Living with a Porsche 944

I like simple cost effective solutions to common problems. Such as the sunroof leak common to these old Porsches. I had my sunroof drains cleared last year when I bought the 944 and for the most part only experienced water ingress through the sunroof in very heavy showers - just like the ones we had the past week. As my '44 leads a privileged life in a warm, cozy garage this is not something I worry to much about. As a precaution I had begun to investigate replacement sunroof seals, and if you've ever done that you may agree that the Porsche items are over-priced IMO so I was looking into alternatives, particularly from VW. I compared a number of different profiles to that on my 944 and concluded that while the inner seal was easy to obtain for very little money per meter, the profile of the outer seal had no alternative that I could easily source. While I prodded around the sunroof opening I began to wonder just how the water was making it's way in, over the lip and ...

When your 944 is going on 25 the MOT feels a little like a lottery. However I'm really pleased that "The Hoff", as my 944 has become to be known as, passed without one advisory! My friendly tester proved once again that having the test done at a garage known personally by you has it's benefits: he noticed that the front drivers side spring had become poorly seated on the strut and promptly corrected it FOC. Had he not it would have been a fail for sure. My '44 is going wonderfully and I'm enjoying it immensely.