I've been persuaded to go for a 944 over another 924S, but which one?
Specifically.....
Lux - is this a seperate model or is just the official name for the base model (ie non-S/S2)? If so, what extra things does the lux spec involve?
What are the pros and cons of going for the early (pre-86?) cars? I've heard a couple of people say they're noticably quicker. Does anyone know what extra 'kit' you loose on the european (UK)market cars as opposed to a later model? Are there any additional problems with reliability/build/rust on the older cars? Whatever I go for will be used every day for quite long distances, so it must be durable!
The 16v S - don't think I can really justify the cost of an S2 or turbo, but S's would fall into my price range. The impression I've got before is they have the added complexity of the S2 without much of the preformance increase. Is this fair?
Any other options I should look for - was there an option of uprated roll bars, LSD or anything on any models? Looking for something quite driver orientated.
From what I've seen I reckon the best value model over here would be a well looked after early 8v. Seem to be quite a few nice '83-'85 cars on the market for quite a bit less than later cars in apparently similar condition.