My real issue with my 944 was that it was a complete money sink. Rinky dink stuff. It ate clutches (2 in about 90K miles) and shocks. The low mileage on the clutch was probably the billion stoplights I had to go through and the whopping 140 lb-ft of torque (just about have to slightly slip it more often than not). The master cylinder is a PITA to change too. It does have a better A/C than the early 911's (up till the 993 series anyway). Oh, and by the time I got rid of it, it had massive hysteresis in the drive-train - most likely the ring and pinion as those are a weak point in 944s.
That said, they are fantastic handling cars. Mine was a N/A. I wanted to keep it and convert to track usage. However, I just didn't see spending the money on a new suspension and cage. However, the "if it gets banged up, it's a 944" thought weighed heavily.
The fact it had 7 and 8" Fuchs almost made me keep it. But when somebody offers cash for it the very day you decide to sell - before it goes on autotrader...well, take it whilst you can get it.
As for the NARP thing...well, except for the engine and the aluminum control arms up front and banana's in the back (series 2 cars), it was really a Volkswagen-Audi group car.
Finally, there's one thing about car people...about 90% of the time they are also gun people.
