Miss the modern car feeling a bit now....

[xenon]

Since dunking my 2002 BMW325i a few months ago and getting my S2 (and a holiday in the Cayman Islands []) I haven't looked back. I love the handling, the noise, the acceleration, the lack of the Steptronic (aka s***e) gearbox and so on.

I don't really miss the TV (complete waste of time), Sat Nav, memory seats or anything else but I'm wondering if things might change as winter draws in. As I got in the car this morning how I missed the drying effect of the A/C. In the BMW, as most modern cars I suppose, you simply pressed the demist button and within minutes all the glass was clear, the mirrors de-misted, washers heated and off you went.

Not quite the same in the S2. Switching on the demist blows moist air from outside onto the inside of the screen where it immediately condenses. This continues and gets worse as the engine warms, only beginning to clear as the engine gets hot. By the time I reached the office I had remove from the front bumper: Two traffic cones, one wheely bin, one bus-shelter side panel and an old fella on a pushbike who was extremely rude.

Good fun, eh?

 

[Fred Hindle]

Took my 944 out last night to the regional meeting. Heater fan decided to stop working so multiply your demisting problems by a factor of about 10. Driving down unlit country lanes trying to wipe the screen with a large paper towel that was getting wetter and wetter. Took ages for the engine warmth to start clearing the screen.
If that wasn't bad enough the after-market immobiliser that was fitted over twelve years ago decided to play up, eventually got the car going but something was very wrong with it. Anyway, having got the car home I decided I would leave it until today so I could look at it in the light. I found that the fuse for the demister fan was only occasionally making contact, replaced the fuse so the fan now works. Time to look at the immobiliser. Guess what, the immobiliser draws power from the same fuse as the fan. Immobiliser works perfectly.
Would I swap my 1984 944 for modern bland car? No way.

Cheers,

 

[sawood12]

New modern cars are not without their problems. In my office I am the only one at the moment not whining about things not working. There are dodgy electric windows, A/C systems packing up, auto gearbox problems, ultra-low profile 18" rims that are continually getting damaged, sat nav's going wonky (they make me laugh - why on earth would anyone have their sat nav switched on on their daily grind to work - they should know their way home by now). I am just quietly sat there driving my car in and out of work with no issues at all - for now! I am also the only one coming into the office in the morning with a smile on my face.

 

[cococola]

I must admit this time of the year my 944 gets used less and its not as much fun as in the summer......however I still wouldnt swap it[]

ORIGINAL: Fred Hindle

Took my 944 out last night to the regional meeting. Heater fan decided to stop working so multiply your demisting problems by a factor of about 10. Driving down unlit country lanes trying to wipe the screen with a large paper towel that was getting wetter and wetter. Took ages for the engine warm to start clearing the screen.
If that wasn't bad enough the after-market immobiliser that was fitted over twelve years ago decided to play up, eventually got the car going but something was very wrong with it. Anyway, having got the car home I decided I would leave it until today so I could look at it in the light. I found that the fuse for the demister fan was only occasionally making contact, replaced the fuse so the fan now works. Time to look at the immobiliser. Guess what, the immobiliser draws power from the same fuse as the fan. Immobiliser works perfectly.
Would I swap my 1984 944 for modern bland car? No way.

Cheers,

 

[beavercraig]

ORIGINAL: Fred Hindle

Took my 944 out last night to the regional meeting. Heater fan decided to stop working so multiply your demisting problems by a factor of about 10. Driving down unlit country lanes trying to wipe the screen with a large paper towel that was getting wetter and wetter. Took ages for the engine warmth to start clearing the screen.
If that wasn't bad enough the after-market immobiliser that was fitted over twelve years ago decided to play up, eventually got the car going but something was very wrong with it. Anyway, having got the car home I decided I would leave it until today so I could look at it in the light. I found that the fuse for the demister fan was only occasionally making contact, replaced the fuse so the fan now works. Time to look at the immobiliser. Guess what, the immobiliser draws power from the same fuse as the fan. Immobiliser works perfectly.
Would I swap my 1984 944 for modern bland car? No way.

Cheers,

I take it you dismisssed the thought the car was just full of "hot air" on a cold night! [][]
I suppose you can't expect trouble free motoring if you drive an "old barge!"[:-]

 

[vitesse]

One very important use for sat nav to& fro'work is to drive at exactly the correct speed to avoid flashing Gatso's;you might not have any on your route.

 

[Neil Haughey]

Well now that my starter spins so quickly after all the fixes detailed before I have really enjoyed the S2 these past couple of days. This morning for example the car was iced up, poured cold water over the windows (note I said cold), 3 spins and she started within about a minute the rear screen was clear, the mirrors OK and the windows all fine.

We have 3 cars, a 2yr old Golf, a Saab 9-5 and the S2 and its a close run thing as to wether or not the Porsche or the Saab is better in the winter, they both heat up real fast but in the Saab the dual zone climate is fully automatic so you don't actually have to fiddle with anything.

The Golf diesel is rubbish, if you want hot or cold to come out it takes so long you might as well not bother and just drive around with the windows open all year.

 

[xenon]

Mine gets hot and quite quickly, but the lack of the A/C drying function means it's slow(ish) to demist.

 

[MarkK]

Using my Standard[8|] black turbo everyday at the minute,she demisted after a couple of minutes and i reckon this time of year is optimal turbo conditions,no salt as yet on the roads,crisp but not so cold there is a lack of traction....,modern cars are just plain boring and everyone has one.Love my turbo its just great i would bring it inside and share my dinner with it if it would fit through the front door[]

 

[George Elliott]

Use my 944t everyday, cannot drive modern scrap, I get bored among all the engineering shortcuts in a snap together kit.
Cup holders....I will never understand.

Just one thing on the Misting up point, I do not have this problem with the windscreen unless if i leave the Centre Vent open over night (slide control down) then it is sometimes a slight problem, is this my imagination?

George

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