How many owners are "young"
11-08-2006, 01:15 PM
#93
Race Director
Hey Adrial, you ever come back to Westchester? IRRC you were the that lived in Somers or something when I was down in Goldens Bridge. Man that was a long time ago. If your ever up in the area come spring shoot me a PM if you want to go for a drive with another 951 and 944..
11-08-2006, 04:28 PM
#94
Instructor
I am 19 and have a porsche 944 n/a and a 951. Bought the n/a for 3000 and put about 13000 in it then I bought the 951 for 14000 has 45000 miles on it when purchased. Great cars.
11-08-2006, 07:09 PM
#96
Nordschleife Master
Adrial, glad to see you and your brother got home alright after sunday. What ended up being wrong with the 914? I heard a broken CV joint from a few of the guys.
One of the few pictures i took from sunday..
One of the few pictures i took from sunday..
11-08-2006, 08:23 PM
#98
Burning Brakes
I am 22. I got my 944 at 19 after my first year of college (but i caught the bug very very young when i was like 5 i would go into the porsche dealers with my dad and point out where the engines were, and look under the cars). I have loved every minute of driving her (sometimes i wish for more power and dream of adding a ss but really i like the way she drives). She was my DD until about a month ago.
I Just purchased a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport for winter and daily driver duties. The 944 now becomes my fun nice weather car. I am already starting to miss driving the 944 every day but i know its better off to keep her out of the weather then she can ahg around a lot longer.
I Just purchased a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport for winter and daily driver duties. The 944 now becomes my fun nice weather car. I am already starting to miss driving the 944 every day but i know its better off to keep her out of the weather then she can ahg around a lot longer.
11-08-2006, 10:50 PM
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I was 17 when I purchased my 944S - turning 30 next year and there are two 928's next to the 944.
11-09-2006, 12:52 AM
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I bought my mint 1986 944 N/A when I was 15 for $6000, so far including the purchese of the car it has 12,800 into it... custom paint (cider red metallic by House of Kolor), fiberwerks body kit, koni suspension, all maintance, G-force tires, and one hell of a loud stereo. BTW I am 17 now and I have owned the car for 2 years and a month.
11-09-2006, 01:06 AM
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19.
Stumbled upon it while I was 16 and being bussed to my high school "senior leadership seminar" on Memorial Day 2004. Hated having my day off ruined, but saw a little red car FS on the roadside.
Told my dad about it the weekend after, we went up to look at it. He pronounced it a money pit. Next day, he woke me up and asked me what time was good to look at it. Started it, warmed it up, downshifted at 40 from 4-2 (T-belt hadn't been done in 15k, but we didn't know it), and decided it was good. Yes, my parents bought it for me. No, they wouldn't let me have a job that summer, so it's not like I'm some spoiled kid. I do pay upkeep on it, and I want to assume insurance payments on it.
My uncle, a fellow car nut, came up to see the purchase the next week once it was insured and licensed. He bought a 944 of his own the next winter, and he drives it more than his 996.
It needed a new motor mount, rear wheel bearings, and t-belt service. It's needed oil cooler seals and a head gasket since then, but we've done things like brake hoses and other safety issues. I've put 25k miles on it, more than the original owner did in his 8 years.
Stumbled upon it while I was 16 and being bussed to my high school "senior leadership seminar" on Memorial Day 2004. Hated having my day off ruined, but saw a little red car FS on the roadside.
Told my dad about it the weekend after, we went up to look at it. He pronounced it a money pit. Next day, he woke me up and asked me what time was good to look at it. Started it, warmed it up, downshifted at 40 from 4-2 (T-belt hadn't been done in 15k, but we didn't know it), and decided it was good. Yes, my parents bought it for me. No, they wouldn't let me have a job that summer, so it's not like I'm some spoiled kid. I do pay upkeep on it, and I want to assume insurance payments on it.
My uncle, a fellow car nut, came up to see the purchase the next week once it was insured and licensed. He bought a 944 of his own the next winter, and he drives it more than his 996.
It needed a new motor mount, rear wheel bearings, and t-belt service. It's needed oil cooler seals and a head gasket since then, but we've done things like brake hoses and other safety issues. I've put 25k miles on it, more than the original owner did in his 8 years.
11-09-2006, 12:16 PM
#103
Three Wheelin'
86 N/A -- Half bought mine, half given to me courtesy of a loan from my dad... Initiallly cost around 6000, but little things, like upkeep, me wrecking it a bit, etc have driven the money put into it to more around 8 grand.... Was lucky enough to have a dad willing to loan out the money to cover what I couldn't -- the only downside is anything he wants to do with his '44, he tests on mine first! Can't say I mind much, though.
