Comments on: The Porsche 944 – A Classic on the Edge

By: PB

PB — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:36:30 +0000

) – agree with the wifes shoes comment Max, still don’t understand why they need them all. Most just come home without seeing a pair of feet. A friend with a 944 Turbo seems to almost live in his to be honest. The boot is surprisingly big.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:50:35 +0000

The front engine Porsches really are the most practical sports cars they ever built. True sports car performance that really can be used every day. Can you think of any other Porsche coupe where you can fit a couple of cases into the boot, some golf clubs and all of the wifes’ shoes for a weekend away?

By: mark

mark — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:00:57 +0000

I recently paid £4200 for a very well kept 1990 944 S2, top of the market price for a lovely car. I use it as everyday transport and can say it’s a pleasure to run and in comparison with other so called sports cars is even frugal when it comes to the pump. Build quality is exceptional even over engineered in some areas.

I love the way that after a week away from it I can come back and once again be blown away with the way it corners, most cars I have driven after a while just become routine, even after a little time away from them.

It doesn’t drive like a modern car tho and requires some application to get the best from the controls which by modern standards are very heavy.

I have found though that with a little concentration even my S2 with ONLY 211 hp can be a very quick point to point machine on the twisties leaving modern hot hatches searching for grip and balance.

You can really spend some time enjoying the B roads too as with the standard wheels even premium tyres are cheap in comparison to the now seeming ly standard 18” wheels.

I really hope the prices do start to climb, it would help preserve the best of these cars, some of which I think will begin to fall into disrepair just because the buy em cheap brigade will not be able to justify things like £1k ish clutch replacement bills for a car they bought so cheaply.

By: PB

PB — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:59:31 +0000

Spot on Jon – the 944 is a classic. I think the looks are really coming into their own as well. It looks very modern for being around 25 years old.

I was looking online recently and couldn’t believe some of the prices good, clean models were going for, and as you said, the Turbos are very much able to keep up with most cars 25 years younger!

Was checking out your Flikr stream there (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28755573@N06/) – very nice, you have the Turbo S in my favorite color as well Looks like a fantastic example.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:34:06 +0000

The 944 is a truly underrated sports car in almost every sense of the word.

Having owned a 1986 944 and now a 1989 944 Turbo S, I can say first-hand that if you are looking for a car that can perform with some of the best modern sports cars, then the 944 series (especially the Turbo models) are worth considering.

I know of few cars from the 1980s that can consistently embarrass the best engineering efforts of modern sports car makers. The 944 Turbo is certainly one of those cars.