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Guys, I haven't owned a 944 in about 30 years, always loved the cars, and found an 86 Turbo, locally, with just over 700 original miles. I bought from the original owner a couple of weeks ago.
My question is about service manuals. There is no Bentley manual like there is for the 911 and that sucks. I have the Haynes manual but it isn't the best.
What's the best reference workshop manual for the 944? I know there is a factory set that is unobtanium but thought someone here would know.
Thanks
Congrats on your beautiful purchase. Next to the 911 it is evident the engineering is vastly different conceptually.
Why... I must ask, would an original owner only put 700 miles on the car. A collector?
Congratulations, that's pretty amazing and must be one of the lowest mileage examples in existence. Would also love to hear more about the story and of course would love to see some more pics!
The original printed versions of the manuals may not be as rare as you would expect. It seems they can consistently be found on eBay, etc... However, the information is the same as the PDFs linked above.
Not a collector but a daughter who's father died after always wanting a 944 but never got. After his death she bought the car new and never learned to drive a standard. It just sat in the garage but her husband drove it a little.
That is a very valuable collector's piece. A 1989 Turbo with 8,400 miles just sold for over $72k at Monterey last week. The later cars' specs might help the value a tad, but the simplicity of the first year and the incredibly low miles would make me think this car is significantly more valuable. If your car is untouched as delivered from the factory, it is a priceless reference point for originality, which will hopefully be fully documented if/as maintenance is done, and honestly it belongs in a museum (maybe Porsche's own). Not sure what your plans are for the car, but I'd encourage you to do plenty of homework before deciding what to do with it, and certainly before removing a single bolt. Sorry to sound preachy, but holy moly what a car! Nice buy.
Edit: just noticed your caption about driving it two hours in the heat. Be very aware that the motor is an interference motor, meaning the valves will hit the pistons if the timing belt breaks. Your timing belt is nearly 30 years past its approved service life if original, so if the belt hasn't been changed in the last few years, you seriously should not run the motor until changing the belt. And if you plan to drive this car (boo!) be sure to change the tires. 32 year old tires are like ice skates, especially when wet (ask me how I know).
Last edited by Tom M'Guinn; 08-31-2018 at 01:02 PM.
08-30-2018, 11:09 PM
Bought an 86 Turbo with just over 700 miles
