944 G reg S2

[kitchens]

Guys .just posted in the for sale section ,if anyone is looking for a 44K mile car please respond to the add .
colin944@outlook.com

 

[blade7]

What do you think it is worth?

 

[kitchens]

I know what she is looking for 30K ,but we all know that is unattainable ,but given the mileage history etc a collector may well be interested at the right price . as said just putting it out there to see if any interest

 

[blade7]

Facebook Marketplace is where I've bought and sold a couple of cars and bikes over the last few years. Plenty of dreamers on there, but it's free.

 

[Greenman986S]

i must be out of touch re 944 values, even low mileage ones

 

[scam75]

i must be out of touch re 944 values, even low mileage ones

£30k for an S2, even if mint on 44k miles, is dreamland IMO. I'd have it £14k to £18k and would be very surprised to see it hit £20k.

A nice, stock, similar miles turbo, is £25k maybe a bit more, but even then they often are for sale for a long time. Turbo's are always a good bit north of S2 money.

Saying that, like everything else, it's only worth what someone is willing to pay. Be interested to hear if/what it goes for.

Stuart

 

[blade7]

£30k for an S2, even if mint on 44k miles, is dreamland IMO. I'd have it £14k to £18k and would be very surprised to see it hit £20k.

A nice, stock, similar miles turbo, is £25k maybe a bit more, but even then they often are for sale for a long time. Turbo's are always a good bit north of S2 money.

Saying that, like everything else, it's only worth what someone is willing to pay. Be interested to hear if/what it goes for.

Stuart

Reviewers that called the S2 the best 944 were talking out of their backsides IMO. I agree on the value Stuart, and even then only for a base car to build a 16v turbo. []

 

[kitchens]

Appreciate you comments ,as said she thinks car is worth more and obviously great sentimental value to her ,due to her having a hand problem can not change gears. If she wants to sell she may have to rethink .so if any one is genuinely interested in the car at a price contact Colin Dey who is also a 944 owner to get more info.

 

[944Turbo]

£30k would be nice - how much would that put a turbo cab at?
Realistically during covid there was an upturn in prices as people couldn't travel and were sat at home looking for fun things to spend on, since then there has been a softening in prices interest rates are up so money in the bank is gaining some value, but inflation is also up meaning people have less to spend and mortgages may be getting more expensive for many.
Compared to the price of some Ford tat it is a much better car for less money, however unless it is really really nice (no signs of wear / weathering on interior, spotless interior to the sills front wing bottoms. new header tank, concourse clean inside and out, I think it will struggle to make £15k to 20k, even with 1 careful owner and such low mileage.

However to find out how much the market thinks it is worth it needs to go to auction, It can go with a high reserve and if more than one person wants it enough it might surprise us! (£600K cosworth!).
cars and classic / collecting classic cars / silverstone auctions etc.
The good original cars are getting rare - the good restored cars are rare.

Tony

 

[blade7]

I was into RS Fords 30-40 years ago, so I sort of get the interest, if not the silly prices. But I don't know why anyone would buy a normally aspirated 944 for £10-20k today. And I think the turbo and 968 are on shaky ground in the £25-30k price range too. Maybe the gullible will keep paying over the top for a stripped out 968 Sport, or blinged up 250 bhp Turbo for a while though.

 

[944Turbo]

I always found RS(all) fords a triumph of marketing over substance but I may well be in a minority! ( I drove a cosworth hatch when they were new, and my dad rebuilt a lotus 7 with a BDA engine when I was young. An old school friend had a really clean escort mexico back in the late 80s, a college friend and mk3 escort rs turbo. Didn't have any desire for any of them (well I would like a newer 7 but wouldn't be fussed about putting a BDA in it!).

The 944 is far better built and a sports car not a breathed on saloon. It is an analogue car where the driver can make a difference. My Yaris is arguably one of the more analogue modern cars but even with all the systems off it doesn't have the feel/feedback of a well set up 944. Ultimate performance is not really that relevant on the road - the feeling /feedback and lower ultimate limits can be more rewarding.
They are a relatively robust classic and can be very rewarding to drive, arguably better to drive / better made than a Ferrari 308 - but lacking the soundtrack that would bring.
Lotus esprit - better handling, worse engine and build.
Capri - worse handling, worse engine, worse build.
E30 M3 - better sounding engine, similar power, similar build, adapted saloon not a ground up build
Merc Sl - cruiser
What else is competition for a late 80s sportscar, XJS, 964, delta integrale?

Obviously I am handily ignoring lots of newer competition - 996/997, Boxster, Cayman, supra, Z4, GR86 etc etc but they offer a different experience.

Tony

 

[blade7]

No doubt the 944 was better engineered and built than a Capri, but it was probably a lot more money too. Though the Capri 2.8 injection was quite a step up from the 2.0 and 3.0 S in performance. Plus spend a couple of grand at Turbo technics, and the 2.8 injection was a relatively quick car. And you could buy a new converted car from Ford dealers. Moving on to the 3 door RS Cosworth, pre production cars were putting out around 240 bhp, but Ford got spooked and knocked that back to around 200 bhp before the car hit the showrooms. They were around £14k in 1985, which was a lot cheaper than the 944 turbo. And £300 for a chip and restrictor for the amal valve, gave an easy 260 bhp that allowed the Cosworth to easily eat up E30 M3's.