anyone know ---- about late 80s porche 944's ? i see them for sale cheap all the time, i thought i remember reading about the blocks being tough as ---- or somthing... what kind problems do they have and are they worth looking into if your cheap and like to turbo ----? or does everything break and cost as much as id guess? :1

 

I had a 911 with a 383 chevy v8 in the back, porsche parts are $$$$$

 

My father always has strange project cars. He had an old Trans Am, then Nova SS, then Karma Ghia (or wtf it is), and now a couple Porsche 914s.

I think they're ugly as ----, but whatever. He thinks my CRX is ugly too.

 

late 944's are pretty reliable cars. What year and type are you looking at? Check out Pelicanparts.com and scope the 944 forums and such.

 

the ----?

 

944 slow as ***** they kinda look cool though

they are pretty cool with swaps.

 

find that top gear where they did the poor mans porsche's, i think i remember them coming with multiple engines and one of the engines was utter ----.

 

Ask Hitchikkr, he owned one and works on them. He's a big fan... the cars aren't bad mechanically, but like anything they need some specialized attention to detail.

 

All front engine watercooled are mechanic's cars. Only the 944 turbo is even close to worth it. I bought mine cheap off a customer who didnt want to spend the cash to restore it. If you cant stand to work on a dsm, dont even think about a Porsche.


944 were semi-reliable new. Not so much now that the newest is pushing 20 years old. There are A LOT of things that are common to go wrong, and I really dont feel like naming everything off right now, because I want to enjoy the rest of my sunday.

Pelican has some good stuff, avoid the ---- out of any porsche forum except Renntech. The others are the German equivalent to Honda-tech.

Long story short, unless you just absolutely love the car and want a project to slowly spend money on, stay away from a Porsche.
Chances are you wont be happy with the car just as a 'picked it up cheap' kinda ride.

my $.02

 

not much of a fan of the 944s....they can look clean...but id rather take the scarface porsche....what is it..like a 938 i believe...came with a v8 stock