Foxbody GT Mustang or Porsche 944?

[Brinkley]

Dude this is a no brainer foxbody ftmfw

[nando]

If you were to go the 190e route, make sure you get the 2.6, the 2.3's were absolute junk.

190e's in general are crap. they're like working on a car from the 1960s, only with complicated benz luxury garbage added on top.

[backtrail69]

How about a Honda Accord or Toyota Camry...or a 325e or 318...

[McCoolidge]

190e's in general are crap. they're like working on a car from the 1960s, only with complicated benz luxury garbage added on top.

Very true, the W124's were better in some respects.

[s0urce]

Smart going for the 85.5 944, but all is in vain if you're looking for a DD. My first car was a 944, and it didn't last for long. I had to juggle 2 944's at a time to keep one running consistently. Timing Belts, head gasket woes etc.

What I can tell you though, is that we had an 83 944 N/A which racked up well over 380,000 miles before the car was left in the dust. Preventative maintenance is key! If you're looking for a car that you drive to hell, and fix when shit goes wrong, then back away now. You've got to be 2 steps ahead of the 944 to be 1 step behind it.

A well tuned 944 is driving nirvana, and will certainly keep you busy in the garage.

On a side note, can anyone fill me in on why exactly rubber timing belts were used in place of a timing chain on the 944? That job is such a bitch.

[Eliminator]

For a DD you should be looking at something from Honda, Toyota, Mazda, or Subaru. Anything from those manufacturers would beat the cars you have listed as a DD, IMO.

Of the two you listed, the Mustang is a no-brainer. Parts are cheap and anyone can work on them.

[s0urce]

That 5 point Slow just screams Mexico.

[Brinkley]

I think the foxbody would just be an awesome DD that you can rag and not give a damn about. cut donuts everywhere and act a fool

[jflip2002]

E36.

[GarrettM]

E36.

LOL.

[einstein57]

MK2 jetta turbo diesel.

[imsotyerred]

why not an old civic? great mileage, light and tossable, cheap as hell, can easily be as reliable as the sky is blue.

[gearheadE30]

Get a camaro instead of the 'stang. Either way the cars will suck gas, but the camaro handles better, looks better, and is a little bit higher quality (not that that is saying much). I personally love 944's, but they are a pain to keep running. I'd go with a Subie as a daily, because of the AWD, a plethora of manual trannies, and decent looks. 1999-ish 2.5rs FTW ;)

[LivingLegend06]

Get a camaro instead of the 'stang. Either way the cars will suck gas, but the camaro handles better, looks better, and is a little bit higher quality (not that that is saying much). I personally love 944's, but they are a pain to keep running. I'd go with a Subie as a daily, because of the AWD, a plethora of manual trannies, and decent looks. 1999-ish 2.5rs FTW ;)

Way back when i was shopping for my fox body I looked at quite a few camaros and ended up coming to the decision the the mustang handles better, looks better and they all seemed to generally be in better shape, they also seemed easier to find with a 5spd. IMO the driving position in camaros sucks, I can never see anything from the drivers seat.

[JasonC]

And the 3rd gen f-body prices are up. I haven't seen to many nice ones or decent ones for what the OP is wanting to spend $2500. But The LT1 4th gens are at a good price range now but still out of reach of $2500. I have a 96 Firebird Formula that i did DD and it never let me down exept with the opti spark that was original at 128k miles. And it will get 28mpg on the open road, and i got abunch of bolt ones on it.