Until now, if you wanted the convenience of a head-unit that offered navigation, Bluetooth and iPod/iPhone connectivity in your classic Porsche your choices were quite limited. Sure, you could cobble together a system using your phone, mounts, stand-alone GPS devices and alternative head-units, but in doing so you lose that all important factory …
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Our Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week
For all of the eccentric and eclectic Porsche collectors and enthusiasts out there, we've decided that it is about time someone aggregated the best of the best that eBay has to offer in the Porsches-for-sale department. Now we've tracked down five more exciting Porsches for folks to purchase. The list includes a 1987 959, a 944 Drag Racing car, a …
Continue to the full articleAn Ode to the First Real Day of Summer
That I have spent the previous 6 months absolutely envious of those in warmer climes is both immediately obvious, and completely inconsequential. As I write this, there isn't a place in the world I would rather be. The first day of real summer in the Midwest is a glorious affair, and I would venture that nobody in Malibu could ever experience …
Continue to the full articleWhy Would You Rob a Bank and Then Flee in a Porsche 944?
Seattle police are looking for the man below who is said to have robbed a bank this past Tuesday and then fled in a black, two-door Porsche 944 (a black Turbo no less). Yes, he wore a hood, sunglasses and a hood, but he fled in a Porsche 944. Sure, there are chances the Porsche was stolen, but if it wasn't, the 944 community is a tight knit group …
Continue to the full article1988 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup: Featured Porsche for Sale
The 944 and the 951 (that's the turbo version of the 944 to the uninitiated) proved to be an excellent car for Porsche and its customers. So much so that in 1987 the factory race facility in Weissach built approximately 192 “Turbo Cup” cars designed to be raced around the world. These Posches were raced in Canada (Rothman Porsche Turbo Cup), in …
Continue to the full articleGiving Thanks!
As I was editing today's post about this year's 944Fest and preparing to publish it, I suddenly remembered that it was the two year anniversary of PorschePurist and I was struck by how far the site has come since my first couple of posts (first post, second post). As of today, just shy of 1,000,000 unique visitors have found their way to …
Continue to the full articleHow to Change the Oil in a Porsche 944
My mechanical expertise, having been finally recognized by your editor, seems to be in demand. I have been asked to submit a technical article for publication in the Maine Porsche News (This is the local PCA newsletter for the Down East Region). I have chosen a subject which is dear to my heart, the exsanguination of dirty motor oil and the …
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