1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S - One Take 

Alex Quail And it still outperforms brand new cars that cost many times more and also rattle more from brand new than this old beast.

Yup, 200k on a 80's 4cyl turbo is amazing.

Porsche knows how to build a car.

Probably should give some credit to the first owner too.

My 944 S has 147k and still going strong, really good build quality not even any squeaks or rattles.

My Cat Ate Me except for the cracked dash

Hell yes. I hope that shit comes back in a big way. It's got personality.

100%

Pasha! rennlist.com/forums/928-forum/754101-my-new-pascha-interior.html

I knew someone who had a 924 with that interior, then they swapped it for a pinstriped 911 and I still missed the 924 because of that cloth.

Super late comment here, but drove one of these in high school and man did I love my car. Out of all the personality and heart this car has, the solid heavy ass doors stood out the most. Spot on. Feels like an iron vault door lol.

@@hcm1457 Right!? And the door handles...give them a squeeze and that "ka-chunk" is just so nice. Hahaha

@@rmp5s yesss!! Like some steampunk type sounds and feels lol. The little extra keyhole for the alarm. Mine had the original blaupunk stereo and everything. Bought from an attorney who's wife wanted it sold for a hot tub. Had his law school sticker on it still, which came in handy to tell the ladies I was an attorney 🤣🤣 Seriously though, meat and potatoes were a freaking tank. The sensors and small parts...not so much. Had it break down on a date once. Not cool obvs, but aside from one full on maintenance overhaul with balance shaft belts/all belts water pump etc, it only ever left me sitting twice,which was water pump and then a relay switch of some sort. If I recall correctly the engine was literally half of a 928?

@@hcm1457 Hahaha...put that lawyer sticker to work! lol Half a 928? Not sure. That may be a bit of a tricky question as I'm pretty sure there is more than one version of the engine that was used in the 928.

The door closing experience was a work of German art. Nothing else like it.

how are miatas not considered "serious track cars"? you put too much weight onto the financial aspect of that statement. miatas have a perfect 50/50 weight ratio, rwd, mostly all manual etc... and also go to a track and tell me when you DON'T see one there.

The early '88 944S were originally all Silverose and were a special "stand alone" model. They were originally designed to be a limited production model. They became so popular that they wound up being a regular model available in any Porsche color. At the time of their production, they were known as one of the hottest cars that you could buy.

MX-5s are serious track cars also.

Did you not hear? He’s not making any new videos. For about the last month he’s been posting videos he had already filmed but never aired.

If everyone drove stock cars, the car world would be a boring place.

Ronald Stonecipher why isn't he making new videos?

He's burned out a bit, wants to do new stuff.

dwight122324 he's done doing user submitted car videos, he will keep making video just at a much lower quantity but with a bit more production in it

T correct, as of November 27 2017, no more one takes 😥

T, if that date Nov. 27, 2017 confuses you, the One Takes you are watching now are those that were videoed before he ended the series. Once all of them are shown, no more coming.

Why did they decide to stop doing the one-takes? Really enjoy them.

Robert, Matt is moving on to do other things, like do some writing for Road & Track. He explained why in one of his videos a few weeks ago.

CarSmartsTV Yes, like the timing belt could snap around 60k... Not good!

I blew the motor on my 87 and sold it for like 4K :(

Drue. Huge mistake

When I was in high school, I saved 5K in cash to get a car. Saw that 944 prices had dropped. This was in 1990! I was 17 and found a one-owner 1985 1/2 with only 35K miles, and I traded a crap Saab worth 6K, but somehow got the dealer to give me 9500 for the Saab, and paid 4K cash on a 13,500 ask for the 944. Red. Phone dial wheels. Perfect interior. And with the newer 911 dash of that time. For a 17 year old kid, it was sick. My friends hated me, but I was like: fuck you, I earned it, and they were all driving cars three times as expensive from mommy and daddy's garage.

Yeah, that was stupid.

kelvin urena did he finish?😀

Julian Sears 100% 👍

Oscar Mendoza he never said that, he just said no more one takes. I think he’ll just be trying to create different car content than the same one takes all the time....

Balls Deep I sure hope he still makes great content.. great name btw

I had an 84 944 that only had Kavinsky in the CD player while I owned it.

Hero.

Get an Esprit!!! Even more Outrun appropriate!

JoMaHa those are expensive here! But I do like that car :)

KW eightthree AWESOME! Why did you sell it?

Bailey Walton thats true with 911’s as well but you still see rusted ones sometimes.

Yes. At some window corners sometimes. Mainly small pieces which are easy to repair. Roughly you can say that a real rusted Porsche must had have a bad repair. Good sign to keep away from them generaly speaking.

The battery pan area of 944s is a common place that you will see them rust. It's definitely an easy area to overlook when shopping around for one.

I was referring to like Fred Flintstone floors lol should've clarified

Yes - also right. Thats kind of Standard. Not many owners took the battery out once in a while to dry and clean the place under it. So most are rusted there too (also in older 911 Models).

They unfortunately sound like shit, so probably best to keep it quiet lol

Robert Rowley Oh, they sound that bad?

Jorge Tamacas it's a minivan engine nothing will make it sound good

Yeah, it sounds like a asthmatic tractor

@ Motolav You're thinking of the 924. Actually I think the 944 has one of the best sounding four cylinder engines out there.

Kel Loves orange soda yup, its hilarious. What a bunch of haters

You had a Starion? Dude, that's a badass car!

I loved my Starion too. Sweet Car, good to tune and really fast at the end. Made a Rallye Version out of it. Including Cage and short gears and a good boost from the Turbo.

Marc Nobel Nice. Such an overlooked car, which is odd, because it's a damn good looking car.

a 944 wont get you laid, a boxster will

Or 928 considering the Panamera’s size/weight/engine options.

Chris Kollath lol

It could be. I've had my original shocks on my car for 180K and the ride just keeps getting better! I really should replace them though...

Ah, the comfy bump stop/coil spring ride!

Supraman whaddup

Droppin' fudge

haha, tell you what, lets make a deal: There were sixteen 968 Turbo S's and four Turbo RS's produced worldwide. You make one appear and convince the owner to let me drive it, no matter where in the world it is, and i'll show up and make that video.

Deal : ). I hate expression "I'll do my best", however as the chances are slim, it's the most adequate one here.

Jose Cervantes sounds cool. Were you able to use the stock trans and diff? If so, careful with the trans. 250-275hp is all they can take

you need to post a video of that!

JR Garage they’re so affordable a lemonade stand could get you one!

THERE'S MONEY IN THE BANANA STAND!

Art Vandelay they copied it well ! I love the FC rx7 and 944 for that reason. The design just screams 80s. I love it

Jack Brant Jr It has the same balance shafts from a Mitsubishi engine in the 80s. I think from the Starion... The engine is half the bank of a 928 and everything else is exclusive for the 944 Turbo.

you lucky basterds (again) the cheapest 944 turbo s i could find here was 26500 € (about 32000 dollar)

Hommes d'influence 968 was one of the great analog Porsches. 6 speeds (all close ratio, even 6th!) 3L in-line 4, round headlamps!

it's not a 928 money pit

Max Figtree only the early 944 83-85 shared volkswagen parts

Nick Price 917 918 959 962 CGT 964 Turbo S 3.6 Tractor

924 Carrera GT or the GTS

Early 928. He's only driven S4s.