I guess that means Mr. Regular is dead to Stef Schrader, now.

"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy) 10/24/2016 at 05:16 • Filed to: Regular Car Reviews, RCR, Porsche 944S

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He’s also probably dead to Oppo users who own 944's. He’s probably dead to most Oppo users anyway, but what do I know?

Tristan > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 05:35

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Damn... I don’t think I’ve ever heard Mr. Regular spew THAT much hatred at a car!

chaozbandit > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 05:37

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When’d he cross the border into Canada?

VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 06:05

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When I tried one, I just couldn’t get over the low non-adjustable steering column. Felt like the wheel was touching my legs the whole time, creepy and terrible. I ended up with a minty perfect 1988 RX7 FC non-turbo, and it was just as slow but felt way better to drive.

Flavien Vidal > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 06:27

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Not too surprised he hated the car he drove and thought power would die in between gear. There’s a reason why those ccars did not come with freaking 18 or 19 inches wheels!!!

NA come with 15 inches wheels and 215/60r15. Get back to stock and hop! Miraculous, it will accelerate again!

Flavien Vidal > Tristan 10/24/2016 at 06:31

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He is right. I would HATE the car he drove as wheel size definitely ruin it (acceleration and such). But if he knew better, he’d drive a stock one instead of this donked POS...

CodyVella > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 06:43

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I love mine, but, it all depends on how you build it. But he’s right, they’re not fast by any means. My supercharged Nissan Xterra accelerates faster.

And yeah, I hate those wheels. I’ll never swap out my 15s. Even if it means BF Goodrich Radial T/As are all I can put on them.

yamahog > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 07:15

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My own fiancé is going to invite him to look at our cars. Ughhhh.

for Michigan > VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. 10/24/2016 at 07:18

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I have the same issue with Miatas. It’s so uncomfortable.

LongbowMkII > Flavien Vidal 10/24/2016 at 07:19

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The wheel diameter wouldn’t change the gear spacing. Wide spread ratios are still wide spread ratios.

Wheelerguy > yamahog 10/24/2016 at 07:24

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Well what ya got in your garage, anyway?

jimz > LongbowMkII 10/24/2016 at 07:26

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if the overall tire diameter is larger (and it looks like it is, seeing how they fill the wheel wells) you’ve effectively lowered the final drive ratio.

Flavien Vidal > LongbowMkII 10/24/2016 at 07:27

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Hum? Wheels that big will kill his acceleration and that’s what happened there. Regular sized wheels would solve this easily. A lot more force is required to get it moving with wheels of this size. Power that was sufficient when stock now require 5 or 600 extra rpm to provide the same acceleration. That and the last 944s I drove was stock and had no problem to accelerate :)

Laurence > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 07:28

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Definitely one of Mr Regulars harshest reviews - probably even more so than the Jetta he drove a while back

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 07:34

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I have one of the few cars he reviewed and didn’t hang shit on. #MR2lyf

interstate366, now In The Industry > Tristan 10/24/2016 at 07:34

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The S2000 reviews were pretty harsh.

LongbowMkII > Flavien Vidal 10/24/2016 at 07:35

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The overall diameter isn’t likely much bigger than stock. The final drive may be changed 1-3% but would still have no effect on the spacing between the gears.

For example, on my Supra, shift at ~6000 next gear is about ~4000; right in the meat of the powerband. Going to a slightly taller tire didn’t change the gear spacing.

What Mr. Regular seems to be complaining about is that when you shift that it falls out of the powerband.

Flavien Vidal > LongbowMkII 10/24/2016 at 07:43

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Nah, the wheels are massively bigger... If you look at the title picture in detail, he even had to roll the arches near the bumper to make it fit and manage to get the front wheels to turn. Think something closer to 10% change in the final drive.

Power band would be just fine if the car could move with the power allowed. This is not the case for a reason: wheels.

CodyVella > LongbowMkII 10/24/2016 at 07:46

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Depends on the transaxle the car was fitted with. There were several different types. This one was probably fitted with the standard base model transaxle, which had a wide spacing through the gears. If you had a 944 with an LSD, the ratios were closer, with a tall 5th for highway driving.

But the stock shift still felt like garbage. The best upgrade to a 944 is to replace the OEM shift linkage. Since the shift linkage ran from the front of the vehicle to the back, there were multiple points at which it could go bad. Adding a short shift linkage to the transaxle and replacing all the stock bushings made worlds of difference.

But still, it’s a slow car. My 5000lb SUV accelerates faster then my 944. But, as cliche as this sounds, you don’t buy a 944 for speed, you buy it for fun.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > yamahog 10/24/2016 at 07:47

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I want him to drive my AW11.

CodyVella > LongbowMkII 10/24/2016 at 07:49

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But to back up your point, the DONK’d rims don’t matter much. My 944 runs 225/55R15s and they appear to be the same overall size. You really can’t physically fit much bigger than the OEM wheel size.

LongbowMkII > Flavien Vidal 10/24/2016 at 08:03

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10% is a ridiculous difference in overall tire size.

225/35-19 is .2 in taller than stock. Raises final gear by about .2%

You can put huge wheels on it without drastically changing the ratios.

Flavien Vidal > LongbowMkII 10/24/2016 at 08:09

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Again, he put wheels big enough that rolling the fenders around the front bumper was required. That’s quite a bit more than 2%...

LongbowMkII > yamahog 10/24/2016 at 08:11

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He should review a Mazda5 with a 5 speed.

yamahog > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 08:13

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Me: 2015 Camaro SS 1LE, 2006 Yamaha R6, 1998 Chevy C2500 big block 454

Him: 2015 Taurus SHO, 1986 Monte Carlo SS

If the Geo Storm GSi we looked at wasn’t a total turd, that would’ve a no-brainer. I don’t think the Camaro or bike are quite RCR material, but who knows about the rest.

yamahog > VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. 10/24/2016 at 08:16

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Bleh I hate low steering wheels

interstate366, now In The Industry > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 08:23

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I offered him a car from this era to review a month or two ago. After seeing this, when/if he calls me I might just say it’s down for the winter.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 08:28

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my neighbors have one that has been on jack stands since i moved in, about 5 years ago. who knows how much longer than that its been sitting there. I asked him about it and he said it would cost more to get it running than it would to just buy a running one, so there it sits until it returns to the earth

Wheelerguy > yamahog 10/24/2016 at 09:01

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He did an item on the Yamaha R6.

But the Taurus SHO? That’s gonna be a good one.

yamahog > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 09:05

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Hahaha, really? Haven’t seen that one.

And I’m thinking SHO would be fun as well. It’s big, fast, and inconspicuous.

Pickup_man > VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. 10/24/2016 at 09:08

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It took me a long time to get used to that on my 924, but now that I’ve had it for a while I hardly notice.

JGrabowMSt > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 09:23

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I have an extreme want for Mr Regular to roast the SL.

He is a hero amongst men in my books.

Wheelerguy > JGrabowMSt 10/24/2016 at 09:27

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I’d like him to take on the R32, or 240Z, or a 964.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 09:57

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I agree.

The 944 is completely overrated.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 10:01

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Why is he dead to most Oppos? Are most Oppos incapable of handling a dissenting and/or sarcastic take on their favorite car?

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JGrabowMSt 10/24/2016 at 10:04

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Same with my S600. He won’t respond to my emails though...

Michael_N > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 10:29

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Curse me for forgetting my earbuds before leaving the house today. I’d love to see him discuss a GTV6 as cars of this sort and period go. And no, I won’t stop relating every reply I type to my obsession with the GTV6. I shan’t have to do it.

Kanaric > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 10:50

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944S2 is the car to have here a 944S isn’t really all that much better than a regular 944

Kanaric > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 10:52

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lol those cars are all actually good and if he roasted them he would really have to nitpick.

Land_Yacht_225 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/24/2016 at 11:40

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I’ve thought about offering mine since I’m on the east coast, but he probably wouldn’t have anything very nice to say.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Land_Yacht_225 10/24/2016 at 11:43

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I don’t even mind if he doesn’t want to do my car, it’s the fact that he won’t even lift a damn finger to send a response.

JGrabowMSt > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/24/2016 at 12:11

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Ive come to accept it. I had a brief conversation with him about it. He’s busy, he gets overwhelmed. the sheer amount of followers he has is way bigger than just us, he gets hundreds of emails a day, I cant possibly imagine him always being able to reply or review.

Hes been in my area before too. But thats life. I would love for him to pick my SL to shreds, but on his time and his terms. When my life gets busy, its no different. Mr Regular is a great guy, but human, just like the rest of us.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Wheelerguy 10/24/2016 at 12:35

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I suspect the original “187HP” rating the 944S had was a bit optimistic... especially with US emissions equipment added.

It could also be that the example he was driving was a little ‘tired’.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Flavien Vidal 10/24/2016 at 12:36

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That’s a very good point I overlooked... everyone assumes... incorrectly... that bigger wheels is always better.

Tristan > interstate366, now In The Industry 10/24/2016 at 13:40

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They were funny-harsh and made fun of the stereotypes associated with the S2000. He still had positive things to say about it. He even apologized for being hard on it in the second review.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > yamahog 10/25/2016 at 19:50

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WHAT?!?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > LongbowMkII 10/25/2016 at 19:58

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It’s a 944S: it’s powerband is all up top. Had he driven a regular 944 (LIKE MEIN >:/ ) he wouldn’t have said that.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Flavien Vidal 10/25/2016 at 19:59

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LIKE MEIN

Flavien Vidal > LongbowMkII 10/25/2016 at 20:15

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You can see in this video how much it rubs like crazy... And that’s the REAR wheels that rub like that under acceleration. His wheels are easily 10% too big.