When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Interesting. I was just thinking that my car isn't orange enough. This might be just the thing to push it over the cliff. Then I can work on the interior. Orange seat belts, an orange top center stripe for the steering wheel (The wheel is begging to be re-covered. The alcantara is looking quite shaggy these days.) and maybe some orange and black Coco mats would perk it right up.
Drove it to MickeyD's for breakfast as it's been sitting for 2 weeks. Why is it sitting? Because after 9 years of driving it, it's got 100k miles on it!
And to solve that problem I found a NEW daily driver (sold 924 Turbo I restored):
A like new '87 944 S with only 150k miles on it, but it drives, handles, performs, rides, shifts like a new car. Needs nothing. Well, as I am not a fan of the original "phone dial" wheels, it needed some high-performance modern wheels & tires - so yesterday I put on these sweet Cup II wheels from a 993 (7x17 front, 9x17 rear) and mounted some great Riken Raptors in 225/45R17 and 255/40R17's on her and she is transformed. Handles even better, grips better. AND looks better!
So now I'll still drive the Cayman, but just not as much. But I do love shifting the 944 - so when I'm in the Cayman I can enjoy the PDK even more.....
My Porsche genius friend Rick found me my 924 Turbo to restore after it was in storage for 17 years - I planned to keep it and not sell it. On same road trip to Cleveland to get the 924, he picked up a daily driver 944. As I drove the truck/trailer back, he drove the 944, and called me every 15 min, "THIS CAR IS LIKE NEW!" It was. 2 PO's were Porsche mechanics and everything in the car was new.
When I got the 931 running like new (first time working on CIS), we take the 2 cars out in super twisties and then swap cars. I'd take him in the straights, but he was better in the turns. I fell in love with the 944 and decided to get a 951 if I could get top dollar for the 931 - which I did. I was about to pull the trigger on a sweet 951 when Rick emails me from Italy on vacation with this mint 944 S with all maintenance records back to 1993 and earlier, and owner of 19 years wants to give it away. "And you really should get an NA engine instead of a turbo if you plan to really drive and keep the car." Rick said.
When the owner picked me up at the Columbus, OH airport my jaw dropped. The car looks brand new. I got inside. Looks brand new. Rides/handles like brand new. PO and every one before him did all regular required maintenance and more. It needed almost nothing. I drove it back to Virginia and could find not one thing wrong. In 2,500 miles it hasn't used a drop of oil - nor leaked one. The car is a miracle.
If I had to give my 987.2 S or the 944 S - it truly would be a difficult decision.
One cracked tailgate stop, and one loose that needed occasional readjustment.
Not a difficult job, but one made easier by the 4mm hex slot available through the middle.
Here I was just grabbing them and twisting... That's for the proles now.
Although it may look orange next to the modern emblem, it's more of a bright orange-ish toned red... think Guards Red. If put on an orange car, it'd look red.
Although it may look orange next to the modern emblem, it's more of a bright orange-ish toned red... think Guards Red. If put on an orange car, it'd look red.
I thought about it for my car as mine is bent inward (previous owner) but ordered the OEM one anyway.
Things I've done in the last 30 days:
Installed Rennline 5mm spacers just because my RS60 had them and I liked the flush stance. Any more than 5mm and the wheels will noticeably exceed the arches.
Black OEM bolts +5mm to complete the look to replace the OEM bare metal silver (my Spyder wheels are factory painted black with no silver edge)
Replaced the driver's side stripe
Fixed my rear deck soft top attachment point covers so they cannot fly away (as the right side did requiring a lot of labor to prime and paint)
Polished and waxed to correct clearcoat
Added the GT2 RS red/black alcantara shifter to replace my worn gray alcantara shifter
Ordered Kenwood head unit and 4 channel amp, F+R parking cameras from CAI to replace the Sound Package Plus system
12-03-2022, 12:27 PM
