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  • Porsche 944 –
  • redthunder
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    all you need now is the trailer…

    righog
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    A few years ago ( 6 maybe less ?) I noticed that 993 ( 911’s) at about £5K-£12K were really cheap and good buy if you were looking to get a Porsche.

    Last Year I noticed that Targa’s were cheap as some as low as 4K, and even told my brother to buy one ( as he has more spare cash than me )

    Unfortunately I could not buy one at either time, check out the prices of 993’s and especially Targa’s they have shot up.

    I see the same thing with 944’s right now, they will shoot up in price, the cabriolets are already starting to command higher prices.

    So I think not only have you bought yourself a really good car, it was also probably a good move financially, if it is a good un.

    Funnily enough I have spent the last 4 weeks looking at 944’s as a mate over in OZ was giving a running commentary on facebook about 924 he had bought as is fixing up.

    I wish you many a happy drive 🙂

    tlr
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    So, has any body bought one yet….?

    wiggles
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    [Quote]rolled it down a 20ft bank into a pet shop..
    C’mon, that needs a bit more explanation…[/quote]

    Well you could say he made a dogs dinner of it…

    wobbliscott
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    I had an ’87 turbo, the 220 Bhp model, but up rated to a stage 2 kit with about 280 hp – about the best you could expect without upgrading the turbo and ecu (£££). Brilliant car. I ran it as an all year round daily runner for 5 yrs and it was perfect. Took it on about 3 track days a year and it was great fun there. Proper old school fun. A bit un-refined compared to modern cars but that added to its appeal – proper raw drivers car. But was far more refined and better in many ways to the 911s of that era, though I would still love an old school 911. The N/a cars are not blisteringly fast compared to modern hot hatches (neither is the turbo) but they drive so much better. Nicely weighted steering (some would say heavy by modern standards) but very communicative, and proper brakes you can modulate unlike modern cars over-servo’d ‘digital’ brakes. I miss her! Basically the cars are very cheap to run sharing a lot of VAG parts so still readily available. Cheap maintenance plus an allowance for parts replacement due to the age of the car. Bodywork is good as they had fully galvanised bodies. Turbos and S2s had plastic trims under the sills and front wheel arched that collected moisture and could cause rust, but other models didn’t have them and are usually rust free in those areas. 968’s are nice but just overpriced and face lifted 944 S2’s. One of Porsche’s most underrated and overlooked cars.

    hardupdad
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    So, I have collected her! Drove her back from Manchester to Newcastle with a big old grin. Super fun so far. Couple of “quirks” to sort out but all in all happy. Now need to wash her and wait for a sunny day to enjoy her on a set of country lanes.

    Thanks for all the info and thoughts about them!

    righog
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    Looks great 🙂 I am not far away if you want to show it of ! 😀

    LoCo
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    Nice, those wheels would look lovely on van too 😉

    grantway
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    Good on you for getting one of your dreams for all your hard work 😉

    withersea
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    V nice. Are we turning into classiccarsworld.com? The pug 205 git yesterday was also v nice. But this wins!

    zoo200
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    Get in inside sills checked, as they are notorious for rust here, if you open both boors there are plastic vents that can be removed. Shine a torch down, or if you can see the road get shot.

    Also get over to the porsche club gb forum, they may know this car.

    Here’s mine

    withersea
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    Stop showing me nice cars, have just seen a nice 968. Anybody want to buy my bikes?

    zoo200
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    I’ve got a 968 manual for sale in black with grey interior with 76k on the clock if you want it? 17k to you 😉

    wobbliscott
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    Looks great. They’re lovely cars, one of Porsches most underrated cars. The sill corrosion issue is not so prevelant on the Lux’s as it is on the S2’s and Turbo’s. The S2’s and Turbo’s have the under sill (and wing) plastic trims that seem to be the main cause for corrosion. Still worth checking out anyway, as the corrosion acts from the inside out so not always visible from the outside until its too late, and get some Waxoil or similar sprayed in there anyway as a preventative measure.

    Its worth joining the Porsche Owners Club as you get a discount for parts at the main Porsche dealers and some classic car insurance policies. It may sound odd but for the vast majority of parts when I had my turbo, the Porsche dealership in Nottingham was by far the most competitive on price for new parts, and they got to know me in there so would always cut me a decent deal (most of my parts buying was for restoration/preventative maintenance). Alot of the ebay and other aftermarket suppliers don’t provide original parts and they can be more expensive than the dealer.

    The cylinder bores were not coated, but were treated from the raw aluminium block. It is basically an etching process – the aluminium alloy the block was made from had a high silicone content, so the etching process exposed the silicon particles which creates a very hard wearing surface negating the need for complex and (at the time) unreliable cylinder liners – this was back in the day when all-alloy water-cooled engines were in their infancy. It is possible to get them repaired if there is light scoring – there are limits in the manual or the treatment re-applied if you re-bore the cylinders. There are also a handful of specialists out there who have developed lining methods to re-line the bores. The engines are pretty robust though and scoring tends to happen if debris gets into the cylinder (classic culprit was an exploding turbo), after 100k miles the bores in my car’s engines were spotless and the compression test results were basically near as damn it ‘as new’. Enjoy.

    withersea
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    Thanks zoo200. Don’t have enough bikes to sell to cover that price. Maybe when my PPI refund cues through!

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