Too much wine + Ebay = Porsche 944S2
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VanhireBoys
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Well done...! £1500 is a bargain... even if you have to put some cash into belts and stuff....! Have S2's really dropped that far....?
TheFiend
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ORIGINAL: sc0tty
No, S2s have not dropped that far, but sadly the reputation and value of good cars is going down the kermit due to all the sheds out there, and this recession means that probably all car values are affected at the moment. What worries me long term is that the reputation of the 944 is just being ruined by all the tatty and poorly maintained ones the often appear, and the 944 is now going the way of the 924. I kept kidding myself that the good ones will survive, all the sheds will go the scrapheap, and one day the cars will be rare, classic and desirable and thus increase in value !! [][
At the end of the day something is only worth what somebody else is willing to pay for it....
I just sold my 89 Fiesta XR2... no MOT, no Tax.... for £1400..... [
]That's the same price I paid for my 944S... which came with 10 months MOT and FSH.
This needs to be inscribed on the dashboard of every 944 owner, and inscribed extra-deeply on the foreheads of those who worry about the value of their 944's.
- You don't buy a car to make money (unless you are a dealer)
- There is no such a thing as a cheap Porsche (unless you are a dealer)
- A good 944 has represented performance-car-bargain-of-the-year for the last 5 years at least (for everyone)
Buy a good one that you can afford, drive it lots, keep it in good condition and sell it when you are finished with it. If you make a loss, remember the good times and good miles you have spent in it.
Oli.
(Still amazed that such a good S2 can be bought for £1500 tho'!)
"This needs to be inscribed on the dashboard of every 944 owner, and inscribed extra-deeply on the foreheads of those who worry about the value of their 944's.
- You don't buy a car to make money (unless you are a dealer)
- There is no such a thing as a cheap Porsche (unless you are a dealer)
- A good 944 has represented performance-car-bargain-of-the-year for the last 5 years at least (for everyone)
Buy a good one that you can afford, drive it lots, keep it in good condition and sell it when you are finished with it. If you make a loss, remember the good times and good miles you have spent in it."
Wise words indeed!! Less guilt, more fun!
- You don't buy a car to make money (unless you are a dealer)
- There is no such a thing as a cheap Porsche (unless you are a dealer)
- A good 944 has represented performance-car-bargain-of-the-year for the last 5 years at least (for everyone)
Buy a good one that you can afford, drive it lots, keep it in good condition and sell it when you are finished with it. If you make a loss, remember the good times and good miles you have spent in it."
Wise words indeed!! Less guilt, more fun!
sbloxxy
New member
Totally agree with the idea that there's no such thing as a cheap Porsche. In my experience, buying the car is one thing and running it properly quite another. Admittedly my other Porsche is a Boxster S, but I reckon thats expensive to run by any standards (unless judged against wifey's BMW 745 which is frequently outrageous) but thats another story.
DivineE
New member
Fan-bloody-tastic! I love it when things like this happen. Well done and I at least am glad it has gone to an enthusiast who will likely look after it and keep it an example the own rather than run it into the ground at that price.
They really are quite fantastic cars for their age/value and even better at that price! You'd struggle to buy a 10 year old Daewoe at that money! Just shows what a difference good taste can make.
They really are quite fantastic cars for their age/value and even better at that price! You'd struggle to buy a 10 year old Daewoe at that money! Just shows what a difference good taste can make.
Northern924
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Holy Poo!! £1500, really!!!???
Thats a S2 for 2.5 n/a money......
If you did indeed get the car for that price, check everything is OK, and drive it away with a big smile like you stole it, because you did []
For your own sanity, as its been said, check the sills are in good order and that the belts have been changed (including rollers/tensioners) in the last 30k.
If not its a £500-700 bill you really need to invest in, especially with the S2, if that engine goes due to belt failure you are looking at a huge bill or new engine itrs that serious a thing on these cars.
But thats the scary bit over, bloody stunning looking car from that pic, and i'm suspecting you dropped really lucky there []
Thats a S2 for 2.5 n/a money......
If you did indeed get the car for that price, check everything is OK, and drive it away with a big smile like you stole it, because you did [
]For your own sanity, as its been said, check the sills are in good order and that the belts have been changed (including rollers/tensioners) in the last 30k.
If not its a £500-700 bill you really need to invest in, especially with the S2, if that engine goes due to belt failure you are looking at a huge bill or new engine itrs that serious a thing on these cars.
But thats the scary bit over, bloody stunning looking car from that pic, and i'm suspecting you dropped really lucky there [
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She wants to be careful in that if she ventures onto a motorway. In roughly 1,000,000 miles of driving I have seen 2 cars roll over on the motorway - both matiz's One on the M1 and one on the M27. On the plus side the occupants walked away on both occasions and the bodyshell was still pretty straight. First one there were 4 people on board, second only 2, both were braking heavily prior to the flip. Not sure the first hit anything the second bounced off the central reservation before flipping and rolling across 3 lanes.
Tony
Tony
Scotty wrote:
"I just dont get how the aircooled 911s keep going up, even though they are inferior cars in so many ways. Doh! "
Cheeky!
"I just dont get how the aircooled 911s keep going up, even though they are inferior cars in so many ways. Doh! "
Cheeky!
944 man
Active member
ORIGINAL: sc0tty
No, S2s have not dropped that far, but sadly the reputation and value of good cars is going down the kermit due to all the sheds out there, and this recession means that probably all car values are affected at the moment. What worries me long term is that the reputation of the 944 is just being ruined by all the tatty and poorly maintained ones the often appear, and the 944 is now going the way of the 924. I kept kidding myself that the good ones will survive, all the sheds will go the scrapheap, and one day the cars will be rare, classic and desirable and thus increase in value !! [
Anyway, all that matters is I love my car and love driving it, and thats what matters, it's only money after all !
I just dont get how the aircooled 911s keep going up, even though they are inferior cars in so many ways. Doh!
Cast your mind back to the Mk.II Escort. Try to buy an MOTd car now; and see what it is worth.
I dont think that the 944 was become this valuable, for manifold reasons, but it shows that a car with a lowly status and which attracts ill-conceived modifications; neednt lose all of its value over the longer term.
Of course - if youd wanted assured classic status....... you should have spent more and bought a proper Porsche.....[
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sbloxxy
New member
To be honest , it really doesn't need a glass out respray, just a couple of panels and I have a tame painter who can do that cheaply. All the belts, rollers etc have just been done. I'm under no illusions that it will be cheap to run (surprisingly good on fuel though) but which ever way you look at it, its a lot of car for the money.
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