Actual intelligent PORSCHE 944 driving review! WHAT????
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- Casey drives and reviews the budget 1983 Porsche 944 that he has lovingly been maintaining and working on to get it back on the road as an everyday vintage sports car. MERCH BABY! www.redbubble.com/people/case...
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Finally someone is doing these cars justice.
How?
Tom O'Donoghue he’s reviewing it and showing how to work on them when hardly anyone is.
@@theredgoatviking4686 Good. but..... specs, quarter mile , layout, storage , living with it, you want me to do better?
Tom O'Donoghue Casey will get to that eventually, you must have forgotten he has a life and business to run and he also has to keep the content coming as well he can’t do it all on one video.
@@tomodonoghue3309 who cares about any of that stuff. if they entice you drive one. if you like it buy it and drive the hell out of it. better yet, buy one and restore it yourself.
I own a late 944 and I love seeing them get more attention. They are great fun little cars. Turns more heads than your average BMW too :P
@@noidontthinksolol no its not they're very common
@@noidontthinksolol My E36 M3 gets a fair bit of attention. Not why I drive it though.
Just like my 2001 Porsche boxter S
I piss off a lot of muscle car owners because when I show up I notice they like to leave.160 hp badass!
Should I buy one ?
Hope you enjoy the ride and sorry about the video quality! My ISO was off. :/ . (edited) also, what two people are waiting around to thumbs down a video that quickly? gosh...
Casey Putsch two tombs down, rude, if you ask me, 😂
Is the shifter cable or linkages?
Love both of your choices in Porsches....I’m a 928 guy. Keep up the good work and ignore the haters.
Casey Putsch those are the rich snobs hahaha 😂
I always liked the 914 and 914.6 and Karminn Ghia.
Man I love these things, I've never not smiled when I saw a 944 on the road or at a car meet!
I could be at a car show with Lamborghinis and a 944 would still get my attention
You mean to tell me your 944 shifter feel is better than my snob car shifter?!
...You’re absolutely right😭
I've really wanted one of these 944's for years, long before I found your channel... Now I'm definitely going to get one when the funds allow.
What are your funds? I just sold one for 2k they ain’t much!
@@JOIHIINI is that in the USA? The prices in the Netherlands are increasing incredibly. 5 years ago, a reasonable one started at 3k euros and now they are 7+.
Tim De Boer Canada
Tim De Boer I have rx7 fc turbo now prices are also going up, however mine was rusted considerably when I sold
@@JOIHIINI i was gonna say these cars are thinning out. for a nice, fairly rust free, well taken care off 944 i'd pay 7-10k.
They are nice cars from the 80's! Good daily drivers with luggage space in back. Love 'em!
I know you didnt just say that
Have owned my '90 S2 for 17 years...did exactly what Casey suggests...fun steering wheel, new shocks, upgraded pads, sporty exhaust. The best back road fun car around!
When that car came out I worked at an Airport parking center. Private lot where you parked and we shuttled you to the airport. I drove damn near every car when I worked there and had a blast. I had a few friends with a 928 or 944 as well as all th 60s cars. I think I'm in almost the generation where kids cared about cars. I'm 55, and proud that my 19 year old step son loves cars. You're a fun dude Casey, a younger man with an older soul.
Early 80s is vintage now? Reminds me of several years ago my wife and I were listening to an out of town radio station and the DJ goes "...and now it's time for some classic rock!" He proceeded to start play 80s rock and I yelled "THAT'S NOT CLASSIC ROCK, THAT'S MY CHILDHOOD!"
To which my wife doubled over and fell to the ground laughing.
BA haha 😁
I saw a miata the other day with plates with the year on it thay was the same ad my birth year. They were vintage plates. Made me feel old lol
My daughters love '60's-some '90's music...funny how that is coming back
I remember when Nirvana became classic rock... I feel your pain! 🤣
@@rickc2102 weirdly enough, I live in the Seattle area for a few more months (moving to Chapel Hill). Kurt liked my '68 Dart GT & my younger daughter interviewed one of the founding members of Alice in Chains for her in-class 5th grade biography project. I'm in my 50's...
I have an 89 turbo and I can’t wipe the smile off my face every time I take her for a long drive.
Just bought 1989 944 turbo. Love it!!! amazing car and super impressed. Great video!!!
Cheers and thank you!
Great video Casey! I've enjoyed my 88 944T for 23 years now. Happy to see the 944 series getting some coverage
I've been eagerly awaiting this road test & review of your 944, and it looks & sounds like it runs flawlessly! I passed on a nice 944 last summer for a bit more money than you paid, and am now regretting my decision to walk away from one of my favorite sports cars of this era. I'm so jelly, Casey! Hope you can find some time to work on the 928 next!
I've had my '83 944 for about 3 years, and I love every minute of driving it. I paid about the same for mine, and did all the same maintenance; water pump, timing belt, new rubber and battery... drives like a dream. I also drive mine as a daily unless we're in full snowstorm mode, and it's never let me down. Like you pointed out, treat it well and maintain it, and the 944 is super reliable. I love the latest tech for things like my laptop and phone, but my car is a work of art. It's my enjoyment after a long day at work, or a fun back roads sprint on a Sunday morning. The styling blows away anything from today's selection of cars, and these things were built to last. I'm enjoying your 944 videos, and look forward to seeing more progress on your 928 too.
Thank you for the video Casey, have been working on mine today actually and happy she fired up. I think it needs the fuel regulator and damper as it isn't firing up any more though. Anyway can't wait to get her on the road. Feel free to do as many 944 videos you want.
Thanks for letting use go on a ride with you and your 944!!! 944’s are my passion.
Hey, just discovered your channel through a general car search. I have owned four Porsche models over the years (currently a 911), but have never had the pleasure of owing a 944. Thanks for this great, inspired, and unbiased review of your fine machine. I have driven a couple of these though, and always enjoyed the experience. Maybe someday I will own one of these myself.
This is a great review! I love these cars! I look for them all the time, it would be a dream to own one of these to enjoy.
Thanks for a very accurate review of the early 944. I have a 1984 944 and love it for what it is! Thanks
I bought an ‘89 944 back in December, and I can’t stop staring at it. I’m slowly improving on my knowledge surrounding these cars, and saving money where I can. These videos definitely help educate and motivate me. Keep them coming! 😎
I really like your review style. Lots of detail about how the car feels and putting it in perspective given the time period in which it was made. That’s what driving older cars is all about!
Nice and positive review, I have always liked the shape and style of the 944. A pleasure to watch, thank you Casey. 👍👌
A really nice vid, Casey, you are respecting the car, the past, the motorists sharing the road with you. And your drive recalls for me the new '84 VW GTI which I bought when I was a soldier at the Pentagon. And I liked it, a VW with a Porsche engine or something like that. And when was it that the Yuppie thing became big, with everyone thinking they needed a BMW? Talk about a status symbol, Euro sedans became the pricey way to see the U.S.A.
I just got my new (1985) 928s I use to have a 1980 automatic the new is Manuel shift stick, I love it👍
you're bring back great memories. mine was a daily driver, and did everything asked of it.,still miss it.
Great video, love the attitude!
This was awesome. The last two and half minutes just got me inspired to live life haha. Great vid!
I love what you say around 14:10 about making the drive home and the drive to work special. I am 22 and have had 18 cars, all of which were manual and fun in some way, from Ford SVTs, to BMWs, to a 924S. I love them all. I relate to that comment so very heavily and tell that to my family all the time when they continue to ask why I always get old sports cars. You truly get it Casey. Keep up the good videos! Love the content. I also relate to driving on 75 a lot, as I am from OH. I have gotten 3 flat tires going to the Detroit Auto show because of low profile tires and poor roads!
I remember those cars my brother's friend had one with a sound system that would make you deaf but it sound great back in 1988. Although the mods he did was an engine swap because the original blew up by the previous owner. The engine he dropped in a grand national turbo V6 with the 4 speed auto. He made it worked & it was fun as a kid going on a joy ride with that loud stereo grabbing me McDonalds so my older bro could go out. While I stayed home & watch T.V. all night on a Friday night. It was my brother's friend who inspired me to be a mechanic. Man your vid brings back memories.
Such a spot on review. I have an 83 I Daily!
Thanks Casey!! So many ppl on youtube turn their nose up at these cars. They are gems, and some of the greatest production cars of the 80's.
Great video - and I like your life advice too....so....subbed! As it happens I'm starting to noodle around ideas for that special ride. As a guy of reasonable resources I keep coming back to the 944. I was in high school in their heyday and just loved loved loved the shape from day one. And you're right - as the freakin investors and garage queen curators look to feed their unstoppable appetites for driving prices ever upwards (think I just heard the door slam shut on the last of the 912 opportunities), the 944 is still within reach. Just have to get my head around 80s cars being vintage....cuz that means I'M vintage and then some...😵. Looking forward to checking out your other videos.
Looking at buying my first car (one I can drive at least) a 944 down the street for 6k full interior, new trans, fuel lines, slave and master cylinder, and new timing belt and ac along with other various restorations very excited to see about purchasing it I love niche 80s sports hatches 😁
Just picked one of these up same year can't wait to get it back and get it sorted! Always wanted one!
My ‘83 was my only car when I lived in Crested Butte, CO in ‘95. I was a broke ski bum who traded my ‘87 Isuzu Trooper for it (which I had bought for $700 and fixed up). Was a blast to drive in the mountains and had some epic drives, if a bit white knuckle at times, in bad winter conditions and road trips. I could squeeze my mountain bike or two road trips in the back. Would take it up 4wd only roads to trailheads to go backpacking. So much fun and great memories from that kind of stuff, cross country trips, and autocrossing after moving back to MI. 217,000 miles on it, needs a ton of little stuff but motor runs smooth, doesn’t burn any oil, though has several weeps. I feel I owe the thing some love... and new dampers... haha. I neighbor traded me an ‘86, no sunroof model with 100,000 on it for $500 worth of ski work. It sat in storage for 20 years but he had just put new tires and belts on it. Nice got into the interior the following winter and he didn’t want to deal with it. I cleaned it up and the red leather seats are nearly perfect, just a couple of homes they chewed in the headliner. Was looking for a parts car for my ‘83 but it’s too nice of a driving car. Anyway, I think these things make a bit more modern feeling alternative to some of my classic favorites like the BMW 2002, Long nose 911’s, and other European classics that are fun to drive but not necessarily powerful. Being a guy born in ‘75 the 924 and 944GTR race cars I saw magazine pics of made me drool over the 944. Still think they look so cool with the swoopy box flairs. Anyway, glad seeing a good dose of perspective on these cars and not the usual comparison to modern cars and the relative downfalls in that respect. Sweet spot, classic feeling car.
Great review I like the style of you just talking about it while driving. Im wanting a 2nd car for fun/project thinking about either a 944 or BMW e36 m3.
i like these videos! for me the 924 is my "solice". ive had a few and even drove one across the country. i just finished restoring a 77 martini and its now my daily!
I have an '88 924S and love it so much that I also want a 944 - preferably one like yours - a "green gauge" early model without power steering. Thanks for the excellent content!
Cool video! 88 924S Special Edition and 87 924S. Love them both!
Your review is fantastic i own a 1987 944 turbo and couldn't have worded it better...
I enjoyed my 944S2 at Road Atlanta for five years. Last I checked it’s still club racing
I had a love/hate with my 944 when it was the first car I bought at 17. Now that I’ve matured a few years I love cruising around in my 944. Comfortable, unique, practical, and a fun drivers car. The things that used to annoy me like the chattery gearbox and long shifter throws remind me of classic race cars when I drive it. Playful amount of power. I upgraded mine with a race chip and throttle cam made a big difference love it.
"I feel like Ferris Bueller right now" got me... I love driving my 83' 944, and it is just an enjoyable car to drive. Definitively not a dragster like you said, and I agree, its really more meant for an enjoyable experience you just don't get with modern cars these days. Especially driving through winding mountain roads.
Recently got my first (drivable) car, which is a 924s. Basically the same thing as the 944. It’s such an amazing driving, sounding, and looking vehicle. I love it with all my heart. (P.s. clutch job is very annoying and long, and would make for some great videos.👍)
Dammit, Casey, I’ve enjoyed the 944 videos enough to convince me to start looking for one. The hunt is on!
I love your videos and your passion for these cars. I wish you could do a review like this on my VW Corrado.
Bring it by!
Great review!
I have ‘Molly’ a 1986 944 Turbo, she is pristine and I enjoy her with every drive. I appreciate you too love the 944, it is an amazing car.
'89 944 (base) owner here, glad to see more people recognizing the 944.
to be honest, in the last 5 years the 944s have quadrupled in value within my area
I completely agree with you , just enjoying my 944
Awesome video brother, I'm officially a fan.
Thank you Mr Putsch its refreshing to hear you speak with such enthusiasm for older cars that dont pretend to be anything else than what they are. Cars that are easy and pleasurable to drive but have character. Best of all I can understand them carry out maintenance and repairs, the engine bay has room for my fat hands! I've just brought a 1993 Mazda B2200 ute (pick up truck in your language) nothing special 2.2 ltr 4cyl, the only digital feature is a clock, it has wind up windows, armstrong steering bust of all I could sleep in the engine bay. I've been having a great time tidying it up and fixing bits and pieces. Best of all I drive it every day and it's fun. Unfortunately my 18 year old daughter has decided it's cool and she would be far better suited to driving it. I have told her repeatedly NO but after 4 older brothers & sisters I am worn down no doubt once I have it running & driving like its 1993 it will disappear with her behind the wheel. Oh well what father can say no to his baby girl and mean it, theres always another fun project car out there and with grandkids starting to drive in a few years they will need educating about how much fun basic old cars can be plus granddad's definitely cant say no to his grandkids!
Best of luck to you Mr Putsch i marvel at your enthusiasm for all things vehicular.
Enjoyed the video Casey. interesting , engaging, and educational indeed. Being fairly new to the channel, do you have a video on how to drive stick other than that one vid where you teach a subscriber? Would be great if people get an all you lesson with different camera angles of engaging the clutch, up shifts, downshifts, rev matching ect as opposed to the other vid you did that had basics.
No wonder I fell in love with cars after owning a 16 year old car at 16! One of my favorite cars ever Red/Black ‘87 no sunroof which I wanted!
Gorgeous car! After watching this video, I want one of these 944's!
Just bought a relatively nice '86 NA in Guards Red. Has some small cosmetic flaws, and needs some steering and suspension repairs, but it's rollin' on Fuchs with nice paint, a way better than average interior, and it runs great.
I love driving it. The perfect car for a retro nerd in the mountains.
Amazing video casey....yeah man i agree with you...and i am enjoying my daily drives in a 2008 volkswagen polo gti 9n3 1.8 turbo 5 speed manual...it is a reliable car, hoot to drive and has amazing handling..plus bought it used for a song....
Bought one new in '84 and still own it. Has been such a love affair, have added two more red ones, a white, a ruby, and 2 black. Most have FUCHS, LSD, sport suspension, and all are manuals. Added 3 hard to find models: '88 Jubilee/Celebration and an '86 Sport special with nearly every option including phone, and less than 29,000 miles. The other unique one is an '89 - 951 Club Sport wheeled, factory 300 hp/300 torque Club-sport chipped low miler in Satin Black Met. These were the best handling sports car in the world when built and the first factory built to break 1G on skid pad
I had a 1987 guards red in 1989-91 with an Autothority chip, fuel ionizer, circle throttle cam nd Amsoil in the crankcase and gearbox. Max rpm 7500. 34 mpg highway, enough acceleration to easily leave V8 Mustangs without doing hole-shots. I went over a speed bump in a park straoght on at 60 mph once. It was an absolute joy to drive.
Love your builds. Keep on Rockin in the free World.
That’s the stuff right there! Car is looking (and running) happy! Can’t wait to see the 928 when the seats get done. That’s gonna look cool.
Me too!
Best car review I have ever seen
My definition of happiness: driving a car that I love enjoying the view and feeling the car as if it were part of me.
Great video! My 1972 MGB sport car back in the 1970,s always need something to fix on it! Been thinking about about a 944 or 928?
I love old cars. When cars actually felt connected to the road and you got to experience the drive instead of being bored.
I had an 85.5 in garnet red with matching interior. Without question one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life, automotive or otherwise, though I wasn't prepared for the cost of maintenance and repairs. Up to that point I had no idea that just driving anywhere, to work say, could be so much fun. When it comes to dumb things, I have a solid entry: I managed to break the hatchback glass when I was about 8 hours from my destination. That was a cool $2000 used to replace.
Great stuff Casey ⚡️⚡️💨💨💨👍
Every chance I get to enjoy a Casey vid, I do it.
Thanks again Casey for all of your 944 videos! Love my little '86 as well. Quick question, do you know if your 944 has a manual steering rack or is it the power steering rack with the belt removed from the pump and just jumpered out on the steering rack?
I agree with your comment on journalists. They simply can’t enjoy a car for what it is. Thanks for being genuine. I love my 83 944 as its good (not great) at everything you need in a sports car.
A friend bought 1 and I got to drive it a fair bit. I really liked it, despite how slow it is. I'd love to try a turbo but it was the great balance and mechanical noise of it that I loved
I'm a 924 guy but I love the 924/944 platform, awesome cars
I just bought my first Porsche and it’s a 1986 Carrera 3.2. Love it! I almost bought one of these. I may sell the 911 and buy one. I have a 2004 Z4 BMW I bought for 7 grand. Because of that I feel comfortable driving it everyday. It’s sweet. The 911 makes me nervous because it’s an expensive car. The 944 is an affordable car that looks killer and I wouldn’t have to feel nervous all the time it might get a scratch. Of course, I don’t want any of my cars to get beat up but it’s just more enjoyable to not worry as much. Anyway, great video. Thx
I've been watching your videos on the 944. I want one so bad now! I have an 83' Mercedes 300d that I had to park for the winter because it has major suspension issues. Going to fix it this summer. There is a 944 in my area for about 3-4 K and I'm really tempted to get it! I wish I had more garage space!!
Baron Cheffer that’s really interesting cuz I have an 84’ 300D and I’VE been looking at getting a 944 as well. Although I use my Benz as my daily driver and have been for 5 years now
Tks for sharing. excellent job
That's the right word for that car "interesting". I have a 1977 924 and I love it
Very cool car, thanks for the ride!(-:
Bought a base 83 for around the same money and imported it to Israel. 98% diy. Excellent car for the money and very driver/mech friendly. Enjoyed it for 2 years and switched back to Alfas.
Long time 944 owner, and I like your review!
FYI the MPG gauge isn't a vacuum gauge, it's actually driven by a computer that gets injector pulse time from the ECU and speed from the speedometer, so it is a proper MPG gauge.
A bonus fact: the speedometer is analog, driven by a cable, but inside the speedo there's a transducer to send an electric signal out for the MPG gauge. Ah, Germans...
I loved it. I shall pull the trigger on one of these one day. :) overcoming the fear.
I like this guy, earned a sub
Lots of fun... regular cars for regular people
Keep it simple cool approach Casey
I’m inheriting my father-in-laws 1983 944 so your channel is one I’m obsessively watching. It’s a nice original car but there are many little things that need attention. I’m watching for maintenance ideas. Thanks!
I finally took ownership of my father-in-law’s 944, but before I drove it 189 miles back home, I had a full maintenance service done at a great independent Porsche service shop in San Luis Obispo. The car now drives like new and is a pleasure to drive. I had the timing belt, balance shaft belt, water pump, all front engine seals replaced (including am and crank seals), spark plugs, alternator, brake lines flushed, auto cooling fan fixed and a bit more. Its a lot of fun!
You can move the tach in the center, depending on the speedo cable has the length. The speedo cable is connected directly to the front wheel and comes up the dash to aign with the right dash location, you may need to disconnect it and reroute it to make it align to the center and not use to much more length...as it's a tad short.
Very cool video and entertaining knowledgeable assessment of vintage cars. Would you rather have a 1987 924S or a 1984 944? Both have come up in my area at around the same condition mileage and price point. Thank you for
Your advice.
Male Voice-Over (German Accent): "A rainy day...... The perfect day to test-drive the new Porsche 944"
That's how the television adverts for these cars went.
False advertising, though, because ANY day is a good day to drive a 944!
Haskins Rd! Oh hell yeah I drive on that road whenever I'm tryna have a fun scenic drive
Thanks for the video now I'm going to officially buy me one
Casey, funny that you looked in the corner of the window for wind noise, I have an 85 and I did the exact same thing. The rubber seal appears ok but there is the noise in the top corner.
Been watching these cars for a while been thinking about actually getting one
Really hope the prices don’t keep going up, looking to buy a cheap one when I move and learn how to fix it up! Love the pasha interior.
Casey, I've been debating this for a couple of years but finally made the decision to buy my first 944 this year!. It is 1989 in primer but the registration said it was red, with a black interior but its that black leather with the Porsche stitching in the seats. I pick it up on March 7th! I'm excited to finally become a Porsche 944 owner.
sk8er020389 welcome to the club! Their wonderful cars when taken care of and 89 is a good choice. More power then earlier 944.
Caleb W I think it’s the same power. 2.5L In-line 4. It was off for me also because in 89 they came out with the s2 and the 2.7L so mine per vin is a 89 but it’s a very early 89 or very late 88 that got completed with a 89 vin
sk8er020389 oh interesting. Yes the 89 is a 2.7L but even if your car is an 88 (at least in the US market) it is a special engine. I learned from a couple of people that were looking at my 88 parts car. The 88 has an updated pcm and a higher compression motor that produces 15-20hp more then earlier base models of the 944.
Funny you brought up ls swap since I just got a 454 for free and might end up going in my 944
Great review, there’s not enough emphasis on the uniqueness of different vehicles . Power is great but there so much more to enjoy with a car.
Hey mr.Casey I enjoy ur vids ty u give me hope to get my 83 started 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Casey, as someone with a pair of these (well, 924S's), the "wind noise" biggest issue, oddly, is the seam where the mirrors pivot on their bases (seems such a small thing to cause so much noise). Anyhow, if your car is guards red, get some red electrical tape (it will blend right in), wrap it once around the seam where the mirror folds, and that will eliminate a TON of wind noise. An easy fix nobody ever thinks about.
Hi Casey,
First, I would like to thank you for your videos on your 944, it's very interesting. I have also a 944 from 86 and I'm French btw ;D
If you have quite significant body rolls on yours, I guess the suspensions have never been replaced and after almost 40 years and 100k+ miles, that could be the right time.
So a good upgrade for your 944 could be to replace them by the Koni sport suspensions, which was an option from Porsche back in 80s.
I did it on mine recently and body rolls almost disapear and the ride remains confortable (I have same wheels/tyres combination as yours) ;)
Cheers,
Good video! :) I'm been thinking about a 944 for a while now. Maybe buying one this spring if I find a good one.
go for clean ones 944s or 944s2
@@SAMMYJR00777 A good S2 would be awesome but don't want to spend money on a collectors example. :D