JonBoy

They are definitely a pain in the neck to maintain or work on. Dad just did a motor swap and he had to pull the engine (duh), tranny, driveshaft, and front suspension to do it. He has a garage, though, with a lift in it and such so it's a lot easier. He also had nothing to do for three days.

speed_bump

BlueDD-
Upgrade your sway bars and bushings to M030 and it will improve the handling greatly. Drill a couple of holes in the airbox and add a chip from RSBarn or Promax and you will have a different car. I own 2 968s currently and I am quite happy with them from a maintenance, performance and comfort standpoint. There are a few old 968 owners on this site so you may glean some more info if they chime in. I know you are on rennlist but you might want ot check out 968forums.com and 968.net as well.

G60 Racer -
The clutch on the 968 is far easier than the clutch on the 944, I just did one of mine a couple of months ago. The Turbo S and th 968 CS were not drag machines either the Turbo was limited by racing class specs and there are a few much more powerful Turbos out there.

My Mechanic has one of the Factory Turbos and it does nicely against cars from it's time period and a few newer cars on the track.

If I could get the shifter feel of my S2000 in the 968 it would be just about perfect.

PedalFaster

I find it interesting that the 968 gets due respect on this forum, while the 986 Boxster gets pilloried constantly.

For the record, having owned and raced both cars, I think that in most cases it would be a driver's race around a track. The S2000 has higher ultimate potential, but the 968's much easier to drive.

The 968's a great car, although the S2000 feels light years more modern.

speed_bump

986 is pilloried by those who know no better. That being said I chose the S2000 and the 968 over the 986.

Car still for sale?

bluedd

speed_bump, thanks for the advice. i'll definitely look into the bushing as it seems like the stock ones are tired and making slight noise once in a while.

Alexei

Great write-ups, links, etc.,

I didn't realize the 968s were STILL very capable track cars; however, being from the Porsche family, I should have known better.

I always like the look of the 944s and especially the 968s.

speed_bump

Yeah the 968 still does OK on the track. This one finished 2nd overall (996 cup car won) in the Cascades 8 hour enduro on 10/21

MDXLuvr

I was looking at 944's and 944 T's a few months ago. What scared me away was the sky high bills and receipts on the Turbo's. I know a guy in Dallas who has spent $140-150k on his 944T. He is Very Very well off so he didn't care.

The non turbo cars are very reasonable and quite reliable. I just went with a SM instead.

speed_bump

I don't fit in the Miata so it wasn't an option for me.

bluedd

wow, impressive and nice looking car! miatas are fun and i got to testdrive a couple when i was shopping. one had shocks/springs/bars and it felt like a bigger go-kart or smaller s2000. i'll definitely grep one when i come across a good condition one that is reasonably priced. the problem is ppl are asking crazy price for it.