Dave

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Gotta love the "must sacrafice" comment, if he gets half the "buy it now".....

joseph mitro

gotta admit it does look in decent shape. but i agree with your assessment. a little high in the dollars and cents category.

ERAU-944

LOL!!! too bad 2.7 was 89. yeah he'll be lucky to get half his asking price there for the buy it now. what a doof

Operator

anything around 10 grand for any kind of 87+ 944 with under 70k miles isnt that bad, yeesh.

i mean, im as cheap as the rest of you but you rennlisters really like to downplay the value of 944s in the real-world market. whats the saying, its worth what someone is willing to pay for it?

..although he does only have a 2.5L and carfax says theres 13 records.. eek

maybe his reserve is 5 grand?

Skwerl

And I doubt automatic 944s have much of a demand.

led

I've always joked that having an automatic sports car, specially a Porsche, is sacrilege. Are automatics actually "rare" or is it just an ebay gimmick?

Conor

I would agree that autos are rare, but that doesn't mean people want them. I don't know numbers but relative to the number of cars the number of automatics should be small.
But even if they only made one they made one too many.

Peter K.

Just my .02...seems like lately I HAVE noticed alot of 944/924/951 etc prices on the rise...odd considering it is winter.

Sean

About a year ago someone listed a NA 944 in our local newspaper for $9000 firm. Basically, the car was just a clean unmolested example of an NA, not a garage queen by any means.

I think that the best NAs can bring in the $9-10k range, assuming they find the right buyer. It might take a while to sell, but eventually a Porsche enthusiast would see what the car was worth. We all know that the cheapest 944s are really not cheap at all (when you factor in the maintenance to restore a neglected car).

itsme-itsme

Lay off the autos for Petes sake. Not every 944 owner is out to race, autocross, or otherwise outrun everyone on the road!!! I bought an auto by choice. Two major reasons...I drive in stop & go city traffic 5 days a week, while holding my coffee, cell phone, or note pad. Also, my wife can drive it without destroying a clutch every year. The car looks 85% new, has 75K miles on it, and will still put your *** into the back seat when I put my foot through the floorboard.
Autos wher made to cruise, and anyone who wants a racer should not buy one.
And the Boxter I'll be ordering will have a Tip for the same reasons. <img border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" title="" src="graemlins/cussing.gif" />

awilson40

I cant help but agree...I was really considering an auto until I ran across my 951. Same reasons...An auto is much more relaxing as a daily driver.Call me old, but hey...Auto's are fine with me.

led

Well, to each his own. I just don't like the idea of an automatic sports car. I'm not gonna start a nomoreautomaticporsches.com or anything. They're just not my taste.
p.s. I also agree that an auto is more relaxing.

Chris_924s

I agree. daily driver and automatic is fine.. also my ex-wife would have burned the clutch up annually. I Personally favor a manual, but cute girls who cant drive stick are willing... and i'm not worried about a date smoking a clutch..

My next one will definetly be manual.. there IS a market for automatic, and they seem to generally be in better shape mechanically then the 5-spd's (Everyone on this BBS is excluded from that statement becaue WE work on them and keep them running)
I simply mean the one-time non-enthusiast owner- who bought it as a toy and lost interest due to maintenance and upkeep- USA is a lazy driving community, as a whole, and many people dont want the hassle of shifting. (or learning how to for that matter- My ex didnt know how to downshift- burned up the brakes in my old Mitsu GT-VR4 every 30 k miles)

In not really an advocate of the Auto, it was my best friend's dad's car he took in for a trade, he never titled it or drove it (twin 16 Y.O. daughters)for 2 years, and i couldnt bear seeing it sit not being driven. I'm not going thru the expense to convert it- i'll simply sell it when I find another manual I want.

judd944

I have a standard and would not drive anything else but I have no problems with autos. My Jeep GC would be stupid in an automatic. When my GF and I get married I am planning on getting her a TT coupe or Boxster in tip. that is fine with me, no clutch for her to burn up in a year.

mouse

Hey judd944, whats with the shotgun pic in your pcaronline profile?