[wolfrpi]

$1000-$1500 max. Anymore and you're paying too much for a car near the end of its useable life span. I've been there and done that with used 924S/944S/951 (2)/951S.

For $3500 try to find one with about 100k - it will likely nickel dime you the least.

For reference here are the purchase prices and conditions of my past 944s...

87 924S (195k) - $3200 - excellent (owner represented as 95k)

88 944S (148k) - $3600 - excellent - mint (needed clutch)

86 951 (208k) - $3800 - good

89 951S (150k) - $6500 - mint-

86 951 (123k) - $2500 - fair- good (showed 123k and needed paint)