My 1986 Porsche 944 - UPDATE: Lots more photos!

[Egg Nog]

I picked this 1986 Porsche 944 up yesterday, and got a few pictures today. Sorry about the dismal weather. :)

The car is Silver with Black leather inside, lots of options, sunroof, etc. It's a 5-speed manual (of course) and it only has 125,000kms (about 80,000 miles) on the odometer. It cost an unbelievable $3600 CAD - I could probably turn around and get $7000 for it if I wanted to (but I don't want to :)). Thankfully it is a 1986 model as well, because this means it has the new dashboard, as opposed the the ugly pre-1985.5 one.

The guy who sold it to me was a very nice Czech guy who needed some more room in his driveway for his 2004 Audi TT, which I got a ride in. The car even had some bumper damage which he got professionally repaired for me right before I bought it. He kept the car in really good shape (everything is still stock too), and it shows, inside and out. So bascially, I'm quite happy with it :D ;)

EDIT: Proof of ownership is here (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=156443&posted=1#post156443) :)

[deffenbaugh03]

Congratulations eggnog, great car!

[Niko_Fx]

Good job! Congrats, the car looks great, well deserved :)

[Rockefella]

Congrats eggnog, you deserve the car, especially after that last bad transaction. :mad:

[KnifeEdge_2K1]

... this would seem kinda redundant but do u have to do ur own test of ownership?

[Spastik_Roach]

Congrats man. So happy for you. It looks so awesome!

[Supercarfreak123]

being a n00b here, what happend in your last transaction??? Cool car though, congrats!

[PerfAdv]

Congrats!! Ahh...the fruit of patience is sweet. The '86 has the updated console compared with the '84s. Nice cars :) :)

[henk4]

Congrats Shawn, I hope the car will live up to your expectations.

[Blue Supra]

Dont wrap it round a pole please and spend the next 12 months paying off a car you dont have anymore like my mate did with his 180SX last night (tool)

other then that, congrats on the car man! Hope you have heapsa fun with it!:)

[Egg Nog]

... this would seem kinda redundant but do u have to do ur own test of ownership?

Yeah, I edited my post to have a link in the first post about 5 minutes after this thread went up. Should I type in bold size 4 font next time? ;) :D


EDIT: Proof of ownership is here (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=156443&posted=1#post156443) :)

I'd also like to add that if you had actually checked the Proof of Ownership thread, you would've seen it... :D... but that's okay, we all have days like that :)

[Matra et Alpine]

Nice one, Shawn.

What's the first planned "improvement" ???

:)

[McReis]

I picked this 1986 Porsche 944 up yesterday, and got a few pictures today. Sorry about the dismal weather. :)

So bascially, I'm quite happy with it :D ;)

EDIT: Proof of ownership is here (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=156443&posted=1#post156443) :)


It dindn't need th ownership proof as it is side by side with your first and major beauty. I'm happy for you as I'm happy for everyone one who buys such nice classics.

You are now a definitive Porsche man! Although unloved and forgotten (like the 914) it's still a very nice car. Now you need a 928 to have all the fantastic unloved but stunning Porsches.

Congrats and enjoy!

[taz_rocks_miami]

Congrats Shawn!! I'm very happy for you :) So, which one will you be driving more often, the 914 or the 944?

[Egg Nog]

Congrats Shawn!! I'm very happy for you :) So, which one will you be driving more often, the 914 or the 944?

The insurance from the 914 expired a long time ago, and I transferred the plate to the 944. Sadly, I will be selling the 914 (there is absolutely no room for it), but it will be going to an enthusiastic owner when I do. I won't let it go unless I trust the buyer to take good care of it.

By the way Matt, you can have it now if you want to pay me when you can ;)

For the time being, though, I own two Porsches :D

[Distress]

Congratulations. Take care of it.

Is the 944 your only car? As in being your daily driven car?

[PerfAdv]

Egg Nog, Porschephile, I have a question. Is the 924S, the one with the 944 engine, as good a car as the 944 or does the '44 have other advantages as well? I also like those basic looking 924S'.

[Egg Nog]

The 944 is my only car that I drive, yes. I don't use it to commute or anything, so it's not really a daily driver... it's just a whenever driver :)

PerfAdv... I don't actually consider myself a Porschephile :) - I came upon the 914 by accident, and the 944 just happened to be the kind of car I was looking for at the kind of price I was looking for. I like certain Porsches, but I'm not a dedicated fan of the marque. I know it seems strange given the circumstances, but I'm really not a Porschephile! :D

The 924 (pretty much all models) was a pretty crappy car overall. It was riddled with quality control issues and was very prone to breaking down. The electrician who I often work with used to own one, and he's told me many stories about how terrible it was. According to most sources I've checked, most of the problems seemed to have been sorted out with the 944, and the 3rd series (968) only got better :)

[PerfAdv]

This was my understanding of the 924 as well, I just like the styling. I thought that with the 'S' model, when it got the 2.5 motor from the 944 it became a decent car. But really the rest of the car was still there and only the engine was better.:(

Enjoy the 944, one of the best handling cars ever:)

[Egg Nog]

Enjoy the 944, one of the best handling cars ever:)

I hadn't really taken it for any spirited driving until last night, and I was definitely very impressed. No excessive speeding or anything unsafe, but I could definitely test the limits of its handling along the 20-minute constantly winding empty road home - :)

[Matra et Alpine]

I hadn't really taken it for any spirited driving until last night, and I was definitely very impressed. No excessive speeding or anything unsafe, but I could definitely test the limits of its handling along the 20-minute constantly winding empty road home - :)
tut-tut that won't have been excessive speed on the public highways - perchance a little 'street racing' :)

The 944 is a much UNDER-rated car. They're getting snapped up in the UK, seemingly, to create great trackday cars with a little lightening and tuning :)
Seemingly there are a couple prepped that run at knockhill, I'll try and find the guys next time I'm up and see if they've any hints.

[Egg Nog]

tut-tut that won't have been excessive speed on the public highways - perchance a little 'street racing' :)

I'm confused... I said that the was no excessive speeding :)

By the way, I don't really plan on making changes to the car, except possibly getting some used "phone dial" wheels with some performance rubber so I can switch 'em up once winter's over. The stock wheels have got all-seasons on them right now :)

I might consider building myself a really mean 944 in the far future, but I think I'd do it with a 944S... the Turbo is far too costly (especially to maintain), and the whole N/A factor is just more appealing to me. The S' 16v engine has a lot more potential than my 8v unit, too.

The Ultimate N/A would be to get a 944S2... you can beef that engine up quite a bit with the right equipement, 260hp wouldn't be too difficult. The only problem is cost :) - The only one for sale in Vancouver right now costs about 9 times what I paid for my current 944 :D

[Alcomet]

Just want to say how glad I was when I read about your new Porsche! Did You managed to get that Alpine Radio that was on the proof of ownership pic?

[Egg Nog]

Just want to say how glad I was when I read about your new Porsche! Did You managed to get that Alpine Radio that was on the proof of ownership pic?

Yeah, came with the car :D - Only problem is that it skips when I go over speed bumps, but thats no biggie :)...

I already have a driving CD burned, too:

-Malmsteen
-Satriani
-Vai
-The Doors
-Van Halen
-The Who
-Brian Eno
-Hendrix

[Egg Nog]

I took a bunch more photos about an hour ago... I'll take a bunch more really high-res ones later on, but the weather hasn't exactly been perfect for taking photos around here lately :D

[Egg Nog]

More...

[Egg Nog]

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[Egg Nog]

Last ones...

[Niko_Fx]

Looks amazing, are you sure those weren't taken in 1986?? ;)

[Egg Nog]

I don't think I quite knew how to operate a camera back in 1986, let alone drive a car :) - I wasn't too old back then, you know ;)

Thanks Niko

[Rockefella]

I don't think I quite knew how to operate a camera back in 1986, let alone drive a car :) - I wasn't too old back then, you know ;)

Thanks Niko
the car looks great egg nog, its in prestine condition! :eek: :D

[Spastik_Roach]

That place you took the photos looks suprisingly similar to a certain place in New Zealand called castlepoint.

Anyway, what a beauty of a car! Its in incredibly good condition! It looks sooooooooo coool

[Nigel]

I will attest to the fact that this car is seriously, like, rilly super sweet! The only criticism I have is the bodyroll it gets. Handles very well though, and has lots of torque. The tail kicks out without a lot of effort. My car takes a lot more effort to drift because of the low torque. Very very impressive car, understated, beautiful, fast... like wow.