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That's looking very pretty Fen.
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I don't know if it does. Silver Hammerite on the sills, rusty stonechips on the front wings...
I dropped it off this morning for its 500 mile service and took the 306 to London. At least I think it was the 306 but maybe some prankster has carefully fashioned a blancmange to look like it [:'(]. It's like sitting on a soft bench on top of a people carrier with marshmallow suspension, egg-whisk in a vat of custard steering and a detuned diesel engine - just as well given the bicycle brakes.
Bear in mind how I have raved in the past about the 306 having a lovely chassis, enough power and good steering, brakes and gearshift and that has brought home to me more than anything how focussed the 944 is now.
No idea on weight saving. Not as much as you might think would be my guess and by the time it has a roll cage and fire system even less. The Weltemiser ARBs for example are scarily heavy and some other stuff I have bolted on is heavier that standard too - brakes for example.
Does it feel better (sorry but it's too ugly and unpleasant to be any sort of female I want to have truck with)? Well, define better. Does it feel more connected to the road? Yes. So much so a cat's eye makes the CD jump and it feels like I am physically manhandling it round corners, but it goes round with no lean apparent in the driver's seat at any speed I have yet attempted. Offset that with the clutch that can judder more than you would believe and the thinly padded seats and there you have some areas that are not "better". Overall I am more convinced it was worthwhile than I was before after driving the 306 today. Was it worth the cost (circa £16k plus the not inconsiderable cash I already had in the car) and the answer is most definitely "no". There are much bigger and cleverer ways to spend similar money, even if you want to waste it on a car. It's fairly quick, even up to low(ish) rpm and not holding it long on boost. I doubt much will stay with it on the Queen's highway if I'm of a mind to prevent it and plod would need a chopper to pull me though. Is it frighteningly quick though? No. The quest therefore goes on. I want a car that scares me and I'm not there yet. Maybe I should have just bought a Westfield sEight or a Dax Rush MC Turbo...
The proof will be next week if it maps up OK and there is a place left at Silverstone.
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Fen, You'll have a job making a 944 that scares you. with all the stuff I have on mine, I can't say I've not felt in control (well, apart from in 6" of Swedish snow on half bald summer tyres!). I reckon the only way to get scary is to drop £50k on a nice Milledge engine, and fit a VW van brakes and suspension.
It certainly is a nice addiction to have though: trying to make a 944 scary fast! (unfortunately I think the bank manager will bug out before you do!)
It certainly is a nice addiction to have though: trying to make a 944 scary fast! (unfortunately I think the bank manager will bug out before you do!)
In my opinion, I think the 944 Turbo is plenty scary fast enough on the British roads. I would imagine that having lowered and uprated suspension would make it hairy on our very uneven tarmac and coupled with extra HP even more of a handful.
I have bog standard MO30 on mine and have found myself taking a detour to avoid certain roads.
I have bog standard MO30 on mine and have found myself taking a detour to avoid certain roads.
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