Porsche 944S/ turbo

[stjobs]

Don't hate me for this but I am considering getting a Porsche 944S or turbo this summer. I would probably install the Autothority chips and gain some hp, end up with a fast and fun car for a good price. Opinions? I would still keep my Z3 of course. The Porsche would be a weekend car.

stjobs

[erik]

What are you asking besides opinion? Sorry I got lazy and refuse to read again.

Opinion: if you can afford a Porsche turbo while keeping that beautiful Z3 of yours... go for it! fun, it will be.

[E30mademepoor]

944 turbos are great, and you can put up huge numbers with the right parts. Maintainence is kinda spendy though, but hey, its worth it if you enjoy it.

[Rob ITR1035]

the 944 S and Turbo are completely different animals. The S is NA and will be more reliable, but a hell of a lot slower. The Turbo make some great power if you know what you are doing. Both will handle beautifully.

[Alan]

944's are really fun cars. The S is very sporty and would be my choice (I really don't like turbo'd cars (only driven 1 though)). Problem is even though they are cheap to buy, they are still Porsches and the parts and labor are still really expensive. Also, good luck getting one without a cracked dash. I have yet to see one.

[mannin32]

Yeah I had one it was a maintance nightmare, $500 here, $1500 here, etc. Pretty bad but a lot of fun

[Suneal]

I'd definately go with the Turbo. But as already adressed, maintenance will be a bitch.

[DSK M3/4]

the turbo s ('88.5 and '89) is the way to go, if you can find one in good shape. 250hp, adjustable suspension, big brakes, etc. awesome cars but.... expensive to maintain. noticing a trend here?

[klasic]

Hey hey, they are not that bad to maintain if you do the work your self. If you can't spin a wrench I would say to stay away from the cars because it is going to be the labor that kills you (or if you don't mind paying 2500 in labor to change a clutch...)

After owning 3 of them the most important thing is to do a PPI, make sure you know what you are getting because if you buy a car that will need a front end reseal, belts / rollers, clutch, tranny, suspension, rebuilt brakes, and some electical work you can just kill yourself and get it over with because it would cost double the cars value to get it squared away.

Now it depends on what you want the car for as to which year to choose.

Track car:
86 Turbo: They are lighter, and if you are going to modify the suspenion / brakes / turbo then you just took away all the advantages of the 88 turbo S and 89's. Also the 86 Turbo's come with forged rods, forged wheels (if you get fuchs), and a diff cooler.

Street car (that you are leaving stock):
88 Turbo S, or 89 Turbo. They come with LSD, M030 suspension (upgraded sways, springs, torsion bars, and koni adj shocks), and Big brakes(S4 calipers, that have pistons as big as big reds), and the K26/7 (upgraded from the k26/6).

If you have IM feel from to IM me at klasic01 with any questions. Also I saw you posted on rennlist, there is a lot of good info in the archives there.

Also my car is always for sale at the right price and it has:
Leda Coil-overs w/ 24 pt adj
M030 sway bar
Fuchs
NACA duct to cool headers
header wrap
Tial 35mm wastegate
Greddy Profec A set at 17.4 psi (1.2 bar)
Link MAP upgrade
Test pipe
k27/6
Custom chips (Guru Racing)
Dyno results this weekend (shooting for 300-310 rwhp)

[¤dM¤]

stjobs, you already have a weekend car, I'd suggest putting the money towards some bonds/mutual funds, CD's, etc etc rather than a depreciating item that will just cost you money. Invest it for 10 years and use it towards a down payment on a house or something similarly important.

[sfzBimmer]

Originally posted by ¤dM¤
stjobs, you already have a weekend car, I'd suggest putting the money towards some bonds/mutual funds, CD's, etc etc rather than a depreciating item that will just cost you money. Invest it for 10 years and use it towards a down payment on a house or something similarly important.

Like an E46 M3!

[klasic]

Originally posted by sfzBimmer


Like an E46 M3!

Why wait to buy a pig of car when he could have a sports car now?

Reasons not to buy an e46 M3 now or ever:
Heavy
Questions on the motor's longevity
Feel (or lack there of)
Build Quality (lacking)
Styling is not timeless and it lost its soul along the way

But I do agree investing is good for the long term, but at the same time enjoy your chance to be young and stupid....

[944TURBO]

If you got the $$$ to fix whatever it needs, then you should buy it. If you can do the work yourself, then buy it. If these dont apply, dont even try.

[DGuy]

Hey Klasic you seem pretty knowledgeable about this car. Can you please tell me what ballpark figures with reasonably low mi. on the cars you recomended are and ballpark on what yours would go for. I would be very interested in looking more into these in the future. If you dont want to post you can pm me thx.

[postmaster]

the worst part about them is the looks