[JackMan]

I have owned and tracked/raced both 1989 911, 1988 944 (both set up with DE suspension/brakes) and a full blown 1989 944S2 race car with aero for NASA GTS2.

Both car series have their good/bad.

944s are cheaper to maintain that a 911
944s handle better than a 911
911s have torque, 944s have little if any torque relative to the 911
944, 2.5 NA, properly set up will give a 1989 911 a run for its money on a track w lots of twisties

I love them both. I instruct and it's fun to watch 911 drivers' eyeballs popout when I take them for a spin in my 1989 944s2 race car. 944s are much more fun on the track than 911s. I drive a 944 on the track with the utmost fun and confidence. I drive the 911 on the track on the edge of fear with a big smile on my face.

Hands down the 911 has more fun factor on the street because of the torque, but I took my 1988 944 and slipped in a short ratio gear box and hello.....

The solution to 944 boredom on the street is short gears. Top speed of 120 and the engine wakes up quickly.

Now, none of the above is cheap. No Porsches are cheap. Each variant of Porsche hides its own demons that suck money, but the rewards are fantastic, espec if you can wrench yourself.

I steer away from the 2.7 liter models because the price diff between the 2.7 and 3.0 is minor.

Best car Porsche ever made was the 944S2 w MO30 option. With a short gear box, firm suspension, brake cooling and aero front/rear and you have a track beast that won't break the bank unless you drive it into a wall (rebuilt) or roll it a few times (rebuilt). The 944 is built like a tank and with a well constructed cage offers fantastic safety on the track.