Hi Guys, thanks for the welcome.
Andy, I loved the 944 turbo having grown up driving Renault 5 GT turbos, I was used to the differing driving style required when pushing a turbo motor. I did look at the S2, and had I been wanting an everyday car, it would have been the right choice. But as I wanted a weekend toy, the turbo and its extra personality won me over!!!
I bought the 944 back in 2000, it was an 89 'F' and one of the first mass production 250's. It had done 58k and was velvet red with linin leather and sports seats. It had the original polished D90's, which were a bit more smoothly profiled than the later S2 and 964 version which look a bit plain in comparison! Anyway, I was forced to sell the car in 2002 in order to help fund a career change............I was gutted to say the least!
I find the 964 turbo very similar in personality to the 944. Same fantastic build quality, same basic but functional interior styling (964 being more basic than the 944). The 944 could be driven harder more of the time than the 964, and would probably be the faster car of the two across country on a twisty B road, thanks to its fantastic balance and handling. The 964 is more agressive but needs more room and road if you want to push it. Once it has the space (which is a rare event on the roads today) it is hugely fast. Turbo lag isn't as painfull as it's made out although get caught in the wrong gear and it can take a while to recover its pace. Having said that, as with any turbo, if you keep it 'on boost' through the gears, it will accelerate smoothly and constantly to any speed you wish with little or no let up in pace.
To sum it up, both cars demand your concentration, but more so in the 964. The 964 sounds better and driving it is more of an an event. However, I still feel the 944 is the more fun in a 'jump in and drive' kind of way?!
Heres a few pics of the 944 just before I sold it. I think it had done about 64k at the time, and I sold it for £1000 more than I had bought it for around 18 months earlier !


