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Convince me to buy a 944.
I've been an air cooled guy up until now. 914, now a 911. Lots of wrenching on both..clutches, suspension rebuilds, even put a custom microsquirt fuel injection system on the 914 (yes, that was before I had 2 kids).
My dad always wanted a 944. I had a poster in my room of a 944 with our family name on it, given to my dad by the dealership when he put a deposit down on one. He backed out for reasons I still don't understand.
I've got a nice piece of property now and space for a 4th car. My plan was to get another 914 and built it into something special, maybe a 3.2 DE car, or a big four. But you can get a cream of the crop 944 for less than the cost of a big four kit...
I know nothing about the 944, nothing about the water cooled cars, except the usual...but the best one you can afford...look for maintenance records...get a PPI...change the timing belt and water pump...etc.
I think I'd only consider a later car, like an 87 944s, just based on improvements and power.
People that have had a 944 and an air cooled 911 or a 914...what did you think? Did you keep both? I searched...but what are the best threads out there abut 944 ownership? Are the fun to work on the way a 911 and a 914 are?
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