The 944 is the "other" childhood dream car of mine and I have been toying with the idea of building a proper track car out of one.

Aesthetics are obviously not top priority when I look for one, as I'd probably rip out most of what is nice to replace it with bad-ass race-y parts, intimidating red buttons, sweet fire extinguishers and light seats in bold colors, but it needs to be mechanically good.

What are some things to look for? Weak points? Is it as reliable as my 911? And what year do I want for this sort of thing - any weight/mechanical differences between, say, an '85 and a '90? There are about ten or so for sale ranging between the equivalent of 10 to 25K USD, and most seem to have around 300 hp or so. Will I want more, and how much of a hassle is there to get to ... oh, I dunno, 350?

Educate me please!

 

Speak to Luis

 

Get a cheap Cayman. Far better dynamics and starting point.

 

That's an $80K car here. Faaaark that. Hundreds of cars I'd want before that.

 

Jox a Cayman costs like 30k in the states, might be worth to import one.

 

Oh i'm sorry, why not get a Volvo then.

 

 

Jeeeeesus!! IT'S NOT FAIR!!

 

I'm sure you could get one to Sweden for 275' SEK or something. Way better investment then dumping a bunch of tusenlappar on parts for the 944 that will be worth a 1/5 of it's value when it's time to sell. Also if you want to go the cheaper route you could mod a Boxster like Todd did?

 

Or you can spend 30k on a modena with 120,000km on the odo, or 50k for one with 55,000km over here.