Bang's for the buck _ 914 vs 944 ,n.a , vs 944 turbo, And I was the most hated man in baseball . It felt great . Options

[sam quartermain]

SO , after looking at every possible 914 in my area , driving a few , running away as fast as i could from a few other's . I though Is a 944 , or 944 turbo a competitive car

Price / performance / fun / or otherwise ,

And mainly , is it more , same , less . Expensive as a 914 ,

And I know it's stupid but More / less / Same as practical a car.?

Having never driven a 944 , I'm puzzled buy it . and they seem to be easy enough to pick up for not that much money ? 2-16 k

And I know a 914 is 40yrs old approx

what are common problem's with the slightly older : 20-30 yr old , 944 .


Any helpful info would be greatly appreciated .


Like the car's with pic's attached n info , what's a better buy ,

Just for example I used a 5k 944 an a 3k 914 but you can find

3k 944's and 5k 914's as i'm sure your aware of .





Porsche 944,1984,new tires,brakes,service,power steering,oil change.Ac blows cold.Mechanically sound with a few interior issues.Have spent 3k in last year on restoring mechanical condition.Runs very well. link below

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/1125559237.html




or
1971 porsche 914 targa-top 2.0eng 4spd 1owner all original dual webber - $2900 (riverside ca)
this is an all original 914 removable targa top has the 2.0ltr engine has 4 speed trans,dual webber carbs,this car is all original has the original paint original wheels original interior,the car has been sitting in my dads garage for years car needs a little t.l.c but is all original and hard to find has matching #s dont know too much about it but feel free to call anytime at (951)224-4823 ask for george

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/1129282513.html


I also came across a 914 that I have not seen up close yet ,

but a daughter is selling it for a mother who's husband used to work on it but just up and decided to store it away for no reason , claims she has a clean title and all paper work . 3k , currently does not run ,

It could be a great one of a kind find OR total BullSh*t but I figured I'm mention it any way .


and this last link is just for fun .


http://www.bustedcoverage.com/?p=13898

[Mikey914]

I have a 944 turbo for a daily driver. I enjoy driving the 914 I have for just dropping the top and crusing around. Two very different and both fun cars.

Either way, be ready to turn a wrench and you can operate either fairly inexpensively ***

The 914's are pretty straight forward, pleanty of threads on this forum on buying.

The 944's - Go late 85 for interior and suspension upgrades. Allway buy with as much papaerwork as possible. Belts should have been changes or plan on changing. Do the water pump if need to while you're there.
***BEWARE OF THE CLUTCH - especially in a turbo. This is a big job and the parts will run $800. Labor if I recall correcly is booked at 22 hours. This is not a fun job to do.

If you get a 944 that is non turbo, it's alittle easier to work on, but not real fast after driving a turbo.

[rcarpen22]

The big difference is that a 944 is a real, modern, everyday car. I drive a lightly modified 944 turbo every day and it drives like a Honda if you're just cruising around and outruns C5 vettes when you want it to. I have a 914 with a 3.2 and I love it like a child but the turbo is way faster. You're really going to want to drive them both and make up your mind. I also race a normally aspirated 944 and it's a fantastic racecar. Dead reliable and easy to work on (turbo's a different story). If money is tight, get a nice 944 N/A and just make sure to keep on top of the belts and you'll be fine.