James Chimney

gota love it

Dougs951S

if I had a dollar for everytime I've had to tow one of my 944 cars....

J1NX3D

RIP?

V2Rocket

I'd only have like $5 since 2005...

tempest411

What makes these cars so unreliable? The fact that they're 30+ years old now and have been nickle and dimes by so many previous owners?

FRporscheman

Since getting my first one in 2004, I've never needed a tow or rescue. There were two close calls, but both times I was able to jerry-rig it and drove home.

In my experience, 944s are very courteous - they tend to have problems in my own driveway. Dead batteries, dead speed/ref sensors, dead ignition cylinder, it's always been at home. In fact, just this morning, my '84 wouldn't start! I've been driving it for like 3 months without a hiccup!

944 ownership....
.... is for the mechanically inclined or wealthy.

Karl_W944

I would have $4 since 2014.

black944 turbo

I to have found these cars to be very reliable overall. I have only had minor problems that any other thirty year old car would have. The problem comes in when the parts prices are considered compared to other cars. This leads to incorrect repairs etc....

931guru

I bought my own tow truck.

Jfrahm

Zero tows since I bought my first 944 around 2001. Just gotta stay ahead of the problems. I was lucky I was able to limp home with a dying water pump once.

Scott at Team Harco

I came here looking for a 944 converted to a boat. I got jipped.

$3 since 2000.

Dan87951

In the 16 years of ownership, I have only had to tow my 951 twice. Maybe I got lucky but my 944 turbo has been one of the most reliable cars I have ever owned. The car starts every time and drives great. There is no secret to this reliability as all I do is keep up with the maintenance schedule -- fluids and belts.

catamount

Using your formula, I'd have just enough to buy a soda from the drink machine at the shop, $2. The first dollar would be from when the heater control valve decided the rear engine area needed to be steam cleaned. My mechanic surely appreciated the clean work area as he replaced the HCV. The second dollar would be from when the power steering belt let loose thus taking out the alternator belt. Of course that happened on I-95 in Florence, SC. As luck would have it, the shop owner had owned a 944 in the past.

Now, I hope I haven't jinxed myself by telling these stories especially since my car has over 200,000 miles!

Aaron 993C2

Clutch master cylinder failed on the way into work the other day, drove 8 miles (on and off the interstate) in third gear, encountered a miraculous string of green lights, and made it to the shop without a tow! But yeah, still not great.

944Ross

My tow truck driver sends me a Christmas card every year... but he's only had my 944's on the hook twice in 8 years, once to deliver my new purchase, once due to a fuel pump that swallowed sand.