N/a 944

Black 1986 944 turbo w/160k miles
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...00&cardist=264

Grey 1986 944 turbo w/156k miles
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...e=&cardist=226

Black 1986 944 turbo track car, I know I could never DD it but still...
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/595210737.html

Guards Red 1993 968 w/145k miles
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/car/594842967.html

Black 1989 944 turbo w/175k miles
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/598180290.html

Which would you get? I really like the '89 but am a bit learly of the price.

LART! no.
I call temporary dibs on these cars! Lol

Whitt944

If you are on a tight budget, I'd look at a different brand of cars.

goldminer

yep

FRporscheman

I would buy the red 968 .

Seriously, if I had an '86 NA and was looking to upgrade, and I had little to work with, I would check out the 2 86s and figure out which one will cost the least in repairs and maintenance. The 89 is tempting but you gotta figure it needs at least the same maintenance as the 86s and it has 15k more miles. Plus on 86s you can run Fuchs, the quintessential Porsche wheel.

I would never buy someone else's race car unless I wanted a race car. First off, racing puts IMMENSE wear and tear all throughout the car. You have no idea the places and parts that can break. Second, you won't know until it's too late how extensive the owner's modifications are!

If you're on a budget though, a 951 will make you miserable, because you will either waste way too much money on mods, or you will flat out not be able to afford mods which will drive you nuts. For two years I owned my 968, and I spent just over 1k on it from purchase until now. But I just dumped like 4k on turbo parts and so the cheap streak is over.

If the budget is tight, you should just hold off. You will enjoy your current car more than a cheap project you can't afford to fix... and it will fall apart. If you're losing love for your NA try getting those Konis, you won't be able to stop driving it. They ain't cheap, but with the big fun factor, you can think of it as paying for a $10 roller coaster ride every day for the next couple months!

N/a 944

I meant that figuratively, I usually get the typical response of "buy the most expensive one," or something to the extent... and then get showed a 19,000 dollar car.

N/a 944

In that case Koni's are on the way. Lol

Van

If you're on a budget, obviously buy the one that needs the least amount of work.

austin944

The first one has no A/C -> sometimes costly to repair -> out
The second one doesn't look bad, maintenance records (good), I would check it out.
The third -> track car, not my choice for a DD
Fourth one -> sounds like too much deferred maintenance -> out
Fifth one -> won't pass smog -> sometimes a pain to repair -> out

Keithr726

On a tight budget, not a 951. I put the purchase price ($8k) into my car in the last year. The PO also put about $15k in 3 years.

reno808

Do you do the work your self?

Pcar944

Yup. Get the 968.

harrisonrick

Here's the quote you've been waiting for...

"buy the newest or best maintained car you can afford"

Solves a lot of future problems.

If you're handy, buy the one you WANT. Expensive repair bills are more often than not due to the car owner's lack of knowledge. Meaning, lack of DIY repair experience. If you take your car into a P-shop and say, "fix her" they will. And they'll drain your wallet in the process.

So to recap, buying the best example of the car you want is the best advice I can give you.

ps...its a BUYER'S market, not the other way 'round..there's plenty of good examples out there. Remember that. Be ready to walk away.

Don't be swayed into something you'd settle for either. You'll regret it. If a 951 is the one, WAIT until you have enough $ to get a good one.

bluedevil

Go with the 968. It looks to be the one with the least amount of ware and tare.

S2cab

Even w/o a tight budget, the more a seller asks for a 951, the more other choices there are out there. Once you hit a certain price level, there are some really good choices out there. I've been tracking 951 prices, but recently have been thing about getting back into a Cabby. I have been watching 968's, but then decided to look at other German alternatives. For the price of a 1993 968 cabby, I could buy a 2003 Audi TT cabby. It would be a 2nd car, so I could do either one & not have to worry about repairs, but which one do you think would be less likely to need repairs?

Keithr726

The previous owner didn't. Of the $8k I spent about $1,500 was done by shops. It was just the parts, exhaust $1k, fuel system $600, etc. that quickly added up