I never see Porsche 968s as often as I'd like

"jeffywk" (jeffywk) 04/18/2016 at 22:12 • Filed to: Porsche, 968, 90s, 1993, 944, 924, 993, 928, deal-finding

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I didn’t know you could still get Porsche 968s for as little as this. You see 944s all the time but I can’t remember the last time I saw a 968.

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dogisbadob > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:15

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Every time you see a 924 or 944, you see a 968

whoarder is tellurium > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:18

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Ironically, I just saw a dark blue one yesterday.

jeffywk > dogisbadob 04/18/2016 at 22:18

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I suppose. Everytime I see a Beetle I see a 911.

interstate366, now In The Industry > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:18

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I’ve never seen a 968 in my entire life. It doesn’t help that they only made about 19 of them.

slipperysallylikespenguins > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:19

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I saw this one a few weeks ago, before that I completely forgot they existed.

jeffywk > whoarder is tellurium 04/18/2016 at 22:19

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I know that blue. Its such pretty color

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:20

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Yeah they are rare in SF and Marin because everyone bought a 911.

jeffywk > slipperysallylikespenguins 04/18/2016 at 22:21

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I think its been at least two years since I’ve seen one. And I’m no stranger to car shows and Cars & Coffee type stuff

jeffywk > interstate366, now In The Industry 04/18/2016 at 22:22

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I know! Same with the 993. In all of the 90s, Porsche made about 20 cars. Fantastic but few.

pjhusa > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:23

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I had a photo of one, but I deleted it thinking that it was a “mere” 944.

slipperysallylikespenguins > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:25

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I think they are the best looking of the front engine Porsches after seeing that one.

jeffywk > pjhusa 04/18/2016 at 22:26

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Haha it IS really difficult to tell. I used to work at a dealership and one day a 968 was parked on the back of a trailer in the back of the parking lot. My co-worker said, “oh look a 944" and I stared at it for about 2 minutes before i said, “uhhhh, i think its a 968?”

jeffywk > slipperysallylikespenguins 04/18/2016 at 22:26

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I agree, although the 928 GTS is a top contender too

interstate366, now In The Industry > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:32

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I actually saw a 993 in the wild a few months ago. The odd part is that it was raining when I saw it.

boredalways > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:34

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jeffywk > interstate366, now In The Industry 04/18/2016 at 22:36

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I’m just happy people drive them

interstate366, now In The Industry > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:43

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True. I see Boxsters, Caymans, and 996s all the time, but anything older than that is starting to get uncommon.

I wonder what I’ll see first, a 968 or an NSX. I’ve yet to ever see either one. I also haven’t seen an R32 Skyline yet, but that’ll probably change when I go to Cars & Coffee.

pjhusa > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 22:45

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Hahaha, they do get confusing.

CodyVella > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 23:44

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I used to work at a Porsche shop/salvage yard. The main consensus we came to, through repairing them, and taking them apart, was that they weren’t built as well as the 944. That combined with the fact that it had a VERY early 90s “plastic” look to it (When compared to the 944s 80s nostalgia look) sealed its fate as a forgotten sports car.

Stef Schrader > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 23:50

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They’re rare! The front end still weirds me out, but I need that engine, heh.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > jeffywk 04/18/2016 at 23:51

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$13.9K? That’s it? I may have to get another one of these, although I won’t do black again. It really is a great drive, and that motor is amazing. It sounds like the giant four that it is, but with those balance shafts it is amazingly smooth, like an I6. I was so accustomed to the sound and the feel of an I6 that there was a bit of cognitive dissonance when driving the 968.

It’s amazing how austere the interior feels. Even my base-model Mazda5 sport feels better equipped, although the Mazda also feels better equipped than the 525i, and the BMW is fully loaded. It is a sports car after all, but things really have changed in 20+ years.

jeffywk > Stef Schrader 04/19/2016 at 21:01

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I think the 924, 944 and 968 all suffer with the same front end wierdness. I can never decide if I like the look of the front of my 944. But you are right, the engine in the 968 is MILES ahead of anything else they put in the 924 and 944

jeffywk > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/19/2016 at 21:03

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Things have certainly changed in the past 20 years! Even in the past 5-10 years, infotainment and equipment has gone nuts.

I’ll never get a black sports car if I can avoid it. Too hot to drive in summer heat. Although I guess I am driving a dark blue summer car right now. Not much different.