l was wondering how often it breaks down or the maintenance cost for each year. Also how long you owned the car and maybe the year. l love the car but have heard some bad things about them. Thanks

junk only if you want to be a mechanic in that model save your money or own a towing co

it is actually the crappiest of all porsches. dont buy one, crap resell value and you ll have trouble finding spare parts if it breaks down.
opt for a 928 or an old 911 model.
the reason you like it is probably its price, its cheap as hell but that is for a reason, noone wants to buy one.

My boss had one for a while. It is complete garbage. The head gasket blew at 40k miles, and the exhaust system needed to be replaced at 60k. The interior fell apart. She got $400 for it from a scrapyard after the head gasket blew for the _second time_.

This is a very unreliable car, and the repairs are incredibly expensive. A used 911 is more expensive, but the ownership cost on a 911 is lower than on a 944, because 911s are much more reliable.

It is the poor man is Porsche, so it was a mass produced car for a cheaper market than the then 911 market. It has some cheapness to it, & it is actually more volkswagen & audi inspired, but Porsche built, especially on earlier models, & almost all audi & volkswagen on the first 924's.

If u can slip into a good car, that is well kept, not driven hard, & u do not drive it like a Ferrari race car, it will be an okay car. So many buy into them expecting cheap corvettes.

l would avoid the turbo models unless u want to throw down some money. Those can be problems, & very expensive to fix. l have seen many models get the chevy conversion when it comes times to replace the motor because it can cost half as much to get a cheap reliable LS-1 or 350 motor in there, than try to mess with the turbo motor.

l was always fixing little things on the weekends. If u r not into working on stuff on the 944, u might not enjoy the car. l wished Porsche had spent a little more time on the engine engineering, but it is not the worse car, or garbage if u love a good Porsche that just needs a little extra TLC. Plus just because it is a Porsche, l would not drive it like a race car. What l would do is have good tires, & enjoy the handling with a near perfect 50-50 balance. l was able to make near 90 degree perfect turns going 50+ mph. All my other cars would drift or fish tail to do something like that. That does not work unless u have quality tires.

~The r especially negative. 944 is r not that bad. They r an aging car (technically a classic iconic 80 is cars), so some cars will need some repairs. l would shop carefully. You might find someone who has their car all fixed up--not on the down spin heading to someone is wallet. So some more searches on , & more reviews before making ur decesion.

Stay away from the turbo. Many people do not no how to drive a turbo car and they end up going way sooner than they should.


You should look for a decent 924. There at least its got a lot of VW parts and wo not hurt your wallet...well too bad.