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It’s difficult to put a price on the novelty of an air cooled, rear-engined sports car. But that price tends to be over $60,000.

I had 1991 TA Convertible. The body flexed like a wet noodle. Even with a Camaro SS rear end upgrade, it was slow. However, I loved that car and kept it for decades. Absolutely gorgeous and a head turner in red.

Yes. Yes you should.

928's are turds

Major cons to 3rd gen weak transmission rear axel very hard to dual exhaust. Pros easy to work on parts easily available other than exhaust transmission and axles are easily upgraded

It is a good collector car but, I wouldn't try daily'ing it.

Ha. Just think. Your mom was worked over in the front seat. They reclined. Take the t tops off. It was on. More then likely many if u idiots were conceived in that car. Iroc was called a panty dropper

4:47 yep the leather dash on my C7 3LT Z51 Corvette convertible is looking rough brah

Aloha ! I am in California and I own 2001 jaguar VDP, in my humble opinion it’s a most magnificent car ever been built, it’s my weekend driver only, I got 120,000 miles on it, approximately 10,000 miles ago I had to rebuild the transmission for a first time, ($3100), it cost me approximately $300 a year to maintain, but it’s worth every penny, constantly getting envious looks, people asking me if I would sell it, people giving me compliments, it, just magnificent. The only problem I’m having periodically, don’t have a clue what is it mean but it says:(Evap) but my mechanic tell me just to reset the check engine or ignore it

great vid.

My first car was a 1987 IROC Black with the 305 and NO T-Tops. My grandpa bought it brand new and gave it to me for 16th birthday in 2006. Miss that car.

😂 who would of thought 🤔 sold my 90 RS Camero for $1700 bucks back in 99 man I drove the Shhh out that thing now i think bout it put like 43,000 mile on it think in those 2yrs not bad huh lol

Only the GT3 and the Turbo have real P engines (Metzger). The Carrera engines are crap..!

Still a sweet car.

easiest car on earth to work on.

220 horse power

20 years ago, youd have a hard time finding someone bragging on them, because there were so many cool imports. time is & the memories experienced with those cars is what makes people "miss" them. why do they appreciate them now, but they didnt back then??

I loved the vid. We are a 3rd gen specialist in the UK. Always been my favourite car. Have owned more than I can remember. Some we modify and some we keep stock depending on their condition. Please check us out if you get time.

Great review! My 968 Cab was 31 years old this month (May 2024) and puts a smile on my face every time I twist the key and feel the big four rumble to life. The handling balance is phenomenal and, while it's not as fast or as sophisticated as my 997.2, nothing beats a warm Spring day, a curvy country road, and a 968 with the top down!

Excellent, insightful video. Many thanks!

Gotta say, 3rd gens have my heart. Ive had 4 now and my current 88 5.7 iroc is hands down my favorite, just wish they would have come with the t5

One of the very few cars that's better as a convertible, because you get a full trunk.

He's 100% correct.

Awesome video on an awesome generation

I love the look and style of the third gen cars and always wanted one but recently went and looked at an 88 GTA and to my surprise when getting into it I felt cramped, being 6ft4 in those cars dosnt work, had to practically slouch down so the top of my head didnt hit the roof and not enough leg room, now looking at fourth gen TA but they are awsome cars and icons of a bygone era

I turned 16 in 1988 and my first car was a silver, LB9 TPI, hardtop, ‘85 IROC-Z. Build quality was quite suspect; the starter was an annual replacement, as was the A/C compressor. The Mass airflow sensor failed a couple of times, the catalytic converter died at about 50k miles. The 700r4 blew up around 40k miles. The clutch pack in the limited slip grenaded…….. in light of all of that, damn I miss that car and want it back 😞

I think keeping it original is better. LS swapped are cool except for the wiring and converting would be the worse

I still have my 1989 L98 Trans-am GTA. The 89 TTA is rare and limited to 1500 made

i still have my 1988 iroc that i bought in the 90s its a black with gray leather convertible 305 5 speed with only 68 k miles great car ...

No one else drives like a Porsche? Just grab a Lotus Elise.

Soon people will discover how susceptible the 9A1 engine is to bore scoring and the .2’s will be more cherished. My 997.2 was on its 3 motor when I sold it at 66,500 miles. Never again.

is he talking about US market? Because in Europe those Air cooled 911 were dirt cheap for a while when they wre just 10-15 year old porsches.

Had my '91 RS (teal) for 23 years now. The 3rd gen did come with manuals with the V8's. 305 TBI only. 350 TPI had to much torque for the T5 manual. Mine's a 305 TBI with the 5 speed manual. I've loved driving mine everyday with the manual. completely disagree on the wheels. Get rid of those puny 15 and 16 inch wheels. Slap some 18's on em!!!

Buick Grand National please

Your videos are amazing. Informative, entertaining and the editing (especially Joe Rogan in this one) are hilarious. Looking forward to your next creation!

Great video! Wish I saw this before I bought my 87 Formula, I would have held out for a 91. One thing I did learn is the 700R4 transmission was upgraded in 87 so I got lucky there. I put crate 350 with 310/350lbs in there and am having a blast. Suspension is next. Will check out that wonderbar and subscribed to your channel.

My friend got one when he was 15 before he had license. The vin says it is a v6 but the motor is a LT1 350. That thing would haul ass..

What a great car, no bias whatsoever lol

Sorry, the muscle car of the 80s was a fox bodied mustang

Ive had these junks. The transmission was weak and the Rear end was 7.5 from a V6 monza. It was more for going to the Grocery store.

89 TTA does not have the GNX motor or even the GN motor. It has different heads for hood clearance aside from other mods. Yes it is the fastest production car for that year. I did not know the 91-92 cars had the structure adhesive. That is good to know. The Early 82-84 cars were all over the place, performance wise. But, when they ran right. They were rockets. Weighing in at 2900lbs !!!

Awesome video. I love Trans Ams.

nice to know mine was one of the beaters running around with a 305 good thing shes now more than road worthy with a new to her 350 just needs paint

I love 3rd gens, my first was an 84z28 my current one is a 91z28...t top of course, i love their bigger spoilers. Mine has a built 400 small block (408) and a th350 and no powersteering😂, im less than a week away from ordering some suspension goodies for it along with a s60 rear end. Mine also has the ws6 styled ram air hood that people either love or hate , i love it, its nice to not have your typical cowl hood.

✅ THX man👍😉

I cannot emphasize enough on the last sentence he said. DO NOT BUY A PROJECT CAR, I REPEAT, DO NOT BUY A PROJECT CAR, BUY THE CLEANEST EXAMPLE YOU CAN FIND!!!!!!!!!!!!! That being said, hi! I am the guy who bought a 2k project 924S from 1987. It's been 5 years and I spent 35k on it. that is... only in parts. I do ALL the work myself. I did almost everything. brakes, suspension, steering rack and stuff, transaxle mounts, wiring, all vacuum lines, all sensors (yes, all) I've done the timing belt maybe 3 times but the waterpump and rollers disassembly maybe 10 times at that point, did all the engine seals, etc, etc... I always jokingly say there isn't a bolt I haven't touched on that car. But here's the deal. I just blew a headgasket (or my oil cooler seals, most likely, didn't do a compression check yet). I am the first owner who has maintained this car well. And for that reason, I get burned for it. Everything backfires on me. Every single bolt has fought me. Every single problem these cars are known for has happened to me (I had to weld the exhaust crack twice). Anyways, here's the catch: If you buy one, beware. Every single time I think about selling the car, I take one corner and I immediately tell myself "man what am I thinking! I can't sell that car!!!" Also, as he said in the video. There's no 944 that runs better than a stock but well maintained one, on which everything is basically new. when tuned properly (you can adjust the maf to make it read and flow more air because they come lean from factory) they become alive. I can't stop thinking about that car while it's sitting in my parking spot. PS: I bought a donor car from which I pulled everything, so yeah. I know these cars pretty well. ask me anything you want to know and I'll try to answer as best I could. Great video, cheers guys

I also have kyb agx stuts

I love the sound of a header 350 Trans am gts headers pipe 3 inch cat back It's insane loud as fuck.i love the sound and a have a Holly stealth ram intake and a cam upgrade and have a foged 383 I built in my garage aluminum heads it'd a monster Burn out machine 😊

I bought my LX 5.0 Mustang brand new in 1990 for $11,600 but the F bodies were just out of reach for a 16 year old kid. No regrets but I would have loved to have a 5.7 F body, Currently have a '89 Corvette convertable and a '82 C3.

The interior black cloth seats are all mint factory not a Rip and the headliner fell down 2000 and I ripped it out and the dash pad just cracked 3 years ago and I put in a after market on from rock auto 250