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Originally Posted by Bill Verburg
The 964 awd system was unique to that model. It is nothing like the awd sytem used from 993 thru the current 997. It is complicated, expensive and not easily modified. If you are happy great, but you do a diservice to the vast majority of people looking for a de car. I don't have any issue w/ the 993 up version of awd, except that it is a little heavier than 2wd it is at least natively biased to the back which makes performance driving more enjoyable/doable, but the 964 system is not performance oriented like the later systems it is more of a snow country system w/ native 50/50 bias. Yes it can alter bias based on traction to great extremes but it still can't match the way that a rear biased system can use throttle steer.
lotsa luck to the purchasers of 15 to 20 year old 964C4s
JMO
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I'm extremely happy, thank you.
Bill, I wasn't advocating everyone run out there an grab one. I was simply telling people that the car is not that freakin complicated, is as easy to modify for great DE track performanceas a RWD, and should not be avoided as you suggest. Parts pricing isn't all that different from the newer cars either.
I will say that it would be a better car for those mechanically inclined and want to learn what makes it tick. If you can do your own work, so much the better. If you can't, then I would suggest finding a shop thats knows the older cars ia your next step before buying one,and there are plenty that do at least in my neck of the woods. As 911vet mentioned I have had no problems (just jinxed myself, I suppose) and its rare to find someone on the forum who have had real AWD failures.
At the end of the day, you takes your pick and stay in your comfort zone, but to say I did a dis service to the vast majority is BS. I specifically answered what the OP asked and reported my experience, which was vastly different from your experience (or have you any experience in running an 89 C4 anyway?) and nothing more.