sweetskillsrk

I enjoyed reading through this thread. Lots of good advice and truth here and an interesting discussion overall. I've seen a similar trend here in VA, lots of Boxsters for sale at good prices, but there's quite a few 944s for sale as well. I don't mind the Boxster at all and the 996 styling is fine with me, especially considering the pricing all 996 era Porsches are sitting at right now. After seeing all the Boxsters for sale recently I thought, "Huh, what if?", but I just think I'd be disappointed I didn't get a 944 everyday I jumped in the 986. There are some nice 986s for sale out there right now, but at least in this area, you could spend less and in my opinion, get more bang for your buck with a 944 - the 944 handles so well, easier to wrench on, TONS of info out there, parts are pretty easy to get your hands on, ease and availability of tunes and upgrades, etc. Not to mention, older cars seem to have more of a soul and the 944 is definitely one of those cars. I know I didn't put forth any facts and figures, but this is a discussion forum after all so I figured I would put my 2 cents in, though this particular post may only be worth 1.

Again, interesting read, I enjoy all the knowledge and love of cars around here.

TRINITONY

Good read, makes me think I should of kept my 88 951 that I sold back in '93..lol. Sold her I think for 12.5k with less than 100k. Red and in immaculate condition.....

audi49

I own both a '88 944 base and a '08 Boxster. I had the 944 first, but wanted to have a 'modern' Porsche that was safer (e.g. airbags) for taking trips/drives with my wife (I know that some 944's have airbags, but they're still older cars with some risk of something not working while you're in the middle of nowhere).
I think both are priced similarly (very general statement) and affordable because they're not 911's. They were less expensive when new, and so they're more affordable when used. And non-911s won't hold value quite as well. (This has been most obvious on SUVs and Panamera which don't hold their value anywhere near as well).
I like my 944 and I like my Boxster. They're different cars, hard to compare. Different to drive, different to look at. Handling balance if fantastic in both. I enjoy having a convertible when the weather cooperates. In my case I have the 'best' IMS bearing of the 3 design iterations, it can't be easily replaced, so I have no worries for my particular design.

V2Rocket

funny thread...talking about how the 944 can be tricky to work on.

read a story about a tech yesterday who went to replace a serpentine belt on a 6.7 ford diesel.
noticed the timing cover was busted so went to replace that.

turns out, to replace that cover you have to drop the oil pan.
turns out, to drop the oil pan its easier to just lift the body off the truck frame.

s14kev

It's all relative. I still have my 944T and thought that it was the worst designed engine bay in the world when first getting it sorted. Then moved on to a 993TT and thought the same thing. Air cooled engine with a million afterthoughts tacked on like two turbos and intercooler piping fitting in a tiny rear engine bay. I'm now rebuilding an old Ferrari 365GT4 with a Colombo V12. Worst design ever. Need a water pump? It's an engine out. Need the timing chain cover off to replace chain guides? It's an engine out. Need to change air filters? It's a 6 hour job. Tuning issues? Try rebuilding and balancing six double barrel side draft webers. But all of these cars are glorious when running!

joseph mitro

My 2006 BMW X5 with the N62 V8 has got to be the worst car ever to work on. I spent hundreds of hours under that car when literally everything broke. POS.
My boxster and Cayman are challenging, but in a good way

Flea3

Just get a 987.2. The 944 is old. Time to move on.