Clodius wrote:
> One thing. The 944 I'm looking at has an auto transmission, not
> manual, so I don't think I'll have much clutch trouble. Hopefully at
least.
On Mar 22, 10:24 pm, "William Noble" <nob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> find out from someone who has one if there are any tiptronic issues -
Tiptronic first appeared in '89.
> I won't drive an automatic if I can avoid it, and generally having the
> tiptronic should lower the value of the car dramatically.
Agreed, having an auto tranny greatly reduces the value of your '83
and I would avoid it if possible. Personally, I wouldn't consider it
unless it were really cheap (under $2k) and in otherwise good
condition and I also had a parts car to convert it to a 5 speed
manual.
Auto trannys in 944s are horrible things... you're looking at a 3-
speed auto with _NO_ overdrive gear, at least in the early cars. Not
sure if a 4th OD gear ever made it to later cars. I know some people
that like their auto tranny 944s, but they are rare and usually only
because the owner can't drive a stick.
So what you'l be looking at is reduced MPG, higher RPMs for any given
cruising speed, and additional engine noise when on those long Texas
highways due to higher RPMs, and slightly increaased engine wear.
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