Brett Jenkins

I have an opportunity to pick up an 88 924s. It has ~100k miles, good service records, very good body and paint, never seen snow, mechanically sound, the interior is quite poor. I just redid the interior in my 944, so that is no problem for me.

I need to take a closer look at the car and scrutinize the maintenance records, but if it's all in order, what's a fair price for this car?

Thanks in advance.

xsboost90

hm, mines in very good shape besides needing some little stuff.dash cracked and paint- and i would expect like 4000-5000 range, this car would be anywere from 3k down i would say with the service, and overall shape of the car being the real deciding factor. Do what i do, pay as little as possible...even if its nice!

Brett Jenkins

Is an 88 924s an upgrade from a 85.5 944 NA?

Kurt R

Do you like the older style interior? The 924s has the same interior as the earlier 944 series, except white lettering on the gauges, maybe a few other differences. Also the 924 has steel front a-arms, where your 944 has aluminum ones. The styling of the 924 vs the 944 is another thing to consider. Do you like the look of the narrower fenders and smaller spoiler?

One thing is an upgrade: The 88 924 has a slightly higher compression ratio, so slightly more power. Shorter 5th gear too.

Matt

Kurt is right on the differences. The 924S is a little lighter as well. Some people prefer the steel a-arms because the ball joints are easy to replace and dirt cheap.

Sounds like a potential bargain, as a bad interior will turn off the great majority of potential buyers.

I bought mine 8 years ago, at about 80k miles, excellent condition and history, needed no work whatsoever at the time, for $4,400. That was probably a little below market, but not by much.

Great car, I've really enjoyed it.

Matt