New member with Zermatt Silver ‘85.5 944

[sticknrudder]

New member saying hello! Very excited, long time wanna be Porsche owner! I purchased this car a couple months ago and trailered it back from OH. Very extensive $12k service done a few years ago with records which is the main reason I bought it. Pretty clean car, (no cracks in dash! And no rust) but still needs some cosmetic TLC. I have done a few things already but some of the parts I have that I am still waiting to install are: OEM shift boot, new hood crest, and a Blaupunkt stereo to name a few. Already put more than $2k into parts and more to go but I think it will be worth it to keep this classic in tip top shape. One of the last major things I need is floor mats as the ones that are in it are generic cheap mats. Debating between Lloyd and Cocomats. Car is a lot of fun, both to look at and drive and I’m looking forward to many miles behind the wheel!

[wwdwgs]

Welcome! Very clean car! Congrats!

[TibetanT]

First and foremost, "Welcome to Porsche ownership"!

I love that color, especially since I had one (MY87) that was automatic. I do miss it, but it went to a good home for a good cause.

Second, looks like you did your homework and found a wonderful example of the herd.

Enjoy the ride, and "good luck" with the upcoming parts upgrades you have planned. These are great cars to be a caretaker and pass on later.

All the best.

[Marine Blue]

Great color combo and very nice condition too. Congrats!

[sticknrudder]

Thank you all for the welcome and compliments! I spent over a year doing pretty serious homework, primarily for a 911SC. I still love 911’s but for the money I think the 944 was the wiser choice for me right now.

The car was originally Canadian so it’s all in K/M which has been interesting to get used to. According to the car fax it was actually on Prince Edward Island. I bought it in OH though. Clearly never been driven in salt because the chassis and body are extremely clean! Much cleaner than any of the 911’s I looked at. About 105k miles on the car and 51k on the engine. Had an $12k service in late 2021 where the engine was replaced, new timing belts, clutch, lots of new seals, etc. I’ll try to post some photos of what I’ve done over the past couple months. It’s been hard to do much since I couldn’t drive it until the past few weeks now that the salt is finally off the Michigan roads.

I had been searching for a radio that would’ve come in the car to replace the after market JVC and really wanted a Blaupunkt SQR 23. I finally found a working radio in excellent condition. Sadly it was damaged in shipping! Good news is that the seller just told me today he found the parts that I need to fix it so hopefully will get it in the car after all!

[sticknrudder]

On the color I agree…It’s interesting because I always had wanted a Guards Red 944, but when I saw this car I liked it on paper so much I figured I’d give it a try even though I’ve never been a big silver fan, and see if the color grew on me. It has! What a beautiful color the Zermatt silver is. It has so many different shades in different lighting conditions and they are all beautiful. Plus I think the color hides flaws which is a very nice feature on a 40 year old car.

[Marine Blue]

If you want period correct Blaupunkt makes a SQR46 with Bluetooth that looks like their old tape deck from the early 90’s.