To Porsche, or not to Porsche?

[Fidhle007]

So here's the deal, my friend has built a gorgeous '87 Porsche
944 turbo with GC coilovers, some other shiny bits and roughly 375hp at the wheels. He is getting another car over the winter (Jaguar something or other) and needs room in the garage so he plans to sell the Porsche. He mentioned it casually to me, not knowing that I've been infatuated with 944s since I was about eight and upon hearing that I might be interested in buying it promptly lowered his asking price as long as he could still help me work on it. This is a HUGE bonus to me because I have only worked on three or four 944s and all have been N/A.

My dilemma is this: Do I Really Want This Car? Can I afford it? No. Would I have to sell my E30 to buy it? Yes. Would I ACTUALLY sell the E30 or keep it as a pimped out DD? Fucking Duh...

I could probably make this happen, he's not putting it on the market until the spring which gives me some time to save up the cash but I wonder if there are other places my money should be spent?

I'd love to hear some input from all of you!

Thanks,
Brendan

[Fidhle007]

Not his car, but exactly the same save for the wheels. He's got some other Carrera wheels on it.

[Mike325]

How is the reliability on it? Just look at it as how many newer parts are on it and how well was it maintained (must be perfect because of your friend). It is one sweet car. It all depends on if you still want your e30 or not. If the price is right and you can sell your e30 for a good price, I would think I would do it. How much will he sell it to you for?

[Tavern Gnome]

I absolutely love those cars and kicked around picking one up as well. From what I've read the 951s are awesome cars but they are very expensive to maintain. Thats the only thing thats kept me from buying one. I suppose if you did all of the work yourself and got in with the community to source cheap(er) parts, it could work. I'm just going to hold out until I can afford to have a 930 :)

[vivalegreg]

porsches are pretty reliable...its turbo right?

[Fidhle007]

A small piece of info that may be useful: I'm a tech at a BMW/Porsche shop so labor and tools are not an issue. Parts might be pricey but I suppose I can deal with that.

He said $10k to me, and *if* I were to sell my E30 I'd probably ask $6k. Seems fair for a solid, tech-owned e30 with a lot of goodies I think...

That is if I were to sell it. Knowing me I'd just eat ramen and crank my coilovers up an inch and use it as a daily driver that's almost as entertaining as the porsche.

[Fidhle007]

porsches are pretty reliable...its turbo right?

Yes, with a LOT of work done to it. 5 point harnesses, Corbeau seats, a bunch of shiny bits under the hood that make it go faster...

[Tavern Gnome]

A small piece of info that may be useful: I'm a tech at a BMW/Porsche shop so labor and tools are not an issue. Parts might be pricey but I suppose I can deal with that.

He said $10k to me, and *if* I were to sell my E30 I'd probably ask $6k. Seems fair for a solid, tech-owned e30 with a lot of goodies I think...

That is if I were to sell it. Knowing me I'd just eat ramen and crank my coilovers up an inch and use it as a daily driver that's almost as entertaining as the porsche.

shit. Buy it and get a 318is to DD

[Mike325]

Buy it!!!

[Fidhle007]

If I bought it and sold the e30 I'd get an IX to dd, around here the AWD is a BIG help. Although I'm going to raise my ride height and run 4 studded snows and some trunk weight this winter so we'll see how the IS handles the winter...

I expect it to be better than last winter on worn out Kuhmos...

[Fidhle007]

For $10k I could get just as much power out of my car... But would it be as sexy?

[CarsSuck]

HELLL NOOO. Buy the Porsche.

[Fidhle007]

Haha, yeah. Now I just need to find some money...

[ldsbeaker]

I concur. Do it.
However, if you own a Porsche, you must learn how to pronounce it correctly.
Kinda like the Bimmer/Beemer deal.
p.s. Excellence magazine is your friend. They have Buyer's guides religiously, and the advice is sound.
But I'm sure you knew all this...

[Fidhle007]

Lol on the pronunciation, the current plate on this car is "POORSHA"...