I really want a convertible, want to stick with a Porsche, love the look of the 968.
I have never driven one, and will probably buy sight unseen when I decide. Just don't want to get it here and not be happy with it. I am not a track racer or street racer.
More of a cruiser kinda guy.

928 peeps, any advice?

 

Maybe. The 968 is much lighter, rides harder and you need to be much higher in the RPM to go fast compared to a 32-valve 928.

Dan
'91 928GT S/C 475hp/460lb.ft

 

I feel the same way as you do. I often wonder...then I think about a 911 4 seater cabriolet....did they make a 968 Cabriolet with 4 seats or only 2 like a Boxster?

 

Most 968 cabs have the rear storage option instead of rear seats, but I have seen some without that option. Probably very rare.

Dan
'91 928GT S/C 475hp/460lb.ft

 

Never driven one myself, but every 968 owner I've spoken to, even those that had owned 928's previously, loved them. The thing that really stuck with me was a 968 review in Panorama where the author said something along the lines of, "After driving a 968, no other car feels as comfortable or as safe, because no other car responds so perfectly to every bit of driver input."

 

I've never driven the 968 nor know much about the specs, but when introduced I remember that Porsche touted the 968 as the technical evolution of the 944 - really a step up in handling and in the engine with a 3.0L 4 cylinder engine (!).

Seems like a nice car for a daily driver, especially in SoCal, with the top down.

 

The 968 is a great car. The stick is very long legged and is irresistable to not drive in a sporty way. It feels very light and responsive, and you feel in complete control, regardless of the rodeo's you put it through.

 

The new issue of Excellence mag has a write up on the 924, 944, and 968.
That's what got me thinking about them again. I love the look.

They have them listed between 11 and 15k.
Nice write up on them.
So few 968 cabriolet's for sale

 

No more 348, Chris?

 

I don't know the current market but i wouldn't trust Excellence, or any other publication, to know either.

 

Still have it Rob, just finished refreshing the interior (center console stickiness and steering column) and put on the Challenge steering wheel which I had CF'd
I love this car

Nest up.... lowering it perhaps 1"

 

The 968 IS a 944...dressed up with 928 styling points. The cabs look like aftermarket conversions....why because they basically were...the fiberglass bits around the rear roof are ackward at best and it really is not much lighter than a 928 due to the added chassis stiffeners for the cab. It suffers from an identify crisis and probably will depreciate like a 944.

 

I've driven a 968 Cab tiptronic a few times. It feels much smaller (narrower) than the 928, and the ride is nowhere near as comfortable. It's also louder inside.

I don't like the old tiptronic very much, but the car feels pretty quick nevertheless.

I was told the rear storage instead of seats were a US thing, while Canadian cars had the seats. I have never seen one in Germany that didn't have rear seats. Two of my friends there used to have company lease 968 Cabs w. 6-Speed, but I never got to drive them for insurance reasons.

 

styling wise i prefer the 951/944s2 but for a cruising car, i would put the 968 cab on the top of my list. i am already schooled in 944 repair and the missing top would help prevent me from doing anything other than basic modifications. (the same can not be said about my 924s)

 

I owned a 944s2 and loved it. It was a very sporty car which could be a good thing or a bad thing - compared to the 928 the suspension was firmer, the cabin noisier, but the cornering was out of this world. For me, 928 is more of a grand tourer that you can live with for longer journeys. A couple of hours on the freeway in the 944 and you've definitely had enough!

Maybe the refinement improved in the 968 - I don't know. On the plus side, gas is only going to get more expensive and that 4 cylinder uses a lot less than an 8.