944 Advice
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bmnelsc
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An S2 of course - the best normally aspirated version! Having only had one 944 I must confess my vote is biased and not based a lot of experience [8|] I must confess that reading about the joys of turbo ownership have me craving more power. I also must confess that going through the shop manuals for repair procedures indicate (to me) that their isn't THAT much difference between working on the various models. I confess that I don't have hands on engine experience (yet) but it seems to me that working on a turbo doesn't require any more arcane knowledge (and possibly fewer special tools) than timing the cams on a 16v engine. I'm looking forward to other responses.
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!
pauljmcnulty
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Hi Darren, The best advice is to get to see an owner's car, who will give you an honest talk through the pitfalls. Where are you based? I'm sure someone would let you pop over and spend some time with you. If you can get to Rutland this Sunday you have the chance to meet over 40 owners, see all the cars in their different versions, and get all the buying advice you'd ever need! [
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pauljmcnulty
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Where abouts in London? If you are able to get on the M4 or M40 I'm near High Wycombe, and there are plenty of other owners around all points of the London compass. If you can get to one of the Ace Cafe meets I'm sure a 944 owner would be able to arrange to meet up. Don't be frightened about rust. If you have an early 911 and a 964 then a 944 is no worse: if anything they corrode less. You just need to look at the cost of buying against cost of restoring and running it, and know how to buy a good one. []
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George Elliott
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Mr S with experience of a 1969 911 you will wonder what all the talk of rust is about, the 944 is a very poor corroder by comparison. Check the sills, they do rust, but you wont be taking the roof skin off to re-create the roof frame and edging. the wings don't have headlamp bowls, there are arch liners at the front, the doors are among the best car doors ever made, the main chassis members and floor are pretty bullet-proof rust wise. There are bad examples of any car caused by damage, poor repairs or neglect, but I am speaking generally. Take some time and spend a bit extra for a nice one. I have both 911 and 944 cars and the 944 gets all the miles. Good luck George 944t
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