School me on porsche...

[Turf1600]

I'm looking to possibly pick up an older porsche. I've always kinda wanted one and well....why not now? Looking for an inexpensive project car that won't be a binding investment. I'm thinkng 928, 944 or 914. I know some of these have MAJOR issues - I just don't know what they are. Thoughts?

[honkey]

i think 944 is your best option out of those 3. it has it's issues but atleast the parts are common and the following is huge. thats just my 3 cents.

[imdashiz]

I say 944 because i love them.

[slammin.e28]

I'm looking to possibly pick up an older porsche. I've always kinda wanted one and well....why not now? Looking for an inexpensive project car that won't be a binding investment. I'm thinkng 928, 944 or 914. I know some of these have MAJOR issues - I just don't know what they are. Thoughts?

Rule of Porsche: Every Porsche costs $20k. Whether you buy it for $19k and put $1k into it, or buy it for $5k and put $15k into it.

GL on the inexpensive part! :up:

944 isn't a Porsche, unless it's a turbo, then it's almost there. 911 FTW. Watercooled FTW.

[FredK]

Nah, I think a 944 is pretty affordable, especially the 8v ones. It won't end up costing 20K unless you plan on driving it like 100K miles.

[Bimmerista]

Already tired of your 2002?? ;)

[Turf1600]

Already tired of your 2002?? ;)

Nope - not at all. I actually have alot of projects going on right now - I've just always wanted a porsche. My first choice would be revisiting my first car - an alfa romeo gtv6 - but they're hard to find. I can score a driving 944 for less than 2k all day long.

[Frog]

944 is very affordable.

[MikeK]

924 is a pile of shit.

just my 20 pennies kid.

[Turf1600]

924 is a pile of shit.

just my 20 pennies kid.

I'm not interested in those.

[Ryan...]

There was a thread just like this a day ago, if you find that I believe there was some good info on the 944 and other older models.

[priapism]

944 is what I would look for. Clutches are a pain and expensive to replace. Look for faulty water pumps and AC units.

[Bimmerista]

Nope - not at all. I actually have alot of projects going on right now - I've just always wanted a porsche.

Ahh...got it. I can barely one project myself, let alone multiple.

[Turf1600]

Ahh...got it. I can barely one project myself, let alone multiple.

Well, the good news is that both of my works in progress are daily driver worthy mechanically. That is, until I abandon my m10 for an m42.

[FredK]

Ahh...got it. I can barely one project myself, let alone multiple.

True.

When are you going to do a Euro plate filler install DIY? I need to budget my time wisely. Do you at least have a parts list?