Right conclusion for the wrong reason. Most of those posts are from owners of modified cars, not stock. A 1st gen car with the same modifications such as aftermarket turbocharger and EMS would need similar tuning.

 

this thread is worthless without pics.

 

But the difference is the 3rd gen section has a lot of younger kids who have not acquired the mechanical skills yet, and get overwhelmed by the complexity and cost of maintenance and parts. They are younger and less mature and maybe seem less nice, but in person they are ok.

 

isnt that the funny thing? people dont say as many stupid things as they do online, so i guess you could say if you say the same dumb thing in person i would probably treat you the same as i do online. guess that makes me an *******.

this thread has lost all focus and point, no one reply.

 

I'm 17 the only thing I've got left to do on this car is take out the engine and I'll have officialy done almost everything there is to do on the car.

- Tech

 

Then that means 1st gen guys are even mooooore younger.

 

No, the 1st gen owners are an older group, in general.

 

I don't know about over there but when I was at Sevenstock, most FD guys are in their mid to late 20's while the majority of SA/FB and FC guys were around 18 to early 20's. Of course, you have the older guys in each group though.

 

I'm in my early 20's, the second time around.............LOL
Let's just say I was out of school when my '83 was built.

 

3rd gens are nice

 

You must be getting close to retirement.

 

I think you guys need to stop hating

 

Been retired many times. You know the drill, get tired, rest, and then get re-tired
Seriously though, I have an 18 Y/O Daughter, and I am still over twice her age (supposedly)

 

. same here, a got a 16 yr old son. Im im 2.5 decades away if they dont change the age limit.

 

Pics?

 

Why start a thread like this, are you just trying to get FD owners pissed at 1st gen owners? Just admire the fact that FD owners love their cars and are willing to spend $ to keep them running. I think I need to start a thread in the FD section about cheap *** 1st gen owners who spend all of their free time working on cars, which btw aren't worth **** for the most part. I love my 4 first gens, but my FD is very special as well.

 

We're stating the fact that it's rediculous how many of these people don't work on their cars, that's all.
Go ahead and start whatever posts you want in the FD section, we're not strung out FD owners, so we really don't give a damn.

 

We're stating the fact that it's rediculous how many of these people don't work on their cars, that's all.
Go ahead and start whatever posts you want in the FD section, we're not strung out FD owners, so we really don't give a damn.

 

As someone who has owned all three gens, my opinion is that the 3rd gen is harder to work on simply because it is more complicated and densely packaged. And as someone who has done most of the work on all of the cars, I can also say that the packaging makes it very hard to even get your hands into an area to make the repair. For this reason, there are a lot of special tools needed.

I also remember looking at the rats nest of my 1st gen years ago and thinking, wow, this is complicated. Now, I look at them and think, "peice of cake", I would kill to have this simplicity in my 3.

I would be willing to bet that almost all the parts for my 3rd gen (at least 90%) MUST come from the dealer and you all know how much that costs. I think the percentages are much lower for the 1st Gen. I also think the dealer soak the 3rd gen owners. I recently purchased a water level sensor for my '94. It cost ~$80. The same sensor - with a different connector - cost only around $50 for my second gen.

And the complication and tight packaging makes most of the jobs longer than those for earlier cars. All this adds up to a higher cost for the 3rd gen than the others. And oh yea, you can't even get a Haynes Manual for the 3rd Gen. So there goes a lot of valuable information.

By the time you add up all the time, tools, complication, etc, it may be cheaper for some to just 'get it fixed' by someone who does it every day. In my situation, I look at the amount of time I have free to work on it vs. the time the car will be down vs. the tools, parts, and materials needed, vs. the cost of a trip to a repair shop, it is sometimes cheaper to just have the shop do it - especially when you look at the value added of a warranty.

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As for handling, none of the others can touch the 3. Not even close.

Regarding beauty? I loved the look of my 1st gen. I think the 2nd gen got away from that classic look to a generic - "I wanna be a 944 too" styling - big mistake. To be honest, the only reason I purchased a 2nd gen (after getting used to the classic looks of the 1) is because I drooled all over the vert when I saw it in the dealership and they made my buy it or clean it up!

The vert looks like almost a different car from the coupe. After so many years now, and the fact that the 1st gens are rarely seen, the second gen has come more into itself. I think it is unique and not bad looking. And after all these years, it is easy to see that it has a look of it's own that is not as close to the 944 as we thought when it first was released.

I have always thought the 3rd gen was the best looking, but I think that is because the 3rd gen is a update of the 1st gen, and not of the 2nd. To me, it is like they took the 1st gen, heated it up, and shapped it with saran wrap to get the tightly strecthed body.

 

There is your answer. Someone has researched the subject and is now an expert.Realistically, ALL of the cars are not worth **** for the most part. I love my first and third gens equally, shame about the seconds.

 

I totally agree!

It's sometimes cheaper to have someone fix the car because taking time off work would've cost more.

As far as design goes, the 3rd gen is totally based of the 1st gen. The general profile is almost the same especially the back and hatch area.

 

but there is no self satisfaction if you will have someone else do it. where is the "PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP".

 

I would think that for many...

"Money in pocket" trumps "Pride of Accomplishment" if there is little money in pocket.

 

True, but I don't feel that way anymore. I worked on my own cars the last 10+ years and I'm tired of it or have no time for it anymore. I still do a lot to my cars but only when I'm in the mood. I'm glad you're still do everything on your own, it kinda inspires me to work on my car again.

 

I'm 17, do all my own work, and work from 7:45 AM to 5:00 PM (and only bring home a -$200 paycheck every week).

Get off ye bum ye old farts! :P

- Tech