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Rear wheel bearing on my Turbo cost just over £200 to have sorted last year.
Sounds like you have found a cracking pair of motors and either one will give you a huge amount of satisfaction and pride of ownership
 
Pixie.... A big fat soft lump?????????????????????? are you mad? The S2 was heralded as being the best handling car of it time, a car that made good drivers look like gods etc. When was the last time you drove a modern car? I drive around 40k miles a year in modern cars and I can tell you none of them is as good to drive as my S2.Also as a little aside as for heavy I think you will find that being all alloy the S2 engine is lighter than the 2.5. I think that the early cars do have a certain charm and rawness but the simple truth is that my S2 would be so far ahead on the road that you wouldn't get even close to it's big fat rear.
 
Actually I agree with Pixie about the S2 feeling different to the early cars. Just as the 968 (I haven't driven one) is often described as more refined and different to drive than the S2 it would appear to be almost identical to. As I've often said, and reviews at the time said, the S2 is over-tyred and noticeably less nimble than the Lux.

It's more a grand tourer than the Lux IMO, much more comfortable and stable on motorways. Mine is soft, it needs the suspension re-furbing, but it was never meant to be a hard sports car: that's why the 968 had a CS variant. They are meant to be a practical, comfortable sports car.
 
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Pixie.... A big fat soft lump??????????????????????      are you mad?   The S2 was heralded as being the best handling car of it time, a car that made good drivers look like gods etc. When was the last time you drove a modern car? I drive around 40k miles a year in modern cars and I can tell you none of them is as good to drive as my S2.Also as a little aside as for heavy I think you will find that being all alloy the S2 engine is lighter than the 2.5. I think that the early cars do have a certain charm and rawness but the simple truth is that my S2 would be so far ahead on the road that you wouldn't get even close to it's big fat rear. 
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The 944 did indeed win an award for the Best Handling car in America, endorsed by 'Car and Driver' as well as finishing in their Ten Best List three times. However, this was from 1983-1985 - that'll be a Square Dash then...

"The 944 was on Car and Driver's Ten Best list from 1983 through 1985, and the Turbo made the list for 1986.

In 1984, Car and Driver named the 944 the Best Handling Production Car in America."
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I can't find any reference to an S2 specifically winning an award??? The only oval dash I've found reference to is the 1986 turbo.


I've owned 32 cars in last 5 years, the earliest being a chrome bumper MGB roadster and the newest being a 986 Boxster S with everything in between. Some have been keepers, some haven't! I suggest you actually try driving a square dash back to back with an s2. You will then see for yourself what a lazy lump they are compared to the go-kart like early cars. I say this with confidence having a pair of cars from different points of production sat on my drive.
Funny, that as a car enthusiast, I find myself drawn to the early car much more often than the later car due to the far superior handling characteristics. These days the late car only seems to come out when I know I genuinely won't be bothered about pressing on.

As for being "so far ahead on the road you wouldn't even get close..." that sounds like a challenge... An S2 may well, in your minds eye, make you feel like a "driving God" however, given that I have a class B race licence, I can't see the feeling sticking around for too long... If I can keep up with a 996 turbo over a twisty road in my old, slightly sickly '77 SC Targa I can't see an S2 being much sport. It's not what you drive, it's how you drive it, Mr. Driving God! [;)]

I'll accept your challenge... bring your pudding down to Derbyshire and I'll show you what a proper 944 can do!
 
sorry but this is a silly discussion.
the one thing i have learnt about the 944 (any 944) is no 2 are the same it very much comes down to how they have been maintained,set up and driven in the past.

eg: if you were to drive 2 seemingly identicle 944S2 back to back i predict they will feel totally diffrent to each other.



no model is Better (or worse) then another they are just diffrent and you need to decide for yourself which one you prefer.
 
Pixie. I was not claiming to be a "Driving God". I have had the pleasure of sitting next to a proper "Driving God" ( Colin Mcrae) as well as a few other professional drivers. And believe me no matter how good you think you are these boys make you feel like a learner.So given the talent that I have seen I would say I was no more than alright behind the wheel.
 
Colin, perhaps we have our wires crossed a bit! I'm not trying to profess to be any such "driving God" either!

As I said before whatever you have it's got the right crest on the nose and the right badge on the back! [;)] If we really want to get controvertial ... I firmly believe my current square dash 944 is the best car I've owned, for me! When all said and done it's "different strokes for different folks"!

I, personally, have very strong beliefs that the early cars are the best Porsche made. I'm just flying the flag for them as high as I can. Why? You see so much praise for the later cars which I believe in undue - IMO (and this is my opinion) the S2 is not as much a sports car as an early square dash. I suppose every enthusiast led marque gets these debates ... look at MGBs Rubber 'V' Chrome, Roadster 'V' GTs, then add in MGB GT V8s and MGCs = a melting pot of opinions and debates as to which is the best.[:)]
 
Pixie. Absolutly spot on. It's not about trying to be cotrovertial ,I really just enjoy the banter.It's true that it is different strokes but if you can't get a good argumenmt, sorry discussion going on here then where can you? We as Porsche enthusiasts don't get to argue about which is best with "normal" people, so it stands to reason that when we get to voice our opinions we can tend to get a little over keen. But hey ho that's what being an entusiast is all about.


P.s. Don't tell anyone but I like the early cars as well.
 
Blimey, look what I started!! [:D]

Back on topic......lol

Got the text from the owner of what the MOT advisory said - 'O/S/F steering rack arm drumstick has slight wear'

Is this a big issue?

Cheers
Andy
 
ORIGINAL: Hairyarse

Blimey, look what I started!! [:D]

Back on topic......lol

Got the text from the owner of what the MOT advisory said - 'O/S/F steering rack arm drumstick has slight wear'

Is this a big issue?

Cheers
Andy
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Anybody????
 
What do they mean by "drumstick"? If is just a track control arm then no probs.But if it's the rack it's self then a bit more of a problem but still not too expensive to fix.Even so you could get a good used one for not alot of money.
 

ORIGINAL: Hairyarse


Anybody????
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It sounds to me like one of those advisories made by an MOT Inspector who doesn't see many of our cars and doesn't know exactly how tight or loose some things are supposed to be.

Over the years the same station has advised me of numerous 'excess play', or 'slight wear' issues. The next year they make no mention of it but report on something else [&:].

Racks can be repaired or rebuilt, it's not a show stopper. They are a wear and tear item and at some point in their life they will need replacing
 
I have had an early dash 944 LUX and loved it !!! but as previously mentioned my 944 Turbo S with refreshed M030 Konis does it for me, a lottery win will see another early car in the "stable", i understand where your coming from Pixie........horses for courses.................i like them all, but prefer big "no lag" boost, it really is addictive [:)]
My tuppence.
Preferences for a LUX would be Fuchs, Black with cream logo trim.
 
I have to say one of my top 2 944s I have seen was an early square dash Red with fuchs and black leather early sport seats.It looked the dogs bits.Still love my S2 though.
 
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