Buying a 944
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pauljmcnulty
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We are talking the white one, yes? The bridge spoiler is horrid (and not Porsche, BTW), but with plenty of 944s being broken I would just change it for original. A badge and rear decal will be small money, and you could re-do the bumper rubber if you wanted. The trim above the doors might be painted or wrapped, but again could be easily restored. The wheels are fine IMO, just lose the red "gator trim" (or is it painted on?).
Thing is, it's up for £9K. That should get you a spot-on turbo: perhaps a few more miles, not an issue on a 944, but with some decent mechanical mods instead of naff bodywork mods. If the car really is a sound, low-mileage example, why would you do that to it! [8|]
I have a big bridge on my car along with 968 sill covers ( I can assure you there is no rust at all in my sills as every panel in there is new) However I am contemplating putting the rubber spoiler back on.
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I personally can't see anything wrong with the big bridge on mine but when its painted white it does tend to stand out a bit.
I personally can't see anything wrong with the big bridge on mine but when its painted white it does tend to stand out a bit.
Diver944
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Colin, do it now!
That aftermarket bridge is truly horrid [:'(][:'(] (as is the one on the Autograph car)
Soli, have a real good look at the inside of those sills by poking a small camera down the vent in the door jam. That dealer has a bit of a reputation here for selling very undesirable cars with lots of stick on go faster bits and questionable taste. With a budget of £9k you should be able to find a good Turbo without any of these worries
Frenchy
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I will echo what Paul has posted, you can do better for a 9k budget, new cars for sale will be surfacing in the next few weeks and months i am sure as the warmer weather "the season" approaches, one of my cars may well be for sale but that will not be until around May.
To be replaced with another 944 i have my eye on i may add [
] depending on £££ numbers.
Sit tight and the right one will come along, there is a red S2 on E Bay that sounds as though it deserves a looking at.
To be replaced with another 944 i have my eye on i may add [
] depending on £££ numbers.Sit tight and the right one will come along, there is a red S2 on E Bay that sounds as though it deserves a looking at.
Car looks good MR Turbo. I'm not a big fan of the original bridge spoiler.I do like the 968 Turbo version though but I can't find one so I thought I'd try the big bridge as I had put the 968 skirts on and thought it would look better than the rubber one. I really wanted a 968 Turbo / rs one but couldn't find one. But I think I'll go back to the rubber.
Got the rubber spoiler that I took off. 10 mins to take bridge off and put the rubber back on. 968 Turbo spoilers seem to be around £400 - £600 for what I assume will be a copy. I think I'll try my local friendly Porsche center parts man. He won't mind looking it up. I always get him to put the part no for a body in white in just in case Porsche have found one lying around and want rid of it.
OLD_ian
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I'd be worried about a car that has stood a bit and not been used much. That was the case with mine when I bought it. The result was what initially seemed like a never ending list of minor things that needed fixing. The list did eventually end, but it cost an eye-watering amount to sort. 944s seem to do better the more they're driven. For £9k if it's sat for a while i'd want to know it had new hoses and seals and that everything on the car that might possibly leak had been sorted out.
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