bmw m3/alpina or porsche 944s2

[delboy8000]

hi all,as above,ive been thinking about changing my 325 to a 944 s2,211 bhp etc,looks great,what do you think?

[billgatese30]

probably more running costs but then again probably more fun too

[delboy8000]

i know what u mean mate,but the e30 looks great as well,my brother has a vectra sri and he cant see that the e30 looks so much better than his 2001 vauxhall!! ,then again,the 944 looks even better.

[Hap]

buy an alpina for the rarity, power real headturner, it has 210bhp and sounds the business....but i am biased

[nickso]

hmm bit of a scunner this one....944 s2 are fantastic cars but an alpina is a lot rarer and looks hard as nails

i think id go for a mint alpina

[Falkster]

I'd opt for the E30 M3 but then again I would say that!!

Never really got the 944 S2.....3 litres and only 4 cylinder. You have to rev them like mad to go anywhere......sounds like an S14 come to mention it.

[Simon13]

i would say alpina but the porker is a drivers car too

2.7's can be hairy little things but are not massively quick now but feel it, just have the kudo's though on styling and a reliable tuned M20 lump done already

[ste]

The Porsches are good cars. Alledgedly perfect 50:50 weight distribution due to the transaxle at the back. The 4 cyl 16v in the S2 is very dull though.

If you go for the Porsche look at Turbos too.

I had a 944 turbo with a chip and a shimmed wastegate. It made 300bhp and 300lb/ft and it felt it. It would pull at 160 like my M5 pulled at 100.

911 and Porsche World Magazine took a 944 turbo, spent £1500 on bolt on mods and pitted it against a £80k 996 Turbo when it was new. The 944 was basically as fast...

I don't think you'll find many proper (German) cars as quick for the money.