924 or 944 ??? First Porsche....

[Spannerhead]

Hi there, I've asked this question in the 944 section, but thought I'd better mention it in here in case any of you 924 owners have an opinion too and don't look in that section.

Sorry if it's a double post, but not sure how else to get a good response.

 

[usermjg]

Go for a good 924S, best of both worlds, I did when I was looking for my first Porsche and I loved it. I'm sure some one will disagress and give you merits for the 924 and the 944, which are might fine cars but for me the 924S was and it a great car. Go out and get your hands dirty looking and driving them I sure you to will fall in love with one. Good luck.

note: I've moved over to the dark side now though (rear engine beetle ugrade)

 

[PaulHere]

Sometimes with classic cars like the 924 and 944 it's a case of looking at lots of different cars and waiting for that special something about one of them that 'clicks' with you.

Keep on learning about all the variants, and decide what you want the car to do: ie do you want a everyday workhorse or a summer special for example.

You may not end up with what you expected, the car will choose you []

 

[Spannerhead]

How about the 924 turbo? Worth the extra £££ over the 924s, or not?

Thanks chaps ....

 

[vitesse]

Well having had a 924Lux,then 924S since 1991,I have just bought another 924S 1987 reg but on a D plate for fun,track & back-up car-for £950.It had stickers all over it-been retrimmed in black & red (front seats) with original rear seats in the Porsche logo fabric-got new tyres & brakes all round,absolutely sound cills, new loud(too loud) SS rear exhaust & a cone filter(which is unsupported & just lies on the radiator hose).Fundamentally,it is very sound & has already been stripped of stickers,will have the silencer replaced & original air box replaced.
No power steering ( a surprise) but very reactive when driven.
What can you buy so good with the prospect of so much fun for the money?

However,a nice 944 is just as good -to get better driving response-fit a Weltmeister throttle cam,cut off the top of the airflow meter & adjust the spring setting to give quicker response(ie weaken the action),re-adjust the mixture screw(a Gunsen co meter is good enough) & fit Bosch Superfour plugs.

 

[CarreraRSR]

ORIGINAL: Spannerhead

How about the 924 turbo? Worth the extra £££ over the 924s, or not?

Thanks chaps ....

I went for the 924 Turbo. Mainly because I wanted something a little quirky. 924 NA too low in power. 924S and early 944 essentially the same car in narrow and wide body. 944 looks more butch, 924S looks pure and old school. 924 Turbo will put a big smile on your face at the cost of emptying your bank balance. There is no such thing a cheap Turbo.

I suggest you look and drive a few. One will take your fancy when you see it. Prices for all are between £500 and £5000 +. Depends on your budget and what you want from your car. With the money I have spent this year on my 924 Turbo I could have bought a 944 Turbo. Some will say I'm mad. I think I've got a future appreciating classic. Time will tell.

Not sure if you are close to Windsor for this Sundays Porsche Picnic. Will be plenty of different cars to view.

 

[Northern924]

If this is going to be your first Porsche then my 2p worth is that unless you are buying an A1 car that you can drive at weekend and take it to an Indy or Porsche garage when it needs work in which case buy the best 944 you can.
If not and you are wanting to get your hands dirty and enjoy being able to say everytime you drive "I did all this then I'll tell you my story and take from it anything that can help with your decision..

Bought my first '24 in 2000, a rather rotten '78 Red 924 n/a, all I knew then was Fords and VW's, drove that car down to Skegness many a time and alla round Scotland, rotten and leaking but tough as old boots, didn't know a good welder back then so sadly it went to China as a cube.
6 years later after learning a lot more about cars and wanting to do it right I did pretty extensive rebuild of an '82 924 n/a over 18 months and learned a lot about the cars, the 2.0l engine may bit a bit lack lustre for a Porsche to the purists, but it'll still put a smile on your face, and its a very, very forgiving and easy car to work on and they're are pretty much bombproof

2 years ago I plucked up the courage to take on a 924S, the perfect stepping stone to a 944, worked on a partial resto there as well learning about the mechanicals along the way already being pretty confident with the rest as they are virtually the same.
4 months I took the plunge and bought my first 944, and I'm not worried about working on any part of it now, depends on your ability and how much you want to do yourself, both great cars in their own right

 

[tigerporsche]

924s is best bet, full power on 88 model 160 bhp. great introduction to porsche ownership, ive owned mine for a few months now and i smile everytime im out in it, easy to drive, and maintain, unfortunatly my ownership is coming to an end as ive taken a job that entails 20,000 mls to be put on my car a year, i dont want to put that on a classic car, so may sell or store it, its that good . these cars get admiring looks wherever they go and are the classic porsche wedge shape, spoil yourself, get a 924s.

 

[The black 924]

you'll be long dead before you break even on the appreciating turbo?

Whatever model you buy just make sure its black. The black ones are worth more - most sought after.

Dont buy a 924 Turbo as your 1st porsche. Thats just stupid

924 is by far the easiest to live with, cheap parts and service. Can be modified from used parts of the more
developed models. Best for the DIY mechanic. Audi VW parts make's it a porsche for VW Golf running costs.
Realiability Praticality Cost are terms the petrol heads seem to forget about. When you consider modern day
traffic youll be lucky to hit 40mph so why do you need a 2.5 engine let alone a shot turbo charger.
How hard or easy do you want to make your life? Question your use of the car when deciding what model.
What are you going to use the car for?

924S has had the modified parts from 944 already put on it. Better product but more expensive to
service & maintain. More expensive parts. Porsche based engine transmission brakes etc.

 

[avaconirl]

I go along with The black 924 Personally i went for the 924 because it was the unloved Porsche and it is very easy to maintain as well as the nice smooth curves.

 

[The black 924]

good choice dude.

unloved is how i feel so i had empathy with this car. The original and purist 924

 

[Richard Dawson]

"Don't buy a 924 thats just stupid"

Don't make tedious generalisations as that is just stupid!

There isn't a bad pre 996 Porsche in my view. They are all entertaining in their own ways.

I havn't had a 924 Turbo long, but think it is great.

For me it is quirkier than a plain 944 and entertaining to drive and work on. I can imagine it may be tiresome as a dialy driver but only because of warming/cooling turbo.

Apart from keeping an eye on engine temps and using good oil and 99 ron fuel I don't get where the big issue with them is?