Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
I agree with Fred, in my opinion the more modified they are, the worst they are. I've owned two and driven quite a few more, one of which was mild (tune, downpipe, Bilstein Sports) and one of which was crazy (standalone ECU, full exhaust, big turbo, MAF conversion, big brakes, suspension mods, etc). They are quick when stockish and can be made quite fast, but the more power you get, the more lag you get. It's full on 1980s style turbo lag too, even my lightly modified car was a 3-Mississippi car around town, which gets annoying stoplight to stoplight. Typical 1980s Porsche with a well made interior, good seats, great driving position, great manual steering, great brakes, nice ride/handling balance, fairly agile and tossable, and surprisingly practical. Also modern quality HVAC better than any 911 of the era. Everything requires disassembly to get to, but is also well made and not snap-together like most modern cars. As a child of the '80s I think they look like sex, because box-flares. With that said I agree with javadog, for me it's not a car that I lust to have another one of.
The car you linked to looks ok, but for me it's already too expensive. It needs a timing belt and water pump, TMU, accident history, cracked dash, and shows some misc wear and tear. A minty one with low miles is about a $20k car, personally I would rather spend a little more and go that route.
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