This is the 1984 Porsche 944 that i almost just bought. It was a 5-speed with new paint according to the 2nd owner. 107K miles. Owner was a very nice and honest guy, just the car wasnt what i hoped it would be.
From the street the car looked incredible. The paint was reflecting nicley and it looked alright. As i got closer and closer i noticed more and more things that said it was too much for me to want to handle. The 'new paint' must have been a few month old MAACO (or equal) job as it was "splochy" in some areas. The sun roof weather stripping had a tint of red to it, their were numerous chips on the front valance, a few larger paint chips on the hood and fenders. The passenger side fender had a 1.5 inch crack where the side reflector is. The wheels which were cookie cutters were in major need of refinishing. The other thing that told me this was a pretty cheap paintjob was the fact that half the radiator was painted red in the front.
I moved into the interior, was a little rough but i could live with it. The carpeting on the center console was starting to fall off on both sides, the drivers seat was not proporley secured to the floor (it moved...), the sunvisor clips were both broken, the rear hatch release did not work and a few other minor things made me think no. I opened the hood, hoodshocks didnt support and had to hold the hood up...everything looked alright, had proper oil and coolant levels, looked like a new oil filter from what i saw. Atleast the guy took care of that stuff.
I have no idea how the car ran as i never had the chance to start it, but all the other defects in the car made me change my mind about it.
It was in pretty decent shape considering its about to be 20 years old very soon, probably would be a steal for someone willing to put the time and money into restoring it (both of which i dont have). Basically it was $2800 for a decent shape Porsche, which i would have probably put another couple grand into just making it look perfect.
Who paints a radiator...
I will eventually find a nice 944.
