I don't go out of my way to drive the 951 in the rain, but if I'm out in it and it starts raining it's no big deal. Only thing that bothers me in the rain is the fact that all the drivers out there who can't drive when it's 70 and sunshining are even scarier when it's pouring down and foggy. For that reason if I'm at home and need to go out, I take a different vehicle when it's raining.

 

These cars arent bad in the rain. Unless your drivers side wiper arm strips out and your driving home in a storm. I had that happen a few years ago.

 

In stock form they are not too bad in the rain. Double the horsepower with a laggy turbo that adds the power all at once and they become unstable. With 295s in the rear in the rain, both tires break loose in 1st, 2nd and 3rd when the turbo spools hard. Doing this in a slick corner can have diasterous results.

 

beware of hydroplaning with wide tires!

 

Rain is easy, unless your tires REALLY suck.

I did this on summer tires And these were the easy stretches, there were parts that were a lot worse.

 

I drove my '88 951 without abs through snow and rain year round. It's a great way to improve your car control. Consider it a training exercise.

 

AWSOME

 

Free of charge!

(unless it all goes wrong)

 

Ha, mine is a year-round dd and I don't have a garage to park it under.

My Porsche is a workhorse.

 

hell yeah I do! The only time I am really bothered by the rain is if the car was just freshly washed... Then I Will think twice about pulling it out if the weather looks like rain. I don't drive mine on snowy salty roads though. I had an NA that I used for that, and it was a BLAST!

 

absolutely drive it in the rain. it's my daily driver when its super hot out b/c of the workign AC. like ryan said above me ^ if its clean and its raining ill leave it, otherwise i bought it to enjoy and i just make sure everything is cleaned and wiped down when i wash it(very frequently!).
this is a pic taken from the same trip that we took with ryan (smokintr6)

 

Yeah by end of October I don't drive until April. Too many bad drivers here to be driving it in this city during snow or rain.

 

woah hey there! obsolete? I'm not sure about that.

 

The 951 is not obsolete. It still good solid and safe car. I don't daily drive mine, but when I do drive it I don't fear rain. The only thing about the rain her is wipers dry out inbetween rain storms and when you need them they are often crap. Nothing to do with the car just Arizona really.

 

1986 944T - No traction control, no anti-lock brakes, no airbags and platform designed in the early 1970s (primative computer modeling, if any)

2007 Mustang GT - Traction control, anti-lock brakes, airbags all around and platform designed with ultra sophisticated computer modeling programs to disperse energy in a crash.

Once again, love my 944T but it 22 years old and an extension of a platform that was created 30+ years ago. 20 to 30 years is a lifetime for technology.