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Originally Posted by Emillion
It would be a summer/weekend driver stored during winter, I have the escort as DD/Gas sipper. I live in Canton Ohio!
I Really appreciate the feedback guys!
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ok then..
If a Porsche.. a 944 (914s, while great fun are even older, slower, less comfortable, sometimes smelly and sadly, going to cost LOTS more very soon, plus the minute they left the factory, they started rusting
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A 944 *can* have
1) Cold AC
2) Room for you and even 1-2 more squeezed in back, plus the hatch
3) Has factory RUST protection. While the warranty may be over, you will find fewer rusty 944s than any OTHER car its age
4) are well entrenched in the $2000-$6,000 price range
Downside to 944s
1) Deferred maintenance due to low entry price and high maintenance costs
2) Waterpump/timingbelt replacement needs every 3-5 yrs/45K miles. Figure $300-400 in parts and 4-6 hours of your time or a shops to replace/bleed etc.
3) Rubber centered clutch. Fails. Expect $500 in parts, and up to 10-12 hours of your labor or a shops to replace.
4) cracked/weathered dashboards
If NOT a Porsche:
1) Miata
2) MR2
944s.. don't be lured in by the Turbos.. most at your price point will need too much $$ to make correct or have been boosted to an ounce of their life.
Stick with naturally aspirated. If you can find an S2 in your $$ range, go for it. Otherwise, keep it simple with a 150ish hp 8valve.