Tom M'Guinn

My guess is that the '88 Silver Rose Turbo S will ultimately fetch the highest prices. Oh, and Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice...

MAGK944

marc abrams

That's funny because people said nothing good came out of the 80's ten years ago. Hemmings Motor News is now predicting the 80's Chrysler mini van's will be collectible! Should have kept my 86 Daytona Turbo Z

In 1978 I remember a car collector told me and his son that "no car from the 60's and 70's would be worth a dime" . His son had a 69 Hemi Road Runner. Beep-Beep.

Wisconsin Joe

The one with better paint.
The one with better interior.
The one with better wheels (Fuchs on only one would make a big difference to me).
The one with a better "vibe" from the seller.

I don't think you could go wrong with either choice, presuming that the prices are in line with current values.

In this case, it will be the car that "calls to you" the most.

fejjj

plumbum

It’s hard to say which will be a better investment but I don’t think you could go wrong with either choose.

As many have pointed out there are a lot of variables, some are going for crazy high prices and I would be surprised if they kept climbing. (That being said I was looking at 2 911SC a few years ago and thought 13k was to much *facepalm)

Tom R.

Plenty of each around. NOT! You are about ten years late on that. Probably find a 951 with that mileage that you can drive and sell in a few years. Might take a while to find the S2 with 50K
I lost $$ on every Porsche I owned. I guess I didn't invest correctly. But I did have fun on the twisties.

If you want Fuchs scrap the S2, and now you are limited to 86 for the 951.

Wisconsin Joe

Yeah, the "Return On Investment" on these cars is not measured in dollars and cents.
Worth every penny, though.

I'm not super up to speed on what came with what and when for the 944 series.
My mistake on the wheels.
I just think the Fuchs look the best.

Tom R.

Fuchs are early offset. The 85.5 and 86 cars run the same offset as the pre 85.5. The 86 Turbo has early offset. I agree that Fuchs look the best.

black944 turbo

I agree with what everyone has said. You really need to drive them both. I would say a lightly modified 951 (chip and exhaust) is a ton of fun and should not be overlooked. Both the S2 and turbo are wonderful drivers cars and will give you plenty of smiles per mile.

The way the power is delivered is so different between these two models that it would be difficult to give you sound advise. I may prefer the turbo for many reasons, however you may prefer the S2 for the same reasons. They are both great cars and will serve you well.

Tom R.

I owned two turbos and three S2s. Summed up in six words: Daily driver S2, weekend warrior turbo.

Noahs944

Nice to hear from Tom R... someone who speaks for experience.

dionphaneuf

Same vs same I think it's a bit of a toss up. Some auctions just have the right two bidders and go crazy, others have amazing cars that fall flat. You definitely won't fall on your *** with any of these cars; 2-3 year time scale you'll at worst break even unless something goes catastrophically wrong. 5 years you'll do great on either. I think Turbos have more pop - the S2 isn't well known enough, so it won't attract as many buyers/bidders, whereas the 951 has the Porsche 'Turbo' cachet. I'd say a super clean 86 car with Fuchs or Phone dials or a Turbo S/Silver Rose will lead the market, but clean S2s are going up a lot too. The 86 951 on BaT now will go for a ton if the auction is well manged.

I originally wanted a Turbo, but driving the S2 swayed me so I got one of those. Predicting what the market is going to do with accuracy is hard, so just go with what you like best and enjoy it. Given what you're going to pay for a 50k mile car, I'd be almost afraid to drive it on any type of regular basis. I got one with 115k, LSD, and some performance upgrades and even feel bad driving that as prices keep going up.

islaTurbine

black944 turbo

There are plenty of great colors. I have a black on light grey car. There was a very nice blue, silver, etc.....