, leaving them to focus on other linked brands such as VW/Audi on the same properties.

[@daniwalmsley611]

The door storage mages sense for privacy/security it lets you keep things out of the view of potential thieves. The door lock is likely the same reason, by having an unusual unlocking mechanism it makes it harder for a thief to unlock the door. The trunk button being pull vs push makes sense as you wouldnt want to accidentally knock it

[@RedLP5000S]

I would take an original 928 over this any day. I adore the way it was originally intended to look.

[@39Hundred]

I agree with you. I love the original taillights on the 928 back in the 1970s-early 80s.

[@michaelheinrich44]

i recently realized that its always the original look of the first year of the release of any car that feels mostly right.

[@thecianinator]

@@michaelheinrich44 That's because mid-cycle refreshes are usually done to bring the car in line with a design aesthetic that was instituted after that car was designed, thus making it an awkward half-step shoehorned into a body that wasn't built for those design cues.

[@milesporsche8827]

One of the best Porsche 928 visuals on all of KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/il7FlWyKj8-afKc Just badass Porsche film.

[@ozdunder]

@@milesporsche8827 that was actually sick, do you own a 928 yourself?

[@upsub]

Doug I rated you on the Doug score! Come check it out!

[@adambruno7717]

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[@gabeevans10]

Skull Studios can I read more about it on autotrader.com/oversteer ???

[@upsub]

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[@trionic5]

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[@misterribal]

Skull Studios I've never been so glad to click on a comment, YOU EARNED A SUB!!!

[@b-radsadventures831]

Those flashlights are on a lot of the cars of the 80s-90s era. My 944S has them. If you replace the bulb and battery, the light gets maybe usefully bright. There's a mod somewhere online that's really simple to turn it into an LED that's very bright, for those wondering. The ridiculously small center console is shared with the 944. It's got seperaters inside it for some reason only God knows. Coincidentally, they're exactly the dimensions of the length of an iPhone 11?

[@robgriffin4801]

Cassettes

[@RodrigoMarenco]

Doug, the type of guy to bump the inflation adjusted msrp by $40,000

[@robtoe2]

Noticed that too - I had it at ~$145K

[@NormanBoulder]

Same here, first hit on google was $88,000 in 1994 is = to $145,196 in 2017. Everytime I see Doug review a Porsche I know it's going to be filled with a bunch of opinionated bullsh*t.

[@calcyss7159]

i dont really think he did it on purpose, you porsche fanboy.

[@MaxAmmo666]

NormanBoulder you can swear on the internet you know

[@YouArentSlick]

calcyss it just means that he clearly doesn't take this video stuff very seriously

[@tj-4594]

Doug the type of guy that would complain about not having a certain brand of bread

[@clappedshinobi2863]

My grandmother’s ex husband used to race these. It sat in the garage for about 25 years collecting dust, still had the racing stickers all over it. I believe he wanted to start driving it again and the thing hasn’t been in working condition longer than a day before it went back in the shop. I rode shotgun once, the drive felt very analog and you can feel the feedback from each gear he shifted in. I’m glad I got to experience that, although i did not feel safe in a car like that lol.

[@neverobey1477]

Oh wow i remember when My dad had 1 of these cars back in 1987 when we lived in miami! I'll never forget all the fun we had in those times!!! THANKS FOR BRINGING BACK SO MANY MEMORIES DOUGY DOG!

[@loganharris5175]

NEVER OBEY you couldnt have had this car in 1987. This car is from 1994

[@amopastorcanadense]

in the beggining of review Doug says this car was sold to 1977 to 1995.so, no need to doubt that dad's guy COULD have had this car.

[@scottsherman7069]

Logan He isn't talking about a GTS. Just a normal 928.

[@odens4556]

Logan Sure he did,, sure he did,,

[@loganharris5175]

+Scott Sherman OK my bad, I thought he meant the gts

[@gowthamoleti1359]

Doug,The type of guy to celebrate his Birthday party in Starbucks.

[@motoristic1]

applebees karaoke

[@bobamericana3099]

lol

[@ryankorte8601]

One thing I like about Doug's older vids is that I don't have to listen to any "Cars and Bids!" plugs.

[@Eoffice24]

The rotary door lock knob was an effective anti-theft protection, when car thieves used tools to slide between window and frame and open doors from the inside.

[@sambethune]

Doug, were you using speed when you recorded this video? You sound like you’re talking at 78 rpm.

[@qbertq1]

Maybe he can record more videos per day this way.

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

He's definitely slowed down over time

[@luckycharms7232]

Doug the type of guy to fart in the bath tub and bite the bubble.

[@torres3800]

Devin Cruz you win bro, I'm rolling 😂😂😂

[@bubblesdeecat]

😂😂😂😂

[@DocR16]

Devin Cruz I fucking choked on my food. Fuck that was funny.

[@Minalover100]

LOL!!!

[@chinook283]

LOL awesome

[@birdiemaker5142]

From my dad former owner of an ‘84... Nice example. Damn, Doug. Ours had all those quirks. So fun. Rear sun visors were designed to rotate to back window to block the sun on your neck, not your eyes :)

[@gb2828]

I bought a brand new 1980 "928" for just over $40K "all in !!"

[@monky640]

The back seat Sun Visors in the back seat is not for use in front of the face, it's to protect the back of the head and neck from the Sun coming though the back window, just one of the thing's you said wrong about the Porsche 928.

[@Gorilla_Jones]

The 944 saved Porsche and the 911, if you say otherwise you don't know what you're talking about. Without the sales of the 944 Porsche would probably not survived.

[@thespectralsorrows]

every car saved Porsche according to someone or at some time. By the early 90's Porsche was heading to go belly up for real when the Boxster saved them...then the Cayenne made Porsche very rich, now the Macan has made Porsche even richer so they could afford to make the Mission E.

[@drewinhou]

Well his Math is wrong. $88,000 is not worth $180,000 today. More around $151,000 with 2019 price adjustment.

[@Cokie907]

Give it another year....LOL

[@emjayay]

@@Cokie907 Inflation is low right now, and who knows what is going to happen now - deflation?

[@Cokie907]

@@emjayay According to whom? Liars in the govt who use hedonics to monkey with calculations so MORE money printing can be justified? When you take the price increases of consumer goods, services, rent, healthcare and myriad other items into account, the REAL inflation rate is 7-8%. Go to a site called ShadowStats.com and you will be awakened to reality.

[@niclikescakes]

@@Cokie907 you must be so woke huh?

[@Cokie907]

@@niclikescakes Dick says what?

[@petertyrell9699]

Dad had one of these. Stick shift. Total beast. Could hold 150mph while I took a nap.

[@Landshark928]

What a shame you slept doing 150mph

[@johnschreck7408]

Peter Tyrell You and my son. He calls it Time Travel. When he wakes up he has arrived without any concept of the intervening period.

[@kevinstone6081]

I have an automatic. 150mph is also no problem and seems effortless...

[@matthewread1545]

Love those seats. That’s one of the nicest, all factory 928’s I have seen

[@LuckyLad-]

Did he just sniff the sun visor 8:00

[@pepster85]

LuckyLad there was a bit of coke on it from the early 90s😂😂😂

[@gloriasanmiguel4788]

LuckyLad lmfao

[@mrc8155]

Why do you think there was a latch on the door's lid and a credit card space in the center console...

[@Flyanb]

I love the 928 GTS. One of the coolest Porsches. What's with all the haters?

[@scotchgod8478]

928 is definitely underrated. not quite as cool as the 911, but interesting in a different way. and fuel consumption has never been an issue in the US anyway 😄

[@d-fens1]

Springbanker 911s are played. See them all the time and at every car show being driven by retired accountants. Much rarer to see a nice looking 928, and they are certainly much cooler IMO.

[@scotchgod8478]

Andrew McCulley i think both cars are great. the 928 is more rare ,that's true. I didn't like it then ,and I wouldn't have accepted it as a replacement for the 911, which it was supposed to be , but I do appreciate it now. it's big, bold, heavy, with large V8 engine, all of which is rather untypical for Porsche. the 911 is a much more puristic design which relates to the VW Beetle and i love the facinating sound of the flat 6 engine, especially the older ,air-cooled, aspired versions. and 200-270hp are doing a pretty damm good job, if the car weighs hardly more than 1200kg. anyway, these are only the thoughts of an oldschool german ;-)

[@lachezarlazarov7566]

It's official,Doug does a Kermit voiceover !

[@yozenito]

"The chicken was still warm and my dad was still alive"

[@charmerci]

I don't get to drive fancy or exotic cars any more. In the 80's, I drove a 928S. Seats are incredible. Stopped at a 4 way traffic light, I made a left hand turn. By the time I was going straight, I was already at 45mph like it was nothing. I love this car. Doug drives all those amazing cars which when comparing, gives these cool cars mediocre scores. Too bad.

[@liamoconn]

I had a friend that would only buy manual 928s, he paid 28 grand just for a nice manual out in Texas and now I realize why he paid so much. Give it 25 years and it will be worth a whole lot more

[@andrewlebedev7749]

11:37- "...this is Michigan where the roads are a little bad." Laughs in Eastern European

[@johnmpifer]

Hello from Nashville! Cool shirt. I am an aircraft mechanic at BNA, and Porsche fan. Especially air/oil-cooled 911s.

[@gorylatko]

It's good to learn something before you criticize! The "weird" round door interior unlocking mechanism was made to prevent thieves to open your car with a coat hanger from the outside! Also, the double arm on the rear window wiper was made for the blade to swipe the rain horizontally. Ta-daaaah!

[@Ryomen117]

Doug the type of guy to say hodgepodge.....twice

[@vicevlex8448]

Noticed that too lol

[@bbart609]

Just watched his most recent video on the Impala SS and came here afterwards. It is amazing how much the pace of his videos has slowed down. He's like a hummingbird on amphetamines here.

[@AnteeSocial]

starting to watch these videos just for the comments

[@charleess21]

maNia555 take a look to Mr Spaghetti comments at Rob Speedster channel, way better.

[@TAMPA234]

Correction: not 1994 but 1995 that was the last model year for this car. I had one in Europe.

[@truthreignsforever9286]

Scarface, Risky Business, Weird Science......... These 80s movies brought the value and desirability of these 928s

[@bugjuicer]

Just rewatched this after the 944 review!

[@TheBas1984]

Nicest car ever..really like the 928 series...!

[@waytosacramento3843]

The sun visors are there to protect the passengers from the sun shining on the back of their heads through the glass of the tailgate. Not your finest moment, Doug! 😂😂

[@seth556]

I give the Doug Score a 2/10 for watchability and a 9/10 for wasting time

[@christopherleveck6835]

he really screwed the pooch on this one

[@BenJammin427]

The flashlight on the key is to help the driver find the ignition in the dark. Pretty clever.

[@regbennett5516]

I'm blind but I like listening to car videos. I didn't realize Fozzy Bear was a car guy though.

[@ncrawford1488]

@4:29 Doug shows his innocence... That's how all 911 locked and unlocked previous to central locking. My 1996 Twin Turbo still uses these, but with a central locking button as well.

[@rollydoucet8909]

When the 928s first came out, I really wanted to buy one. That sentiment didn't last very long. Today, watching this video, am I ever glad I didn't buy one. One thing I noticed is how fast they depreciated.

[@gonzalomartinez-gil2820]

Hoy en dia es un Cisne muy deseado.

[@hillstones]

The 'knob' to lock and unlock the door was to make the car harder to break into using a 'slim-jim'.

[@TTTzzzz]

The 928 is one of the most impressive cars ever. Ugly? hell no. Great design? Yes, yes, yes. Exceptional engineering. How can someone be so wrong?

[@tinyhotopicbitch]

doug the type of nigga to over exaggerate the difficultly of getting in an exotic car's back seat

[@pgtmr2713]

I didn't think he'd get that far in. Definitely can't drive with a Doug behind you unless you're Weeman.

[@BlackAnniversaryDrum]

😂😂😂

[@cesareborgia9259]

waleed_khan waleed Oh the irony...

[@AJ-go7tu]

Doug will get onto a bus and still complain about how small the backseat is.

[@flipcrippin22]

Brett Werner lol

[@Teh_Tourist]

2017 Doug is like 2019 Doug at 1.25 speed

[@caseytbss]

SkuzeeII change speed of this vid to 1.5! Your welcome!

[@Subieghost]

Yeah I know, just noticed that when surfing through his videos.

[@jamesalfredstrong8106]

SkuzeeII I agree ☝️🙀

[@Didi78180x]

+1000

[@Spaceman647]

Top Shelf Innovations this video at 1.5 speed is the funniest shit I’ve seen all day 😂😂😂

[@peteranfilofieff8480]

I think Doug drank too much coffee before shooting this video!

[@50centgotshot9times]

Cocaine

[@50centgotshot9times]

He probably found some in the car that someone left from the 90s

[@Tangent360]

I changed the playback speed to 0.75 and it sounds totally normal that way. I was getting kind of anxious listening to it at "normal" speed. O.o

[@bmwloco]

That's normal. He needs a chill pill.

[@mkfaruki]

He does speak in a manic way. He needs to calm down.

[@ronniefranks4351]

The 928 is astonishingly beautiful. I don’t think it looks dated at all.

[@netweed09]

🤦‍♂

[@mercedes_nuts]

Beautiful, yes, but it is a very dated beautiful.

[@vlad416]

Doug the type of guy that holds the door open for himself and says thank you

[@Fosi94]

4:03

[@radudeATL]

Someone is going to have to explain this meme to me!

[@icedcoldkilla]

@@radudeATL the best one ive heard was doug, the type of guy to lick his finger before turning the page on his kindle. Doug, the type of guy to use his turn signal when turning on the race track.

[@jeffgeiger2206]

Doug is type of guy who would shit in his hands then he'd fuckin eat it

[@SlitWristMisfit_]

I miss these memes. What happened to them and why did people start respecting Dork Demuro?

[@juakoman]

Love the 928. The beauty eternal design of It is amazing.

[@milesporsche8827]

One of the best Porsche 928 visuals on all of KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/il7FlWyKj8-afKc Just badass Porsche film.

[@chrismak4859]

Doug, the kind of guy who calls Detroit “lovely”.

[@elpistolero9394]

That’s when I realised he was a liberal

[@Steve-sz4bh]

Haha

[@kyle857]

Suburban Detroit is really nice. Better than most American Suburbs.

[@josuecruz-perez8202]

He wasn't in Detroit. That must have been somewhere in Oakland County between Telegraph and Woodward.

[@michaelheinrich44]

ironically as every other sentence of him....

[@BobbyDukeArts]

Doug the type of guy to turn around and look before he flushes.

[@jollydiabolos8374]

I don't.

[@ryanbruneau1197]

You never know when your turds will grow teeth and try to bite you

[@lnteIIigence]

I always check, just in case there's no blood.

[@jamesgeese]

Opals Bodhi I dont

[@basictonal79]

learned a lot of new info but delivery far too relentlessly annoying. queuing up his next video already.

[@kidneyfailure4620]

Another quirk of this car: with a right numberplate it can cause a riot in Argentina

[@BongoBaggins]

Hehehehe

[@Ryan.C97998]

H982 FKL