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Originally Posted by exc911ence
Those looking for cheap speed should be shopping for Lotus Esprit Turbos. OK, maintenance can be an expensive issue (many Lotus guys are DIY) but how can you turn away from a machine that looks like this?
Lots of late-model turbo 4's for sale in the $25K range. TONS of performance for the money.
We now return you to the originally scheduled program....
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I think the Lotus could be a bigger PIA to work on than the Ferrari...
One other food for thought for the thread, I've owned 4 944's, and driven more, when cars get to be 20+ years old, they change, and depending on whats been replaced/maintained, and what the options were, or what parts have been replaced with, the character of the cars can be drastically different. My '84's handling is very aggressive, much stiffer rear suspension, and more aggressive alignment, car is quite willing to step the rear out in the cold or wet. Toe out and high caster means the wheel jumps with every bump of the road. My '86, you can let go of the wheel entirely for long stretches. They are entirely diff experiences even though both 944's. (This is in response to the diff of opinions on whether a 308 handles like a truck or not).