Oooh, I missed the cue for my soapbox and one of my favourite subjects [
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Yes, the 968 is an 944 in a frock. A 944 S2 in a frock in fact and I believe that in addition to us jokingly referring to them as the S3 on here that was actually the original intention in Stuttgart also until the new frock was desgined.
Personally I find it easy to discount the '68 for 3 reasons:
1. I find the front end styling "challenging" (but I like the back)
2. They are effectively an S2 and my heart is firmly in the forced induction camp, plus being S2-based they don't get LSD, big brakes, hardened drive shafts, air-con, leather etc. as standard (and where's the fun if you don't have leather and air-con to rip out [
])?
3. They cost 50%-100% more than a comparable S2 yet are only marginally "better" cars. Quite how Porsche managed to introduce variable cam timing and MAF and only get a 29bhp gain is beyond me. Add to that the fact S2s make the book 211bhp and 68s rarely make quoted 240 unmodified and it's even more of a conundrum.
I predict the backside is about to fall out of 968 prices as those not "in the know" will consider an early Bogster to be better (and they will be available for what they are really worth soon [
]), and those who are in the know will realise the 944S2 is 90% of the 968 therefore the price premium should be more like 10%. I further predict a good late 944 Turbo will in the not too distant future be worth more than a comparable 968.![. [FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"]](/forum/styles/default/pcgb/space.gif)
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