944 Guys, Is This Right?

[iain_cam]

Spotted this on eBay (where else?) and started wondering - is this a bodge job?

944s (as far as I know) were only produced in cabriolet form when the S2 came out. Is this car a special?

It's rather cheap if it's a genuine vehicle!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29758&item=4558887812&rd=1

[danww]

That 2cc engine must be working quite hard.

[iain_cam]

[danww]

Regarding your original question I think you are right, the cabriolet only in S2 form, 1989 on, see here:

http://members.rennlist.com/944turbos/Porsche4.html

[williamp]

That car's been chopped from a Coupe. Avoid. Really, really avoid.

(oh, if you're looking for a Turbo I'm selling mine...)

[danww]

williamp said:

(oh, if you're looking for a Turbo I'm selling mine...)

Which reminds me ... if you're looking for an S2 coupe, I'm selling mine ...

[dogsharks]

I have one of both, a 1984 944 and a 1990 S2 Cabriolet, and you can see the windshield on the Ebay car is far too tall and long. Seeing that convertible top in the "up position" would be a chuckle. Since the 944 rigidity is due to the roof structure making a significant contribution, I'd avoid that one like the plague.

The cabriolets by the way, were "also" cut down from a coupe, but by professionals who also reinforced the undercarriage.

Regards, Dogsharks

[supersport]

Thats an interest set of lines at the rear, it just seems to flow

[MILF]

Isnt the £4850 S2 cabriolet sans MOT ?

That sounds expensive...

[HearingAidBeige]

As mentioned above,steer well clear. Personally,the only use I'd have for it now is breaking it up for parts,buy it now for £5995. Aye right...
J.

[bite-me]

what a lot of these people dont appreciate is how much "extra" work is required to make it safe to drive, you can NOT just take a angle grinder to a roof.

its a botch job

as has been said, avoid,
and it will probabnly have problems with insurance as a modified car

[aceparts_com]

He says it was converted 'probably by a company in germany'

[bite-me]

doesnt make a differance.

Any monkey can set up shop and do whatever they want, dont make it right.

A "offical" main dealer knows the car and has liabilities, for 1000's of cars..

heres a list of things that are differant from an S2 cab and a coupe (the things they did)

1> chop the roof (duh!)
2> Front windscreen, shorter and raked back
3> Front windscreen acts as a rollbar
4> front doors, internals have a big off roll bar welded in
4> front doors, the windows are differnt they have a quarter light this adds extra strength also acts as a seal
5> Underbody has a second skin
6> Damper on drivers side (boot) to add stiffness
7> additional stiffening and strengthening through out the body

(Ever wonder why a cab is a lot more HEAVIER than a coupe')

Its not a chop job that Porsche did, Porsche needed to get approval, and crash test the thing for approval, they also needed to proove the car is safe by Math and design.

[ripton]

Someody find that car and kill it

[bite-me]

ripton said:

Someody find that car and kill it

I'm sure that in due course either the driver or car will do it all by itself !