Another 1990 944 turbo for sale Now a bit cheaper.

DavidL · **Joined:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:32 pm **Posts:** 457

Must be something in the air!

1990 Guards red 944 turbo SE

3 owners but the first for just 9 months, second for 17 years and I’ve had it for 5 years.

Substantial SH - the second owner used one specialist garage local to him and as such each and every piece of work has been documented back to the part exchange paperwork from Sytners in Nottingham in 1991.

The car had been off the road for a 18 months when I bought it due to failing health of the PO and I had it fully recommissioned by the same garage before collection.

I have then run it daily and gradually resolved anything that has arisen.

I now consider it to be a reliable car for daily use. I don’t expect to fix much at MOTs now and most changes are now upgrades and optional. It is however 23 years old and occasional issues will and do crop up.

In the last few years the following has been done:

£4K bill from 2004 for a top end rebuild, new radiator and cooling system, new cylinder head gasket – the last major bill from the PO.

In my care:

discs/pads/sensors all round

thermostats x 2

turbo water pump

4 wheel bearings

belts (cam and balance) (aug 13)

water pump (sept 09)

arb bushes

clutch – OEM sachs kit, master, slave and flexi pipe all replaced.

Bosch silver battery

alternator and belt

abs pump and system overhauled - new wheel sensors

New DME relay

In addition to this in Feb 12 I had Promax add:

KW3 suspension

Lindsey Racing Dual port waste gate

Bailey DV

JMG ECU/DME chips

Full 3 " wortec exhaust

New engine mounts

Manual boost

Zeitronix wideband AFR meter and boost gauge

Sills checked, repaired where necessary and Dynax S50 in the sill cavities

Front lower wings repaired

ESS front splitter fitted and painted guards red

Some stone chips to the bonnet and badge panel

Bridge spoiler

New front side light

MOT Aug 2014

Tax Jan 14

Just serviced at Steve Bull Specialist Cars in Devizes Aug 13.

All work done at Steve Bull Specialist Cars in Devizes, Porschemode (Bristol), Promax and Jon Mitchells Garage in Christchurch.

Interior:

Heated sports seats in linen leather and in good condition

Clubsport steering wheel

Becker Indianapolis satnav system (try finding one of these)

Refurbed (Lepsons) CS alloys with new (Mar 2011) Toyo T1Rs

10 speaker option from new

Clock works, thatcham cat 1 alarm.

Split seats with original luggage cover in place and intact

Options sticker in place in boot.

Full service book, OEM and maybe original supply mats.

AC delete kit fitted. It has worked in my ownership but the compressor needed replacing, weighed a ton and I have no need for it so out it came.

Car currently on 246K. The PO used the vehicle for work when a new car and put 90K on in the first 3 years. Its maintenance whilst in his care was appropriate for this mileage and is fully documented.

Favourable compression and leak down results from a known specialist summer 2012 available.

Very few of the important parts of the car have actually done all 246K

Don't let this put you off before you view the vehicle. If the car had half the mileage the price would be rather higher and once you're in it you really wouldn't know.

£6500 ovno.

Well some interest but still here. I'd like it safely tucked up in someones garage before the winter so price drop to £6000.

DavidL · **Joined:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:32 pm **Posts:** 457

Some new pics finally.
Well worth a trip as its a cracking car. Don't let the mileage put you off without having a look!

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Sean Smallman · **Posted:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:14 pm

Taking photos of a wet car does nothing for the paintwork

pauly · **Posted:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:35 pm

Nice spec, good luck with the sale.

ivan1983 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:19 pm

Not related but what is the P reg car?

Lee 944 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:24 pm

ivan1983 wrote:

Not related but what is the P reg car?

Very collectible Caterham convertible by the looks of it.

ivan1983 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:31 pm

Do you have any links

My googling just brings up 7s

DavidL · **Joined:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:32 pm **Posts:** 457

www.caterham21.com

ivan1983 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:36 am

Thanks, less than 50 made!

I recognise it from the front as a car I have seen before but wouldn't have been able to pin down what it was.

Back on topic, good luck with the sale!

DavidL · **Joined:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:32 pm **Posts:** 457

Well some interest but still here. I'd like it safely tucked up in someones garage before the winter so price drop to £6000.

simkin911 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:12 pm

Nice looking car David. I regret selling my Zermatt turbo last year. I find myself starting to look at turbos again.

DavidL · **Joined:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:32 pm **Posts:** 457

Well some interest but still here. I'd like it safely tucked up in someones garage before the winter.

Price drop to £5500 - please don't expect any movement on this and it will be tucked up in the garage after the next couple of weeks.

pauly · **Posted:** Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:41 pm

Nearly at the point it will be worth more in bits.

DavidL · **Joined:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:32 pm **Posts:** 457

Maybe but that won't happen. Its the perfect daily and for all its had its fair share of bills it still won't generate the one my 996 is about too. And that's a good, inspected sensible mileage car.....inspections, hmm

lacedr · **Posted:** Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:15 am

looks a nice car, i would like to have a turbo but cant do anything until next year when i am going to sell my lux.
good luck will be a great car for someone
Dave

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