Carpokes

Posted: **Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:48 pm**

Geez, CEW, looks more like 135 miles.
Germerican , zehr gut on all the work! I am one of those guys who does not have a 944 , but have driven many of my friend's and for a car whose design is closing in on 50 years ( 924/944/968 ) the design has stood the test of time , with elegance, strength and flowing beauty.

Posted: **Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:47 pm**

Finally a thread for my kind of 944.
Altho, I vote to name it "944S / 944S2 / 968" instead, "16 Valve 944/968 Cars" is a mouthful.

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Posted: **Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:43 am**

stitch2k1 wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:47 pm Finally a thread for my kind of 944.
Altho, I vote to name it "944S / 944S2 / 968" instead, "16 Valve 944/968 Cars" is a mouthful.

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Done.

Posted: **Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:01 pm**

Here's my 1990 944 S2. I've owned this S2 since December 1997... so, 25+ years. It had 30,504 miles at acquisition, and now has around 155K. I drove it a lot the first few years, but the last few years or so have only averaged around 3K miles/year or less as my 70-mile RT commute went away after retirement.

Over time, I've spent $92,558 according to my spreadsheet

This includes various wheel/tire updates, brake and suspension mods, cosmetic updates, etc. It recently got a new (yes, new) Porsche torque tube, new clutch, and new SPEC flywheel.

We currently have way too many cars for a 2-person family, so one of the Porsches may need to find a new home eventually.

Cheers!

Posted: **Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:15 pm**

CEW wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:56 am 1990 S2 in Glacier Blue.

I knew I recognized that car! It's looking good and I'm really glad you're liking it.

Posted: **Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:21 pm**

Latitude48 wrote: Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:01 pm Here's my 1990 944 S2. I've owned this S2 since December 1997... so, 25+ years. It had 30,504 miles at acquisition, and now has around 155K. I drove it a lot the first few years, but the last few years or so have only averaged around 3K miles/year or less as my 70-mile RT commute went away after retirement.

Over time, I've spent $92,558 according to my spreadsheet This includes various wheel/tire updates, brake and suspension mods, cosmetic updates, etc. It recently got a new (yes, new) Porsche torque tube, new clutch, and new SPEC flywheel.

We currently have way too many cars for a 2-person family, so one of the Porsches may need to find a new home eventually.

Cheers!

Beautiful car, great story, lots of miles! I'd sure be hesitant to let it go.

The 944's and their brethren are simply awesome. I knew so little about them before (and that's still an appropriate statement), but thanks to Tom, Carpokes, and the passionate transaxle community here, I've had a great introduction.

Posted: **Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:45 pm**

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What a great idea, Tom. These really are different cars, they need their own section. This is Gretchen, a 1988 S. I purchased her in 2019 in St Louis, MO, and I'm the fourth, and most committed, owner/custodian. She was in OK condition for a driver despite being a rolling fire hazard, but I'm slowly bringing her back into excellent shape. A few of the details have been subjects of my blog, but there has been a lot more than that done, and a lot more on the way. There's a full engine/trans/brake system rebuild, new Zermatt Silver paint job, leather front seat re-covering, and a new workshop in her near future, which I'm hoping to find the time to write about here and in the blog. There are also a couple of electronics projects in the works right now that I'll be sharing once they get past the prototyping stage and are ready to install. Teaser - these 2 projects have to do with oil temperature and idle/AC control.

Posted: **Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:02 pm**

icb wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:45 pm 20230330_135228_scaled.jpg
What a great idea, Tom. These really are different cars, they need their own section. This is Gretchen, a 1988 S. I purchased her in 2019 in St Louis, MO, and I'm the fourth, and most committed, owner/custodian. She was in OK condition for a driver despite being a rolling fire hazard, but I'm slowly bringing her back into excellent shape. A few of the details have been subjects of my blog, but there has been a lot more than that done. There's a full engine/trans/brake system rebuild, new Zermatt Silver paint job, leather front seat re-covering, and a new workshop in her near future, which I'm hoping to find the time to write about here and in the blog. There are also a couple of electronics projects in the works right now that I'll be sharing once they get past the prototyping stage and are ready to install. Teaser - these 2 projects have to do with oil temperature and idle/AC control.

With I could take credit, but this forum was the the result of a suggestion a fellow Carpokean. Your car is looking great! I've checked out your blog and it's great too! If you want to run a banner ad for it here, to help get eyes on it, just ping me.

Posted: **Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:27 pm**

Love this thread!

And here is my 1989 S2 with just over 110K on the odometer. I’ve owned it since 2017 and picked it up from a PCA Mart post that was listed by a museum in Georgia that was storing it. The story I got from the museum curator - “the owner bought from the original owner to use as a track car. He never had a chance to track it, so he was storing it to hide it from his significant other, and needed to get rid of it”. No way to know for sure what the real story but I was entertained enough to buy it. It is not a high spec car but it is clean, unmodified (except for adding 030 suspension), and a dream on the road. Last year I was super honored have it be selected for the classics colors of Porsche exhibit at Rennsport Reunion 7 which was hoot. Bonus points for whoever can figure out what my license plate means

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Posted: **Mon Jan 15, 2024 6:18 pm**

miggytosh wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:27 pm Bonus points for whoever can figure out what my license plate means

“For 16 year old me”

You lusted over the 944 when you were 16.

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