eBay Find of the Day: Porsche 928 T -- as in "Turbine"
Click above for photo gallery, watch video after the jump
It doesn't get much simpler than this. Turbine-powered cars are, as a rule, extremely cool. So too are all vintages of the Porsche 928. Therefore, a turbine-powered Porsche 928 is positively... Arctic. Owning this might well cause snowfall in your garage, and you can actually find out, because this divinely-inspired combination is up for grabs on eBay. Better still, the bid at the time of this writing this is a little over six-thousand bucks. I paid more than triple that for each of the last two used cars I've bought, neither of which is a Porsche 928, and neither of which has a Boeing 502-6 turboshaft engine underhood. Sure, it's not for everyone, and the video after the jump suggests that your neighbors might not like the noise so much, but come on. It's a turbine 928. This rules on several levels. Don't miss the hilarious item description and seller Q&A, either. Apparently, this thing use to be new. Neff should buy it to replace his Alero.
Gallery: Turbine-powered Porsche 928
[Source: eBay]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Mobius_1 9:46AM (5/14/2008)
Now THAT is a good engine sound and one cool mod
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geo.stewart 11:00AM (5/14/2008)
the chrysler turbine was a better job, though this aint bad.
the runway rocket
neighbors will think an airport moved in next door
porschedevotee 4:08AM (5/15/2008)
... and all the lucky winner's for a mere $7151!! Okay, show of hands: who here bid on this thing?
John P. 9:49AM (5/14/2008)
That hole in the hood looks just like The Iron Man's. Yowch! Somebody stick something in there!
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chuck goolsbee 11:28AM (5/14/2008)
Except this hole really, and quite literally, sucks.
--chuck
http://chuck.goolsbee.org
John Johnson 11:48AM (5/14/2008)
No, it really blows.
Q: Hi, Is there not a small chance that small children could get sucked into the compressor? May-11-08
A: THAT'S NOT THE INTAKE, IT'S THE EXAUST GAS OUT PUT FROM THE FREE TURINE. YOU CAN DO MARSHMALLOWS OVER IT, OR DRY YOUR HAIR.
Eddy Alvarez 9:59AM (5/14/2008)
ze Germans would be proud.
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Nate 9:59AM (5/14/2008)
And when it breaks down, you just have it towed to the local Boeing dealer.
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MemphisNET 10:05AM (5/14/2008)
awesome!
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StickShift 10:06AM (5/14/2008)
Thats marginally insane...
The owner seems a touch daft too, so I suppose it all makes sense.
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Brad 10:21AM (5/14/2008)
Oh... My... God... I want it.
It's a buccit full of win.
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B 10:20AM (5/14/2008)
Yay, something i turned in got posted, yay!
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John Johnson 10:21AM (5/14/2008)
PORSCHE 928 T
1984
BOEING TURBINE ENGINE 502-6
POWER STEERING
^Rofl.
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PaulPaul 10:24AM (5/14/2008)
16 MPG, is that MetersPerGallon?
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1337 10:26AM (5/14/2008)
No article is complete without a wisecrack about a '90s GM product. :D
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Alex Nunez 10:38AM (5/14/2008)
Especially when it belongs to the Editor in Chief
tankd0g 10:49AM (5/14/2008)
Finding a kerosene filling station might be an issue, and it's only 160hp, but at least that sound will attract all forms of law enforcement :)
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Rahul Nair 11:16AM (5/14/2008)
Turbines don't need a specific fuel, so any kind of oil would work... think bio diesel. Just make sure that you dont idle too much , coz it would not be very efficient at all!
Kowell 10:54AM (5/14/2008)
I want this just for the ignition sound....
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David Thompson 11:02AM (5/14/2008)
"16 MPG
RUNS ON GAS, DIESEL, JET-A, JP-4, JP-5, JP-8, OLD DRAIN OIL,
"
Haha. I wonder if I can convince people to give me their old motor oil instead of recycling it?
Most gas stations I know of have a kerosene pump hidden somwhere, usually off to the side or in back of the store.
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