Confused buyer....

[Gob]

I am up in the air with what car i want....I love the styling of both the 944's and the bmw 328is. I am 19, and absolutely adore my dads 911, but cant afford something like that. I need a good car for my college years to replace my '84 500sel and was wondering which to go for because i woulndt have tons of money to put into a car that breaks all the time.....can anyone help me?

[nize]

do you like to (or do you know how to) work on the car yourself?

[Gob]

I dont mind doing the work myself, the only problem is that i cant, im away at college

[Gob]

I found this, link and i think it is beautiful....but it has 195,00miles.....thats scary, should i be scared?

[Lawrence Coppari]

I'd get something more mundane that requires less maintenance if I were in your shoes. If it has to go to the shop, the cost is high. Wait until you graduate and have a job. I'm assuming here that you are a typical student as far as finances go. But if dear old dad is the one who is going to foot the bills, then the shoe is on another's foot.

[Gob]

ok, well does anyone have any advice for a decent car that handles really well.....thats what i like, going fast in a straight line is fun sometimes but auto-x style stuff is always the best.

[Lawrence Coppari]

The Miata handles really well.

I've seen 944's go for many, many miles. But they can be costly to repair. Mine has not caused me much trouble.

BMW's handle really well too.

[Gob]

will a 6foot 1" 235lb guy fit in a miata?

[Lawrence Coppari]

Colleague of mine is your height or slightly taller. He has had one for a number of years. Go to a used car lot and sit in one.

[Ebs]

I can't believe no one said go for the Porsche. Porsche's aren't about logic they are about emotion. Just find a good example and you should be okay (hopefully...maybe....sometimes). Man up. Buy the Porsche, so what if you have to sell some vital organs, you'll be driving the worlds best engineered machines. Thats where its at.

[Lawrence Coppari]

Just trying to be practical. I like German and some Italian cars. But I was a college student for a number of years and one does not have a whole lot of time to fiddle with cars during that time.

[Sam Grant]

My 951 was dead reliable through college. I only drove it during mainly nice weather but it was a champ. Only thing that went wrong was a TPS switch. YMMV.

[Gob]

well, I live in Missouri....and it would be my only car, so reliability is probably the most important part. As much as I adore the porsche, it just might not be my time

[very~worn~944]

Why not look at naturally aspirated 944's? Same price will get you exactly what you're looking for...and if your not a dragracer, the car will feel plenty fast and gobble the corners.

[1.2gees]

I would recommend the e30 based BMWs. They handle fine stock, most have LSD. Will be cheaper to buy, insure, maintain. Also comparable practicality, you can get one in 4 door, and they're really cute. I may own another someday. If you wish, you could look into the e36s as well. Either can be made to handle much better than stock.

If you must have a Porsche, the normally aspirated 944 is worth a look, I would recommend an e30 or an e36 over that car, however.
Ahmet

[Gob]

thanks for all of your help guys.....looks like i wont be getting a porsche after all

[naparsei]

Originally posted by Sam Grant
My 951 was dead reliable through college. I only drove it during mainly nice weather but it was a champ. Only thing that went wrong was a TPS switch. YMMV.

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You can fix that with a TPS Report...