My 1986 Porsche 944 - UPDATE: Lots more photos!

[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!

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

[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 - 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

[Egg Nog]

More...

[Egg Nog]

A few more...

[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