funny thing, in Sweden I couldnt find one of these under the equivalent to 5k dollars, there are some for around 10k+. Obviously in better shape than the one in the video but still
7 dollars my ass! Fuel, battery, use of a shop with a fuel injector cleaner. How much would it cost you to have mechanics clean those for you? Cleaning solvent , replacing rings, labour cost for all this is high .
I really like the concept of this channel. Buying different fun/rare cars and fixing them. Josh should get some credit, I feel like he is more comfortable in front of the camera than before. The two of you are great together!
A properly tuned 944T can beat many Ferrari's on the track thanks to superior cornering (up to 1.25G in the turns, from suspension modifications), and the 2.5, 2.7 or 3.0 engines tuned to >400 wheel hp. i was in a 944 pushing 600hp. My 968 is running 530hp from a 388c.i. Chevy LS7 and 200mph gearbox. Thoughts @ 54k miles since the swap rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/593593-a-few-upgrades-for-the-968-a-59.html
I own two 944s and they are stupid reliable as long as you DRIVE THEM!! Old cars need to be driven to stay lubed. My Wife's daily is a 944 S2 and I just finished rebuilding the engine in our Turbo S. Bad head gasket but I redid the heads since it was 30 years old, runs great now and these are great drivers cars!! The transmission is in the back so "perfect" 50/50 weight distribution. By the way, I'm 6'4" and 280 and I fit very well in this car! Way better than my '89 Range Rover!!!
That is a great car. Definitely honor the timing belt. Even without turbo it is great. The phone dial wheels are awesome. One of the best manual transmissions I have ever shifted.
@WatchJRGo: Love seeing you get past 200k. Taking the leap forced on you by your employer etc. I really like how you give quick facts on when you do small jobs. Like how long it took to do line replacement. How long to replace injectors and test etc. I think you could make short snipit videos of each small fix. When someone gets an old accord and has to replace that line, they will search exact terms. "Honda Accord, replace X" do do a 3 minute video of just that fix from that video. When you fix a handful of things on each car, make each thing you fix on that car searchable. So you can potentially 2x or 3x your views for just naming the fix and making a short snippet video on that. Just a thought. Want to see you succeed. You seem honest and sincere and that is what people value. Thank you.
"Better Miata except for the parts." Yep. I've seen a few sub $1k ones pop up in my market but as soon as I research parts cost I decide to pass. I've also read you need to buy some expensive proprietary tools to do the timing belt "correctly".
Turns out that's just an urban legend! Wish I hadn't sold my 944s before that information came to light, but yeah, it can be done with normal tools (it's just a tough job)
@@RobJaskula Can you do it without the magic tools? Yes. The one tool that is super critical for the timing belt is the tension measurement tool - crazy cool, super expensive.
If you can just twist the top span of the belt 90 degrees it is right. You have to remove a guide plate and roller to check it, as I recall. You don't need the tool.
This brought back memories, and they really came flooding back hearing it run. I learned to drive standard in an 87 944. That thing was so fun to drive and was truly an awesome car.
JR, you should totally LS swap this thing. They make for fun cars on the track as they literally have basically 50/50 weight distribution and tons of power to weight ratio. Adding a Turbo would make it even better.
Tyler Hoover did you a solid by throwing your name out on his channel. I never go watch channels based on someone else's recommendation, but that's why i'm here now. Keep up the good work!
Dood, FUCK YEAH!!! This is hands down the GREATEST victory video on TH-cam. $500 for the car, $100 for a battery, Some fuel injector love, and BLAMMO. The Flip ups WORK, the power windows WORK. Fogs work... Does the sunroof work? SUBSCRIBED!!!!!
I have owned two of them, a regular and a turbo. One of the most under rated cars in history. The handling was unbelievable with a true 50/50 weight distribution. They were fantastic.
wmmrock if you ask me, every truck should have 4wd. It’s pointless to buy a truck without it, unless it’s like a dump or delivery truck.especially in the northeast.
Has 2 trucks, The dodge and the Nissan which “Has good mud terrain tires”. Needs bro’s truck. Wtf good are mud terrain tires without 4x4. Swap that Titan for a 4x4 or at least put a locker in its rear end.
A properly tuned 944T can beat many Ferrari's on the track thanks to superior cornering (up to 1.25G in the turns, from suspension modifications), and the 2.5, 2.7 or 3.0 engines tuned to >400 wheel hp. i was in a 944 pushing 600hp. My 968 is running 530hp from a 388c.i. Chevy LS7 and 200mph gearbox. Thoughts @ 54k miles since the swap rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/593593-a-few-upgrades-for-the-968-a-59.html
Nice work, Just finished and sold a 83' automatic also i found for $500-- it was fun to shine up and get rolling, this one needed speed sensors that cost around $600 to get installed after i tried for 2 weeks.. guy bought for his daughter who liked movie "16Candles"- said he did not think she would get in too much trouble with it being auto and a slower Porsche...
The hatch button is cable controlled and can be very finicky. Get it open with the key, make sure the drains go to the ground, use penetrating lube to free up the latches. After you get it to work well with the key, then you can mess with fine tuning for the button in the cabin. Also make sure you spray some lube on the hood release components. I've seen them brake. Always have a fire extinguisher! There was a recall on the fuel hoses, but they are now old enough that they need replaced again. If you have a fuel line fail, it goes straight onto the headers and catches fire.
This car has for the past few years been my dream car. I can't exactly pinpoint what it is exactly that I love about it but I know id take my time to learn the car inside and out just to have one.
I have an early 924 with the larger rear wheels than the later models had. 2 litre kjetronic fuel injection and Bosch electronic ignition ... sadly it’s in pieces and the roof has started rusting around the back of the sunroof. My son paid 3k for it and never really got to drive it. It’s a major restoration project waiting for the right time ...it’s a canary yellow with a 944 body kit. ( flared around the wheels)
Congrats on the 200K! It's great that Josh is in most your videos. He is an invaluable asset with his knowledge and work ethic. Nice score on the Porsche......
Congrats man. Reminds me of a 1979 928 manual shift cashmere color with a set of gold BBS wheels fir 2k. It sat on a lift under cover for years with a "blown motor" I asked the guy if I could tinker on it for a while before I had it flat bedded home. After removing the mouse nest from the cats and installing a Y pipe. I drove it away. Haha. It topped out at about 185 mph or I did.
My cousin Selena literally had that exact car back in 1990-1994, she used to drive us little ones to the beach in it every Saturday during the summer, there'd be 4 or 5 of us crammed in that little thing driving along the coast......ahhh, good memories......
My buddy and I often imitate the proper British 'nice' as 'noiiice' .... you are the first for me to hear do the same ..... so tip a the hat to ya ........ Noicccee ! That alone merits a LIKE and a Subscribe
I have the same car sitting in my garage that I haven't started for a year,after not dealing with it when I moved and I have to get it started and running again and this is just making me nervous watching this video. Reminder in a hell of a lot better shape. You have to worry about the ECU or DME as it is called or watch those crank sensor crank sensors. Two things that notoriously stop the car from running.
I realize they got this running already, but I have an '88 944 and all you need to do is get an injector connector pigtail and a 9V battery and just cycle each injector with the 9V. You can do it all in the car.
its amazing how you can buy a project car and fix so easy like this. In my country some junk 80s car will cost around $2k (not running), and you spend like $10k to make it run (only). Plus detailling. :-(
For the rear hatch release you may need to bend the contact points so they touch the actuator motor. I owned a white 944 Turbo for 12 years. Great car! i regret selling it.
Fuel Injector tip: Remove the O-Ring and plastic cap (usually sold as a kit anyway.) If it's got mesh fuel socks into the inlet, order and replace as well Most of the time these are all available as a kit. Get a can of carb cleaner and use your power supply with the sock(s) removed. Power the injector while blowing out the injector with the carb cleaner being sprayed into it. Clean up the mess, new rings/plastic 'hood' and mesh sock. Good to go! Of course use common sense and be careful!
If I could work on the Porche 944s with Watch JR Goes and Joshs I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the fat Woolford and get all schmoked up.
I use to have same make and model car. It was so fun to drive but it had issues. One day it would run fine, next day wouldnt start. Many trips to the auto shop. I kept getting told it was burning through coils and had electrical issue no one seemed to be able to find. I wound up selling it for just a few hundred dollars. Wish I still had that car:)
Cool, Josh grew a beard in one day. I'm not sure but I think the hazard lights were blinking Morse code -- probably because there was a Corvette in front of it.
I really hope you throw a couple Ebay turbo's on it, reinforce the block, and go for a TH-cam record dyno for the 944. That is a video that will get 10 million views easy. As Emperor Palpatine said....... DO IT!!!
Pretty impressive that rubber seals, cleaning spray, injector cleaner rental, and a battery only cost $7!
Well .... he did say that a new battery is SOP which in his mind means it is not included it seems
I'll be impressed when he sells it.
clickbait
And all the free man hours!
@@funguy4utube aka he lies for clicks
I love how 80s drug dealer cars are 500 bucks now.
My drug dealer was more ghetto. He had a 914. 😂
What do drug dealers drive now?
Not really
KeenCrafting
Impalas with blown head gaskets and bad transmissions. The smart ones drive old police crown vics
funny thing, in Sweden I couldnt find one of these under the equivalent to 5k dollars, there are some for around 10k+. Obviously in better shape than the one in the video but still
11:35, JR, everyone knows that if you're going to spoon-feed an injector, you have to make an airplane noise so that it opens up... Rookie! :D
“I already have the part, just haven’t had the time to fix it” - aka I can’t fix it.
Most people can't fix anything flywheel related, hell most people can't change brake pads.
I have new parts laying around waiting to be used and I can definitely do it myself but I just don't feel like doing it. I hate this.
@@CoreMaster111 I'm like that too, with cars and bikes. Between work and my daughter, I just feel like wrenching most times.
🎶pop-up up and down headlights! Pop-up up and down headlights!🎶
My old Supra had pop-ups......i really miss that car..
Thank goodness, things are back to normal - "Needs hood struts, where's the 2 x 4?"
The battery cost more than 7 dollars
You can bring the old one in and get the new one free or discounted
@@bigd613 Still way more than 7$
7 dollars my ass! Fuel, battery, use of a shop with a fuel injector cleaner. How much would it cost you to have mechanics clean those for you? Cleaning solvent , replacing rings, labour cost for all this is high .
he's pulling numbers out of his ass
clickbait
I love these types of videos! They satisfy my itch to expand my junk car collection that the neighbors don't approve of!
i'm one of your neighbors and i'm tired of you bringing homeowner values down on my single wide mobile home
It sounds exactly like a Chevy Iron Duke, which is hilarious to me.
It's about as good as one too
Better, you should of heard mine ( 144 hp 7200 rpm)
Yes. Well these guys are "Celebrities"
Carter, except an Iron Duke could be fixed for little cash but this one thousands.
I really like the concept of this channel. Buying different fun/rare cars and fixing them. Josh should get some credit, I feel like he is more comfortable in front of the camera than before. The two of you are great together!
Nostric absolutely. these fix and flips are my favorite JR
This was my first dream car as a kid. I still want to be one some day. The 928 is probably a better car, but I love the look of the 944.
I've owned three. Get one, you will not be disappointed. 👍
Congrats on 200K man!
Thanks man!! 💯
A properly tuned 944T can beat many Ferrari's on the track thanks to superior cornering (up to 1.25G in the turns, from suspension modifications), and the 2.5, 2.7 or 3.0 engines tuned to >400 wheel hp. i was in a 944 pushing 600hp. My 968 is running 530hp from a 388c.i. Chevy LS7 and 200mph gearbox.
Thoughts @ 54k miles since the swap
rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/593593-a-few-upgrades-for-the-968-a-59.html
that injector cleaner machine is so cool!
I own two 944s and they are stupid reliable as long as you DRIVE THEM!! Old cars need to be driven to stay lubed. My Wife's daily is a 944 S2 and I just finished rebuilding the engine in our Turbo S. Bad head gasket but I redid the heads since it was 30 years old, runs great now and these are great drivers cars!! The transmission is in the back so "perfect" 50/50 weight distribution. By the way, I'm 6'4" and 280 and I fit very well in this car! Way better than my '89 Range Rover!!!
Hoovie: "I just got the cheapest 944 for 2500."
"I'm off too see the wizard."
One slight opinion, jr don't be so impatient I can tell you want everything done fast in your videos by how you move just slow down a bit be patient
That is a great car. Definitely honor the timing belt. Even without turbo it is great. The phone dial wheels are awesome. One of the best manual transmissions I have ever shifted.
@WatchJRGo: Love seeing you get past 200k. Taking the leap forced on you by your employer etc. I really like how you give quick facts on when you do small jobs. Like how long it took to do line replacement. How long to replace injectors and test etc. I think you could make short snipit videos of each small fix. When someone gets an old accord and has to replace that line, they will search exact terms. "Honda Accord, replace X" do do a 3 minute video of just that fix from that video. When you fix a handful of things on each car, make each thing you fix on that car searchable. So you can potentially 2x or 3x your views for just naming the fix and making a short snippet video on that. Just a thought. Want to see you succeed. You seem honest and sincere and that is what people value. Thank you.
"Better Miata except for the parts." Yep. I've seen a few sub $1k ones pop up in my market but as soon as I research parts cost I decide to pass. I've also read you need to buy some expensive proprietary tools to do the timing belt "correctly".
Turns out that's just an urban legend! Wish I hadn't sold my 944s before that information came to light, but yeah, it can be done with normal tools (it's just a tough job)
@@RobJaskula Can you do it without the magic tools? Yes. The one tool that is super critical for the timing belt is the tension measurement tool - crazy cool, super expensive.
@@gregtroester2590 Can you use a harmonic app or a tuning fork to make sure it has the right tension?
If you can just twist the top span of the belt 90 degrees it is right. You have to remove a guide plate and roller to check it, as I recall. You don't need the tool.
This brought back memories, and they really came flooding back hearing it run. I learned to drive standard in an 87 944. That thing was so fun to drive and was truly an awesome car.
Dang, so close but so far. Love your content JR keep doing you and be free!!
JR, you should totally LS swap this thing. They make for fun cars on the track as they literally have basically 50/50 weight distribution and tons of power to weight ratio. Adding a Turbo would make it even better.
Totally fascinated by that injector cleaner! So cool. Glad to see that you got the 944 running so quickly, nice work.
Tyler Hoover did you a solid by throwing your name out on his channel. I never go watch channels based on someone else's recommendation, but that's why i'm here now. Keep up the good work!
"Cool shirt not like this" need to be on store
Dood, FUCK YEAH!!! This is hands down the GREATEST victory video on TH-cam. $500 for the car, $100 for a battery, Some fuel injector love, and BLAMMO. The Flip ups WORK, the power windows WORK. Fogs work... Does the sunroof work? SUBSCRIBED!!!!!
If it’s an auto, that means it’s a 3 speed. Definitely needs a manual swap
Whats wrong with auto
@@johnwicksdog3371, people will just assume that you are gay.
John wick's dog auto bad smh don’t you know?
I have owned two of them, a regular and a turbo. One of the most under rated cars in history. The handling was unbelievable with a true 50/50 weight distribution. They were fantastic.
"you never need 4x4 in kansas" lol needs 4 wheel drive :)
wmmrock if you ask me, every truck should have 4wd. It’s pointless to buy a truck without it, unless it’s like a dump or delivery truck.especially in the northeast.
Iceburg862 Steam I don’t know why they make trucks that are 1wd. That’s the dumbest thing ever.
Good catch
Has 2 trucks, The dodge and the Nissan which “Has good mud terrain tires”. Needs bro’s truck. Wtf good are mud terrain tires without 4x4. Swap that Titan for a 4x4 or at least put a locker in its rear end.
959 porsche
Forget Advance and Auto Zone! I’m going to O’Reily’s more often! Battery, Injector Cleaner, and Starting Fluid, All for $7? What a steal!
O-O-O-O'Reillyyyyyyyy
(DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN)
Auto Parts
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Thats great! I love when you pick up these inexpensive cars and get them running. So much fun. Keep up the good work.
Congrats on 200K subscribers my man! Enjoy the P car!
A properly tuned 944T can beat many Ferrari's on the track thanks to superior cornering (up to 1.25G in the turns, from suspension modifications), and the 2.5, 2.7 or 3.0 engines tuned to >400 wheel hp. i was in a 944 pushing 600hp. My 968 is running 530hp from a 388c.i. Chevy LS7 and 200mph gearbox.
Thoughts @ 54k miles since the swap
rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/593593-a-few-upgrades-for-the-968-a-59.html
Nice work, Just finished and sold a 83' automatic also i found for $500-- it was fun to shine up and get rolling, this one needed speed sensors that cost around $600 to get installed after i tried for 2 weeks.. guy bought for his daughter who liked movie "16Candles"- said he did not think she would get in too much trouble with it being auto and a slower Porsche...
Spent $2000 on my manual 944 last October. The paint is shit the exhaust tip rattles but she runs and drives like a champ. Well worth the money.
Who needs a running car when you have pop up headlights
I have two cars with pop up headlights, a 924 and a Ford probe .... weeeeee !
You and Josh have such awesome skill sets... and it's great entertainment watching you put your talents to work. Congrats on reaching 200K!
The hatch button is cable controlled and can be very finicky. Get it open with the key, make sure the drains go to the ground, use penetrating lube to free up the latches. After you get it to work well with the key, then you can mess with fine tuning for the button in the cabin. Also make sure you spray some lube on the hood release components. I've seen them brake. Always have a fire extinguisher! There was a recall on the fuel hoses, but they are now old enough that they need replaced again. If you have a fuel line fail, it goes straight onto the headers and catches fire.
What ever you do don’t reset the trip odo whilst in motion. It strips out the main odo gear
they haven't driven it yet, so entirely possible its already stripped out anyway.
He said mileage unknown, so prolly already broken
The gear disintegrates with age on VDO meters. You can get them on ebay made in eastern Europe.
This car has for the past few years been my dream car. I can't exactly pinpoint what it is exactly that I love about it but I know id take my time to learn the car inside and out just to have one.
Swap the auto with a manual!
good idea, pretty sure it would only cost $7
Da Os nah, that’d totally only cost like $4.50
I have an early 924 with the larger rear wheels than the later models had. 2 litre kjetronic fuel injection and Bosch electronic ignition ... sadly it’s in pieces and the roof has started rusting around the back of the sunroof. My son paid 3k for it and never really got to drive it. It’s a major restoration project waiting for the right time ...it’s a canary yellow with a 944 body kit. ( flared around the wheels)
So satisfying when you open the garage door so the smoke wouldn’t be trapped
I had an 88 944. I miss that car. Not fast but handles so well and such a solid car. I had very few issues for an old German car
Is Ambergini out of the picture?
How rude , john doe
Jr, thank you for keeping our spirits up with your videos.
Congrats on the 200K! It's great that Josh is in most your videos. He is an invaluable asset with his knowledge and work ethic. Nice score on the Porsche......
Congrats on 200,000 JR. well deserved.
Congrats man. Reminds me of a 1979 928 manual shift cashmere color with a set of gold BBS wheels fir 2k. It sat on a lift under cover for years with a "blown motor" I asked the guy if I could tinker on it for a while before I had it flat bedded home. After removing the mouse nest from the cats and installing a Y pipe. I drove it away. Haha. It topped out at about 185 mph or I did.
My cousin Selena literally had that exact car back in 1990-1994, she used to drive us little ones to the beach in it every Saturday during the summer, there'd be 4 or 5 of us crammed in that little thing driving along the coast......ahhh, good memories......
I’ve never seen one of those ultrasonic injector cleaner machines work as designed. Always some flaw that you have to work around.
I tell you,..the Porsche 944 was high on my list back in the 80s! Good find....
I see the problem, it's a Automatic, if it was a manaul it would have been 1500 in that shape
You gotta love spring in Kansas! Middle of May and its gray, rainy, and 40 stinkin degrees! 🥶
My buddy and I often imitate the proper British 'nice' as 'noiiice' .... you are the first for me to hear do the same ..... so tip a the hat to ya ........ Noicccee ! That alone merits a LIKE and a Subscribe
200k congratulations man! Hopefully we are not to to far behind you!
Good find!! There's another automotive You-tuber I know with an 86 Porsche 944 turbo!! Also, congrats on 200,000 subs!!
This is the content we love my dude
Come on with that click-bait, it's like $90 to get this injector service done.
I have the same car sitting in my garage that I haven't started for a year,after not dealing with it when I moved and I have to get it started and running again and this is just making me nervous watching this video. Reminder in a hell of a lot better shape. You have to worry about the ECU or DME as it is called or watch those crank sensor crank sensors. Two things that notoriously stop the car from running.
For $90 or so a solid state DME is the way to go especially in 944's. So many electrical gremlins happen due to OE ones even sometimes new.
I realize they got this running already, but I have an '88 944 and all you need to do is get an injector connector pigtail and a 9V battery and just cycle each injector with the 9V. You can do it all in the car.
its amazing how you can buy a project car and fix so easy like this. In my country some junk 80s car will cost around $2k (not running), and you spend like $10k to make it run (only). Plus detailling. :-(
Congrats on 200k John!!! Your videos is a part of my carcaine addiction.
I didn't think you would find another gem car like this again. Where the fix costs less than oil change, but here we are.
Congratulations on 200k you deserve it and you deserve a lot more and brilliant work thanks for the content stay safe
Your welcome John Ross I was one of you first subscribers. Thanks
This is awesome, the car and the 200K. Congrats and goodluck bromigo. Just keep having fun and dont forget to record it
Good LORD that thing's burnin' oil though isn't it? "Bridge to quarterdeck: commence making smoke!" :P
For the rear hatch release you may need to bend the contact points so they touch the actuator motor.
I owned a white 944 Turbo for 12 years. Great car! i regret selling it.
Hi your videos are really good and informative, wish you and josh were my neighbours as your both great guys and would help anybody out!
Super congrats on the 200k. Keep up the great content, it’s always a great self isolation day watching your next one.
Fuel Injector tip: Remove the O-Ring and plastic cap (usually sold as a kit anyway.) If it's got mesh fuel socks into the inlet, order and replace as well Most of the time these are all available as a kit.
Get a can of carb cleaner and use your power supply with the sock(s) removed. Power the injector while blowing out the injector with the carb cleaner being sprayed into it.
Clean up the mess, new rings/plastic 'hood' and mesh sock. Good to go! Of course use common sense and be careful!
Congratulations on the 200k subscribers, I always thought you deserve a lot more.
yes! I had an 86.5 in the early 2000's. These are super fun cars!!!
Congratulations on the 200k subs, been watching you for a while, keep up the great work JR.
I had no idea you could spoon feed certain car parts LMAO. But then again, all my cars over the years have always been my babies LoL.
"Be here at ten" translates in to "I don't want my boss to know I am doing this, so come by really late!"
Nice 80's car and Cornholio look with the hoodie!
I currently own 15 944s. I have never paid more than $700 for any of them and I drove every one on the trailer!!
when I first saw this lovely car, it was in 1986 , I still love it one day I'll own one .
How much cranking have we seen in JR's videos today?
The tire info seems to be an old VW group thing, my 98 Audi has the tire info in the same place.
Merc has that in the same place too
Outstanding yall my 1 of my favorite cars is a 86 Porsche 944 turbo
Congratulations on the 200K milestone! Great content.
You have to make train or airplane noises when spoon feeding injectors. It adds horsepower.
If I could work on the Porche 944s with Watch JR Goes and Joshs I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the fat Woolford and get all schmoked up.
I use to have same make and model car. It was so fun to drive but it had issues. One day it would run fine, next day wouldnt start. Many trips to the auto shop. I kept getting told it was burning through coils and had electrical issue no one seemed to be able to find. I wound up selling it for just a few hundred dollars. Wish I still had that car:)
The wheels are worth the £500 alone, good job!
Convert it to manual!! Congrats on the 200k subs man I love your content you definitely deserve it.
I have always kind of wanted one of these. They have it in turbo as well. You can do a lot of mods to make these really really fast actually.
Cool, Josh grew a beard in one day. I'm not sure but I think the hazard lights were blinking Morse code -- probably because there was a Corvette in front of it.
Would be a great task making that look nice and restoring or ceramic coating all the plastics
Loving the content again congrats on 200k
I really hope you throw a couple Ebay turbo's on it, reinforce the block, and go for a TH-cam record dyno for the 944. That is a video that will get 10 million views easy. As Emperor Palpatine said....... DO IT!!!
JR is the most optimistic-sounding car buff on TH-cam.
Congrats on 200k subs! Definitely a milestone
Congrats on the 200K! Great find on the car.
I got a running 928 for 400$ pretty solid I’ve already put 700 miles on it
My dad had a Porsche that had those tires....junk! The car didn't really shine until he replaced those with Pirelli P7s