The Sleeping Porsche awakens(LAC)

[t44tq at mindspring.com]

Only crack-smoking owners ask $20k for a 951S- I'd
like to see proof that someone actually got that much for
his/her car.

Still, $7-8k for a decent 951, another $500 for a chipset to
bring it to approx. 250hp and you've got better brakes, suspension,
interior and a reinforced chassis. I wouldn't trust those a-arms
in the early 944s unless it's already been updated.

At under $5k for the total package and use as a daily driver than
a track car, I can see why it would not be a bad choice, but not
as a track car. You know, power isn't everything.

Taka


-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Dikeman [mailto:brett at cloud9.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 3:00 PM
To: t44tq at mindspring.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: RE: The Sleeping Porsche awakens(LAC)


At 1:13 PM -0400 10/16/02, t44tq at mindspring.com wrote:
>Just a question- why would someone want a early 944, turbocharged, when

>good 951s are able to be had for a very reasonable price?

The 944 turbo(aka 951) only came with 217hp except for the early
Turbo S and the later Turbo, which both had 250hp.

Even a Turbo S would be very hard pressed to keep pace with the
Calloway, at fully 35 more hp, and slightly lighter chassis.

Let's look at price- going price for the Turbo S seems to be around
$20,000 roughly.  I believe that purchase price plus cost of the
interior swap, body repair+painting, engine reassembly,
etc...probably came in well under $5,000.

$5k/284hp versus $20k/250hp.

I know which way I'd go.  The dash ain't ugly to the point of $15k :-)

Brett
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