good old 944's - what an understated car!
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I took this for a drive today.
It's been ages since I had the pleasure of driving one of these.
Ok, not especialy quick, but so well balanced, and so much better built than my old boxster. A great old school driving experience, I had a hoot!! Might have to start searching the small adds again!!
It's been ages since I had the pleasure of driving one of these.
Ok, not especialy quick, but so well balanced, and so much better built than my old boxster. A great old school driving experience, I had a hoot!! Might have to start searching the small adds again!!
They are better if they are used every day, and as long as you stay on top of the fluids and sort any niggles as soon as they appear they are a very practical and cheap everyday car....
...but you have to be prepared for the level of Pride of ownership you feel and the fact that even after 3 years and 36,000 miles you still look forward to driving it!
They do get very grubby over winter
But then scrub up well in spring
...but you have to be prepared for the level of Pride of ownership you feel and the fact that even after 3 years and 36,000 miles you still look forward to driving it!
They do get very grubby over winter
But then scrub up well in spring
Roadster25 said:
Just out of interest, how good are they as an all year round / light use car now they are getting old? Reliable? I fancy something I can own outright.
I've wanted one since I was about seven, this year might be the year...
I bought one with 180K on the clock for £1800, ran it as the the family car for two years, that was through the previous two crap winters, this years didn't count, until my son grew out of the back seat. Now kept as a third car.I've wanted one since I was about seven, this year might be the year...
Went through the snow and ice no probs still going strong too with 203K on the clock. Also done a couple track days in it. Now as a classic it costs £130 a year to insure, even as a daily runner it was only £250.
Nice looking car, clean or dirty!
So £3k-£4k would buy something quite capable of 4000 miles pa, spread over several short trips per week and weekend use, without too much risk of major problems?
Thinking oval dash, 2.7 or 3 litre. Not bothered about a Turbo, more interested in condition. Is rust a problem if kept outside?
We were overtaken by a Turbo wearing a huge PH smiley on the A5 at the weekend, got me thinking...
So £3k-£4k would buy something quite capable of 4000 miles pa, spread over several short trips per week and weekend use, without too much risk of major problems?
Thinking oval dash, 2.7 or 3 litre. Not bothered about a Turbo, more interested in condition. Is rust a problem if kept outside?
We were overtaken by a Turbo wearing a huge PH smiley on the A5 at the weekend, got me thinking...
Roadster25 said:
Nice looking car, clean or dirty!
So £3k-£4k would buy something quite capable of 4000 miles pa, spread over several short trips per week and weekend use, without too much risk of major problems?
Thinking oval dash, 2.7 or 3 litre. Not bothered about a Turbo, more interested in condition. Is rust a problem if kept outside?
We were overtaken by a Turbo wearing a huge PH smiley on the A5 at the weekend, got me thinking...
You may get a 3.0 S2 for that money. Highly recommended from me and dad. We had a 1989 S2 Cabriolet, and owned it for about 5 years. We were covering similar mileage to you, about 5000 a year. It's not really a car for short journeys to be honest, in town it's a heavy car definitely, you wont like stop, start traffic, especially with the heavy clutch. Ours didn't particularly enjoy trips into London! But out on the open road they are a joy to drive. keep an eye out on the sills as they tend to rust (previous owner of our car fixed that for us So £3k-£4k would buy something quite capable of 4000 miles pa, spread over several short trips per week and weekend use, without too much risk of major problems?
Thinking oval dash, 2.7 or 3 litre. Not bothered about a Turbo, more interested in condition. Is rust a problem if kept outside?
We were overtaken by a Turbo wearing a huge PH smiley on the A5 at the weekend, got me thinking...
).Other then they they are brilliant cars, build quality is better than anything else at the same price, and its a Porsche!
I bought mine to do a similar mileage, basically a station car to do the 16 mile round trip 3 times a week, but as my driving has changed the Porker has just had to put up with it!
For £3-4,000 you can buy a nice non-turbo one, but allow an average of £1500/year running costs. Bear in mind of course that you should have little or no depreciation which will offset that cost.
For the first year mine cost £750, second year was £2,000 as I did some big items like sorting the rusty sills and last year was about £1500 but my mileage has gone up considerably!!
register on the PCGB or TIPEc forums (you don't need to be a member) for some good advice, the 944 communities are very active and helpful
For £3-4,000 you can buy a nice non-turbo one, but allow an average of £1500/year running costs. Bear in mind of course that you should have little or no depreciation which will offset that cost.
For the first year mine cost £750, second year was £2,000 as I did some big items like sorting the rusty sills and last year was about £1500 but my mileage has gone up considerably!!
register on the PCGB or TIPEc forums (you don't need to be a member) for some good advice, the 944 communities are very active and helpful
I had a Turbo for a couple of years and used it as my only car albeit not a daily driver. It was a great all-rounder. Remarkably practical. But it cost me £2k a year to maintain and became a bit much when my work then required me to do a lot more miles. Get one but budget £1k to £2k as suggested above.
Took my 944S2 cabrio to its homeland for the weekend recently to visit the Essen Classic show. Interestingly 944 prices (not many around though) about twice UK prices....we have bargains!
Saw 140 on the clock on the way home between Osnabruck & Holland0;).I bottled out before it did...it was still accelerating I'm sure! Cruised back from Essen to Osnabruck 3 up at 90-110 at night, no bother at all (bit of whimpering from the big chap in the back, but it was better than the train!) Almost 900 miles in four days plus about 5 miles walking round the show! I'll never complain about NEC parking again, absolutely dire!Oh and about 28 to the gallon & 1/4 litre of oil (80,000 miles on the odo)
Saw 140 on the clock on the way home between Osnabruck & Holland0;).I bottled out before it did...it was still accelerating I'm sure! Cruised back from Essen to Osnabruck 3 up at 90-110 at night, no bother at all (bit of whimpering from the big chap in the back, but it was better than the train!) Almost 900 miles in four days plus about 5 miles walking round the show! I'll never complain about NEC parking again, absolutely dire!Oh and about 28 to the gallon & 1/4 litre of oil (80,000 miles on the odo)
You could also consider a 924S. Last models had the 160 hp engine and PAS too.
If you want the handling but lower costs then the 2 ltr "vw" engined one represents excellent value for money and very cheap running.
The S and the 944 should be checked for sills,clutch (£500) cambelt water pump and tensioners (£500), split seats and cracks in the dash are very common and electric windows leaking sunroof and boot catches all need checking too.
All great fun big smile factor and a great connection with the road
If you want the handling but lower costs then the 2 ltr "vw" engined one represents excellent value for money and very cheap running.
The S and the 944 should be checked for sills,clutch (£500) cambelt water pump and tensioners (£500), split seats and cracks in the dash are very common and electric windows leaking sunroof and boot catches all need checking too.
All great fun big smile factor and a great connection with the road
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