RE: SOTW: Porsche 944
Discussion
Good find, but if you're really serious about one of these I'd be going for the 2.7 instead..
And at 160k there will be quite a lot of the expensive jobs coming up I suspect e.g. top-end trouble. Better to look at one with say 100k on it as that would not cost a great deal more initally and ought to give you more enjoyment to begin with. This is a car you want to bond with first because they are a very satisfying drive!
The knocking may just be down to a slipping CV joint (they are a weak point).
To see the real extend of any rust, pop the door vent and get a camera in there as the inner sills tend to go before there are any serious external signs.
Also look at where the rear subframe joins the body, which is another common area for tinworm.
And at 160k there will be quite a lot of the expensive jobs coming up I suspect e.g. top-end trouble. Better to look at one with say 100k on it as that would not cost a great deal more initally and ought to give you more enjoyment to begin with. This is a car you want to bond with first because they are a very satisfying drive!
The knocking may just be down to a slipping CV joint (they are a weak point).
To see the real extend of any rust, pop the door vent and get a camera in there as the inner sills tend to go before there are any serious external signs.
Also look at where the rear subframe joins the body, which is another common area for tinworm.
Muzzlepop said:
Enjoying the puddle underneath on one of the last pictures... I'm sure it is a genuine puddle to be honest, but still found it pretty funny at first glance.
Don't I've been plagued by petrol tank leaks with every shed I've bought!Finally a SOTW that's in Essex damn it, well luckily I'm broke right now so cannot be tempted...
Rarefied Brains said:
Good find, but if you're really serious about one of these I'd be going for the 2.7 instead..
And at 160k there will be quite a lot of the expensive jobs coming up I suspect e.g. top-end trouble. Better to look at one with say 100k on it as that would not cost a great deal more initally and ought to give you more enjoyment to begin with. This is a car you want to bond with first because they are a very satisfying drive!
The knocking may just be down to a slipping CV joint (they are a weak point).
To see the real extend of any rust, pop the door vent and get a camera in there as the inner sills tend to go before there are any serious external signs.
Also look at where the rear subframe joins the body, which is another common area for tinworm.
The clutch centres on the n/a 944's used rubber springs (the turbos had steel springs) which perish and fall apart causing slack in the drivetrain so it could be this? Although from memory a new clutch on my last 944 (albeit an s2) was £600 +!! and I did spend some time trying to better that. I think a decent used gearbox from Strasse Porsche was less than a clutch at the time!And at 160k there will be quite a lot of the expensive jobs coming up I suspect e.g. top-end trouble. Better to look at one with say 100k on it as that would not cost a great deal more initally and ought to give you more enjoyment to begin with. This is a car you want to bond with first because they are a very satisfying drive!
The knocking may just be down to a slipping CV joint (they are a weak point).
To see the real extend of any rust, pop the door vent and get a camera in there as the inner sills tend to go before there are any serious external signs.
Also look at where the rear subframe joins the body, which is another common area for tinworm.
IMHO The engine should be fine both top and bottom end for at least another 100k provided reasionable servicing has been adhered to.
The sills on mine cost the previous owner circa £1000 to fix and paint! though this was at a Porsche specialist.
One or two problems can soon make this an expensive car, as everyone knows the problem is when you've fixed say the clutch and put new sills on it the car will still just be a ropey miley 944 with good sills and a new clutch worth bairly more than the current asking price.
I say buy it, give it a good basic home service, enjoy it for a bit, with a bit of luck it'll still be intact to sell or do as others have said sell the spares!
billzeebub said:
absoloute classic, my dream car as a teenager..seem to remember this originates for me from some TV comedy series in the 80s where an estate agent drove one..succesful type and smooth, think I aspired to be him..anyone remember this?
Life Without George?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Without_George
Top shed by the way!
Aside from the clutch he says the belts have been done so should be OK, so the real question is rust.
The interior is burgundy NOT purple, the purple effect is a trick of the light/camera. It is quite nice (I like mine anyway!) & that looks pretty good nick as well. As others have said it is 163BHP.
I'm very very tempted but don't have the space!
The knock on the back will be CV joint, no one services the drive shafts, so £25 for a s/h shaft or £50 for a new un & a tenner for a pot of grease so you can do the rest. Picky people may replace the bolts at £1 or so each.
The interior is burgundy NOT purple, the purple effect is a trick of the light/camera. It is quite nice (I like mine anyway!) & that looks pretty good nick as well. As others have said it is 163BHP.
I'm very very tempted but don't have the space!
The knock on the back will be CV joint, no one services the drive shafts, so £25 for a s/h shaft or £50 for a new un & a tenner for a pot of grease so you can do the rest. Picky people may replace the bolts at £1 or so each.
Edited by tr7v8 on Friday 20th May 09:39
Had one of these back in their day. Guards Red, Beige interior. Loved it. Awesome build quality. That dash which still looks good today feels like its carved out of granite. So when he says it drives like new it may be stretching it a bit but it probably feels OK.
Don't let the 160 hp put you off. It may not sound a lot by todays standards but they're capable of a fair turn of speed and with the rear mounted gearbox fantastically well balanced. Brilliant fun chucking it into roundabouts as fast as you dare.
And to all those nay slayers that are scared of it. For f**k sake, it's a Porsche, it's less than a grand and yes it's a bit of a gamble. But for £1k you may just get to drive a car that will exceed any eurobox by a million miles for a couple of years before it dies. Got to be worth a punt surely.
Don't let the 160 hp put you off. It may not sound a lot by todays standards but they're capable of a fair turn of speed and with the rear mounted gearbox fantastically well balanced. Brilliant fun chucking it into roundabouts as fast as you dare.
And to all those nay slayers that are scared of it. For f**k sake, it's a Porsche, it's less than a grand and yes it's a bit of a gamble. But for £1k you may just get to drive a car that will exceed any eurobox by a million miles for a couple of years before it dies. Got to be worth a punt surely.
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