Prices and Demand.

[Frenchy]

Personally i think and have preached that the 944 has been way undervalued and overlooked, there now seems to be a good few forum / magazine articles praising them and advising people to buy them now whilst still affordable.
A good mate has been thinking about buying one for a couple of years, of course I have egged him on ??
Penny has dropped eventually??
He missed a Silverose last weekend which sold pretty quick, another Turbo that was a contender.....gone.
Discuss??

 

[dlknight]

Hey @Frenchy - I think I may have seen that Silver Rose - looked like a pretty realistic price and I did have a moments thought about it

Turbo's in particular seem to be fetching favourable sums £20k+ with scruffy examples at around £15k.

I'm looking to add another front engined Porsche to the stable at some point, just has to be the right one, perhaps a 968 or even a 928....

 

[blade7]

944 Turbos were well under valued when I started looking over 13 years ago. Though even back then there were some rotten and tired cars for sale. And the worst rot boxes I saw were early cars. I seem to recall Jon Mitchell telling me the 88 turbo S was prone to rust too. I also remember Diver944 having a dig at me, because it took months to find one I actually wanted to buy. And another admin liked to ridicule garage queens, where are their 944's now? Recent increases seem to be driven by dealers and speculators, rather than true enthusiasts. Like wot I am [].

 

[PSH]

I think you'll also find that the early cars are better built with more underseal.. an 88 isn't an early car.. there's also a big difference in component parts between early and late which has been well documented if you search.

 

[blade7]

And you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet.

 

[dlknight]

944 Turbos were well under valued when I started looking over 13 years ago. Though even back then there were some rotten and tired cars for sale. And the worst rot boxes I saw were early cars. I seem to recall Jon Mitchell telling me the 88 turbo S was prone to rust too. I also remember Diver944 having a dig at me, because it took months to find one I actually wanted to buy. And another admin liked to ridicule garage queens, where are their 944's now? Recent increases seem to be driven by dealers and speculators, rather than true enthusiasts. Like wot I am [].

Good point about the recent prices - most of what we see is just the asking price, wonder what they actually go for?

As you said also plenty of rot boxes for sale by the looks of things, unfortunately these cars are at the age where if they haven't been garaged they are most likely to have rot of some sort from sitting outside in the UK weather and salty winter roads.

 

[944Turbo]

It is interesting, I think there was a bit of a dip last year despite other toys going up in lockdown - boats / motorbikes etc. a friend reckoned people were taking bounce back loans and spending on toys.

Makes me wonder what to do with my coupe - refresh it as standard - or as its done 200k and has different brakes / suspension etc. continue on my road to putting in an LS3 - not a decision I have to make soon as work is still busy and house jobs need doing first. (it must be close to 10 years since I decided that was a good idea!) The cab is staying standard.

As I have a deposit down on another turbo car (with 4wd arriving summer) my toy funds will be depleted anyway for a couple of years.

Tony

 

[blade7]

As I have a deposit down on another turbo car (with 4wd arriving summer) my toy funds will be depleted anyway for a couple of years.

Tony

I've thought for a while that a Audi TT-RS with some suspension and mapping tweaks, would run rings around a 944 turbo. Plus it would put it's power down on a wet road much more effectively. A car for all seasons?

 

[924Srr27l]

Blade7

I've thought for a while that a Audi TT-RS with some suspension and mapping tweaks, would run rings around a 944 turbo. Plus it would put it's power down on a wet road much more effectively. A car for all seasons?

Even a 2004 3.2 V6 DSG TT MK1 will and is quicker than any old transaxle, I' picked one up when the 1st lockdown hit the car trade!

30K car, scooped of £2100! A lot of a car for very little money, front wheel drive unless the wheels spin then the electronic Haldex system puts drive to the rear. The weighty 3.2 Six puts plenty of weight on the driven wheels that in wet conditions is very very good.

R

 

[924Srr27l]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-944-turbo-1989-project/203241838657?hash=item2f52285841:g:kVIAAOSw-jpf93fl

Another RAcer ! Not...

R

 

[dlknight]

Dreamer nothing but a dreamer do da do da

https://www.ebay.co.uk/it...06557286?ul_noapp=true

Haven't even fixed the digital clock which should be a must at that price!

 

[924Srr27l]

Dreamer nothing but a dreamer do da do da

https://www.ebay.co.uk/it...06557286?ul_noapp=true

Haven't even fixed the digital clock which should be a must at that price!

YEp proper priced up garage this one.

They a 993 @ 64K, Healey just under 70K and this pink GT6 just under £27,00!

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-GT6-MK3/264977459045?hash=item3db1e32765:g:~~AAAOSwbLxf2HSm

R

 

[924Srr27l]

Or.........Racecarsdirect.com - Porsche 944 Turbo Race car

 

[944Turbo]

As I have a deposit down on another turbo car (with 4wd arriving summer) my toy funds will be depleted anyway for a couple of years.

Tony

I've thought for a while that a Audi TT-RS with some suspension and mapping tweaks, would run rings around a 944 turbo. Plus it would put it's power down on a wet road much more effectively. A car for all seasons?

bit less flash, and hopefully a more interesting drive (Yaris)

 

[Frenchy]

DK Knight, a good mate bought a 928 GT Manual in Black, paid top dollar but it is a top no expense spared car.

Hell of a thing !

Posters, loads of new stuff quicker than a 944 turbo, it's not about that, agree with PSH I owned a very early 86 Turbo and it was completely rust free, that said it was garaged over winter for most of it's life.

Mine hibernates when the council is chucking salt grit about to preserve it.

 

[dlknight]

DK Knight, a good mate bought a 928 GT Manual in Black, paid top dollar but it is a top no expense spared car.

Hell of a thing !

Posters, loads of new stuff quicker than a 944 turbo, it's not about that, agree with PSH I owned a very early 86 Turbo and it was completely rust free, that said it was garaged over winter for most of it's life.

Mine hibernates when the council is chucking salt grit about to preserve it.

Exactly no point coming along and saying you can get xyz for the same price and it's quicker.

Sounds weird to say but it is almost like these cars have soul - there is that old car smell and all the little things that make that car individual to you.

I still remember when I went to look at my turbo for the first time back in 2007 - I've learnt a hell of a lot about cars since then but at the time I made that stupid mistake of falling for the first car I looked at and not even haggling over the price. The guy selling it let me go out on a test drive on my own, the first time I floored it was amazing, that kick from the turbo is / was like nothing else I'd driven at the time and it handled as good as if not better than the 944 S it was destined to replace.

I didn't do to badly though as I paid just over £7k at the time (this was when prices were rock bottom) so I overpaid slightly considering the mileage and condition. Probably over £10k into it but does it make me happy, of course!

Part of me doesn't want prices to go up as I'd still like to own a few different Porsche transaxles just to see what I'm missing.

Everytime a magazine does an article on the 944 or a popular youtube channel features a 968 the dealers seem to put their prices up and then following suit so do the private sellers.

 

[blade7]

As I have a deposit down on another turbo car (with 4wd arriving summer) my toy funds will be depleted anyway for a couple of years.

Tony

I've thought for a while that a Audi TT-RS with some suspension and mapping tweaks, would run rings around a 944 turbo. Plus it would put it's power down on a wet road much more effectively. A car for all seasons?

bit less flash, and hopefully a more interesting drive (Yaris)

Circuit pack?

 

[blade7]

Posters, loads of new stuff quicker than a 944 turbo, it's not about that, agree with PSH I owned a very early 86 Turbo and it was completely rust free, that said it was garaged over winter for most of it's life.

Mine hibernates when the council is chucking salt grit about to preserve it.

You agree with PSH, whose car has sat outside in all weathers for years. Then say your 86 was garaged over winter, and your 88 hibernates?

 

[blade7]

Exactly no point coming along and saying you can get xyz for the same price and it's quicker.

If this was directed at me, my post referring to a TT-RS was prompted by someone saying they are buying a turbo car with 4wd. And I didn't mention price on this occasion.

 

[924Srr27l]

Part of me doesn't want prices to go up as I'd still like to own a few different Porsche transaxles just to see what I'm missing.

There's not that many! only the Normally aspirated 944 S2 3.0 & 968 not much difference between them and usually any 944 turbo owner never goes UP to a

normally asp! the 928#s are big bruisers not as chuckable, mostly (lazy change auto) and relatively heavy and thirsty...

R