Pulled the trigger this week.

[Porsche9]

Tell me about that red 944 in the background. Is that a Turbo or S2?

Sweet Carerra BTW.

[trimer]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

Tell me about that red 944 in the background. Is that a Turbo or S2?

Sweet Carerra BTW.

Thanks...it is an 89 turbo with the m030 package and upgrades that came on the 88 turbo S. a lot of people call the 89 a turbo S because it has all the upgrades and in 89 they were standard. This one is #225 out of 1300 they built in 89 for the US. one of the last turbo cars sent to US because there was no US 1990 version...

It is a bad ass car...so much fun to drive and this one is just about as perfect as you will find. I was lucky to have found it!

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by trimer

Thanks...it is an 89 turbo with the m030 package and upgrades that came on the 88 turbo S. a lot of people call the 89 a turbo S because it has all the upgrades and in 89 they were standard. This one is #225 out of 1300 they built in 89 for the US. one of the last turbo cars sent to US because there was no US 1990 version...

It is a bad ass car...so much fun to drive and this one is just about as perfect as you will find. I was lucky to have found it!

A friend of mine just picked your red 944 Turbo's twin up at an auction (he's a dealer) for $1900, it was a gamble since they could not get it started to run it across the block which scared most off. He bought it, put a new battery in it and has been totally enamored with it since. He also has an '88 Carrera and an '01 Boxster, doesn't drive them much now lol.

When I decided a few years back to sell the 986 and jump to a 911 it was either going to be the 993 series (they were just starting to go up in value) or a 2002 to 2004 996 C4S with those beautiful rear hips, at that time good examples of either were pretty close in price. The power and torque of either (282 hp for 993, 320 hp for C4S) was noticeable vs. my Boxster S's 250 hp, the handling was not quite as good but not far off either. I know it will sound weird but one of the deciding factors for me is that I didn't like the fact that if "upgrading" to a 996 I would be sitting in the identical freaking interior as the Boxster, for some reason that bothered me.

At the end of the day, for me, the 993 was the choice since IMO it was the pinnacle of the air cooled 911's. If I were making the choice today it could easily be different since their values have shot up at a ridiculous rate.

[coreseller]

Oops, forgot to say Congrats Fullthrottle..... Enjoy the 996, they're great cars!!

[trimer]

Originally Posted by coreseller

A friend of mine just picked your red 944 Turbo's twin up at an auction (he's a dealer) for $1900, it was a gamble since they could not get it started to run it across the block which scared most off. He bought it, put a new battery in it and has been totally enamored with it since. He also has an '88 Carrera and an '01 Boxster, doesn't drive them much now lol.

When I decided a few years back to sell the 986 and jump to a 911 it was either going to be the 993 series (they were just starting to go up in value) or a 2002 to 2004 996 C4S with those beautiful rear hips, at that time good examples of either were pretty close in price. The power and torque of either (282 hp for 993, 320 hp for C4S) was noticeable vs. my Boxster S's 250 hp, the handling was not quite as good but not far off either. I know it will sound weird but one of the deciding factors for me is that I didn't like the fact that if "upgrading" to a 996 I would be sitting in the identical freaking interior as the Boxster, for some reason that bothered me.

At the end of the day, for me, the 993 was the choice since IMO it was the pinnacle of the air cooled 911's. If I were making the choice today it could easily be different since their values have shot up at a ridiculous rate.

He picked up an 89 turbo for 1900? Holy SHI! The d90 wheels alone are worth that!

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by trimer

He picked up an 89 turbo for 1900? Holy SHI! The d90 wheels alone are worth that!

Yep, $1900 including fees. He called me from the auction before it crossed and asked if I wanted it, I said "Hell No!!". The rear hatch had almost dozen brand new in the box OEM Porsche parts in it to boot. I figured he bought a ticking time bomb, almost 2 months now and it still pulls like a freight train in boost. Other than tired paint it is in pretty nice condition.

[cas951]

Originally Posted by trimer

Thanks...it is an 89 turbo with the m030 package and upgrades that came on the 88 turbo S. a lot of people call the 89 a turbo S because it has all the upgrades and in 89 they were standard. This one is #225 out of 1300 they built in 89 for the US. one of the last turbo cars sent to US because there was no US 1990 version...

It is a bad ass car...so much fun to drive and this one is just about as perfect as you will find. I was lucky to have found it!

Trimer,
Good call on picking up this 89 951 and 04 996.

[trimer]

Thanks Cas...I am blessed for sure. But will say, the 951 is just the best...