chiod1

hi all and thank you in advance...i am interested in a porsche 944 s. it is selling for $9k. black on black. sellers says its in great condition. first of all is $9k a fair price? how is the S different from other 944s? i found it on cars.com but i cant post the link for some reason

chiod1

also what do i look for as far as trouble spots? thanks..oh its listed as having 67000 miles

rgs944

I'll start out with the usual stuff. Make sure to ask about the Tbelt and WP service. Take it for a nice drive and look for leaks at all stops. If the dash is nice that is real plus. For the money I would expect the carpet and seats to be very nice and near perfect rims. It looks like a nice car from the pictures but I would also add that for that price it should also be exceptional when seeing it in person. I believe low miles are something to pay a premium for so it might be worth something close to that. Anyone else think the car is worth $9000 if it really is as nice as it looks?

rgs944

I guess I could add one more thing. Like you I was looking for a 928 or 944T but ended up with a 968. I think the 68 is a nice combination of those two great cars.

C ANDERSON

The S has the 2.5 litre engine with a 16 valve head instead of 8 valve head on non S cars.

Eric_Oz_S2

I'd get an S2 instead

The S is a bit of a rarity. Not made for very long, and not really much faster than a normal 944. The S2 has a lot more torque and IMO a much better car. Or get a 968 - even better.

emilysgranny

Have repaired many of these . Here is the single most important thing on the 944 S . You have the valve cover removed and check out the cam tensioner chain and the plastic slippers ( wear pads ) .When they go they take out the cam sprocket teeth and or the head itself. These are near impossible to find now and are worth a fortune. A 2000-2500 job at the least if you are lucky enought to find the parts. The brain is unique to this car also as are the alt and other engine parts . The S was not a high production run so the parts may only be available from Porsche. Remember you are talking about a 20 yr old vehicle and anything plastic or rubber is now dried out . The exhaust is diff also . hth

spyder348

Asking 9k? does it have the 16v motor. some will state its an S but have an 8v. I have a red and black 87 S 16v great condition im selling for 6k. 100k miles

spyder348

16v motor is not not much faster than 8v n/a but turbocharged its a good bit faster because head flows more cfm.

w8n4ya

It was a great buy...I picked it up on April 24th and drove it back to Michigan. No issues, it had a bit of a sketchy maintenance history, but I had it post purchase inspected once I got it home, and then had the cam chain tensioner changed since it showed about 1/8" of wear. Mechanically, it passed everything with flying colors. So far the only items repaired have been:

Replaced the original 4x6 Blaupunk speakers (blown out) w/ 4x6 Alpine
Replaced all of the cracked stoneguard decals
Replaced passenger side window w/ OEM glass - must have had a break-in in the past
Replaced the faded Porsche crest
Had a small opening in the driver's seat leather re-sewn
Replaced both sunvisor clips

As Alpine Motors advertised, everything works - except for the driver's power seat, which i'll have to check into next.

Zaino'ed 3 coats and placed a top layer of P21S carnuba wax just for depth.

Porsche16V944

i picked up this '87 944S last weekend for $4500CDN, 148,000KMS, NO RUST, minor minor issues like broken sunvisor clips and crap (shocking...)





-Jeff