Thinking of getting an old 944
Discussion
Black5 said:
Your really selling the Porsche experience to me at the moment.
Err, so WHY are you looking to get a 944? I've never been a fan of cheap 944s simply because they can cost as much as a 911 to run
I've had both 944S2 and Turbo, nice cars for the money, but buy at the cheap end of the scale and they always seem like a bit of a false economy to me. Surely you've been looking at other cars as well?What we seem to be forgetting is a cheap 944 can be got for 1.5K I think We'd all buy any 911 at that price.
My advice would be based on you.
If you are mechanically minded and can do the jobs on the car yourself get one, they are reliable, but at that age you will have to do bits of work to it, however once it is fettled it will be a great daily hack for you.
Couple that to a nice engine, a great chassis (acclaimed as being one of the best handling cars ever), good solid brakes, great build quality, nice gearbox, and low running costs its an excellent route in to Porsche ownership, I started with a 924, and now run various cars, my personal car being a 964 cab.
Do not be too concerned about rust, the 924/944/968 shell does nottend to hide rust particularly, if there is any there it is usually easy to see, however they are Galvo'd so its not normally a problem.
My advice would be based on you.
If you are mechanically minded and can do the jobs on the car yourself get one, they are reliable, but at that age you will have to do bits of work to it, however once it is fettled it will be a great daily hack for you.
Couple that to a nice engine, a great chassis (acclaimed as being one of the best handling cars ever), good solid brakes, great build quality, nice gearbox, and low running costs its an excellent route in to Porsche ownership, I started with a 924, and now run various cars, my personal car being a 964 cab.
Do not be too concerned about rust, the 924/944/968 shell does nottend to hide rust particularly, if there is any there it is usually easy to see, however they are Galvo'd so its not normally a problem.
domster said:
Err, so WHY are you looking to get a 944? I've never been a fan of cheap 944s simply because they can cost as much as a 911 to run
I prefer the look of the 944 to the 911.
So does the missus and we want back seats. . .
'C to F reg' covers a multitude of models, and prices.
What sort of point in the range are you looking at?
I have just bought a 944 S2, and am getting on OK with it. (Only 'OK' at this point, but I think this is not necessarily a bad thing. I am very sure I will learn to love it.)
It doesn't feel fast. Which is very deceptive. However, I am learning to judge exactly how fast, 'fast' is by just HOW hard I need to use the brakes when approaching another car which I suspect is going at legal speeds ... very smooth push, no vicious shove, and it all mounts up to rather more than expected. (A friend told me that they are not drag racers - they aren't. The high-speed stability is awesome tho'.)
Oli.
What sort of point in the range are you looking at?
I have just bought a 944 S2, and am getting on OK with it. (Only 'OK' at this point, but I think this is not necessarily a bad thing. I am very sure I will learn to love it.)
It doesn't feel fast. Which is very deceptive. However, I am learning to judge exactly how fast, 'fast' is by just HOW hard I need to use the brakes when approaching another car which I suspect is going at legal speeds ... very smooth push, no vicious shove, and it all mounts up to rather more than expected. (A friend told me that they are not drag racers - they aren't. The high-speed stability is awesome tho'.)
Oli.
Although we rarely sell 944's these days (too old and cost too much to renovate to a standard suitable to be considered up to standard for a Hartech quality used Porsche) we have kept a considerable amount of buying guide information in our general buyers guide on our web site www.hartech.org - which includes good and bad things, specific problems, general problems buying a used Porsche and typical photos.
Corrosion is starting to affect even the youngest models and can be quite expensive to repair - fuel and brake lines, etc, electric windows going slow, sunroof leaks, radiators leaking, hoses perishing, head gaskets failing, seats wearing through, sills sometimes corroding away etc, etc.
Once sorted out they are a brilliant car capable of reliable sports car use for many years.
Baz Hartech
Corrosion is starting to affect even the youngest models and can be quite expensive to repair - fuel and brake lines, etc, electric windows going slow, sunroof leaks, radiators leaking, hoses perishing, head gaskets failing, seats wearing through, sills sometimes corroding away etc, etc.
Once sorted out they are a brilliant car capable of reliable sports car use for many years.
Baz Hartech
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