dime1622

tdatk944+S4

It's no GTS
Exaust is wrong...
Oh look post 444
Tim

ilikemy944

Am I a dirty bastard if I like the concept?

dime1622

all signs point to yes

Nicole

Built in Denmark to circumvent the ridiculously high taxation on passenger cars. The conversion to a lesser taxed truck is cheaper than the tax for passenger cars. Maybe one of our friends from Denmark will chime in here with more detail...

mikec944

what do you mean "It's no GTS
Exhaust is wrong..." Did you happen to see the giant truck bed in the back where the hatch used to be?!?!?!
It's no 928 or even Porsche for that matter.

prophesized

german el camino?

Niels Jørgensen

It's a 1987 S4 and it's for sale here:

http://www.bilinfo.dk/porschecentrum...p?id=162100145

215K Dkr ~ 34K$ (USD)

(That's a 10K$ discount over an unmolested S4, but seriously?)

special tool

Niels - are you saying that an S4 is worth $44K??? ($34K without $10K discount) Is that the value where you are? Because for $44K here, I can buy an S4, an enclosed trailor to put it in and a pickup truck to pull it.

Niels Jørgensen

Closer to $50K really, but there are very very few S4s around, so there's really no true "market price". Recently, a late model well cared for GTS sold for $100K and that's also the lower limit for a nice 993. I haven't seen any 993TTs lately, but I figure it's probably twice that.

Generally, figure US price + 180% tax.

MichelleJD

Is that YOUR answer or were you reading your magic 8 ball?

dime1622

you gotta admit, while it looks really weird, its a job well done. the craftsmanship is amazing

baron951

oh no that is bad real bad call the porsche police and report them quick before they get their hands on a 951 murder I tell you

Niels Jørgensen

Dime1622, yes, it is very well done.

However, cabin space is reduced by about 4 inches (I.e. front seats are 4 inches closer to the steeringwheel compared to a "normal" 928) in order to meet the tax requirements for a "truck", making it impossible for someone as tall as me to even fit in, and while the $ saved by the conversion when the car was new was significant (I'm guessing $150K less the cost of the conversion), the used-car $10K-discount is just not enough to make up for the loss of looks and cabin space. IMHO.

And I still fail to see why they didn't include the original rear-end as a hatch, but that's another story.

Niels Jørgensen

baron951, not to worry - there were a few select cars where this type of butchery made (some degree of) sense, the 944/951 was never one of them. Besides, I believe the loophole has been patched.

I've seen Merc's and Camaros subject to a similar treatment (Camaros probably because it could/can be done in a way that is almost invisible - don't know the details, but I've seen camaros on truck plates with no visible out-side changes. But then again I'm no chevy expert)