Topic: crossed over to the dark side, bought a Porsche 944
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Duncanville, TX - USA
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
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#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
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Nun ..... zumindest ist es RED .....
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Bill, sweet ride, and I like it in red! It looks like it's ready to go for a curvey burn!
Need some nice side profile shots done.
We had a VW Jetta that we loved, drove it till the high pressure fuel box started leaking. So miss that car, it was one of the last ones to be made in Germany.
My 16 year old daughter will be getting a car this summer, I'm sure it will be a jetta!
Have fun with that "Bugger" ........................ ebo
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ebo said: Bill, sweet ride, and I like it in red! It looks like it's ready to go for a curvey burn! Need some nice side profile shots done. We had a VW Jetta that we loved, drove it till the high pressure fuel box started leaking. So miss that car, it was one of the last ones to be made in Germany. My 16 year old daughter will be getting a car this summer, I'm sure it will be a jetta! Have fun with that "Bugger" ........................ ebo
Thanks. Yes, I only wanted one in red. Did a one-day Internet search and found one.
I still can't get you completely off the Porsche-VW connection, but your references are at least getting more subtle. :)
PM me your e-mail address and I'll send you some side and interior shots.
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I had a 83 Porsche 944 for about 5 years. Sold it last summer though. Was fun as my commuter work car with good mpg. It had a 191K on it when sold. I was the 3rd owner with receipts starting at 70k miles. Yes the clutch change is very expensive to have done. You have to drop the torque tube and trans axle to get to it. So it is a good idea to do other work at the same time its apart. Staying on top of the timing belt tension and replacement schedule is a good idea too. Again its easy to do your self. I almost kept it and was going to turn it into a track toy. It handled so well.
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Duncanville, TX - USA
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight"
#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas
Hmmmm....expensive clutch jobs, eh? Should'a gone for the 928.....you can change the clutch in those in about 30 minutes, without removing the trans, or torque tube. Never looked under a 944, but my old boat racing partner had a 924...I think it was the same as the 928 as far as the clutch. I could be wrong...this was many years ago.
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suncountry said: I had a 83 Porsche 944 for about 5 years. Sold it last summer though. Was fun as my commuter work car with good mpg. It had a 191K on it when sold. I was the 3rd owner with receipts starting at 70k miles. Yes the clutch change is very expensive to have done. You have to drop the torque tube and trans axle to get to it. So it is a good idea to do other work at the same time its apart. Staying on top of the timing belt tension and replacement schedule is a good idea too. Again its easy to do your self. I almost kept it and was going to turn it into a track toy. It handled so well.
That's great news about the high miles. Mine is just 91K and I'll just use it as a pleasure car for maybe 1K a yr.
When I got the 944 a few months ago, records indicated 30K and 7 yrs since the last timing belt change, so I had that done at a sports car specialist shop. They're familiar with Porsches, and the mechanic who worked on it in AZ told me you need a $400 tool to change the timing belt. But, suncountry, if you say you can do it yourself, you're also saying you need no specialized tool, right?
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