Driver’s Car: 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo
Tipper Cory sends this one in with the right question: how have 944 Turbos managed to avoid the full Porsche tax? They have pop-up headlights, 5-speed manuals, real performance, actual Porsche engineering, and somehow still get treated like the discount aisle because the engine is in the “wrong” end. The 944 Turbo, also known as the 951, was Porsche’s serious evolution of the front-engine transaxle car: turbocharged 2.5-liter four, rear transaxle, near-perfect weight distribution, wider bodywork, bigger brakes, and far more pace than the regular 944. Find this 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo offered for $15000 in Kannapolis, NC via faceturbo porschemarket.
From the seller:
1986 Porsche 944 turbo Turbo/ LSD
$15,000
Listed a week ago in Kannapolis, NC
About this vehicle
Driven 92,641 miles
Manual transmission
Exterior color: White · Interior color: Tan
Fuel type: Gasoline
3+ owners
This vehicle is paid off
Seller’s description
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo
Grand Prix White Fuchs
Manual 5-Speed
Factory LSD 220
Very well optioned
Option Sticker
Good Drivers Car
Best driving car I’ve ever driven!! It has been driven as a daily driver for over a year. It’s been an absolute blast! Hands down the most fun car I’ve ever driven. The time has come to move in to something and she needs a new home.
Hard to beat an 80s Porsche with a 5 speed and Pop up Head Lights.
No Leaks
Running Manual Power Steering
Needs Windsheild
ODO Is stopped
TB/WaterPump/ Clutch are approaching 3 years.
See a better way to drive turbo? tips@dailyturismo.com
Best Car I have Driven therefore I need to get rid of it
Porches cost money to keep on the road. Maintenance costs are not for the faint of heart (or anyone with heart problems, really…).
When I replaced the windshield wiper motor on my 944 back in the ’90s, the part cost as much as a Japanese small block.
Still, aside from my Karmann Ghia convertibles, the ’24 and ’44 were some of my all time favorite driving cars.
-Stan (who’s been driving a box-stock Honda Stepwgn lately, and having a blast…when was the last time you revved a minivan up to almost 7000 rpm?)
Re: Porsche Tax, it seems like a guy/ gal could have purchased a turbo 944 for under $10k all day long 5 years ago. Now finding one under $20k is getting rare. I do like these in white. Very sharp and adds an 80s Miami Vice vibe.