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Never buy a cheap 944"
Sage advice that I duly ignored.
£15, 000 of restoration later I have learnt the hard way just how true that is.
However, it does mean that there is a lovely, rare, 944 that has been saved and now represents brilliant value.
It's the upgraded S2 model with the bigger 3. 0 engine making c. 215bhp.
This is the one to have as the Turbo's - lovely though they are - tend to be non stop problems.
Only 59k on the replacement engine.
I bought it relatively cheaply as a good solid car with the sills repaired (They ALL need doing at some point)
The car is a rare 'Turkish blue' colour (one of only a handful in the UK) with a black interior. (FIND ANOTHER!!!!!) ;)
The car has covered 150k miles but a low mileage engine was installed last year with only 59k miles on it.
I wanted to keep the car original for the most part but ended up making a few tweaks like the pascha door cars and Digi Blaupunkt stereo etc.
It runs & drives superbly.
If you're still interested, here's a list of the various parts I've bought in the last 18 months :
£34 - side repeaters
£30 - gas pedal
£140 - door parts
£100 - used black carpet
£60 - centre console black
£90 - gearknob black
£40 - handbrake sleeve
£140 - new cassette centre console
£20 - carpet fasteners
£20 - boot overmat
£140 - steering wheel
£360 - new tyres fitted
£60 - wheel nuts
£240 - front discs & pads
£150 - Suspension Bushes (Polyflex)
£100 - New windscreen
£4000 - low mileage engine (fitted)
£45 - Oil
£77 - K&N air filter
£20 - new spark plugs
£40 - Diff oil
£75 - cam cover gasket
£100 - water temp sensor
£80 - DME relay x 2 (inc spare)
£150 - engine mounts
£50 - new HT leads
£100 - gas struts - bonnet & boot
£15 - mat clips
£46 - toolkit
£20 - first aid pouch
£90 - rear side black carpet
£300 - rear black seats
£700 - black front seats
£350 - Stainless steel exhaust
£110 - pascha fabric
£300 - doorcard trimmer
£180 - strut brace (not fitted but included in the sale )
£100 - boot carpet
£500 - Blaupunkt digital stereo with DAB & bluetooth
£20 - window switch
£120 - new digi dash clock
£450 - black dashboard (no cracks)
£15 - thermostat
£30 - thermal switch
£300 - cooling fan relay
£30 - rear left carpet
£500 - alternator
£650 - new dash & stereo fitted
£75 - under bonnet insulation
£300 - new front wing
£35 - central locking parts
£5850 - paint - (Turkish blue)
It is not concours and there are still a few tiny jobs to do e. g.:
- Refit the original rear view mirror (supplied)
- Fix the horn (stopped working when the new steering wheel was fitted)
- The wheels could do with a refurb (they're not bad but the perfect paint shows them up)
That's about it.
There's not much history before I bought it but given all the work I've done, that shouldn't be a problem.
Overall the car drives superbly and is a wonderful retro ride.
Also, it has pop up headlights.
x2 keys, original handbook, & V5 etc.
I'm pretty firm on the price so any offers need to be close to the asking price.
I just don't want to waste anybody's time.
Besides, there are plenty of cheap 944's out there... It's the perfect practical retro Porsche.
It's rear wheel drive, has a lusty 3. 0 engine, x4 seats, a decent boot and as I done all the hard work, should be a cheap and easy car to run. It also has pop up headlamps.
