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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.
[Source: eBay]
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
geo.stewart @ May 14th 2008 11:03AM
"what do you mean 'use to be new'?"
you just cant buy stupid like that!
John Johnson @ May 14th 2008 11:05AM
Haha, I can only imagine if one of these engines found its way into a Civic.
"Yeah, I have twin turboz puttin down 160HP to the front wheelz yo"
"I have a fxking jet engine in my car. A jet engine."
"Yea well I gotz a tranny from an Interga Type R yo, its geared for 150MPH at 8000RPMS"
"I'm geared for 160MPH at 30,000 RPMs"
"...yea well ur gay"
Just Asking @ May 14th 2008 11:09AM
Joel, get off the babysitter.
Cole Mitguard @ May 14th 2008 11:48AM
That is the coolest thing, as much as I love Porsche engines, I love seeing an old Porsche's with an engine swap. I remember I saw a 96' 911 with a supercharged Chevy 454 somehow shoehorned into the back. I know that some of you are going to cringe at the sound of that, but you gotta admire engineering when its done. Porsche's are just great for this as their small size, and usually mellow sounding 6 banger, allows you to scare the hell out of people when you fire up some big block, pushing out 650hp, through glass packs... haha... it is impressive.
Iridium @ May 14th 2008 12:12PM
Well the exhaust through the hood solves the melting bumper problem. Probably not too good for visability though. You'll get one pretty warped view staring through exhaust gasses.
John Johnson @ May 14th 2008 12:24PM
Haha, imagine calling AAA if you break down.
"Yeah, uh, I ran out of gas. Can you guys bring out a couple gallons of jet fuel?"
Sandeep @ May 14th 2008 12:40PM
I wish this guy had posted a video of the 928 at any (extra) legal speed...I want to hear this thing at 100+!
John Johnson @ May 14th 2008 12:49PM
Q: Why do you type all in caps? It makes it very hard to read. May-14-08
A: TO MAKE IT HARD TO READ.
HAHAHAH I love this guy.
JZeke @ May 14th 2008 2:07PM
I wanna turbine daddy, and I want it NOW!
well, as long as I dont have to actually pay for it...
Alex Nunez @ May 14th 2008 8:57PM
Even funnier: How it was written the night before and simply scheduled for the 9:30 AM slot.
porschedevotee @ May 15th 2008 4:02AM
Alex, I love that you are active as a commenter and keep a close watch with a bucket of snappy comebacks for those that merit them. Thanks both for the story and for the entertainment! :)
Berto @ May 15th 2008 5:30AM
I just can't help laughing every time I watch the video. This is just awesome.
Kiiks @ May 16th 2008 10:11AM
This is why I compulsively type in autoblog.com whenever I find myself at a keyboard with a browser.
robflanagan @ May 25th 2008 3:16AM
IF YOU BUILD A T Z-CAR CAN I HAVE A RIDE ???