968 advice please
Discussion
Thom said:
Depends if you refer to "getting old" or "getting worn".
968 side mouldings and rear bumpers do not age well, they go out of shape just like big plastic body parts usually do.
The squarish 80s character of the 944 (at least in turbo/S2 form) ages better than the periodless/dull look of the 968 IMO. Highly depends on colour too.
oi, you saying my bird's ugly?
softinthehead said:
i think the VAG vs porsche reference correctly refers to the difference between 924 and 944, not 944 and 968
I think he was refering to the fact that 968s were built directly by Porsche (I've heard they were hand-built - is this true?) as opposed to the 944 which was built on a VAG production line.
Paul
los Angeles said:
Highly depends on colour too.
LOL! like most ladies of a certain age she does leak a little now and then but I love her all the same!
domster said:
In answer to the original question, no.
The 968CS is and will be a classic, but the other models won't be.
The 968 cab is a nice car tho' and plenty cheap enough these days, but it won't appreciate or be highly prized in the future. If you have a speed yellow 968CS with M030 options and low miles today it is probably worth 80-90% of its new cost, and this may climb in the future. In comparison, a 968 cab is probably worth no more than 20% of its new cost.
have to disagree I'm afraid on the CS prices...
Low mileage 968CS RHD immaculate full M030 £15k
Low mileage 968CS LHD immaculate full M030 £14k
both sold in last 3 months (one was mine).
Prices of CS M030 are not even in same stratosphere as they were 12-18 months ago and certainly not 80% of original value.
Not that I care...I made a profit on mine!
Bargain cars for the money though.
Not sure of value of LHD 968 though, especially when RHD boxster 3.2s will be 15-16k soon...
Jason
968s Peoples Front
Well I prefer the looks of the 944 from most angles though from the front I prefer the 968 lights down to the 944 lights up. My 944 has a 180mph speedo, a 968 hatch and I am not sure the doors and seats are any different to a 968. My 944 was over £42K in 1990 so I think they started building 968's down to a price 
Tony
Tony
Sorry - wasn't provoking water-coolers - I actually have a 944S2 and a 968 & have swapped various parts between the pair (including the wildly over-rated M030 running gear) & therefore surprised at the 80% difference.
Returning to the original post I thisnk there may well be a day when the 968 Cab is a collectors classic - however that day may be a long while coming. At present there seem to be some high-priced 968 cabs around when I'd expect 'most' punters would much rather be in a Boxster for similar (or even less) money.
Returning to the original post I thisnk there may well be a day when the 968 Cab is a collectors classic - however that day may be a long while coming. At present there seem to be some high-priced 968 cabs around when I'd expect 'most' punters would much rather be in a Boxster for similar (or even less) money.
aasc said:
wildly over-rated M030 running gear
Supprised to hear you say that?
Ive had 2 Mo30 944Ts, 1 = 100k on the suspenion & was fairly worn- fronts on max stiff for road for instance, but still was a decent road car & better controlled than my other non mo30 944s- S2 & lux, other 944T= brand new Mo30 & it was IMHO utterly fantastic on the road, just excellent, even RS 911 lover- clubsport was impressed i think- tho perhaps less so with the big bang power delivery
Paul968 said:
i think the VAG vs porsche reference correctly refers to the difference between 924 and 944, not 944 and 968
I think he was refering to the fact that 968s were built directly by Porsche (I've heard they were hand-built - is this true?) as opposed to the 944 which was built on a VAG production line.
Paul
The last few 944s were built by Porsche and not Audi, I can't recall the exact figures but it was something like 100 Coupes and 500 Cabrios.
porsche 993 said:
Prices of CS M030 are not even in same stratosphere as they were 12-18 months ago and certainly not 80% of original value.
Jason
968s Peoples Front
To clarify, my original 80% figure talked about a low miles speed yellow example, ie highly collectible. An average miles one in GP white etc will be far cheaper. Likewise low mileage 993RSs are fetching 65k (even in relatively undesirable colours) whereas you could pick up an average miles well-used one for 20k less. Even if the prices have dipped today, give it a decade and I bet a collectible 968CS with all the right bits and history will be worth MORE than it cost new. Which is, incidentally, good for the 968 People's Front
los Angeles said:
At present there seem to be some high-priced 968 cabs around when I'd expect 'most' punters would much rather be in a Boxster for similar (or even less) money.
The 968 cab (as I stated as being 'overpriced') only has two seats and no hatch.
Iguana - re. M030 being over-rated - I've no issue with the suspension however the premium put on it by buyers is over-rated in that at 10+ years old it'll need rebuilding/replacing, and there are better full-coilover kits available for much less money that can be fitted for a fraction of the cost of M030 suspension. I'm not sure how well the torsen-LSD would last after 10 years tho - can they be rebuilt - do they need it?
cheers,
aasc said:
At present there seem to be some high-priced 968 cabs around when I'd expect 'most' punters would much rather be in a Boxster for similar (or even less) money.
The 968 cab (as I stated as being 'overpriced') only has two seats and no hatch.
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er...funny that, mine has four - happily taking a family of four to the beach. oh yes, and it has a boot big enough for a picnic hamper, four body boards, four wetsuits, towels, a windbreak and rush matting. try that in a boxster.
i spent 18 months looking for a 968cab, as opposed to a boxster, precisely because it DOES have four useable seats (which incidentally are exactly the same size as its coupe brothers.)
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