944 man
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People usually convince themselves that a little visible rust isn't an issue, but the bad news is that ANY sign of rust on a 944 almost certainly means serious corrosion. Wing bottoms ahead of the front wheels and the rear wheels are cosmetic but costly. Anything on the sill, at all (and probably anything on the rear wing in all likelihood) will mean that the whole panel will be affected, and it is possible that the inner sill will be corroded too and, like the leg bone and the thigh bone, this is connected to the area where the rear torsion tube carrier/axle mounts.
Dashboards crack. Series one more than series two, but '86> cars are catching up.
Trim wears. Series one cars are worse as the series two seats a better designed but no less susceptible to bolster wear.
Engines need regular maintenance and it can be costly. Belts, water pumps, front seals. Cost these up as a car needing them is seldom a bargain.
Clutches. £500 for the parts and hours and hours of labour to replace, as the transaxle has to be removes in order to move the torque tube.
On the plus side: screaming transaxles aren't necessarily as bad as they sound. Ive seen new cars that whine on the over-run!
Dashboards crack. Series one more than series two, but '86> cars are catching up.
Trim wears. Series one cars are worse as the series two seats a better designed but no less susceptible to bolster wear.
Engines need regular maintenance and it can be costly. Belts, water pumps, front seals. Cost these up as a car needing them is seldom a bargain.
Clutches. £500 for the parts and hours and hours of labour to replace, as the transaxle has to be removes in order to move the torque tube.
On the plus side: screaming transaxles aren't necessarily as bad as they sound. Ive seen new cars that whine on the over-run!
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