Tell of 'OTHER' Favorite Porsches that you've owned ! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

70Sixter · 10-25-2006, 07:57 AM

My first was a used 66 912. Along the way a new 70 914-6, 70 911T, another 914-6, and a new 84 944.

My favorite was the silver 911T which I converted to 2.5 S specs with one piece Scheel bucket seats and a 100L racing tank. I can hear (and feel) that factory sport muffler at 8000 rpm on the Ortega Hwy.

It is probably still in SoCal, last seen restored in beautiful black/black in 1979 after my ex had stuffed into a San Diego off-ramp, and my insurance company totalled it out as too expensive to fix. :ah:

ricklin · 10-28-2006, 10:42 AM

My first Porsche was the Volksporsche, a 72 914 1.7 Spent much time fixing and welding on that one. It had the major and common problem of being severly rusted under the battery, glad to get rid of that one!

The next was my very favorite car (next to the new Boxster) 1989 928 S4, I loved that car. Fast, comfortable and plenty of room for stuff in the back. And even driving every day around S. Cal I would only see another 928 about 1 X per month. Sharks rule!

And yes, for all the gloom and doomers here. The 928 also had RMS issues! Fortunatley not my car tho.

ddb · 10-28-2006, 07:14 PM

1986 944 purchased in 1988 (I was 23). It was Guards Red with brown interior. It had the 15" telephone dial wheels. I bought my first set of aftermarket wheels for this car. I upgraded to a set of 16" Ronal R-9 wheels in black with Pirelli tires from Tirerack. I believe the 2.5 made 140 HP.

ddb