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WillyDaP · #2571

Killer looking 944 and I will admit to being a bit biased as I have had a zillion white cars, though I only have one now ( Macan S ). You don't see alot of white 944s so that really makes it pop too!

Thanks for posting the pic!

Meine44 · #2572

Name: Michael Lazzio

Location: Southeastern Wisconsin

Current fun car: '88 951; Autothority MAF, 3" exhaust, MBC

Occupation: Manufacturing Engineer

First Porsche: 1987 944 3-speed;

Was hooked on Porsche's when: My dad gifted me a Need For Speed video game collection for my 6th birthday. Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed was my favorite game and introduced me to the Porsche brand.

blueline · #2573

Meine44 wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 8:25 am Name: Michael Lazzio

Location: Southeastern Wisconsin

Current fun car: '88 951; Autothority MAF, 3" exhaust, MBC

Occupation: Manufacturing Engineer

First Porsche: 1987 944 3-speed;

Was hooked on Porsche's when: My dad gifted me a Need For Speed video game collection for my 6th birthday. Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed was my favorite game and introduced me to the Porsche brand.

Hi Michael - love your user name! Welcome to Carpokes!!

ROB III · #2574

@Meine44
Hmmmm Yes
Knowledge of all things 944 runs deep on CARPOKES
These are the boards you seek.
Much information and help you shall find!
Welcome to CARPOKES you are!
Grateful you joined are we!

PearlThe944 · #2575

Been tinkering with Porsches for few years, and just picked up my first 944. Needs a complete engine rebuild but otherwise a solid car to wrench on.

Name: Mark Finlayson

Location: Kansas City

Current cars: 1982 928, 1973 914, and now a 1985.5 944

Occupation: Electrical Engineer

First Porsche: 1982 928 5-speed;

P_Coastal · #2576

PearlThe944 wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 3:51 pm Been tinkering with Porsches for few years, and just picked up my first 944. Needs a complete engine rebuild but otherwise a solid car to wrench on.

Name: Mark Finlayson

Location: Kansas City

Current cars: 1982 928, 1973 914, and now a 1985.5 944

Occupation: Electrical Engineer

First Porsche: 1982 928 5-speed;

Welcome to Carpokes Mark !

ROB III · #2577

@PearlThe944
Your time with the 928 may make the 944 a breeze!
Tom appears to have memorized the 944 electrical diagram and seems to just KNOW what to do for diagnostics so I'm thinking the two of you will be bouncing ideas back and forth.
dr bob has EXTENSIVE experience with 928's so you might want to check out his posts should something come up on your 928.
WELCOME to CARPOKES, and thank you for joining.

RobisonService · #2578

I am John Robison, the general manager of J E Robison Service, a restoration and service shop in Springfield MA. We have been Porsche service here for 35 years. Most of that time we were a Bosch Car Service shop, until they close the program and turned it into something else a few years back.

We work on vintage Porsche, along with Mercedes, and BMW, We do Italian cars - 60s Maserati, Ferrari, Iso, Bizzarini. English cars include Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, and Jaguar, Land Rover.

I'm happy to join you all and look forward to engaging with fellow enthusiasts.

blueline · #2579

RobisonService wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:02 am I am John Robison, the general manager of J E Robison Service, a restoration and service shop in Springfield MA. We have been Porsche service here for 35 years. Most of that time we were a Bosch Car Service shop, until they close the program and turned it into something else a few years back.

We work on vintage Porsche, along with Mercedes, and BMW, We do Italian cars - 60s Maserati, Ferrari, Iso, Bizzarini. English cars include Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, and Jaguar, Land Rover.

I'm happy to join you all and look forward to engaging with fellow enthusiasts.

Wow! What sweet rides and awesome photos! Thanks for posting those and welcome to Carpokes! Looking forward to your input and help that I know will be appreciated by many here.

ROB III · #2580

@RobisonService
WOW!
Nice to see shops like yours still exist. Iso? Gordon Keeble? Dino Coupe?
Wish you were closer just to visit, Nashville to Springfield is a bit of a drive for service.
Thank you for sharing and welcome to CARPOKES....with some of the CARPOKES members depth of background and wrenching experience, mutual sharing could be beneficial to both groups for knowledge, contacts, and experiences, particularly on older models.