Thinking of a 944 Turbo
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Hi
I'm currently thinking about a 944 Turbo (S2) model and have a few questions.
At the moment I'm driving a Lotus Elise S2 and the obvious compromises are becoming tiresome so I think a change is in need. I previously had a 996 C4 and a 928S. The 996 didn't really inspire me, I found the interior to be awful and the drive to be quite unfulfilling, whilst the fear of catastrophic failure got too much. The 928S wasn't a good purchase and spent most of its time rotting away, it leaked, it had various faults, it was ultimately a bad example.
Whilst the heads telling me to buy something sensible, I'm using man maths and new car depreciation to justify the consideration of a 944. I've always fancied a Nissan GTR R32, but at my age they're too boy racerish and chavvy looking.
Am I living in cloud cuckoo land to expect a decent 944 1990/91 to be less of a disaster than the 1981 928S I purchased 10 years ago? Will it leak? Is the interior likely to be coming apart? Will one with recent belts, servicing and good history etc be a good reliable car? I'm not expecting it to be a new car by any stretch of imagination but the 928 was a real money pit, a terrible example, and I worry that I'll be revisiting this.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cheers
I'm currently thinking about a 944 Turbo (S2) model and have a few questions.
At the moment I'm driving a Lotus Elise S2 and the obvious compromises are becoming tiresome so I think a change is in need. I previously had a 996 C4 and a 928S. The 996 didn't really inspire me, I found the interior to be awful and the drive to be quite unfulfilling, whilst the fear of catastrophic failure got too much. The 928S wasn't a good purchase and spent most of its time rotting away, it leaked, it had various faults, it was ultimately a bad example.
Whilst the heads telling me to buy something sensible, I'm using man maths and new car depreciation to justify the consideration of a 944. I've always fancied a Nissan GTR R32, but at my age they're too boy racerish and chavvy looking.
Am I living in cloud cuckoo land to expect a decent 944 1990/91 to be less of a disaster than the 1981 928S I purchased 10 years ago? Will it leak? Is the interior likely to be coming apart? Will one with recent belts, servicing and good history etc be a good reliable car? I'm not expecting it to be a new car by any stretch of imagination but the 928 was a real money pit, a terrible example, and I worry that I'll be revisiting this.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cheers
I'm lucky enough to have work on my doorstep, its literally a 15 minute walk or a 2 minutes by car, so whilst it'll get regular use on my days off, I won't rely on it.
I've had a look through the parts section of a couple of suppliers and the prices seem to be far better than a 928. I don't think the budget would stretch to a decent old 911 as the prices seem to be going up all the time, and I feel I could get a decent 944 for my money or a poor 911.
I'm not interested in an M3 at all.
I've had a look through the parts section of a couple of suppliers and the prices seem to be far better than a 928. I don't think the budget would stretch to a decent old 911 as the prices seem to be going up all the time, and I feel I could get a decent 944 for my money or a poor 911.
I'm not interested in an M3 at all.
utgjon said:
What spec/budget are you looking at?
Anything up to about £10k really or £13k for something extra special, and I'm looking for one of the last ones, a 90/91. To be entirely honest as well, its going to be difficult to sell the Elise too. I'm yet to make the decision 100%, the Elise is just so much fun.
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