944T itch

[blade7]

Last year I quite fancied a 250 bhp 944 turbo, had a budget of around £8k for a really nice lowish miles/owners minter, with sensible mods maybe, but after looking around for a few months I thought what I was looking for didn't exist or wasn't for sale. I'm starting to fancy one again but wonder if the search will be in vain, what do you reckon ?.

[simkin911]

I spent 3 months looking for a 944 turbo or S2. Ended up picking up an S2 which ticked many but not all the boxes for me. Wasn't too many in Central Scotland to pick from + didn't fancy driving hundreds of miles for a look. Re your search, I did notice a cracking (looking) turbo on Ebay which seemed pretty good... sold within 24-ish hours with a BUY IT NOW. Item number 180158725816. There's a good looking 220 bhp turbo in Edinburgh in the P/H classifieds... if that had come on the market 2-3 weeks earlier I'd have been off to see it immediately. There are a couple of others in the classifieds too. Good luck.

[blade7]

Thanks for the opinion, thought about an S2 but decided I was really looking for around 300 bhp potentially, there was quite a nice 220 bhp car 3 miles up the road from me but the guy wanted too much for it in my opinion and after research decided the 250 bhp cars were better prospects. I don't need to buy a car anytime soon so will keep a look out for a special one,unless anyone has one tucked away somewhere ?.

[rainmasterb]

Hi Blade, I'm picking up a 250bhp model turbo tomorrow! Can't wait! I've been keeping my eye on them for about 6 months now, and there's really plenty about. You can pick up a 250bhp model for anything from £5000 upwards, with the best examples (low mileage anyway) around £10,000. Mines about in the middle and has m030 option, with lovely plit rim speedline rims. Good luck with the search, can I suggest you take a look on the porsche club gb forum, the guys on there are very helpful. Cheers, ben.

[Penguinracer]

Scratch it..but carefully. Get Peter Morgan & his team to check out the likely prospect. There are plenty of dogs out there. As usual, buy on condition & service history rather than mileage & keep a contingency for sorting it. Treat the suspension as a comsummable & look to upgrade it.

[nos4a2]

blade7 said:

Thanks for the opinion, thought about an S2 but decided I was really looking for around 300 bhp potentially, there was quite a nice 220 bhp car 3 miles up the road from me but the guy wanted too much for it in my opinion and after research decided the 250 bhp cars were better prospects. I don't need to buy a car anytime soon so will keep a look out for a special one,unless anyone has one tucked away somewhere ?.

You are wise to keep looking for the 250bhp one. LSD, better brakes, etc all useful when looking to uprate the engine to 300+ bhp.

[johnmaddox]

I had one for 5 years and got within £500 of what I paid for it when I sold it to buy current 993.

Great car and very reliable but you must find a good one. Worth paying more for a good one and watch for tinworm at bottom of front wings and lower sill areas.

[rallycross]

Brilliant cars, could be tempted to part with my own 250SE for the right money, its one of the last them, J reg with the bridge spoiler, recently upgraded to just under 300 bhp, great fun!

[atarran16]

What do you think of this?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/239978.htm

Yes, yes its mine... but I thought it fitted your stated parameters quite well... as a first time seller any feedback on the ad would be most appreciated.

Cheers,

Ash

[shoestring7]

atarran16 said:

What do you think of this?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/239978.htm

Yes, yes its mine... but I thought it fitted your stated parameters quite well... as a first time seller any feedback on the ad would be most appreciated.

Cheers,

Ash

From a quick look you need to put a lot more info on the ad. Low res pics don't help, need all build codes, and detail all significant service history, also describe nonestly interior/exterior/mechanicals, plus list any and all faults.

You are aiming for something like this: http://www.little-nomad.com/964/index.html

SS7

[rallycross]

lovely looking car!
almost identical to my 944-T expect I've got the black leather sports seats and the Cup Alloys.

You can always buy another one when you move over to the USA, they have a huge following out there and plenty of tuning expertise (that's where my tuning parts came from - Lyndey Racing)

[blade7]

atarran16 said:

What do you think of this?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/239978.htm

Yes, yes its mine... but I thought it fitted your stated parameters quite well... as a first time seller any feedback on the ad would be most appreciated.

Cheers,

Ash

Many thanks for all the replies keep them coming if there are any more opinions. Ash I sent you a message via this site but I guess it never arrived, white isn't really what I'm looking for but maybe I would compromise for an exceptional car, need to know things like history, owners, replaced parts etc. Cheers.

[atarran16]

Thanks for the input guys...
Shoestring - thats a pretty impressive site you have going! (But why would you sell that car???)
Rallycross - funnily enough that's where I caught the 944 bug, a mate of mine from college in Baltimore was from a Porsche family - he had a 951 and his old man had a 964 Turbo 3.6 (I'll get there eventually)
Blade7 - I didn't get your message, but feel free to email me at the address in the ad... if you are close you can always wander down and take a look.

I will redo the images this weekend if I get a chance... the text will have to be updated later...

Ash

[shoestring7]

atarran16 said:

Shoestring - thats a pretty impressive site you have going! (But why would you sell that car???)

Alas it wasnt my car, but it is one I knew well. That site is a year or so old but it still is practically a 'how to sell a specialist car on the internet'.

SS7

[blade7]

Still looking for one, maybe it's not the sort of car that gets tucked away for sunny days ?.

[mdm123]

what about this one. it my Brothers girlfriends so I've seen it in person, and it's in very good condition, well look after and all that. could be worth a look for you.

[blade7]

mdm123 said:

what about this one. it my Brothers girlfriends so I've seen it in person, and it's in very good condition, well look after and all that. could be worth a look for you.

Sent her a message through this site but no reply as yet ?.

[ggw]

Hi, I didn't receive your email (not sure why its not working as I have received others via this site), you could try again or better still give me a call?

[blade7]

Will do tomorrow, (tuesday).

[blade7]

944T garage queen, where are you ?. lol.