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[Khal]

This should be interesting.

Although I notice in the preamble that history (at least as I understood it) is being rewritten...

"...based on the car that saved Porsche, the 944."

Hrm

I was under the impression that 924 was generally regarded as the car that bought Porsche back from the brink?

Are they trying to disown the 924 altogether?
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'80 924 Turbo

[fiat22turbo]

Yes. Very much so as is evidenced by what I've gathered from talking to anyone about Porsches who actually knows the time period. Only the 944 gets any sort of recognition or acknowledgement, even though the two cars are essentially the same underneath.

The plus side is that much like the 912 and the 914, eventually prices may climb as people really start realizing how good the cars really were and how rare the exceptionally nice examples are.
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Stefan
1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

[Khal]

[Grenadiers]

I pal around with 3 PCA clubs, and unless you engage 'these people', with your 924 stories/history, they don't care. Showing up their SC's on the track is one way, though, of getting their attention~!
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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke

[WEASEL149]

To quote Trent Reznor those cars are just a "copy of a copy of a copy".

I like 944's and 968's but essentially they're just dumbed down versions of the original 924
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1979 UK 932

[Carrera RSR]

Porsche did build a 944 equivalent of a 924 Carrera GT and GTS. They were the 944 Turbo S and 944 Turbo Cup cars. Looks like what he is trying to do is 944 backdate to look like a modified 924 Carrera GT. Just like some companies do in backdating 80's and 90's 911's to look like a more modern Carrera 2.7 RS eg. Paul Stephens or indeed Singer
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1980 931 - forged pistons, Piper cam, K27/26 3257 6.10 hybrid turbo, 951 FMIC, custom intake, Mittelmotor dizzy & cam pulley, H&S exhaust, GAZ Gold, Fuch'ed, Quaife
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[morghen]

914 are cool...and an aquired taste....but...

If you would have...say...a jacket that you would like to wear wheile driving...the 924 is there for you
Adjust seat...924 is there for you....have children or even a smaller adult...924 is there for you.
And if you had for example...luggage...the 924 is there for you.
Or if you would like to keep up with trafic and get decent mileage...924 is there for you.
For the majority of us the 924 is enough of a handling car...no need for mid engine.

The 912 and the 924 are both lesser versions with the difference that the 912 is an involution while the 924 is a predecessor.
Deciding which one to buy is like deciding if to buy a testicle of a guy who cut off one of his testicles(912) or to buy a testicle of a great man who fell during an epic battle.

[jason c]

[edredas]

[GeorgeV]

[morghen]

its complicated to explain

[MikesCoupeGT]

I have to say, that there are some people out in the Porsche community and sports car community in general that will gloss over our finely tuned, equally balanced, great handling cars. Then there are others, like those I met last year at the PCA Zone 1 48 hours of Watkins Glen that were really welcoming and glad to see my 924 there and being driven.

For those that want to hate, let them.
They hated the 914 because of its VW 411 heritage. The 912 was basically made to use up the last of the 356 motors. In the end, anyone that knows the history of our beloved mark "Porsche" will know that without VW components there would be no Porsche.

Dr. Ferdinand designed and his on Ferry build the first Porsche #1 from VW Beetle components. And Dr. Ferdinand was the designer of the Original VW Beetle. In my mind they are family and GREAT cars.

Just my 2 cents.
Cheers;
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Cheers;
MikesCoupeGT
'76 924
'83 944
''19 Elantra GT N-Line

[Ponz]

My first new Porsche was a Bahama Yellow 912. Great car and a lot of fun to drive. It was not tail happy at all. Most people at the time could not tell a 912 from a 911. Most people at the time would not spend the money for a new Porsche.
My car new cost about 5300 dollars new. You could buy American for 2000-2500 dollars. I was not rich and grew up in Harlem NY or Spanish Harlem today. My wife agreed and off we went. At the time in NY you had to be sponsored to join the Porsche Club. I told them F.Y. Sold the car 8 years later for about 4700.
In 1987 I made the trip toStuttgart to pickup my 87 Targa and drove around Bavaria for a while. I still have this car with 48K miles.
Take it from an older person.....buy what you can afford and enjoy it. The same as the guys that still drive Austin Healy 3000, Triumph Midgets, Alfas etc.

vince
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77 1/2 track car
79 931 Euro
87 911 Targa

[Harm]

[Khal]