[Razorback1980]

Here is my opinion and remember this is only an opinion and doesn't really count for much, the important thing is what matters to you. The mileage doesn't bother me much if I know it's been taken care of. My 86 has 287,000 miles on it and still going pretty well. It needs more parts than it used to, but I have had it since it was new and I know exactly what has been done and not done. Parts for these cars are expensive but they are more affordable than they used to be with the online places like Pelican here. But the problem with that is...if this is your primary car, you are going to need the part now so you can get your car going and get to work the next day. With mine, that isn't important because my daily driver is the Grand Prix with my motorcycle as a backup and then the two Porsches...so I can wait a few days for parts. The big thing for me is parts availability. The 944 has parts all over the place, but they didn't make the 968 long and while it does use some of the same parts as the 44, but there are many that are different and how easily can you come across them. Say for instance you bent the tie rod...that's not really a part you want to buy new, so you would look to recycling places and that part is going to be hard to find while the 944 will have them everywhere. That doesn't mean they are not available, just not as common. Case and Point...the people on the forum and I were looking at back hatches for my 944 the other day and someone mentioned that I should not try to fix mine, but buy either a used one that doesn't leak or maybe a new one. Well, it turns out a new one is around 5000 dollars which is almost three times what I paid for the entire car. But if I really did break mine trying to fix it, I could find a used one at a reasonable price. I'm not sure that's going to be as easy with the 968. I will also have to admit that I am pretty partial to the 944 and you should take that into account. I had to have one the first time I seen it and even today after owning it 20 years, I enjoy driving it as much as the day I drove it away from the dealer. I know you will enjoy the 968 and I would as well, but if your tranmission does give you a problem, where you going to get one and how much is it going to cost and even more importantly, how long are you going to have to wait. This was a lot of words to say what iobound just said...if I had 9K to spend, I would look for a 944 cabriolet that already runs well and is ready for that road trip on Spring Break. You are on the right track though...whichever Porsche you decide to buy, you're gonna love it and we'll be here to help when we can! Good Luck!