The Terminator wrx

Anyone owned or driven one of these ?
I am looking at getting a 1988 model any info or websites would be great
Also anyone know how quick these r ? a have a wrx sti v4 how would it compare ?
cheers
guys
paul@mail4l.com

DaveMiddleton

As you may read in my post I have just bought a 430BHP 993 TwinTurbo. Tis will be my 5th 911 over the years and in the mid 80's I had a 3.3 Turbo. Great fun but could be lethal in wrong hands and/or wrong conditions.
Probably a match with an STI ( have also owned one) in a straight line but would need Walter Rohrl at the wheel to come close on a twisty road. You may be better getting a later non turbo C4 like I have just traded in. Mine was mapped to 310 bhp and handled far better to what I remember the 3.3 Turbo.
But it was a classic shape and had a real racing heritage.

Brendan Hughes

I didn't write "hedge-seeking missile" as I have no experience of them. Looks like I might not have been wrong.

The Terminator wrx

i am getting a bit old for throwing cars down b roads but still like a bit of class and speed !
thanks 4 your views ;-)

The Terminator wrx

n e 1 else ?

Blow Dog

www.stuttgart9.co.uk

andym172

A family friend of ours had a couple of 3.3 Turbo's in the mid to late 80's. Successfully managed to stick both of them backwards into the same field, at exactly the same road corner

Laying a dog to rest can be pretty expensive!

Anyway, the same person has since had a succession of 911's and currently has a 996 Turbo. He probably doesn't use it as we would (ie it gets driven a 6/10th's at most), but it's still an impressively rapid motor.

If you can afford it, and the maintenance bills associated, I reckon you should go for it!

Adam M

from what I gather having read Cems website, see above, they actually arent expensive to maintain.

Especially compared with the likes of the subaru!

Brendan Hughes

I'd say replacing body panels on a regular basis won't be cheap....

davyboy

I would beg to differ.........I never thought Subaru's were expensive to maintain anyway? I never had a service over £200.

The fixed price servicing won't look too bad, but you can be assured there will always be something that needs attention.

Gastro

Never ever be under that illusion that a mid to late 80's 911 isn't that expensie to maintain......

Especially the 930 turbo - which happens to eat gearboxes and clutches for breakfast. If you use it daily - aim at £1500-2000/year less if its a weekend only toy. My Carrera 3.2 was used daily - it cost roughly £200/month in bits and pieces (40k miles as well).


996's are the only reasonable 911 to service - partly by virtue of its newness but also technology.

Gastro

If you are still interested - theres a nice one here.....
http://www.elmscollection.com

The Terminator wrx

i dont like the sound of that !!!!

wall

My uncle had one in the 80's, new, ... I loved riding in it at every chance BUT despite him being a good driver (track days, advanced driving days, etc) and quite careful on the road (far from a "hoon") it spun twice, once ending up backwards over a curb etc (supension and exaust damage) once backwards off the road and down a ditch (serious $$$$$$) ... ! Treat with caution, loads of power, massive rear weight imbalance, no traction control / stability / abs / ...nothing

The Terminator wrx

so i guess its slow crusing for me !!!