1992 Porsche 944 S2 from UK and Ireland - Comments

This car has covered 95k miles and I have owned it for 2.5 years and quite a few things have gone wrong. Brakes and discs replaced all round (£450), lower front aluminium wishbone balljoint went, complete unit replacement (£500), front shox (£300). Wrong balance shaft belt fitted by specialist (watch out for this - use only the genuine part!) this caused the oil scavenge pipe to fracture in the engine.

Early shutdown of engine prevented disaster ... cost (£300). Clutches are expensive, my replacement cost (£600) albeit it did last until 90k and was original and I drive this car as it was intended ... hard!(when warm of course)

This is a fabulous car to drive in all aspects. It has a wonderfully flexible engine which is virtually unburstable if correctly maintained. The handling is very sure footed and highly forgiving for those who are over-enthusiastic. The only downsides are a boring engine note, the 'forever compared to the 924 cliche' as this is a true porsche. If you are considering buying one this is probably the best model to go for and make sure you don't jump at the first one you see. Get it professionally inspected. Most specialists are happy to do this and it's well worth the cost.

I bought a late 89 944 S2 five months ago. It will need a new clutch in the summer (cost approx 2700 DM).

I have just got a new two year MOT, the only problem being a loose handbrake. Otherwise no problems.

It's got fantastic accelerator and handles like a dream. Cornering is great fun and she sticks to the road like glue.

My last car was a 928, but this is faster and less costly. I get 14 litres - 100 kilometres here in Germany. It's a great car.

I had a 1992 S2 SE and I was told this was one of only a handful that was modified by Porsche GB. It had an extra 20-25 bhp with SE body graphics and the rear spoiler that you now see on the 968.

The performance was very good and the economy pleasantly surprising. The servicing costs quite reasonable and tyres seemed to last for 10-12k miles.

I bought from a main dealer and got excellent service from them.

The only criticism that I do have is that the boot release won't work if there is a flat battery (if you leave the car for 2 weeks or so with the alarm on) and therefore some poor soul has to climb through the car and take up the boot carpet to get to the battery and attach jump leads. Just getting into the back of the car isn't easy in itself! Keep the battery charged to avoid such fun.