Well, I went and did it. Picked up a 1989 911 (964) Carrera 4 this morning. I told my wife that it was for her, but we all know the real story.

Actually, the 2 cars drive so differently that it is a pleasure getting into either one of them. Funny, the C4 is 4 years newer, but at 103k on the ticker it has almost twice the miles of my 944! While I had not wanted to potentially "abuse" my pretty 944 in auto-x or other hard DE driving, I just don't feel the same way about the C4, so I look forward to finding out much better what a P-car can do (and whether I am up to the task of driving it well!)

Anyway, here's the photo. And whenever I see a watercooler on the road, I will wave regardless of the P-car I am driving.

Tom

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i'm so jealous! how much did it cost ya? my pleasure would be the turbo version of that baby...

 

Amazingly, the 944 in red looks way more agressive than the 911(964)! Nice one though! Cool rims too.

Your 944 is in sweet shape! Original paint?

 

Oops.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by AndyK:
<strong>Amazingly, the 944 in red looks way more agressive than the 911(964)! Nice one though! Cool rims too.

Your 944 is in sweet shape! Original paint?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Yup Andy, original paint, and original everything else (other than the Blau San Francisco and maintenance items). PO was in Utah, and kept the car in a heated garage for 7 months out of the year. And she's only got 54k on the ticker!

Tom

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by ERAU944:
<strong>i'm so jealous! how much did it cost ya? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Almost 3x the 944's price, but what a beautiful driver! I think that these were about $70k new.

Tom

 

and worth every penny no doubt. i'll be saving my pennies! i figure by the time i'm 2,455,234 years old i'll be able to afford any porsche i want!

 

The 964 is a great car. My buddy has same year in red, really nice to have that torque. No dark-side in that. Enjoy!

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Dave Swanson:
<strong>The 964 is a great car. My buddy has same year in red, really nice to have that torque. No dark-side in that. Enjoy!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Dave,

Ever driven your buddy's 964? I'm just looking for more comparisons like the one I made. I had heard some things about the 964, especially the C4 AWD, that it was somewhat slow and lost the road feel. I will have to agree that in town, the C4 is not really in its element, but on the highway that thing just flies. And going around a good corner while accelerating up to freeway speeds was just amazing - Like on rails. It does feel heavier than the 944, but I will have to say I am impressed with the way they civilized the 911 - Without becoming plain vanilla.

What were your impressions?

Thanks,
Tom

 

Congrats TMH. Many happy miles of driving.

 

I've ridden in a C4 in San Antonio, the car pulled FTD's REGULARLY. It was extremely quick! Pretty car too! Congrats.