Fell in Love with the 944 again.
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I've asked a few questions on my wife's 944 as I don't know what to do with it, its a mint 1984 car with 52,000Km on the clock, but an auto, both the wife and I have 'nicer' classics, track and every day cars.
So decision taken to sell and the weekend it went for sale at the Asia Classika, had a bit of interest and a few people want to bring mechanics to check the car over.
But I drove the car for the first time in 6 months, the road from my place is a twisty elevated motorway into the city, like the M4 into London but two lane and more bends. The 944 was fantastic, drove back at around 85mph, and on straight motorway had all the airport traffic whizzing past, then made the bends, the 944 stayed at 85 and passed everything without even trying, what a great car, I think I'll keep it probably increasing more than the money in the bank anyway.
No questions just a pitch against 944 haters
So decision taken to sell and the weekend it went for sale at the Asia Classika, had a bit of interest and a few people want to bring mechanics to check the car over.
But I drove the car for the first time in 6 months, the road from my place is a twisty elevated motorway into the city, like the M4 into London but two lane and more bends. The 944 was fantastic, drove back at around 85mph, and on straight motorway had all the airport traffic whizzing past, then made the bends, the 944 stayed at 85 and passed everything without even trying, what a great car, I think I'll keep it probably increasing more than the money in the bank anyway.
No questions just a pitch against 944 haters
Berw said:
But I drove the car for the first time in 6 months, the road from my place is a twisty elevated motorway into the city, like the M4 into London but two lane and more bends. The 944 was fantastic, drove back at around 85mph, and on straight motorway had all the airport traffic whizzing past, then made the bends, the 944 stayed at 85 and passed everything without even trying, what a great car, I think I'll keep it probably increasing more than the money in the bank anyway.
No questions just a pitch against 944 haters
That's ^^^^ whats its all about. No questions just a pitch against 944 haters
If you drove her and loved the experience then keep her. A Porsche 944 is a fab eighties motor
Decided to keep it, so last night the dash board came out, only issues with the car are, sun cracked dash board, a few extra wires mainly for a defunct alarm connected to the battery positive, modern stereo the wife had put in, and a scratch on the rear wing from some prat in a car park.
So dash board out and on way to be professionally refurbished, and now I can see all the wires, including all the alarm bits this weekend will see all the surplus wires gone. I have the original radio cassette and I think I'll put that back.
car has done 52,000 KM in 30 years was bought new in the tropics, never seen a winter, and has been lady owned form new, (its registered in my wife's name) and is near mint.
So dash board out and on way to be professionally refurbished, and now I can see all the wires, including all the alarm bits this weekend will see all the surplus wires gone. I have the original radio cassette and I think I'll put that back.
car has done 52,000 KM in 30 years was bought new in the tropics, never seen a winter, and has been lady owned form new, (its registered in my wife's name) and is near mint.
Sounds like you'd be crazy to sell it....a couple of pics would be nice. After I've dropped the kids at school this morning I'll be setting off from Leeds in my 944 and heading for the Lake District for our annual lads camping weekend....looks like the roof will be coming out too. Can't wait. Brilliant car the 944.
I love mine (86/87 n/a 2.5).
It was in at local OPC (same one who supplied it new) last week for a few bits and pieces around the front suspension/brakes/tyres. Labour rates for classics reasonable, front tyres at fifty quid + VAT, they have guys who still really know their way around them - not sure who else to trust with a four wheel alignment on one of these. Great friendly no-effort-spared customer service.
They gave me a Golf GTi as a courtesy car. It was stunningly good - does everything (except looks!) ten/twenty/thirty times better than my 944 (as it should, being 30 years younger). Overall perhaps the best car I’ve ever driven, and I get to drive quite a few. IMHO the best car in the world at £30k-ish with the options.
That’s the rational. But – irrationally – if I could only have one car it would still be the 944. Partly the looks, partly because it’s “harder” to drive, partly because I see myself driving it for the next twenty years, whilst I’d tire of the GTi in two or three. The 944's the woman you always wanted to marry, the GTi's a superbly accomplished call girl.
It was in at local OPC (same one who supplied it new) last week for a few bits and pieces around the front suspension/brakes/tyres. Labour rates for classics reasonable, front tyres at fifty quid + VAT, they have guys who still really know their way around them - not sure who else to trust with a four wheel alignment on one of these. Great friendly no-effort-spared customer service.
They gave me a Golf GTi as a courtesy car. It was stunningly good - does everything (except looks!) ten/twenty/thirty times better than my 944 (as it should, being 30 years younger). Overall perhaps the best car I’ve ever driven, and I get to drive quite a few. IMHO the best car in the world at £30k-ish with the options.
That’s the rational. But – irrationally – if I could only have one car it would still be the 944. Partly the looks, partly because it’s “harder” to drive, partly because I see myself driving it for the next twenty years, whilst I’d tire of the GTi in two or three. The 944's the woman you always wanted to marry, the GTi's a superbly accomplished call girl.
Wife just phoned she dropped the dash board of to be recovered/repaired, it is badly split, place it has gone to has a good reputation but wouldn't quote without seeing it, they say they can do and shown samples of repairs on other (more modern cars) so she left it, quote 145 pounds, including all taxes, sound OK?
Can any one tell me what wires are connected to the battery positive terminal as standard? My car has about 6, standard one I can identify is a live for ignition, non standard are a fused feed for the Air Con and a live to a starter solenoid, (wiring in a separate starter solenoid is a common fix for German cars in Malaysia), but there are a few other black wires that all look original and I can't find what they do, they disappear into the loom.
Can any one tell me what wires are connected to the battery positive terminal as standard? My car has about 6, standard one I can identify is a live for ignition, non standard are a fused feed for the Air Con and a live to a starter solenoid, (wiring in a separate starter solenoid is a common fix for German cars in Malaysia), but there are a few other black wires that all look original and I can't find what they do, they disappear into the loom.
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Here are a few picture of my 944, and the dashboard just back from the trimmers, the job on the dash is fantastic, vinyl but 'leather texture' cost me 200 pounds, a great job following every contour of the dash, will go back in next Tuesday as that is a public holiday for me.
Car is a 1985 Auto 8 valve, half black leather, 30,000 miles, bought new in the tropics, and never seen road salt, 16 In teli dials. I bought it 6 years ago for the wife, who uses it as third car, car has had two owners all ladies. I've had all the brakes replaced, all new hoses, replacement J pipe, replacement sun visors, and various other plastic/rubber bits, as the they perishes in the humidity. It has a full tool kit original jack,spare and Porsche compressor. Had it sprayed original colour, apart form that only service items, full belt and pulley service last year, had the auto box flushed when I bought the car, there are no specialist here so we had to read up on it as we went along.
I'm thinking to put the original radio cassette player back when the dash goes in.
Last night I finished the hard work on my 944.
Removed the dash board had it recovered and replaced, looks fantastic, not a difficult job but time consuming to do right, undo all the clips and screws without braking anything, took 6 days in and out.
So new dashboard, all the instruments serviced by a specialist, cleaned all the switches up, refitted all the carpets around the door pillars, new carpet under the dash board, glove box lined up right. Only problem is the interior light which broke as the plastic was brittle, replacement on way from a breaker.
Engine wiring all sorted, new terminals crimped on where they were worn
Car is of to the shop the weekend to get repaired where some scratched the rear qtr in a car park.
Need to decide if I refit the original radio cassette, I dug it out last night I have all the original wiring and the amp, I left the connections on the car with long tails so I can fix easily when I am ready.
Car is near perfect, as to be expected with 30K miles and never seen road salt, seats are all good half black leather, carpets are great, I fixed the rear luggage blind, window switches rebuilt (the current new replacements are rubbish), car is on original 16 Inch telidials, was resprayed original colour 2 years ago.
Since I had the car, brakes and wheel bearing rebuilt, cooling fans rebuilt, auto box flushed properly, auto flexi plate replaced, all hoses replaced including the air induction J pipe, last year it had a belt and pulley service, new Porsche plug leads (not cheap), and of course all the regular oil filter stuff.
So hopefully ready to go.
Removed the dash board had it recovered and replaced, looks fantastic, not a difficult job but time consuming to do right, undo all the clips and screws without braking anything, took 6 days in and out.
So new dashboard, all the instruments serviced by a specialist, cleaned all the switches up, refitted all the carpets around the door pillars, new carpet under the dash board, glove box lined up right. Only problem is the interior light which broke as the plastic was brittle, replacement on way from a breaker.
Engine wiring all sorted, new terminals crimped on where they were worn
Car is of to the shop the weekend to get repaired where some scratched the rear qtr in a car park.
Need to decide if I refit the original radio cassette, I dug it out last night I have all the original wiring and the amp, I left the connections on the car with long tails so I can fix easily when I am ready.
Car is near perfect, as to be expected with 30K miles and never seen road salt, seats are all good half black leather, carpets are great, I fixed the rear luggage blind, window switches rebuilt (the current new replacements are rubbish), car is on original 16 Inch telidials, was resprayed original colour 2 years ago.
Since I had the car, brakes and wheel bearing rebuilt, cooling fans rebuilt, auto box flushed properly, auto flexi plate replaced, all hoses replaced including the air induction J pipe, last year it had a belt and pulley service, new Porsche plug leads (not cheap), and of course all the regular oil filter stuff.
So hopefully ready to go.
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