Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
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Sad to see it go, but I don't use it anymore
Need a cheapish car, so having a look about now on PH & ebay etc
Seen this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280222795500&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018
Looks quite clean, very close to where I live
Plus the engine parts will be cheap to fix as they're a VW engine 
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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if it goes for £1k  bargain
looks quite mint, low miles and you can then say to the gives you 'drive a porsche' 
I did think i saw a rear strut brace initially ... but then realised it was the rear seats 
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Matt H
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I don't think insurance will like it Direct line wont give me a quote
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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My dad had one of these when i was about 7.
Obviously i was completely amazed and always wanted a go in it, but now im older i realise that its just a fake Porsche with a VW engine.
Steer clear IMO.
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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VW van engined?
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
VW van engined?
Bingo.
Not fast or anything like you'd think a Porsche to be.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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did u sell the bbs wheels matt?
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Matt H
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No still have them James, some lad off Astra Sport wants them. Need to give them a good clean & take some pics but I'll need to be very motivated to want to do that
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Robin
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FFS Matt. I was thinking about one of these for a runaround too
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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get a 944 if you want a cheap proper porka
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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its not a VW van engine  despite what clarkson says
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Matt H
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clarkson didn't say it? Was in PPC
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Ren
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The 924 had a Audi engine, but the replacement (the Porsche 944) had a 2.5 Porsche designed engine (designed around the 5.0 in the 928). That Porsche looks like a 944 to me, and if it is, it doesn't have a 'VW Van' engine.
EDIT: The reg and age of the vehicle would suggest it is in actual fact, a 924, in which case, the engine was taken from a 4cl Audi/VW.
[Edited on 04-05-2008 by Ren]
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Adam_B
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924 is one of the best handling cars ever. You certainly wont have more fun in anything else for around £1500.
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flybikeslee
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
924 is one of the best handling cars ever. You certainly wont have more fun in anything else for around £1500.
strip club?
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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bet you could get a 106 gti for £1500
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stubbsy05
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mk3 golf gti in black on some ats cups
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rustyarchs
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like said the engine isnt quite the same as the vw/audi version, it was built around it yes as it was the best way of keeping costs down hence why the same block was used but cylinder head and a lot of other parts were changed to get more power,so if you get a vw engine and stick it in expecting the same power....your in for a big shock it was mated to an audi gearbox tho
porsche got a lot of flack for having a vw thingy car but thing is from the very beginning back when it was project they were involved with that car after all it was them designed most of it for vw/audi and was then sold to porsche when vw/audi changed there minds, the 924 saved porsches ass and without it and the 944 they would most certainly have went under as at the time the 911 was seriously struggling and the other cars just werent bringing in the sales either and were slowly slipping into the red
you know porsche like the car when you read about there top men praising it even 30 years on 
did you get it?
[Edited on 05-05-2008 by rustyarchs]
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by antnee
bet you could get a 106 gti for £1500
a 924 would bum the fuck out of a crap box 106 scrabble wagon
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by rustyarchs
did you get it?
I'd have had a bid on it if it weren't for the fact that my insurance wouldn't let me add it on to my existing policy. Didn't want to go canceling my policy 6 months in just for a runabout
I'm not sure if Im getting a runabout now, might just rush to get my 2.0 Corsa back on the road in a lower than planned spec, then build it up as I got along
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rustyarchs
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shoulda tried classic insurance buddy,
i was a tad over 250 with my 2.7 944 fully comp and agreed value of 4K so would have expected your insurance to have been around the 140 mark fuly comp
spend the money on the corsa
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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I am 21, I quite fancy getting a 944 turbo next.
Can I classic insurance on it? What are they like to live with? parts expensive?
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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This one never saw the road, was going to turn it into a track car but shell was abit worse than I first thought 
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