You idiots! KKK is the abreviation ON THE TURBO HOUSING ITSELF, of the Kremer Company, out of Germany. They made ALL of Porsche's turbos in that era. It has nothing to do with race!...unless by race you mean on a TRACK! What a bunch of morons! This turbo, in the 86 and 87 cars was a KKK K26/6. The Tubo S and later cars had KKK K26/8 turbos.
@RestLessIP A Targa is a car that has a removable part of the roof over the driver and front passenger seats. More than a moonroof but less than a convertable.
@RestLessIP Yes, all 944's have trunks. Although, because the gearbox is mounted at the back (to get perfect weight distribution on the corners), the trunk is quite shallow.
It is from some dvd he made that is apparently called Thriller. At least thats what Daily Mail said. Go to their site and search for "Clarkson speed camera rocket" and you'll get the article on it.
You know what. I'm sick of the British whining. You guys live in a prison and it's your own fucking fault. You guys have CCTV and speed cameras all over the fucking place and don't have the good sense to move so its your own fucking fault! I don't even have an interest in visiting your country because of all that shit. here is a simple rule I follow. I never pay for parking to shop & I do my best to stay away from city's with speed cameras. Follow my lead and you will save a lot of money.
Cars that look beautiful with pop up headlamps: Porsche 944, 928, & 968. The C2, C3, C4 & C5 corvettes. the C6s lights look the worst of all. The Mazda RX7. There are so many Ferrari with pop up lights that look good I cant list them all. Lamborghini Islero, Jarama, Urraco, Diablo, Countach. Maserati Bora. Pop up lamps only went out because Honda started & stopped using them. They will be back.
@bronxboyXXX Unfortunately they won't be back. Some sissy European safety standard killed them because of "pedestrian safety". Too bad because I too love the look of pop-up headlamps and was fortunate enough to own 4 cars with them (1st gen Acura Integra, 1985 Trans Am, 1985.5 Porsche 944 and 1994 Porsche 968).
Pop up Headlamps really are fantastic, & so many present day Cars (the new Lancia Stratos for one) would look much better with them.
They also often had.have a Practical use too rather than just asthetic
(Some Supercars like the "Adams Probe 16" were too low to the Ground for Conventional Headlamps to be effective).
What the official name for the type of Headlamps used on the "Jaguar XJ220" or "Vector W8" are though i'm still unsure (Shutter rather than pop up in action)
My Dad had a used one of these but it always needed at least $1,000 in repairs... But good memories when i was in kindergarten reaching up for my seat belt with the scent of "New car smell" tree hanging from the mirror :-)
@Jobyjose333 and it still smokes most 4 cly cars on the road, even 20+ years old and bone stock. Of course it is hard to find one that is stock and those smoke most 8cyl on the road.
@JonathanDP81 Agreed, he should have blown up one of those ghastly Overseas made Box's that deface the Roads today, some of which i swear must have no suspension at all!! (given how much they shake & rattle about, & how they somehow do so more than the Leyland & otherwise built stuff of my childhood ).
The "AEC Routemaster" is without doubt one of the only decent Bus's history has ever given us.
0-60 in 9 seconds isn't fun. I mean, my car 944 does run it better than 9 seconds after a tune up and having now been 25 yrs old. But by no means is the N/A fast...
@BBQPeanut 9 seconds?? We clocked mine sneaking in jussssst under 8 seconds. If I gave a margin of error then lets say just over 8 if you want, but the cars factory original no mods. 1984 model. Anything that gives me 7.x secs I'm *more* than happy with.
love the 944, its such a drivers car. Although u could buy probably a nissan skyline with a better interior and sound system and stuff, i just dont think it offers the same experience on the inside as the porsche and thats what matters.
@subzerostorm There's also a little Porsche 944 respect when you see another 944 on the road.
Have to agree though, the experience in a 944 is amazing. Even though the sound system is balls. I would know. Mine is stock, and the cassette deck sucks. =P
lol dw mate my sound system was stock and ive now been in the process of switching my sound system over. My car is just sitting in the driveway for the past week with old wires running everywhere. Ill probs have to pay someone to do it eventually. Ive got an s2 cab, what have you got?
@BBQPeanut surprisingly once you put an aftermarket deck on, the speakers sound great! i might have the upgraded sound system option in my s2, i dont know, but it was night and day difference between my kenwood deck and the cassette:)
Im thinking about getting one of these, theyre everywhere, theyre under $3000, and I could go around telling everyone I drive a porsche. Anyone experienced one of these? are they useable as a regular car or do they end up being one of those cars you have to baby just to keep running? would I be able to use this as a daily driver?
@lamerdude44 You are talking out of your ass. You seem to lack a lot of experience (atleast I can't see any in your comments/homepage). You are 16 and repeating the bs someone else bs'd you about. I already pegged you for a novice talking nonsense before I scrolled it down and read it all. Everyone said ignore your comments and move on. Goodluck with your parents money.
My grandpa has a 944. Its still sitting in his garage collecting dust. Hes in a nursing home now. We dont know what were going to do with it. Were going to have to sell it eventually.
phhhh.. we dont have the money to put premium gas in that thing. Although it would be preety sweet for me to drive a porsche to school my junior and senior year. Thats sure to get me some respect.
it wouldnt take premium gas enless you wanted to use it. and yes i drove my 944 to school my last 2 years in school and it definately earns respect especialy leaving the parking lot and flying down the road, the mustang kids lol plenty of them keep ther mouths shut
yeah, mustangs have started making a comback lately, but now there are enough of them on the road that Its preety much just another car on the road. You dont see to many Porsches, so It would be intersting to see what peope would say.
yep exactly, im wantin a 86 turbo a guy has im hopeing this job works out for me and i get the beast, needs a little work but i have plans for it :D mustangs are everywher here, but when im in the parking lot at walmart i can here kids say whoa thats a porsche and people just watch me drive by while im on the backroads goin by the golf course...you cant help but be happy driveing a porsche
I have been driving 944 Turbos for about 10 years now. All I can say is you will never find a better 80's marque with better handling and more potential from nothing more than a DME chip and FPR. I have cruised mine at 145mph for miles on end in Nevada and still average 23-24 mpg on a fun run where I'm flogging it. The key to any old watercooler is doing your own repairs or it will suck you into a black hole.
The 944 is an amazing car! I own one and it is crazy fun to drive. Amazing balance, great handling, good fuel mileage too. And the best part, I bought it a few months ago for $2000
@tristandejoy i was too, but don't bother. i'm 16 years old, own a mazda 6 now, and was considering taking one of these on as a second car, you can pick up a decent one for $6,000. don't do it. the bottom line is that these cars require a shit load of maintenance. new clutches are about $3,000. if the timing belt hasn't been replaced every three years (which for $6,000, it's rare that it would have been) you've had it.
@coolerdude44 UNLESS you do a v8 conversion, which can cost you close to nothing and you can do it in your own garage (I did) with the right tools of course. You can find all of the manuals online, and very easily at that. The results? a little more gas money out of your pocket, a little more insurance to pay (maintenance costs will be low of course) and a car with over twice as much horsepower as the stock version.
First of all, a 944 clutch isn't 3k. Not unless you buy it from Porsche and have them install it for you, in which case, you're an idiot. Same goes with the timing belt. If you can do maintenance yourself, you can save yourself a lot of money.
@ninjagod1337 W3rd! These older models and the iconic air-cooled 911's make them more appealing to the DIYer, doing the work yourself makes having a Porsche a reality for some of us. It's the beauty of what Porsche engineering and ingenuity started off to be that continued on with the 924/944/968. The Poor man's Porsche, the affordable daily driver car that can be fun on the road and on the track. Of course there's bad apples here and there like any car but a well taken care of one will last.
@josheskimo I wouldn't get one as my first car, no. Get a Miata. They're dirt cheap, run forever, enormous fun, parts are cheap, and the online community is enormous.
@ninjagod1337 Funny you should say that, these cars are cheaper in NA form than a damn Honda Civic. The turbo is the same one from a 930, which makes it expensive to upkeep. Plus, like the Miata, there is a spec racing class for them in the States!
@josheskimo i say it would, its a 4 seater (good for insurance) its a porsche (ppl will think you have money) it looks damn good, its rwd (good for learning how to drive in bad condtions) nd best of all. No one else will have one at ur high school
@coolerdude44 You're 16 years old, and you don't realize the fun of driving a RWD car, nevertheless one that handles like the 944. You have much to learn about driving. But you're 16, your parents bought you a Mazda 6, and that's a much better car for stuffing into a tree, than a 944. Don't endanger another 944. They're a wonderfully fun car to drive, just hold off on getting one for a few years.
@coolerdude44. your costs are rather ridiculously exaggerated, and while the 944 is costly to maintain, it's not going to cost 3,000 for a fucking clutch...more like 1200. timing belts need not be replaced every three years, but must be retentioned every 15,000 miles, which can be done yourself if you're willing to buy the necessary tool. The timing belt itself should be replaced every 60,000, which is a LOT more than three years unless you're putting retarded tons of miles on the car.
i know this car is probably the best handling car in the world, looks fantastic, and is cheap. i'm still enticed by one of these. but as a first car? don't do it. a first car needs to be reliable, something we purists need to learn sooner or later.
i'd suggest to you, buy a nissan 300zx, toyota supra, or nissan 350z. all can be had for very cheap nowadays, are newer than the porsche, and require far less money/maintenance.
@wafflecopter3 and what are you? a troll, that's what, just looking to start an argument. i've been able to recite every fact about a car since i was 13, (for the record i'm 17 now) and i've driven well over ten cars since i was twelve.
i'm 17, but i'm more passionate about cars and performance driving than most everybody in this 55 mph country we live in. so why don't you take your trolling and shove it up your ass.
@coolerdude44 there not that bad little buddy, if you find one with a good service history and a passionate owner, you have a reliable, good car. Ive taken many newer cars on the street in my s2, simply because my power to weigh ratio surpasses most new cars, 2900 pounds to 210 hp with 208 ft pounds of torque with handling to embarrass any new car, except maybe for ferraris and lambos :)
Do it. Do it, do it, do it!! I've bought a 928 S2 as my first car, and I'm hugely satisfied with my choice :) And that is a shitload worse than the rather reliable 944 to maintain. No problems so far, going on 6 months - maybe I'm just lucky..
I always thought mine was fully loaded. Were rocket launchers a dealer added option? Top Gear seriously needs to come to the United States. Anyone know where I can find the continuation of this?
I miss pop up headlights. they make cars look soo sexy. Nowadays everbody is running to get bright ass halogens or neon purple light 2 blind you and confuse you while coming up from your rear.
my friend has a 944 but its Automatic non turbo, and its really slow.lol. My 08 Honda Pilot smoked it!!!!!. but its a Porsche so i guess its a good car.haha
@ferrarif43012 It was a horrible mistake to buy the automatic, first off. The N/A 944 didn't make much power anyway. You take you're friend on, going into a corner, and see who comes out first.
does anybody knows the instrumental music part at 4:09 until 4:32 ....at the end of the video they named the extreme music library, but i did not find this kind of music there! it sounds like could be part of any soundtrack... information would be great
only buy a 944 that is porache 944 owners club certrified. my dad bought one and quite simply it was beautiful. 944 S2 in guards red full prosche service history and it went like the clappers. Im getting a turbo as my next car. Can NOt wait lol.
there is a porsche 944 for sale down the road from me and it has the complete light bar across the back but instead of porsche shadowed into the light it has 944 wat year is this porsche and does any one no anymore about it
I like how the camera blowing up and the sign blowing up were controlled explosions and not from the 'missiles'
fixxxer928 3 weeks ago
@fixxxer928 i like how your an idiot and your trolling for no reason
AlbinoSpaceWolf 2 weeks ago
"Wilkommen in WANK" AHHAHAHAHAHAH omg
ravyHD 3 weeks ago
i what one
dasgilde 1 month ago
1:44 petrolhead porno moment,metaphorically speaking.
Noleafunburned 1 month ago
does anybody knows what episode is this? thanks.
albertzambrano5199 1 month ago
can someone tell me the name of the episode or the series and #, i cant find it anywhere
maxkuznetsov123456 2 months ago
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@maxkuznetsov123456 Its his dvd, Thriller
roundpeach420 2 months ago
@maxkuznetsov123456 You can't find it because its not Top Gear you dummy, its a DVD.
ZeZeBatata69 1 month ago
Jajajaja!!!!!
993rana 2 months ago
great car! :D
bergomynkia 3 months ago
You idiots! KKK is the abreviation ON THE TURBO HOUSING ITSELF, of the Kremer Company, out of Germany. They made ALL of Porsche's turbos in that era. It has nothing to do with race!...unless by race you mean on a TRACK! What a bunch of morons! This turbo, in the 86 and 87 cars was a KKK K26/6. The Tubo S and later cars had KKK K26/8 turbos.
kimbiwa 4 months ago
What a giggle
dogwithfur 4 months ago
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MrSibas 4 months ago
THAT WAS SO CLOSE!!! i lol'd
jangleberrypie 5 months ago
Does the 944 ( not turbo ) have a trunk ?
If yes is it big ?
And, what's the difference between a 944 and a 944 targa ?
Cheers
RestLessIP 5 months ago
@RestLessIP A Targa is a car that has a removable part of the roof over the driver and front passenger seats. More than a moonroof but less than a convertable.
FPilotBierce 4 months ago
@RestLessIP Yes, all 944's have trunks. Although, because the gearbox is mounted at the back (to get perfect weight distribution on the corners), the trunk is quite shallow.
INEEDNAWZZZ 2 months ago
"i have exploooded with pleasure!!" hahahahahaha
nckgasser 5 months ago
they should use this instead of Aston Martin..
asuckerify 5 months ago
924 suck
xoxJennysManxox 5 months ago
i hate it when he disrespects the 924
paulhunter123 5 months ago
What's that epic music that plays while he's launching rockets? Sounds like something out of an '80s Spielberg film.
NESherv 6 months ago
"I have just exPLODED with pleasure!"
also, 1:58
LOGIC42369 6 months ago
top speed of a HORSE
RylanGreer 7 months ago
@RylanGreer according to clarkson the top speed of a horse is 125 mph
paulhunter123 5 months ago
Its his dvd, Thriller
on00jh2 8 months ago
what season and episode is this?
sbliss554 8 months ago
dad buyed this car when it was out and we still own it and it still is in good shape
neonman1604 8 months ago
and they say Americans are gun toting lunatics ....we TOLD you it was fun!
silverado722 8 months ago
Whats that song that starts when he makes the first hit on the SUV toward the end?
JamaicanBoy41 8 months ago
wat is the episode no. and the season of this video?
its awesome, thanx on00jh2
saaapy21 9 months ago
so the KKK used to make turbo's?
rangerjavi 9 months ago 16
It is from some dvd he made that is apparently called Thriller. At least thats what Daily Mail said. Go to their site and search for "Clarkson speed camera rocket" and you'll get the article on it.
VonFrenchie 10 months ago
my da beat one of thes in a race with dis celica 1985 V4 terbo dubel over hed am
bmxracer970 10 months ago
no more pop up headlamps?.... NSX... RX7?... theyre shit anyway.
MrToiletclogger 10 months ago
@MrToiletclogger they don't make either of those anymore.. haven't for a while.
brianvan09 9 months ago
944 is such an excellent car, elite for sure.
944 + rockets +/- Jeremy Clarkson == amazing mayhem
abush5392 10 months ago
song at 4:09 please please please tell me! with a cherry on top! I've heard it so many times I need to know what it is!
SKsquashbass12 11 months ago
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter
MarkaRoxx 11 months ago
Why would you wear a lab coat and shorts?
josheskimo 1 year ago
My dad has this same car except its gold....he also has a 911 carrera but he drives the 944 more for some reason O.o
imalittlechickennugg 1 year ago
hah big thumping 2.5L.... i do love these cars btw
TeenOfThailand 1 year ago
@RSTBADBOY idk what country youre in but in the U.S. you wont find one that runs for less than 5 - 6
mattbakarr 1 year ago
@mattbakarr 3000 pounds, about 4.5-6000 US, here in canada the turbos are about 6-9
matty2k001 11 months ago
my first car :)
AreYouOnTheBangTho 1 year ago
he's so crazy :D
TomeeDee86 1 year ago
WHY DID THEY END THE VIDEO?!?!?!
vidcritic944 1 year ago
thunbs up if you have a 944 turbo!
SiriusFisherman 1 year ago 2
@SiriusFisherman true...
vidcritic944 1 year ago
Fight the power Jeremy! Damn the 80s and 90s were a great era of fast and stylish cars.
EarvinMendoza 1 year ago 8
Come to Texas-Pleeeeeze..
6irondriver 1 year ago
REminds Me Or Viglainte * The Video Game
cinosthehedgehog1 1 year ago
Is it just me or at 5:35 is that their mechanic on TopGear?
TheKamakaziX 1 year ago
Rumage in the glove box for a pepa-mint lol that was great
JonesPatrick123 1 year ago
that last rocket is hilariously fake
ffffaffff 1 year ago
@ffffaffff
No shit skippy... -_-
rock3tcat 1 year ago
Clarkson just justified my reasons for getting a 944.
orojugen 1 year ago
I HAVE EXPLODED WITH PLEASURE!!! Clarkson is one of this generations great orators
MrMcmullers 1 year ago
i love this car!!!!!!its so hard to find one in greece.......
politic06 1 year ago
7:37 lol Wasting space and causing jams... In your commuity
awsomeash12 1 year ago
You know what. I'm sick of the British whining. You guys live in a prison and it's your own fucking fault. You guys have CCTV and speed cameras all over the fucking place and don't have the good sense to move so its your own fucking fault! I don't even have an interest in visiting your country because of all that shit. here is a simple rule I follow. I never pay for parking to shop & I do my best to stay away from city's with speed cameras. Follow my lead and you will save a lot of money.
bronxboyXXX 1 year ago
Cars that look beautiful with pop up headlamps: Porsche 944, 928, & 968. The C2, C3, C4 & C5 corvettes. the C6s lights look the worst of all. The Mazda RX7. There are so many Ferrari with pop up lights that look good I cant list them all. Lamborghini Islero, Jarama, Urraco, Diablo, Countach. Maserati Bora. Pop up lamps only went out because Honda started & stopped using them. They will be back.
bronxboyXXX 1 year ago
@bronxboyXXX Unfortunately they won't be back. Some sissy European safety standard killed them because of "pedestrian safety". Too bad because I too love the look of pop-up headlamps and was fortunate enough to own 4 cars with them (1st gen Acura Integra, 1985 Trans Am, 1985.5 Porsche 944 and 1994 Porsche 968).
Pintac87 1 year ago
@bronxboyXXX Very True.
Pop up Headlamps really are fantastic, & so many present day Cars (the new Lancia Stratos for one) would look much better with them.
They also often had.have a Practical use too rather than just asthetic
(Some Supercars like the "Adams Probe 16" were too low to the Ground for Conventional Headlamps to be effective).
What the official name for the type of Headlamps used on the "Jaguar XJ220" or "Vector W8" are though i'm still unsure (Shutter rather than pop up in action)
TSR1989FF 10 months ago
My Dad had a used one of these but it always needed at least $1,000 in repairs... But good memories when i was in kindergarten reaching up for my seat belt with the scent of "New car smell" tree hanging from the mirror :-)
SkiPro1368 1 year ago
Guess Top Gear got no cars to work on, and decided to play around with an old 944 from the junkyard!
Jobyjose333 1 year ago
@Jobyjose333 and it still smokes most 4 cly cars on the road, even 20+ years old and bone stock. Of course it is hard to find one that is stock and those smoke most 8cyl on the road.
toddk911 1 year ago
@toddk911 True!! Very!!!!
Jobyjose333 1 year ago
I might be getting one of these for about 300 dollars (nearly 200 pounds). It's not a turbo, but hell for 300 bucks, I can't pass it up.
Femicide09 1 year ago
I stood next to that very car at the MPH show, still had that rocket launcher on it lol.
wolfyys 1 year ago 10
@wolfyys
im going to the mph show next weekend :)
on00jh2 1 year ago
agreed pop up headlights should return
wa11pon33 1 year ago
the turbo on this car is racist
nitrojoe9 1 year ago 43
@nitrojoe9 what do you mean?
hollaatyaboy12 5 months ago
@hollaatyaboy12 it has a kkk turbo
nitrojoe9 5 months ago
@hollaatyaboy12 the kkk is a white supremacist group that lynched and abused african americans.
nitrojoe9 5 months ago
@nitrojoe9 I know that, but is Clarkson racist?
hollaatyaboy12 5 months ago
@hollaatyaboy12 no just the turbocharger lol
nitrojoe9 5 months ago
@nitrojoe9 omg i'm retarded. it took me way too long to figure that out haha
hollaatyaboy12 5 months ago
he could had just give the car to me:O?
elfofdeath1 1 year ago
Clarkson's great. I really like all the disclaimers at 2:00 - 2:30. How right he is.
gumballrally427 1 year ago
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ox092 1 year ago
lol 5:14
GitarenEnBananen 1 year ago
is this the first model from 1980 or is it the upgraded version from late 80 early 90?
sebelulu 1 year ago
7:42 Not a Routemaster! Damn it, Clarkson, I was with you until then!
JonathanDP81 1 year ago
@JonathanDP81 Agreed, he should have blown up one of those ghastly Overseas made Box's that deface the Roads today, some of which i swear must have no suspension at all!! (given how much they shake & rattle about, & how they somehow do so more than the Leyland & otherwise built stuff of my childhood ).
The "AEC Routemaster" is without doubt one of the only decent Bus's history has ever given us.
TSR1989FF 10 months ago
this car is astonishing!....even the non turbo one is fast.
joeaccord23 1 year ago
@joeaccord23 No it isn't.
0-60 in 9 seconds isn't fun. I mean, my car 944 does run it better than 9 seconds after a tune up and having now been 25 yrs old. But by no means is the N/A fast...
BBQPeanut 1 year ago
@BBQPeanut 9 seconds?? We clocked mine sneaking in jussssst under 8 seconds. If I gave a margin of error then lets say just over 8 if you want, but the cars factory original no mods. 1984 model. Anything that gives me 7.x secs I'm *more* than happy with.
Xyphoe 1 year ago
@Xyphoe My 944 manual says 9 seconds... mine does it in 7.2 though...
BBQPeanut 1 year ago
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@joeaccord23 "even the non turbo one is fast" No.....No they're not.
AcomsRazor1776 1 year ago
Hahahaha "Wank" :)
MrCookieSeller 1 year ago
love the 944, its such a drivers car. Although u could buy probably a nissan skyline with a better interior and sound system and stuff, i just dont think it offers the same experience on the inside as the porsche and thats what matters.
subzerostorm 1 year ago
@subzerostorm There's also a little Porsche 944 respect when you see another 944 on the road.
Have to agree though, the experience in a 944 is amazing. Even though the sound system is balls. I would know. Mine is stock, and the cassette deck sucks. =P
BBQPeanut 1 year ago
@BBQPeanut
lol dw mate my sound system was stock and ive now been in the process of switching my sound system over. My car is just sitting in the driveway for the past week with old wires running everywhere. Ill probs have to pay someone to do it eventually. Ive got an s2 cab, what have you got?
subzerostorm 1 year ago
@subzerostorm Just a 85.5 944 N/A...
BBQPeanut 1 year ago
@BBQPeanut surprisingly once you put an aftermarket deck on, the speakers sound great! i might have the upgraded sound system option in my s2, i dont know, but it was night and day difference between my kenwood deck and the cassette:)
hamronD73 1 year ago
@hamronD73 my car is stock.. so a lit up deck might look bad... trying to find a decent one that wont make my car look horrible.. =P
BBQPeanut 1 year ago
7:43 run over the Pilsbury dough boy with a double decker bus
then he won't be laughing so much
supra29 1 year ago
Who would have thought, Top Gear used to be about cars, now its about blowing shit up.
MR2Andy 1 year ago 2
Porsche 944, Check
Drain pipes, Check
Sigaret lighter, Check
Does some1 know where to get some of those rockets?
this is classic!
pyfsecret 1 year ago
i have a porsche 944.. and i am going to make into a race car i am going to put a v8 engine and turbo in.. iam also looking to pimp it out
ballisticblaster23 1 year ago
@ballisticblaster23 There is a company in Rancine Ohio that I bought all the bits and pieces for mine!
gahloot 1 year ago
LMFWAO!!! I have to get this DVD. XD
And yes it is such a beautiful car -- I miss my S2 damnit!
PentruRasaAlba 1 year ago
Im thinking about getting one of these, theyre everywhere, theyre under $3000, and I could go around telling everyone I drive a porsche. Anyone experienced one of these? are they useable as a regular car or do they end up being one of those cars you have to baby just to keep running? would I be able to use this as a daily driver?
JSnyder49428 1 year ago
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What a P.O.S.
TheWhupper 1 year ago
hahaha
77NavySEAL77 1 year ago
LOL
cgyiltis 1 year ago
only in britain....
snowcap150 1 year ago
they might lable him a terrorist
sthedwig 1 year ago
hahaha "a big thumping 2.5 liter" englishmen....
mikeakaspike 1 year ago
Not So Convincing Scientists In Shorts!!
buhrrito 1 year ago
that car is sexy
i wonder if i can get it as my first car
most are pretty cheap im guessing?
ItsThatAznGuy 1 year ago
@ItsThatAznGuy yeah theyre very cheap. the insurance im sure is pretty expensive id think though
wazzupriders 1 year ago
@ItsThatAznGuy not cheap to maintain..
hamronD73 1 year ago
"missle lock, FOX 1!!!"LOL
jeremy clarkson, fulfilling his boyhood dream!
cobralover88 1 year ago 2
hahaha best :P
marcoffs95 1 year ago
name of the song at 4:10 ??
Dufi2k 1 year ago
@lamerdude44 You are talking out of your ass. You seem to lack a lot of experience (atleast I can't see any in your comments/homepage). You are 16 and repeating the bs someone else bs'd you about. I already pegged you for a novice talking nonsense before I scrolled it down and read it all. Everyone said ignore your comments and move on. Goodluck with your parents money.
segx 1 year ago
which Season of Topgear was it? and which Episode?
resal3000 1 year ago
@resal3000
Its from his DVD. Jeremy Clarkson "Thriller" of 2008.
on00jh2 1 year ago
@resal3000 If memory serves this isn't from "Top gear" itself but from one of the many BBC Motoring Videos that Clarkson has made over the Years.
The only problem is that i do not know which one specifically this clip is from.
TSR1989FF 10 months ago
@resal3000 Oops, didn't see on00jh2's response, my bad.
TSR1989FF 10 months ago
i want that porsche
sergiu9307 1 year ago
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big shit car oke
buttheadt 2 years ago
My grandpa has a 944. Its still sitting in his garage collecting dust. Hes in a nursing home now. We dont know what were going to do with it. Were going to have to sell it eventually.
umahuma4 2 years ago
@umahuma4 umm ask him for it lolzz thats wutd id do anyway
peterclark17 2 years ago
phhhh.. we dont have the money to put premium gas in that thing. Although it would be preety sweet for me to drive a porsche to school my junior and senior year. Thats sure to get me some respect.
umahuma4 2 years ago
it wouldnt take premium gas enless you wanted to use it. and yes i drove my 944 to school my last 2 years in school and it definately earns respect especialy leaving the parking lot and flying down the road, the mustang kids lol plenty of them keep ther mouths shut
darkeyce02 1 year ago
yeah, mustangs have started making a comback lately, but now there are enough of them on the road that Its preety much just another car on the road. You dont see to many Porsches, so It would be intersting to see what peope would say.
umahuma4 1 year ago
yep exactly, im wantin a 86 turbo a guy has im hopeing this job works out for me and i get the beast, needs a little work but i have plans for it :D mustangs are everywher here, but when im in the parking lot at walmart i can here kids say whoa thats a porsche and people just watch me drive by while im on the backroads goin by the golf course...you cant help but be happy driveing a porsche
darkeyce02 1 year ago
I went to France once, my tour group was shocked that there were so many porsches driving around.
umahuma4 1 year ago
fix it .drive it.
will4ward 1 year ago
Well it hast been driven in like 4 years. So its probably ok, but the gas is probably bad in it and could use a wash probably
umahuma4 1 year ago
how much?
nosewheelie19 1 year ago
I have been driving 944 Turbos for about 10 years now. All I can say is you will never find a better 80's marque with better handling and more potential from nothing more than a DME chip and FPR. I have cruised mine at 145mph for miles on end in Nevada and still average 23-24 mpg on a fun run where I'm flogging it. The key to any old watercooler is doing your own repairs or it will suck you into a black hole.
rburke10 2 years ago
The 944 is an amazing car! I own one and it is crazy fun to drive. Amazing balance, great handling, good fuel mileage too. And the best part, I bought it a few months ago for $2000
involuntaryfirebass2 2 years ago 3
comment and tell me what you think about this for a first car i am highly considering it
tristandejoy 2 years ago
@tristandejoy i was too, but don't bother. i'm 16 years old, own a mazda 6 now, and was considering taking one of these on as a second car, you can pick up a decent one for $6,000. don't do it. the bottom line is that these cars require a shit load of maintenance. new clutches are about $3,000. if the timing belt hasn't been replaced every three years (which for $6,000, it's rare that it would have been) you've had it.
coolerdude44 2 years ago
@coolerdude44 UNLESS you do a v8 conversion, which can cost you close to nothing and you can do it in your own garage (I did) with the right tools of course. You can find all of the manuals online, and very easily at that. The results? a little more gas money out of your pocket, a little more insurance to pay (maintenance costs will be low of course) and a car with over twice as much horsepower as the stock version.
MRENDD 2 years ago
@MRENDD ... i like the car, i'm not interested in ruining it.
coolerdude44 2 years ago
First of all, a 944 clutch isn't 3k. Not unless you buy it from Porsche and have them install it for you, in which case, you're an idiot. Same goes with the timing belt. If you can do maintenance yourself, you can save yourself a lot of money.
ninjagod1337 2 years ago
@ninjagod1337 how many people can do their own maintenance on a 25 year old porsche?
coolerdude44 2 years ago
Anyone who can wield a wrench and doesn't have their hands growing out of their ass. Car maintenance isn't rocket science, even if it is a Porsche.
ninjagod1337 2 years ago 9
@ninjagod1337 W3rd! These older models and the iconic air-cooled 911's make them more appealing to the DIYer, doing the work yourself makes having a Porsche a reality for some of us. It's the beauty of what Porsche engineering and ingenuity started off to be that continued on with the 924/944/968. The Poor man's Porsche, the affordable daily driver car that can be fun on the road and on the track. Of course there's bad apples here and there like any car but a well taken care of one will last.
drewnashty 1 year ago
@ninjagod1337 Would this make a good first car?
josheskimo 1 year ago
@josheskimo I wouldn't get one as my first car, no. Get a Miata. They're dirt cheap, run forever, enormous fun, parts are cheap, and the online community is enormous.
ninjagod1337 1 year ago
@ninjagod1337 Funny you should say that, these cars are cheaper in NA form than a damn Honda Civic. The turbo is the same one from a 930, which makes it expensive to upkeep. Plus, like the Miata, there is a spec racing class for them in the States!
Baronvontrap 11 months ago
@josheskimo i say it would, its a 4 seater (good for insurance) its a porsche (ppl will think you have money) it looks damn good, its rwd (good for learning how to drive in bad condtions) nd best of all. No one else will have one at ur high school
sexyboi142 11 months ago
@coolerdude44 I did the clutch on mine.
pulsejet87 2 years ago
@coolerdude44 You're 16 years old, and you don't realize the fun of driving a RWD car, nevertheless one that handles like the 944. You have much to learn about driving. But you're 16, your parents bought you a Mazda 6, and that's a much better car for stuffing into a tree, than a 944. Don't endanger another 944. They're a wonderfully fun car to drive, just hold off on getting one for a few years.
pulsejet87 2 years ago 2
@coolerdude44. your costs are rather ridiculously exaggerated, and while the 944 is costly to maintain, it's not going to cost 3,000 for a fucking clutch...more like 1200. timing belts need not be replaced every three years, but must be retentioned every 15,000 miles, which can be done yourself if you're willing to buy the necessary tool. The timing belt itself should be replaced every 60,000, which is a LOT more than three years unless you're putting retarded tons of miles on the car.
ZakTheRipper18 1 year ago
@ZakTheRipper18 i've spoken to other owners, and that's what they've told me.
coolerdude44 1 year ago
i know this car is probably the best handling car in the world, looks fantastic, and is cheap. i'm still enticed by one of these. but as a first car? don't do it. a first car needs to be reliable, something we purists need to learn sooner or later.
i'd suggest to you, buy a nissan 300zx, toyota supra, or nissan 350z. all can be had for very cheap nowadays, are newer than the porsche, and require far less money/maintenance.
coolerdude44 2 years ago
purist??? your 16. you dont know anything about driving
wafflecopter3 1 year ago 2
@wafflecopter3 and what are you? a troll, that's what, just looking to start an argument. i've been able to recite every fact about a car since i was 13, (for the record i'm 17 now) and i've driven well over ten cars since i was twelve.
i'm 17, but i'm more passionate about cars and performance driving than most everybody in this 55 mph country we live in. so why don't you take your trolling and shove it up your ass.
coolerdude44 1 year ago
@coolerdude44 there not that bad little buddy, if you find one with a good service history and a passionate owner, you have a reliable, good car. Ive taken many newer cars on the street in my s2, simply because my power to weigh ratio surpasses most new cars, 2900 pounds to 210 hp with 208 ft pounds of torque with handling to embarrass any new car, except maybe for ferraris and lambos :)
hamronD73 1 year ago
Do it. Do it, do it, do it!! I've bought a 928 S2 as my first car, and I'm hugely satisfied with my choice :) And that is a shitload worse than the rather reliable 944 to maintain. No problems so far, going on 6 months - maybe I'm just lucky..
riberbentsen 2 years ago
@tristandejoy NO, you're going to crash, and that'll be one less 944. Get something that's safer, and not a classic.
pulsejet87 2 years ago
That's such a beautiful car. I'm looking into getting one I just hope that the quality is better than the price.
iZ28LS7 2 years ago 19
@iZ28LS7 There great quality of these cars are gems. I've read reviews and all of the ones i;ve seen are positive.
ox092 1 year ago
F that. I m installing a Katyusha arsenal on my 944 convertible. Then we'll have some REAL fun.
AlexTheShark 2 years ago
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duckfro 2 years ago
I always thought mine was fully loaded. Were rocket launchers a dealer added option? Top Gear seriously needs to come to the United States. Anyone know where I can find the continuation of this?
RyanFrew123 2 years ago
Classic car. :D Happy days.
vx220na 2 years ago 2
I miss pop up headlights. they make cars look soo sexy. Nowadays everbody is running to get bright ass halogens or neon purple light 2 blind you and confuse you while coming up from your rear.
Xerxes371 2 years ago 26
hmmmm
maybe i should turn ym porsche 944S into a rocket car too huh
tatterzzz 2 years ago
my friend has a 944 but its Automatic non turbo, and its really slow.lol. My 08 Honda Pilot smoked it!!!!!. but its a Porsche so i guess its a good car.haha
ferrarif43012 2 years ago
Then your friend doesnt know how to drive because I could beat a honda pilot with a moped.
Crosisborg 2 years ago
@ferrarif43012 It was a horrible mistake to buy the automatic, first off. The N/A 944 didn't make much power anyway. You take you're friend on, going into a corner, and see who comes out first.
pulsejet87 2 years ago
hello out there...
does anybody knows the instrumental music part at 4:09 until 4:32 ....at the end of the video they named the extreme music library, but i did not find this kind of music there! it sounds like could be part of any soundtrack... information would be great
ColdBloodedCozmo 2 years ago
only buy a 944 that is porache 944 owners club certrified. my dad bought one and quite simply it was beautiful. 944 S2 in guards red full prosche service history and it went like the clappers. Im getting a turbo as my next car. Can NOt wait lol.
Fastwunz 2 years ago
if you have any mechanical knowledge then you will buy one that isnt porsche owners club and fix it and save thousands of dollars like we did.
bandoboy32 2 years ago
Rocket Launchers. Yet another reason I want to get a 944.
Dcastkid 2 years ago 2
there is a porsche 944 for sale down the road from me and it has the complete light bar across the back but instead of porsche shadowed into the light it has 944 wat year is this porsche and does any one no anymore about it
Qnickel27 2 years ago
its an add on. none came with the full bar,
bandoboy32 2 years ago