First Porsche

[Ripton]

Picked up my first Posche today, a black 1987 944 Turbo. Awesome. Took it for a test drive and got it inspected. Seems to have taken ages to get it's issues sorted - probably just eager anticipation. The guys at Zest in Aldershot have done a fantastic job on it. Can't wait to get it the new brakes bedded and realy drive it.

[adamt]

Congratulations Ripton,

Please post some pics in between driving

all the best
adam

[verysideways]

congrats, and echo what was already said - get out there in this nice weather, give it a clean, and then post a pic!


then go and spoil all that hard work getting it shiny by going for a blast across wales or something (hmm, that gives me an idea for this weekend....)

VS

[welshchris]

I shall be doing that this afternoon VS - Nice trip from S.Wales to North across miles of deserted (fantastic) roads in nice weather - and only 2 speed cameras on the way (one of which had been turned at 90 degrees to the road last time I passed )

Chris

[verysideways]

Chris,

I go quad biking in Snowdonia sometimes, and usually take the M4 to Newport and then head north from there.
A mate lives near Swansea too so sometimes i stop off that way on the way back.

This is what i look like whenever i drive through Wales:

[GarrettMacD]

Ripton said:

Picked up my first Posche today, a black 1987 944 Turbo. Awesome. Took it for a test drive and got it inspected. Seems to have taken ages to get it's issues sorted - probably just eager anticipation. The guys at Zest in Aldershot have done a fantastic job on it. Can't wait to get it the new brakes bedded and realy drive it.

Nice one, 944 T is the best Porsche ever. Near-perfect handling, lovely progressive boost (just watch the tail in the wet though).

These cars are waaay better than any 911

Runs away...

[verysideways]

GarrettMacD said:

These cars are waaay better than any 911 Runs away...

[deep south] hey Pop, where's maaa shottguuun?[/deep south]

[slim_boy_fat]

Well the King of Porsches you have there, well done.

[Melv]

Ripton said:

The guys at Zest in Aldershot

I thought they'd gone out of business?


BTW, is that Posche, as in Posche and Beckes?

>> Edited by Melv on Friday 18th March 21:23

[rich 36]

any pics yet

[ripton]

Melv said:

Ripton said: The guys at Zest in Aldershot I thought they'd gone out of business? BTW, is that Posche, as in Posche and Beckes? >> Edited by Melv on Friday 18th March 21:23

Judging by the cars in the workshop, they seemed to be very much in business to me.

BTW pardon the numpty spelling but it was late and there may have been a celebratory absolut involved

[BliarOut]

rich 36 said:

any pics yet

Ooh, look at you and your bold

[ripton]

rich 36 said:

any pics yet

clam down, calm down........

will possibly get round to it over the weekend if I slow down long enough to get out

[rich 36]

Ooh, look at you and your bold


what..what i,ve always done that

[m3ed]

a car for the ladiesssss!!!!!

[DRK]

Hello Ripton and AdamT.

Two questions and one statement:

(1) What did Zest do? How much did it cost? How long did it take
(2)How do you upload pictures onto this forum?

Well done bro, I am next in line!! I am looking around for Turbo's at the mo' and I can't wait to feel the sheer excitement you're feeling!!

Best regards

[randlemarcus]

DRK,
You are in for such a treat. Its an amazing car. Swapped it with my Dad for a quick hoon, as he quite rates his RX8, and he was grumpy for hours afterwards

I love my 944

[DRK]

Randlemarcus, your post made me smile!

I am only 27 and I can't wait till I am one million years old to pay for performance like that (at £50k). So I did some thinking and settled on performance at 7k!

How much do you think one should pay for a mint, decent miles, 220 or 250 turbo?

Whats the most important thing to look for besides FSH.

What absolutely needs to have been done on the car at the last service?

[Dakkon]

verysideways said:

GarrettMacD said: These cars are waaay better than any 911 Runs away... [deep south] hey Pop, where's maaa shottguuun?[/deep south]

You don't paly the banjo do you?

[verysideways]

I reckon you should be looking for a recent belt service on a 944T.
It's not a cheap job changing and re-tensioning the belts on an 8v 944, turbo or not. Make sure they put in a new tensioner too, not just re-used the old one (false economy). Clutch recently would be nice too (remember it's a transaxle).

as for you Dakkon...

[ds] wheeere's maaa geeetaarrrrr? [/ds]


VS