eBay Find Of The Day: Porsche Wagon
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This is the best.wagon.evar. Perhaps it's better described as a "shooting brake." Whatevs, the lines of the Porsche 944 lend themselves shockingly well to wagonization. Our Dutch is nonexistent, but from what we can gather, this 1981 944 Turbo could be yours if you've got 25,000 Euros kicking around. Shipping it over to the US from Genk would assuredly feel longer and more agonizing than what a five-year old experiences watching the second hand march around the clock on December 24th. The condition is said to be showroom perfect, and indeed, even the seats look far less beaten than what we routinely see lurking inside 1980s Porsches offered on eBay. There's about 175 horsepower on tap from the 2-liter four cylinder, so while it looks much faster, hot rodded Volvo 240 Turbos might be showing you their taillights.
This is the perfect Porsche for the folks with kids who don't want to join the lemmings in the Cayenne. Roughly 30 grand doesn't buy you a ton of exclusivity, either, but this Porsche Estate will definitely shut the mouths of those that feel the need to keep up with the Joneses. If you play around with the turbo boost settings, they'll have a tough time keeping up with you, too.
Thanks for the tip, Paul
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
El_Tomacco 5:12PM (8/16/2007)
Very cool. Is this the work of a coachbuilder, or did Porche actually make this?
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1337 5:12PM (8/16/2007)
1) The rear quarter panels appear to be copied and pasted from an early '90s Camry Wagon.
2) An early '90s Camry V6 wagon is probably at least as fast.
3) A new Camry V6 costs less than "roughly 30 grand."
4) If you want a baby sportwagon for "roughly 30 grand" you could pick up an excellent example of a BMW M3 Hatchback (based on the Z3 coupe).
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Nicole 7:42PM (8/16/2007)
Maybe the Camry wagon was copied from this one? Because this one was done LONG before the Camry...
Don 5:18PM (8/17/2007)
This car is for ENTHUSIASTS...obviously you don't fit the bill wanting a Camry wagon.
El_Tomacco 5:17PM (8/16/2007)
I dont recall the camry's rear quarter panel being that long. Obviously the flaired fenders and hatch are completely diffrent.
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Corey L 5:26PM (8/16/2007)
"best..evar" needs to be taken out to the back and put to sleep. May have been cool to use a few yrs ago, but it's now a terrible cliche.
Cool idea. Wouldn't pay 25K Euro for it.
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Doede 5:39PM (8/16/2007)
Yes, it's built by a coachbuilder, and no it's NOT a 944 turbo, it's a 924 (!) turbo, making it "just 180 bhp, not the 250 of the 944.
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Ben H. 5:57PM (8/16/2007)
And it has a 944 front-end.
OIT2P News 7:45PM (8/29/2007)
cool and i find this site very interesting.
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rgseidl 5:50PM (8/16/2007)
Porsche started making the 944 in 1982. A German company called DPmotorsport produced a handful of these shooting brake conversions called the dp44 Cargo. They still have a few kits in stock, should you be Mr. Moneybags and want to convert a US-spec 944 yourself.
http://www.dp-motorsport.de/16.html?&L=1&news=54
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5 Watt 5:52PM (8/16/2007)
totally sweet
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chairman 6:03PM (8/16/2007)
That car fell off the awesome tree and hit every branch on the way down. Seriously.
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Tool 6:04PM (8/16/2007)
Totally cool. A little odd, but totally cool.
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Corey Smith 6:13PM (8/16/2007)
eBay find of the day? More like find of the year.
That is one sweet Porsche. They should do that to the Cayman.
JD 6:08PM (8/16/2007)
Oh my god. You just killed a part of me, Autoblog. My 944 doesn't appreciate you saying its "lines of the Porsche 944 lend themselves shockingly well to wagonization." That thing is a hideous car that is a disgrace to the 944. That said, I do have to say that they did a nice job on the custom work- it's pretty seamless, ugly as it may be.
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Dan Roth 7:51PM (8/16/2007)
Well, JD, taste is subjective - I think this thing is HOT! Of course, I also like the 924 better than the 944/968. The latter cars seem so overwrought compared to the simplicity of form and purity of line that the 924 wore.
And - 924 Turbos are very quick, get no respect, but will leave 944 drivers jaw's hanging open. Now, 944 Turbos are a different story...
JD 8:21PM (8/16/2007)
Oh yeah, 924 Turbo's are quick. But a 944 Turbo..... oh man, what I'd do for one of those babies! My naturally aspirated one goes well enough, I couldn't even imagine what a turbo would do! I think the 924 looks a little too simple for a Porsche, I love the more muscular looks of the 944 and the more elegant lines of the 968. I do agree though, taste and looks are totally subjective. I'm sure a better color would help this wagon out too, but I prefer my normal old coupe. Of course, they're all nice cars, and I must say that the 924/944/968 changed my perception of how an inline 4 could sound. It may well be related to the sheer size of the thing, but it sounds a good deal more beastly than any other 4 banger I've ever heard, save an STI. Of course, it's also related to the fact that it's a porsche, but the sound.... it's great.
Dan Roth 8:42PM (8/16/2007)
"I think the 924 looks a little too simple"
Well, it was supposed to be a Volkswagen, after all...when they finked, Porsche decided to try recouping some dollars.
BartMack 6:51PM (8/16/2007)
Really, that looks amazingly good.
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Phil 7:45PM (8/16/2007)
As usual 1337 is too busy flexing his wit to get it.
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