Porsche 944

[Egg On Toast]

what does that matter? they wouldn't be in a porsche cruising I've overtaken many 911s in my MK3 doesn't make it better... doesn't mean they were racing either

[Wayne]

944 is a better bet than a 968, engine has a lot more issues / problems on the 968.

Also forget the Turbo just get a S2 on as late a plate as you can for budget.

[Jack3559]

my hope is he will do the resotration then sell it to me :p his handy work is nothing short of impressive that's for sure. besides, how cool could it be to be a 20 year old with a porsche? lol

how cool would it be to be overtaken by diesel mondeos in your porsche though?

Mr. Diesel Mondeo can do what he likes. He's not driving a Porsche.

[Egg On Toast]

944 is a better bet than a 968, engine has a lot more issues / problems on the 968.

Also forget the Turbo just get a S2 on as late a plate as you can for budget.

that was the idea Wayne

once he's done he's confirmed I can have it :p so I'll keep it for weekend/summer fun I think. fuel would be horrendous to drive it daily XD

[nige_s]

his argument against it was that they aren't overly reliable.

Rust will be the main concern, B posts and sills, engines are only as good as services it's had. Problem when they get to a certain age and value good quality services often goes out the window.  Cambelt changes are critical

Why buy a restoration project when you can get a pretty decent one for about £3k and modify from there.

[The Mighty Elvi]

Try to get one with the rare optional extra:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eE8ZTdQ9Uc

[hobbiniho]

if your budget can stretch to it get a turbo as they have a lsd and the uprated suspension AFIK the 944 has pretty much 50/50 weight distribution making it a pretty good handling car

[Mr Blue]

Not my cuppa.


993 ftw

[DOA]

As already said, go for an S2 and fit the 968 suspension as well as an LSD. Id have one on outside the house in a flash if I could commit to my job.

[Egg On Toast]

If I was to look into buying one myself I'd be stupid and just get a turbo with low miles and probably spend over the odds for it.

I don't really know of any other older cars to suggest. Ford Capri is never a good idea after all...