Karl_W944 and the Search for the Perfect 944 :Burnout:
06-20-2014, 10:27 PM
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I'll let you guys know the details as they come in.
EDIT: He's gonna try to get me that info this weekend.
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06-21-2014, 08:13 AM
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I just read everything as I am looking for a 944 also. I'm in the Bay Area, Ca. so they are plentiful, but finding one with the combination of all maintenance and looks, at an affordable price is tough.
I may wait and look for a 968. Does it also have the 50/50 weight distribution? When reading about them, their handling is almost never referenced.
I may wait and look for a 968. Does it also have the 50/50 weight distribution? When reading about them, their handling is almost never referenced.
06-21-2014, 09:35 AM
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06-21-2014, 01:53 PM
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I just read everything as I am looking for a 944 also. I'm in the Bay Area, Ca. so they are plentiful, but finding one with the combination of all maintenance and looks, at an affordable price is tough.
I may wait and look for a 968. Does it also have the 50/50 weight distribution? When reading about them, their handling is almost never referenced.
I may wait and look for a 968. Does it also have the 50/50 weight distribution? When reading about them, their handling is almost never referenced.
I'm not sure how they handle so I cannot tell you much about that, but I'm sure someone hear could chime in and help.
06-21-2014, 03:11 PM
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The 968's suspension is identical to a late 944 as far as I know, besides better caster mounts. As far as I know.
The 968 weighs 3000lb vs the 944's 2800/2900. Still almost exactly 50/50.
Probably handles exactly the same, or negligibly different if anything. With the added power, I bet they're more fun to drive!
The 968 weighs 3000lb vs the 944's 2800/2900. Still almost exactly 50/50.
Probably handles exactly the same, or negligibly different if anything. With the added power, I bet they're more fun to drive!
06-21-2014, 03:55 PM
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don't buy that
but if you do, bring tools..... and start here
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...-location.html
but if you do, bring tools..... and start here
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...-location.html
06-21-2014, 04:15 PM
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don't buy that
but if you do, bring tools..... and start here
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...-location.html
but if you do, bring tools..... and start here
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...-location.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-...984-944-a.html
http://www.dietersmotorsports.com/te...ay_failure.htm
06-21-2014, 05:24 PM
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06-21-2014, 06:12 PM
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Od, I don't say this often, but gtfo and don't post things to convince Karl out of a 944 when you aren't even following the conversation.
06-21-2014, 06:13 PM
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get your AAA membership paid up.....
....(the majority of them can be started and driven down the road).... but they're 30 years old, and plenty quite often run like it. consider that your average laptop ****s the bed after 3 or 4 years; now let's make that an 80's laptop and stick it inside the engine bay of your car and expose it to (P-car 4 cylinder) vibrations, heat, weather, wet, dry, hot, cold, noxious and corrosive gasses, 200,000,000 bumps, potholes, and Michigan Road Salt for the next 30 years.
people love to say that most of the cars are neglected. but the truth is–the Richter/magnitude scale also applies to cars: even the radiator hoses, show signs of added punishment; and despite the timing systems needing updates every 3~5 years, it's not a deal-breaker....
yet, with twenty million VW/Audi/Porsche/BMWs built with 4 cylinders running Bosch injection/engine management for the last 35 years, we're stuck with few options for fresh stand-alone wiring harness/engine management/MAF/sensors/AND no alarms, ect.....
the 968 electrical systems are spotless.... yes, there's some pricey items in the bay... but, if the 944s came with well-designed electrical circuits attached to the motors, or easy to troubleshoot harness – would we be having these no-start threads?
I'll leave the rotting gas tanks and crusty fuel lines for another day–
but is this a fair question?
when we DO have a no start, do we also hold the option to take it to the dealer (the ******** who built and over-charged for the cars) — and have it back the next day for a couple few hundred dollars??
and can I post the other 1,364 of these...... https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-...art-issue.html
people love to say that most of the cars are neglected. but the truth is–the Richter/magnitude scale also applies to cars: even the radiator hoses, show signs of added punishment; and despite the timing systems needing updates every 3~5 years, it's not a deal-breaker....
yet, with twenty million VW/Audi/Porsche/BMWs built with 4 cylinders running Bosch injection/engine management for the last 35 years, we're stuck with few options for fresh stand-alone wiring harness/engine management/MAF/sensors/AND no alarms, ect.....
the 968 electrical systems are spotless.... yes, there's some pricey items in the bay... but, if the 944s came with well-designed electrical circuits attached to the motors, or easy to troubleshoot harness – would we be having these no-start threads?
I'll leave the rotting gas tanks and crusty fuel lines for another day–
but is this a fair question?
when we DO have a no start, do we also hold the option to take it to the dealer (the ******** who built and over-charged for the cars) — and have it back the next day for a couple few hundred dollars??
and can I post the other 1,364 of these...... https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-...art-issue.html
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06-23-2014, 11:59 PM
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Admiralkhole and everyone else, the guy was kind enough to take the car out today and take a couple pictures for me. I also got a picture of the option code sticker which I think I translated correctly:
LM3A - India Red?(I thought it was Guards Red)
M404 - front and rear sway bars
M410 - sports seats seat/backrest cloth/leatherette
M425 - rear window wiper
M431 - 4 spoke leather 363 mm stressing wheel
M454 - cruise control
M650 - removable sun roof
Is there anything else that can be gathered from this sticker?(Interior color? I don't know what it is as I haven't got a pic of that. Production number? ect.)
