Why are 944's so cheap

[plotfi]

update the thread when you do pick it up. I would love to see it.

OP, thanks for this. I'm picking one up on Saturday…

[brads2002]

Inspiration
Sorry and you are welcome
Please let us know what you think of it. Good luck

[IronFreak]

And that, right there, is why people put up with the maintenance and low power. For my money, there are few better-looking cars on the road, period.

The LS swap is interesting, as it fixes a lot of problems with the car. But it's not cheap unless you can do a lot of fabrication yourself, and unless you get Turbo drivetrain parts, which also aren't cheap or easy to find, you're going to break stuff if you drive it hard.

I'm an hour away from more 944 turbo parts than you can shake a fist at.

My father inlaw for years had a Porsche restoration/parts/chop shop. He has arthritis so bad he can barely use his hands anymore but still has a 60'x100' shop full.....I mean FULL of Porsche 356, 914/6, 911, 928 and 944 parts. A few chassis too. I'd love to go buy it all off him, but I have no idea where I would store it or unload it. He has a cherry, rust free red 944T shell sitting on a shelf....literally, that I have been eyeballing for years.

[Ether-D]

Inspiration
Sorry and you are welcome
Please let us know what you think of it. Good luck

Well, It's gonna be a while before it gets up and running possibly. I haven't seen it in person, but it's complete, and "was running last year but needs the fuel tank flushed".

Also, Ironfreak, you may hear from me soon.

[Staszek]

I always loved the 944, when I was a kid my neighbor had one, red with black interior, I so wanted it. I thought they were so much cooler looking then the 911 (back then I couldnt understand the 911 fan fare, but I also didnt know much about the performance of the cars just the looks).

[E30NJ]

"Yea it only needs a clutch and headgasket" Both of which are jobs that exceed the value of the car.

[varg]

Cool looking cars for sure, but ugly interiors, they look like a pain in the ass to work on, and they'll need a lot of working on.

Wankel... hard to rebuild

Pick one.

[Ether-D]

This one has a new clutch, so there's that. Also, here's some pics:

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I want a 944 turbo

[kingston]

I do NOT need to be looking at this thread...and I have seen Joe's 944...the interior on that is gorgeous

[Ether-D]

The interior on this one is only ok-ish. Cracky dash, rippy seat butt, missing some covers here and there, blah blah blah. I'm gonna turn it into a track car eventually. For now, get it running, grab some "turbo twist" wheels from some newer porsche, then start lightening it up for the track.

[ELVA164]

I need help. Save me from myself.


I saw an ad for a black cabrio which has apparently been sitting for about 10 years. From the provided pictures, both the inside and outside look very good. Asking price is $3800. How much of a bad idea would this be? I see talk of them being horrible to work on; what specifically makes them so bad? It seems like the way the car is packaged means a lot of extra things have to be removed a lot of the time?


I dunno, I feel like this is one of those (increasingly rare) opportunities to buy something that's kinda special for normal-people money. Buuuut I also know the old adage about judging a book by its cover...

P.S. I'm not expecting the thing to be an E30, but I guess I'm wondering how much hope there would be of the car working most of the time/what all would I NEED to take care of before driving? I know timing belt/tensioner, water pump, chain tensioners, drain fuel/new filter, fluids would have to be done.


What am I thinking.

[Julien]

Here is my hooptie


they're cheap to buy but parts and aftermarket are no where as cheap/easy/accessible as e30s or miatas.


and ELVA... Nooooooo no no no no no no.

[ELVA164]

and ELVA... Nooooooo no no no no no no.

Thank you. Can of worms, right?

[flyboyx]

it could work out for you. since you do the work yourself, the labor cost isn't a factor but there is always the "pain in the ass" aspect to consider.

i say if you can find a car with a good paint job, decent interior, and serviceable mechanicals for that price, it might be worth considering.