Porsche 924 / 944

Me!


Bought in August and used every day up until last week. Only took it off the road, however, due to buying a banger I could use in order to sort a few niggles with it. If you get a well looked after one they are very very easy to keep on the road Try to look more into service history and condition than mileage. 944s can pack on insane miles without needing rebuilt. Parts prices are so-so. If you get a 2L 924 parts are dead cheap due to being an old VW Audi lump. The 2.5 in the 924s and 944 is Porsche and therefore Porsche tax is immediately applied to anything haha.

As long as you are a competent mechanic, most things are relatively easy, if frustrating, to do. Look for one with a recent belt and with a higher mileage car a noted clutch change. The two hardest jobs to do so if they have been done then youre laughing. Spares are very easy to find. Heaps of indys online and I, a lot of the time, buy spares from Porsche themselves as for little things they are just as cheap! In reality the only proper problems I've had with mine have been electrical. But then everything is 30 years old now so a bit of respect is due.

I think I get about 20-25 mpg, but then it gets very much 'driven'. They do however handle brilliantly, have a fantastic gearbox and sound incredible at full chat. The boot is huge for a sports coupe when the seats are folded down. Rear seats are fine for kids or a shopping bag. Very comfortable and smooth to drive. Not a whole lot of power but perhaps more fun due to this as the power is very easy to use on the road. I would fully recommend one, and also urge to buy one at the top of your budget if you do decide on one. It may cost more later on when going for a cheaper car, as I discovered!

i too recently bought a 89 2.7 944 been sat in a garage for the last 6 years after the owner died,needs a couple of new sills and the usual service stuff but everything works ok and only cost me £700 should be on the road for around a grand.considering an 80s xr3i,xr2 or astra gte cost alot more these days a porsche makes sense.

I used to run a stripped out 924 Lux (2.0) and it was a bloody hoot.

I'd have another in a heart beat.

I also had for a very short time a 924S, which was lovely, but felt more fragile.

If I get one I'll have to get a model with pas, both my wrists and 1 elbow are not 100% from old injuries sustained from bmx and micro scooter crashes so I find non pas cars very hard work.

Indeed lucky it didnt cause a fire.
This is what happens when you bodge your wiring not by me, it was the previous owners attempt to bypass the starter relay (dick)
Which is a common bodge on the 924