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I bought a 85.5 944 with 130k for $1700 from a guy leaving town after he had dumped ~$9k in purchase and repair shop costs in to it. I don't know what a DIY could have done the work for. But he just gave up on the project, and what a shame. It was at some risk as I know a lot about cars but havenever dealt with a Porsche.
The car wasn't really running at the time but I nursed it back to running condition for a under $100 and can drive it in the left lane during rushhour and keep up with the new cars. I have a 87 NISSAN 300z but would prefer to drive the 944 due to the handling and balanced feel.
I do know you can't own old cars and consider them reliable if you don't fix things either before or as soon as they break, . You should also drive it conservatively and save the hard acceleration and braking for when you need it. Many less things will go wrong if you don't stress the car it out. You also need to keep fluids changed so wear and sludge don't cause premature failures.
It remains to be seen what other serious problems this car will develop. Right now the only one I know of is a differential leak that gonna cost some to repair. But I think I will get my money's worth out of it even if it is it the previous owners expense.
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