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Err...yes, could say it like that. quote:
Found one in Germany for about £25k, decided it was too 'rare' a car and would have silly repair prices.
Oh dear, IMO you should have gone for it (!)
£25k seems to me a bargain since they're estimated at around £40k.
One would certainly not have silly repair prices with them since the engine is a standard 944S2/968 block fitted with the standard 944 turbo head...
Brakes are standard 928GTS and so on...as far as I know, it only has standard components; if it comes to the specific body panels, many American companies seem to build them.
Can you remember who was selling it? Where exactly?
>> Edited by thom on Thursday 18th April 20:53
Yes, there was a white one for sale on mobile.de for 65,000 Euros (£42k)
The ad only remained a couple of days, which in a way prove they can stir interest for people who may know about them...
IMO it's the ultimate performance/reliability/budget sports car to have, and so beautiful
For sure their rarity would give some issues, but I don't think to the extent of disgusting one from owning one.
Personally I would definitely go for this over a 993RS; the 968 is so special compared to the dull and now rather widespread 911
The idea of dropping a 944 turbo engine in a 968CS sounds good, but at the end you have a car which you can say is neither a proper 968 nor a proper 944 turbo...
>> Edited by thom on Thursday 18th April 20:55
The ad only remained a couple of days, which in a way prove they can stir interest for people who may know about them...
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The question to ask is why would you want one?
IMO it's the ultimate performance/reliability/budget sports car to have, and so beautiful
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Rarity will make running costs difficult and at 30k or so for a tracked and possibly tatty example, you're not far off a 993 RS etc.
For sure their rarity would give some issues, but I don't think to the extent of disgusting one from owning one.
Personally I would definitely go for this over a 993RS; the 968 is so special compared to the dull and now rather widespread 911
The idea of dropping a 944 turbo engine in a 968CS sounds good, but at the end you have a car which you can say is neither a proper 968 nor a proper 944 turbo...
>> Edited by thom on Thursday 18th April 20:55
Domster,
So like me I suppose you never had the opportunity to look at one in real.
The track may be wider for sure, but I don't think that would be the main difficult parts to find; it may share many mechanical similarities with the normally aspirated cars.
About the engine I'm afraid you're wrong my dear: it was an 8v head indeed. By the time it was designed Porsche couldn't afford to develop properly the 16v head ("not economically viable") so they decided to retain the well-proven head of the 944.
About the production numbers, most sources say 16 Turbo S built (2 retained by the factory) and even less RS (3 if I remember well).
About their reliability, they're still Porsche aren't they? If ever I can afford one (if ever I find one
) I'm willing to take the risk 
>> Edited by thom on Thursday 18th April 20:43
So like me I suppose you never had the opportunity to look at one in real.
The track may be wider for sure, but I don't think that would be the main difficult parts to find; it may share many mechanical similarities with the normally aspirated cars.
About the engine I'm afraid you're wrong my dear: it was an 8v head indeed. By the time it was designed Porsche couldn't afford to develop properly the 16v head ("not economically viable") so they decided to retain the well-proven head of the 944.
About the production numbers, most sources say 16 Turbo S built (2 retained by the factory) and even less RS (3 if I remember well).
About their reliability, they're still Porsche aren't they? If ever I can afford one (if ever I find one
) I'm willing to take the risk >> Edited by thom on Thursday 18th April 20:43
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or maybe they are unofficial conversions.
There are certainly loads of unofficial versions, as wandering on American websites has shown.
Among others, powerhaus.com offers a conversion either with an 8v head or with a reworked and tuned 16v 944S2 engine fitted with a turbo.
It's not cheap and for sure I wouldn't reckon they're as reliable as the original Turbo S, but who can tell since no history of running a Turbo S is known (to me at least)?
Even on rennlist.com I haven't found very enthusiastic post/encouraging comments until now on these conversions...
>> Edited by thom on Thursday 18th April 21:00
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