With finding a new good head for my 924 turbo almost impossible, i've decided to shelve it and join the 944 crowd. I was actually shopping for an '89 944 2.7L, an S2 or a 6 spd 968 but this one was so tidy I had to go have a look, especially as I knew this car and it being 5 mins down the road.
Just had a look at this beautiful old 944. its an '88 with 111,000km. its very original with everything you'd expect with those km's. the seller has owned it since '96/80,000kms and the owner before that bought new.
cant remember what colour they call this... sage green metallic? with black interior and blue porsche script cloth seats. drivers side bolster is showing signs of wear but otherwise the interior is perfect including the dash. It also has no sunroof.
It was maintained by a reputable porsche dealer under the first owner. Said dealer installed air con before they sold it on to the current owner. This owner took it to another reputable porsche worshop who i've dealt with quite a bit in the past.
its had some work but not much. new cambelt at 66,000kms, some minor work to reduce tappet noise, new shocks up front. the underside looks new with a bit road grime from irregular use. When the head was opened up for said work the porsche workshop said it was like new with almost no wear.
waterpump and clutch are original. the tyres are good dunlops with good tread.
it drives really good, feels tight and stops on a dime. never driven one with power steering before and that feels good also.
so, is there anything I should be careful of with a 944 that doesn't get used everyday?