James_G
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Last weekend I picked up my 1991 bridge spoiler 944 S2 and I wanted to just say hi and fill you in on how it all came to this.
I was bought a CarLimits driving day last year and decided that what better car to do it in than my own (!) so took my BMW 330i . On the day I was immensely impressed, so much so that I booked myself on a track day at Bedford where again the car performed brilliantly, with one exception. Brakes. After five laps I had to come in and while they weren't on fire, they weren't exactly fade free. So I decided that reather than hammer my daily driver I would look out for something to supplement it with something that was fun for weekends and that could go on the track and dice with the best of them. I had had MX-5s before, and although I love them I thought something else would be more interesting. With rear wheel drive being essential and depreciation proof (relatively) being desirable I started to look around. Then, when I attended the Britcar 24hr and saw some 968s hammering around I had a plan, so phoned to see what the insurance was on a 944 as a second car, and when it wasn't stratospheric I decided that it was the one for me. I'd always liked the look of the S2s and I went to see a few to get a feel for the market and the overall condition of cars available.
I'm pleased to tell you that I now have a lovely Panther Black 1991 S2 with grey logo cloth and what I think is half leather, although looking at it I'm not so sure? According to the option codes it has sport seats. Were these standard for UK models does anybody know? Either way I am very much enjoying it and it's the perfect contrast to the 330i. The previous owner had got the belts done but had done very few miles on the last 18 months. Thankfully the car feels much better in the 500 miles I have done in the week since buying it, but right now it's with Camtune to be serviced (only been 5k miles since the last one but thought it sensible) and have the sticking handbrake fixed. Hopefully they'll confirm that it is a nice solid example tomorrow and all will be good for another outing to Bedford on the 16th February. If not, I'll let you know.
Meanwhile as soon as I can I'll post up some pictures.
I was bought a CarLimits driving day last year and decided that what better car to do it in than my own (!) so took my BMW 330i . On the day I was immensely impressed, so much so that I booked myself on a track day at Bedford where again the car performed brilliantly, with one exception. Brakes. After five laps I had to come in and while they weren't on fire, they weren't exactly fade free. So I decided that reather than hammer my daily driver I would look out for something to supplement it with something that was fun for weekends and that could go on the track and dice with the best of them. I had had MX-5s before, and although I love them I thought something else would be more interesting. With rear wheel drive being essential and depreciation proof (relatively) being desirable I started to look around. Then, when I attended the Britcar 24hr and saw some 968s hammering around I had a plan, so phoned to see what the insurance was on a 944 as a second car, and when it wasn't stratospheric I decided that it was the one for me. I'd always liked the look of the S2s and I went to see a few to get a feel for the market and the overall condition of cars available.
I'm pleased to tell you that I now have a lovely Panther Black 1991 S2 with grey logo cloth and what I think is half leather, although looking at it I'm not so sure? According to the option codes it has sport seats. Were these standard for UK models does anybody know? Either way I am very much enjoying it and it's the perfect contrast to the 330i. The previous owner had got the belts done but had done very few miles on the last 18 months. Thankfully the car feels much better in the 500 miles I have done in the week since buying it, but right now it's with Camtune to be serviced (only been 5k miles since the last one but thought it sensible) and have the sticking handbrake fixed. Hopefully they'll confirm that it is a nice solid example tomorrow and all will be good for another outing to Bedford on the 16th February. If not, I'll let you know.
Meanwhile as soon as I can I'll post up some pictures.
] look after the brakes though - I think Bedford is quite hard on brakes, so you may also get some fade in an S2. The standard pads are pretty good for the occasional track day, but if you're going to be doing it regularly, then harder pads is a good idea. (oh, and maybe get the brake fluid changed whle it's at Camtune)
