[mikester]

With 10K to spend your best bet is the 944/951/962 route.

Every 911 out there is at least a $20 k car - so if you buy a $10k 911 expect to it to need at least $10k worth of work. I think with the exchange rate to the euro it might be closer to 15k worth of work. I remember 4 years ago turbo tie rods were closer to $100 than $150 and now they are $150...just as an example.