Anyone know who makes a short shifter for a 944?  I have one on mine and
need to contact the vendor, one piece needs to be replaced (and I don't
want to buy a whole kit if I can help it.)  It was installed by the PO
of my car (who also lost the stock parts, of course...)

I just looked at my rears and after 12k miles it's time to get a new
set.  The fronts look fine.
I've searched the web to get an estimate of what they might cost but
can not find anything to compare.  So...

My budget is around £25-£30 stg --in uk.
I am drawn to  either a 911 993 model, or boxter.....what are the pros
and cons?
also......manual gears , or tiptronic.......I want a sporty feel and

I'm trying to purchase a 911. A friend suggested this forum to get inputs.
Car I'm considering is a 1980 911 SC Euro Version. It has the 3.0L engine
with 58,000 original miles (Red with Whale tail, cream leather with new
Pirelli P6000 Sport Veloce). Photos show it to be in mint ...

Giving serious consideration to buying my first Porsche and am looking for
some "real world" opinions as to the economic reality of keeping a 99 or
2000 mint carrera coupe on the road.
I'm certainly not expecting upkeep to be aligned with the wife's Avalon but

Within the last week or two the starter on my 86 944 has been making a sound
that its never made before. It's nothing that sounds terribly bad like
grinding or squealing, just a high pitch whine momentarily right after the
engine catches (sounds much like the high pitch whine of the ...