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06-13-2013, 05:02 AM | #29 | |
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Nice cars, amazing you sold the first one for that much more than you paid, rare and awesome to have a car go up in value as you drive it. Take a closer look under the hood of your BRZ Look how close the cylinder heads are to the unibody rails. Now think about how much harder it will be to change those head gaskets than an I-4 like the 944. Basically to do it right the engine has to come out. The service manual even says to lift the engine to just remove spark plugs at 60k. When I first got home and looked over my FR-S I just had flashbacks to working on 80's German cars, it is so specialized and foreign, a lot like the German cars were. I would say the 924/944 Porsches are much easier to work on than the FRS/BRZ when something goes wrong. Even the timing chains on the FA20 are going to be a major job. Not only that but with DI and 4 camshafts there is a lot that can go wrong with the FA20, its much more complex than even the turbo 944. So if the 80's Porche's had a reputation for being difficult to work on the twins have a that in common as well as the performance/handling !
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I had a ton of fun in my 89 na but it was the most unreliable car I've owned...I beat the shit out of it but still... Head gasket, clutch, rear suspension, master cyl for clutch, and the final killer was when the final drive exploded.
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Yes you are right, as my "mid-life" crisis car your post made me chuckle a little knowing that I finally own a car that is very very comparable to my teenage fantansy of buying a new 944S If I didn't work 60+ hours a week I would have had no problem buying a used 944S and keeping up with water pumps/ timing belts, rebuilding the suspension etc. Bought the FR-S instead for Toyotas reputation (my other Toyota model has several documented 500k mile examples on the road.)
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06-14-2013, 10:43 AM | #34 |
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I have a buddy with 2 944s. So far we have replaced:
Oil Pan Gasket Clutch Master Clutch Slave None of those jobs were fun and both are still leaking quite a bit of oil. I also love that you can't get an oil filter for them from your local auto parts stores. He bought them with the intention to track them, and he has only made one track weekend so far and had to keep adding oil. I told him to buy a BMW E30 like I have where everything is much easier to do when compared to the 944. If you really want an 80s car to replicate the BRZ/FR-S then the BMW E30 is the way to go.
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Any new owners to a 944? Friend is looking at one. Has a charger and a BRZ. Wants a tad more power stock. How do they compare in track vs FR-S?
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Can't justify one when you can get a 240sx w/ an SR20DET for similar money. Similar handling and balance, easier to make power, more aftermarket parts available.
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Was one of the most beautiful Porsches built. As a kid both my doctor and dentist had one. They were always in competition. I love the 944
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I had both the 924 and 944. My first two cars.
I would say that they are in the same category as the GT86. Just as rewarding to drive. But the GT86 are alot easier to handle on the edge. Here in Sweden the 944 is a popular track-day car. |
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I owned my 944 around 14 years ago, so the pics are not "high res" but I had an IFC body kit (front/rear/sides/hatch) and had the paint updated from the old Zermatt Silver to Artic Silver (like on the boxsters when they came out).
The dreaded timing/water pump bit me - due to age, not mileage. I can still remember the smell of the 944 interiors (I liked it). The way I can explain ownership to someone - it's the best, and worst thing that can happen to you all at once. Be prepared to spend about $1500 or so per year to keep it on the road. If something doesn't break or go bad this year, you WILL get a bill for something the following year. The "new" thing when I got my car, were people doing the Renegade Hybrid V8 motor swaps. The best color was the deep burgundy. Last thing - you WILL need a 2nd car. Having a AAA membership with towing is also recommended. |
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