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Congrats on the baby! Good work!
I owned a 1987 944S from '94 to '97. It had 45k miles when I bought it and I brought it up to 65k. It was a second car.
I currently have an '83 911 SC with 120k miles. I have owned it for 3 yrs.
Factoring out the "voluntary" upgrades, the 944 was the more expensive car to own.
The 911 I can do all of the work myself and I have spent $300 on parts that have gone bad in the form of one alternator. Of course I have spent thousands more on upgrades and freshening up of thing. Day to day ownership the 911 is far cheaper.
I spent almost $3k on the 944 in three years and did very few upgrades.
Perhaps your 911 is in need a an expensive restoration and that's what you are referring to.
Any of the 944/968 variant are great cars and mine was a joy to own and drive. It's a much more comfortable car and better as a daily driver than my '83. A far more modern car.
I wanted a track car and the 944S just wasn't going to cut it from a cost standpoint. I probably would have spent another $10-$20k on that thing by now with the beating it would have taken at the track.
and...oh yeah... I know the guy who bought my car. 10 mos after he bought it it dropped a valve and he spent $4k to fix it.
Have fun with the kid and your new found perspective on life.
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