An A4 with tinted windows pull out next to me on the highway, the driver and two passengers. They end up behind me for a mile or two in fairly heavy traffic and finally they get an opening and pass me in the other lane. The look of astonishment and awe on the drivers face as he and passengers check out my car and try to find a name badge was the best.

...it is a Coupe, it has Quattro, 'nough said!

Jim Bush
Holland, MI

 

My friend thought the CQ was a brand new model

 

..have never seen a CQ before. I love the CQ because there are so few of them - they're special cars indeed. By the way, I have seen one or two CQ's around Denver with badges. I don't remember now if they just said 20V quattro, or if there was anything else.

 

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at mt bachelor in the parking lot leaving and i floowed him then got along side adn i threw up my horns and it looked like he smiled and said quattro(i swear i saw it form on his lips)

but indeed very awsome cars

one i saw was black no badges not even rings may have had smoked tails can remember

 

yup, i've seen those faces as they drive by and make circles around your car to see what it is.

 

Yeah, I had a lady at a stoplight look my car up and down trying to figure it out. I rolled down the window and she asked if it was a new Audi. When I told her it was a 1990 she about fell out of the car...

 

..I remember you saying you used to have some Porsche's 944. I was thinking lately about getting one of those turbos. I know they came in from 86-89. Now would you know how they are as far as parts prices, reliability and ease of working on them....anything special to look for? Its just an idea, I got kinda bored of my car so I am thinking about switching. I saw some nice ones fr like 8-9k but with some 100k mi, is that a lot for them or not? Thanks a lot

 

Did you at least help her back in?

 

The 944's are really solid cars. More so then most people think. I had a 944 S2 Cab for a little while. It was about as fast as my fathers Boxster. Obviously, the Boxster handled better.

I sold the 944 for lack of power and bought a 2000 S4 instead (and my father traded the Boxster for a Boxster S). IMO, if you get a 944 only get the 944T's. The 944's can become boring after a while.

There are two 944T's out there.

The "standard" Turbo's were 2.5L turbo's putting out 217HP (243 ft-lbs).

In 88 and 89 they came out with the Turbo S. These were 2.5L turbo's with 247 hp (258 ft-lbs). In 1989 they dropped the "standard" Turbo. The S's are pretty rare and hard to find!

I'm not sure on turbo prices cause I'm not really in the market right now. Prices should be pretty easy to establish using the different websites around.

Part prices will be similar to the of Audi's. Usually they can actually be found cheaper since there is more competition in the Porsche market.

I've always found Porsches more reliable and easier to work on than Audi's. They look more complex initially but if you step back and look at it it's been thought out one step further than Audi's.

Tuner market for Porsche is quite strong. If you do tune the car I suggest you do your homework. Not ALL tuners are created equal.

You'll have the same general problems you do with Audi's. Oil leaks, small electrical problems, very few engine "troubles". The engine "trouble" you have will be generally simple and cheap fixes. Below is a link for a 944 FAQ.

They're really nice cars and a pleasure to own. You'll never forget your first Porsche (two syllables). ;-)

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