ok, if u want a cheap car, dont get a 944. i was fortunate enough that nothing major ever broke on mine, but those things are a bitch to fix. they are German, so they;re desintged to take a beating, but when something goes wrogn, u r either gonna pay out the ass to have it fixed, or u r gonna have to take some time off work to fix it. my advice, if u get a 944, have a good DD just in case. fun cars though.
I’m not just spouting off what I’m saying for fun, or to keep you away from 944’s so I can have them for myself, or stupid shit like that. I’m saying this for your own good. Trust me, I know the market, I’ve been involved in these cars for 5 years now. Anything you find under 4k, save a few exceptions will be a total piece of shit, and maitenance isnt exactly cheap or easy on 944’s.
$310 a month for insurance, not that bad.
Sucks that my dad is working all week, need him to come check it out a few cars with me. More his field of expertiece then mine, I would pick up a old 87 mustang but my dad want no more then 6 cylinders. I thought rotary were pretty long lasting engines?
Edit: I’ll take your advice on the 944, I figured german reliablity would be good, can I expect the same from something liek a e30? I know the 944 and 928 where the only front engine porsches so they must have been smoking crack when drawing it up lol
4g’s, 17 years old, first car…
Of that list, find a clean 240. You could get a nice one for 4g’s. Could probably get an S14 if you like that body style better (which I do personally.) I’m not sure of the differences, but I think the S13 would be better for modding though. It’s easily the cheapest, probably most reliable, and cheap/easy to fix out of all of them on your list. Plus it’s a cool car, rwd, lotsa potential especially with a (relatively) easy motor swap if you want to eventually. As a 17 year old male I would think you’ll pay through the nose for insurance on anything turbo.
Beat on a 240 for a year or two. It’s still a cool car and makes the most sense to me.
Don’t get a rotary engine if reliability is a concern. They go boom a lot and finding knowledgable people to help you work on it will be a lot harder than if you had a reciprocating piston engine.
Fawk, is it just an NYC thing that insurance is that high? 3,000 a year sounds like a ton of money to me. Paying the same as what the car cost for 1 year of insurance? damn…
Every winter I buy a new beater e30, I procede to beat the piss out of it every year. An e30 325is or a 240sx is EXACTLY what you are looking for. E30’s are near indestructable, I bet it’d do just as well as that Toyota truck they torture tested on Top Gear.