Yummybud924

lol I have the local tow truck company on speed dial, not joking.

I actually had a nightmare involving timing belts once lol.

how about you spend more time working on the car than actually driving it, at least the case with me.

V2Rocket

...your cars model year includes a fraction

Yummybud924

lol a lot of people give me a weird look when they ask me what year my car is and I reply 85.5 lol, now I just say 86.

CarbonRevo

When you have a Chevy dad that bought your car for you but says "I would never own one". (that's me...)

$50 for a plastic distributor is shocking.

The car takes 7 quarts of oil.

You spend $44 dollars on 93 octane with the car halfway between half and a quarter tank.

People look at you funny when you say you own a 944.


Soo many more...

(btw, these are all about me and my experiences)

Legoland951

You might own a 944 if:

1. You love oil leaks 5k miles after a complete engine reseal.
2. You love doing timing belts buying $500 tool when no other car on earth needs it.
3. You love power steering leaks.
4. You love rubber donut centered clutches.
5. You love to fix micro switches so you can raise your sunroof 2 inches.
6. You love to pay 10 times what others pay for shocks and struts.
7. You love to have the hood and hatch fall on your head when they have a solution on the 924.
8. You love an engine thats almost as heavy as another engine with twice the cylinders.
9. You love to pay $275 for a waterpump.
10. You love constantly blowing heat in your face.
11 You love Japanese Nippondenso air conditioning that never works.
12 You love sloppy shifters.
13 You love torn seats and cracked dashes.
14 You love broken sunvisor clips.
15 You love paying $1500 for a clutch job when a Honda costs about $150
16 You love fixing bent valves
17 You love fishing out bolts from the bell housing with a magnet
18 You carry extra DME relay in your car
19 You have to reseal your hatch often

and MOST IMPORTANTLY

20 You automatically assume the position when you go to the mechanic and ask: HOW FAR SHOULD I BEND OVER?

schwank

When you use the excuse that you like the car because you can flog it to the limit on track with minimal risk of doing anything dangerous, or even passing a grandma in an oldsmobile.

When duct tape on your rear hatch is an acceptable leak stopper given the *$&%!@ hassle of ACTUALLY fixing it.

When you actually kick down $125 for a 5 foot piece of rubber to stop the other leak right above your head.

first500

You might own a 944 if:
If you get a great car deal for $500 and are in the $2000 range plus 40-50 hours under the hood before you can drive it only to find out your 05 taurus stationwagon dohc v6 has much better acceleration and similar handling!!!!

If you have spent more in tools and parts just to do a water pump and timing belt then you did on the entire engine rebuild on your 88 saleen!
if you still are fidling with the shifter block in the rear after you replace it with a stuttgart and custom brace bar, only to have to drive home in which ever gear it gets stuck in, like only 3rd and 4th or even funner is only 5th from across the island!

if the waiter asks "anyone have a porsche parked outside, your light is on" You get to shout yes thats my Porsche but find out that if your blinker is on when you shut the car off the blinker lights stay on solid without blinking?

if your boss ask's you to haul some tools to the jobsite because you normally drive a fullsize 4wd and you point to your car that you cant fit the tools in and even if you could it wouldnt make it in the driveway.

all this and you bought it less then 6 months ago!!!!! and thats just the major things that needed to be addressed, there is still a thrashed interior and a bad paint job to deal with.

your porsche gets 20 mpg better then most of your other vehicles!

you tell your fiancee you got a porsche and that we will enjoy the drive from Oakland California to Medford Oregon

FRporscheman

if your armrest hinge is broken

if you the word 'milkshake' makes you think of engine repairs rather than a cold creamy treat.

ausgeflippt951

...if you swear that your car doesn't look 20 years old, even tho it's got hideaway lights.

...if you find yourself driving to your g/f's house 15 min late for a date because you were busy browsing Rennlist.
...if you find yourself driving to your g/f's house 30 min late for the date because you finally found what was wrong with your car by browsing Rennlist.
...if you find yourself driving to your g/f's house 1 hour late for the date because you needed to fix said problem.
...if you finally show up to your g/f's house on your motorcycle 1.5 hours late for this date because you gave up with the 944 and didn't want to keep your sweetheart waiting...




BTW i was hoping someone would hijack this from the 928 board...they may drive some ugly cars but they sure are creative!

ELLSSUU

if you ever cussed out a snapring.

Legoland951

Or if you ever changed torsion bars and had to reindex them twice to get the right ride height...

yellowline

Volvo specs the same tool for the 740 16v (only interference 740). I find this out 3 years after getting a 9201, but 2 months before we sell the Volvo.

You know you own one when you tell people "it's a racing engine, give it a break" when it takes 6 or 7 seconds to hot start, when in reality, it's because you haven't replaced the fuel pump check valve. And they believe it.

You might own one if you've ever been covered in grease, cursing a CV joint that locked up as you tried to reassemble it.

Also if it cracks you up when a girl asks you if you get "all the ladies because of your car."

924RACR

You're used to a shift lever with so much slop, you have to let the trans figure out what gear you want. Oddly enough, this usually works.

You find yourself muttering foul sentiments under your breath every time an SUV/minivan/pedantic fool gets in front of you for an entrance ramp, killing your chance to enter the freeway faster than traffic and forcing you to downshift.

You've committed to memory the parts of your commute where your car starts steering on its own, thanks to grooving or excessive ruts in the pavement... and counter automatically.

You're torn between wanting to show off your car to female friends, and not wanting them in the car while it's running because that's when things always act up.

jsaindc

...if you think turning $1000 mod into a $1 increase in value is a good investment.

NCporsche

I own my 944 because I've always wanted a Porsche and the 944 is a great all round car for DE, autocross, and getting into the twisties.

In DE, I often give the pass signal in the passing zones and it holds it's own in the turns.

In autocross, the 50/50 weight distribution is envied by the 911 owners.

In the twisties, speed doesn't matter.

If you get Panorama, maybe you should read the latest issue on "Buying a 944".