J Berk

I was just channel-surfing and saw that Monday nite at 8PM on DISCOVERY there is a program called MONSTER GARAGE...they're gonna turn a "european sports-car" (eg: 944NA) into a golfball picker-upper at a driving range!!!!

Blasphemy!!!!! ( did I spell that right?)

Thaddeus

You spelled it correctly. Used it correctly too, as far as I'm concerned.

Travis - sflraver

at least its not an 89 951. Then I would cry.

PorscheG96

LOL!

SamGrant951

as long as its not a turbo or a s2

993Maineiac

Actually it's a great show. Jesse James (of Harley modification fame) is the chief protagonist. Last week the modified a Chevy into a Zamboni.

At least the 944 na will get airtime and should be interesting-but the rear spoiler on the promo was a definite after market job.

And the knocks on us na drivers

ERAU-944

[quote]Originally posted by SamGrant951:
<strong>as long as its not a turbo or a s2 </strong><hr></blockquote>

grrr..... our 'lil old n/a's are porsches too, buddy.

i'm sure you didnt mean anything by it, but come on they shouldnt be doing it to ANY porsche, doing it on the bottom-end 944 doesnt make it any better.

porsche=porsche we're all brothers

trebor_quitman

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So thats what all these kids with there hondas got on the front of their cars, GOLF BALL PICKER UPPERS!!! I thought those body kits were for street cleaning...

PorschePlayer

I don't think this is a bad thing, considering the context of the show. Jesse James is VERY talented, and maybe we will get to see some of his trick metal work.

Lemon Yellow 87 n/a

Golf Ball picker uppers are only good for target practice at the driving range. To think a poor 44 will undergo this humiliation is downright sh!tty.

TaboII

Lets all get together and protest. Where is this filmed? We should all get in our cars 944 N/A, 951,924, etc. etc. and block traffic with a cruse to protest.

And N/A bottom of the model!!! Try and say that next season on the track pal!! I'll show you what the bottom looks like. When the green flag drops the BS stops, see you at the finish line
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Dave

It could be worse, I don't think they're putting a Chevy motor in it

CPTdooberhead

I gotta tell ya... when I see a golf ball pickerupper (do they have a name?) entering a range... im gunnin for it..im all about creaming the goober drivin it - the fact that it looks like a 944 ain't going to help it much either

I know I'm not the only one either....

ClassJ

I agree, a nice 944 parade would show them.
Why couldent they find a nice Honda to chop up. I just know they are going to cut up something that I can use. Jesse James just dropped a notch in my book. Yet last weeks show was pretty good.

O/T
I am getting a bit tired of the constant N/A bashing from some people on the board. Just to bring some back to reality.

The turbo and S and S2 would have never exsisted if not for the success of the 944na.

As far as sales were concerned, the N/A outsold them all. And despite other belifes. It was not purely because of the price difference (which wasent as large as some think it was). Alot of buyers preferred the N/A over the turbo. It was and still is a matter of preference when it comes to turbocharged cars. I prefer natural power. Not a car with a lowered compression ratio and a restrictive exhaust until the thing spools up and makes power.

On top of that, most of the N/A and the turbo were the same car. There were some differences but for the most part the car itself was a N/A with a turbocharger,a new nose, a rear valence to cover the muffler, bigger brakes, and a beafier trans and clutch.

SamGrant951

i did mean it as a joke.. i dont having anything bad to say about a n/a 944. we used to own 2 before the 951.
id rather them not do it to any porsche, cept maybe a cayenne. it will be cool to see a 944 on tv though!