Who Says That You Can't Anything In The Back Of A 944?

[zcacogp]

944 boots can take a LOT of stuff if you pack carefully. I bought home enough floorboards to re-do my study floor in the back of my S2. 20 cases of good Claret back from France on one occasion ... a very large quantity of professional catering equipment (think big shiny aluminium machinery rather than ladles and spatulas) home to London from North Wales ... and a couple of thousand mince pies last year, for a large Carol Service! Oli.

 

[Fat Albert]

Nice one Rob! My 8 year old always likes helping me with the car, yesterday he helped me track down the 2 main oil leaks:

It was a bit of a squeeze, but I usually do a quick circuit of Grafham Water when I drop my Daughter off for Saturday Morning Hockey matches, so have to squeeze both my Bike and my Daughter's Hockey goalie gear in the boot:

 

[zcacogp]

Good man ... lots of stuff to carry and, while there is a 5-series estate available, he still takes his 944! (And getting an 8-year-old to help with car maintenance is the best argument for having children I have ever heard! I may almost change my lifelong-held views on the strength of this!) Oli.

 

[36270k]

Can get an inflatable dinghy ( Let down ) and 2hp outboard engine in the back of the 924 Paul

 

[944s2]

Surprised a picture of two Hungarian Vizslas(hope thats correct spelling) in back has not been posted yet

 

[Buddy]

I once carried 3 8ft fence posts in a 924S bloke thought I was mad when I said I'll open the glove box. Ends in the glove box, back seats down and passenger seat as low as poss just went in at the right hand corner and across. 944 turbo worked great for running sons to uni fully loaded, incredible space![]

 

[tref]

I think most know I carry some bonkers loads in, on, or behind my '44. Towing a Land-rover was it's limit really, but in the car itself, apart from taking all the Dorset Region's gear to most shows (typically the Gazebo, Flagpole, Table, two chairs, up to three boasting boards, sandwiches, driver and passenger... and one rather large permanently fitted LPG Tank), I still think the best was: One 8st German Shepherd, one I guess 5-6st German Shepherd, a couple of suitcases, driver, passenger, bedding, and one double mattress. 200miles, and yes, the tailgate still shut!

 

[Fat Albert]

ORIGINAL: zcacogp Good man ... lots of stuff to carry and, while there is a 5-series estate available, he still takes his 944! (And getting an 8-year-old to help with car maintenance is the best argument for having children I have ever heard! I may almost change my lifelong-held views on the strength of this!) Oli.

Thanks Oli, I just prefer driving the 944 to the 535. I think it is great that I have a car that my son can get involved in, he loves getting dirty and it is such a good way of making sure he knows his way around a socket set and an engine bay when he is older. I have discovered that the insurance on a Mazda MX5 1.6 is not that much more than a corsa 1.2 for a 17 year old (£1700 vs £1400), so I have said that when my daughter is 16 we will buy one and do it up together ready for when she is 17. That way she will have some mechanical sympathy and knowledge, have a better handling/braking car and will never have 4 other kids in the car egging her on. I did look at the insurance for an early 944 lux but it was £4,000 for my daughter and £7,000 for my son....

 

[Buddy]

I had the same thoughts on my son's first car, two seats much safer than having 4 or more egging a young driver on, he ran a Midget. It taught him how to handle a car on a bad suspension system with skinny tyres and all of the problems a Midget had.