Should I Trade? (944 vs. Camaro)

M030 HalfDork
6/30/12 11:29 a.m.

Back in April, I bought a pair of 1984 944s from an old man who had parked them ten years ago. One is a decent car with 87K that the guy bought almost new. The other is a rat with 160K that he was using for parts. Both had gummed-up fuel systems and dead fuel pumps. Long story short, I got the nicer, low-mileage one running and made it look good. Now it's on eBay. 944

I just got other one, the "parts car" running, and I intended to keep it as a track toy. It's got 160K miles and is a little beat up pretty much everywhere. That said, it runs awesome and has no rust.

A friend of mine wants to swap me his gold automatic 1984 Z/28 for the 160K mile 944 that I just got running.

Would you trade? Ratty 944 for non-running Z/28? Which ever car I keep, I'm making a track toy out of it...

m4ff3w UltraDork
6/30/12 11:45 a.m.

I would keep the 944.

dean1484 UltraDork
6/30/12 11:57 a.m.

keep the 944. or have him add some $$$$$. I have owned both and the z is a step down in every way. Compared to the 944 the Z will have that "it is good enough" feeling where as the 944 feels like they took just that little bit of extra time / engineering / care.

Woody UltimaDork
6/30/12 11:59 a.m.

944

M030 HalfDork
6/30/12 12:00 p.m.

But the 944 is kind of slow...

Ian F UberDork
6/30/12 12:17 p.m.

944.

The ebay car looks nice. I'm curious to see what it sells for. No reserve?

DWNSHFT HalfDork
6/30/12 12:25 p.m.

M030 wrote: But the 944 is kind of slow until the Camaro has to slow for a corner then the 944 goes rocketing by...

Fixed that for you.

David

M030 HalfDork
6/30/12 12:28 p.m.

In reply to DWNSHFT:

Thanks!

M030 HalfDork
6/30/12 12:30 p.m.

Ian F wrote: 944. The ebay car looks nice. I'm curious to see what it sells for. No reserve?

The reserve was $3000. I actually really wanted to keep that car. But, my wife and I are buying a house, and I have kind of a lot of cars. It was between that car and my 1997 Boxster. My wife LOVES the Boxster, and I like it too, so the choice was easy.

AngryCorvair PowerDork
6/30/12 2:04 p.m.

M030 wrote: But the 944 is kind of slow...

i take it you haven't been in an '84 camaro recently...

M030 HalfDork
6/30/12 2:53 p.m.

In reply to AngryCorvair:

Camaro has a V8. It has to be fast, right?

singleslammer Reader
6/30/12 2:56 p.m.

Yeah, I think that stock to stock the 944 may have an edge. Not once you get into the aftermarket but you see my point. I had a 944 for a year and if I was going to build a track car, that would be at the top of my list. Mine had too many little things wrong with it for my DD.

LopRacer Reader
6/30/12 3:24 p.m.

944 makes a great track car as it sits and it can be built into a 944 spec car if you decided to go wheel to wheel. They may feel slow on the street but I assure you on track they can most definately hold their own.

Gearheadotaku SuperDork
6/30/12 3:26 p.m.

Would need more Camaro details. If it's a solid H.O. car it might not be a bad deal, but the auto trans most likely pegs it a low output car. Still, if the body / interior are good it's a better fix-n-flip prospect than the 944.

Argo1 Reader
6/30/12 4:34 p.m.

944 all the way... I will admit bias.

aussiesmg PowerDork
6/30/12 4:57 p.m.

Manual over auto in any contest

Javelin UltimaDork
6/30/12 5:29 p.m.

Has a previous owner of both an 86 Camaro Z28 and an 86 944, I say 944 all the way. The 3rd Gen F-body was a little floppy, kinda heavy, and vastly underpowered (especially the pre-TPI cars).