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Car Forum / Porsche / Porshe 944 / February 2004Advise on best 944
Hi all, I am currently looking for a 944 (in UK) wanting to spend about 4ish what is your opinions on the 8v over the 16v, 924 style dash over tear drop, 2.5 or 2.7 and lastly what is the definative colour of a Porsche 944. Many thanks in advance for your answers. Peter > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Many thanks in advance for your answers. > Peter Hi Peter, This is mainly an American group. If you want more UK input then there is an excellent mailing list to join. It's located at http://tristar.orbitzero.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/porsche944 There is plenty of friendly knowledge there and nobody want's to fit a V8 engine :-) To answer your question it depends what you want out of the car. The general rule of thumb is that they are all good cars but the later they were built the better they got. Many people are unimpressed with the performance of the NA 2.5 and 2.7 and end up buying an S2 or the mighty Turbo. It all depends on what your budget is currently there is someone selling an 89 2.7 Lux with lot's of history for ?3100 You can't tune the NA cars very much if you want more performance but the Turbo can be taken up to 420 BHP and more at this level it will just about demolish any other production performance car in existence. Turbo's go for anything up to ?10,000 but can be had much cheaper (I paid nearly half that for mine but had to spend ?1000 to bring it up to 100%) Personally I prefer Silver because that's what mine is but before I bought mine then I thought Black or Red were beautiful to look at and generally speaking white is not very nice (IMHO) HTH, Tim. >> Hi all, >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > If you want more UK input then there is an excellent mailing list to > join. It's located at Don't let that put you off the group. There are plenty of brits here, I'm sure. True, you have to put up with postings from some prat who thinks he can somehow improve his 944 by fitting a Chevy engine (honest!), but on the whole, there is some worthwhile advice to be had here. Remember, in your buying decision, that part of the 944's beauty is the almost perfect weight distribution and road holding. Yep, you might get someone saying that the performance is not there (questionable statement anyway), but try cornering some of the "rivals" in the same way as a 944, and you'd end up tree-hugging in a rather intimate fashion. Best tips I can think of... Avoid a Turbo unless you have a good maintenance budget - I believe that many servicing costs and engine repairs are double for the Turbo compared to the n/a car, because there's lots of extra plumbing. Try and get a 2.7 car rather than 2.5 litre. Mine has been a good car for the last 5 years, and it's now 15 years old, so I don't personally doubt the reliability of the 2.7 compared to the 2.5. Avoid automatics like the plague. Yes, they have excellent and surprisingly responsive gearboxes, but they ain't sportscars. Ensure you get a good service history. Get the car you're buying inspected. This is seriously good advice! Saved me a fortune in bills. Get in touch with the Porsche owners club for some seriously good advice. Keep looking, and enjoy the fruits of your labour.  SignatureRegards, Dave dave_ryman@hotmailNOSPAM.com http://welcome.to/daves.website http://travel.to/formula.one > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > 944. Many thanks in advance for your answers. > Peter From my experience, I'd say my n/a 944 2.7 is a fine choice. That's not to say that the other variants are not, of course! SignatureRegards, Dave dave_ryman@hotmailNOSPAM.com http://welcome.to/daves.website http://travel.to/formula.one If you like a classic dashboard a type I is ok. 4000 won't get you a turbo or S2. Well, you can get one and then spend about the same amount to get it on the road. A 944s or 944 type 2 would be my choice with such a budget. Keep in mind all 944's are about 14 years old so you probably need to get some new parts because the seller won't have made it like new for you. Besides the appearance do a check on. brakes expensive if all 4 disks need to be replaced clutch a 1000 number job suspension no handling without good suspension. Shocks do wear out. engine belt job is expensive ans so is a head revision. Compresion test is a wise thing to do. A 944 is a fun car to drive. Paul Peter, all of the above posts are good advice. For around 4K, you're looking at a very nice Lux or S, or a very risky S2 or Turbo. I'd budget 3.5 (which is plenty) and keep 500 for the first service and general fettling. I've got a 16v 'S', and I think they're great value IMHO. You get the same low down torque as the 8v, but with an extra 25-30 BHP at the top end and for the same money as an 8v. The gearing is slightly shorter than the 8v to take advantage of this, so it has a more 'urgent' feel. They're noticably faster than the 8v cars (2.5 or 2.7), and the engine feels a bit more refined. You also get things like bigger anti roll bars, and a host of other little tweaks that Porsche did before applying the 'S' badge. Only weak point is the cam chain and tensioner (as with the S2) which should be checked for wear. Red or Black are the obvious colours, but I think the metallic greys look good on this car personally. Unless you love the 'retro look' of the early dash, I'd go for the later one - more leg room for a start and the early dashes can crack badly. Whichever one you go for, they're all fantastic cars. Take your time, get a good one and enjoy! Regards, Alan > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Many thanks in advance for your answers. > Peter not sure. . .how much do you like replacing the water pump (a definite weakness in the 86's regardless of turbo or non turbo) > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Many thanks in advance for your answers. > Peter |
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