First Car

[surealpaintballer]

well i been looking for purchase my first car and i dont hve much cash to be honest since i was originaly not gonna have to buy my car and instead have my dads truck isntead. well plans changed.

i been looking though all the local auto shoppe type magazines and stuff...newspapers and ######. Since i cnat finace i have to buy whole.

I want a small cheap car..IE older hondas ... small...run forever and gass efficent.

well i found a 1987 proches 944... it has 90 thouhsand miles...alot but most of the cars in my price range have "alot",its a 4 cylender tho and auto...turn off but its only $1600. i figured since it is a 4 cylender it would eb efficent..somewhat anyway.

I am just worryed about engine problems and due to the car being older and foriegn being expensive..

So should i expect problems and high prices to fix? Or even would a porsche..even one as out of date as this good for a new driver?

[proanti1]

man, 90k miles! thats great for a 944! id go for it, you will be putting some time into it, changing the spark plugs often, oil, etc. 87's a good year for porshe, all late 80's are. but i would have it checked out, have the compression tested, make sure the odometer is stock and still sealed, see if there are any rebuilds on the engine, ask for a paper trail. get some pics if you can. and what engine does it have? should have a 1.8 litre i beleive unless its a turbo.

edit: engine stuff wont be expensive, probably cheaper than most other stuff, you just gotta know some VW guys.

[surealpaintballer]

stright from the ad

4cylender auto, power steering air and 90,140 miles. vin number..... power winderos sunroof and allow whls...

its not turbo..

but i guess have all that done means taking it to a garage? god taht means more money aye?

maintnce i can deal with. I mean for 1600 there has to be something with it...###### interior or something right? i did a search on 944's and yahoo autosales and i seen alot go for 4k or so and turbos for 7-8..so i can deal with maintince but i dont want to restore a car..lmao.

edit- i took a pic of the add...best i can do at the moment.
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8892/1552352uk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[proanti1]

hmm, that is pertty cheap. have you looked at it? id go look at it first. if you want a cheap relaible porsche (ugly as they are), look into a 914. they run forever and the engines are cheap as hell.

[surealpaintballer]

no i havnt looked at it yet..its a while up the road..

im gonna look at it soon tho. And if its in goodcondition prolly jump on it.

[surealpaintballer]

well this is gay..i called them up and its been sold.

######.

dammit

[Zeiben]

If you are looking for a good older car, I'd go for a volvo or other european. Not a honda. They are really crappy.

[proanti1]

Originally posted by Zeiben@Jul 10 2006, 07:04 PM
If you are looking for a good older car, I'd go for a volvo or other european. Not a honda. They are really crappy.
262570

pfft... say that to the ones with 300k miles on em and still going strong. dont go with euro unless its a volvo, beemer, vdubb, or a later (around late 70's to early 80's) porsche. anything else is too hard to find parts for.

[surealpaintballer]

Originally posted by proanti1@Jul 10 2006, 11:09 PM
pfft... say that to the ones with 300k miles on em and still going strong. dont go with euro unless its a volvo, beemer, vdubb, or a later (around late 70's to early 80's) porsche. anything else is too hard to find parts for.
262585

really...hondas are built to last forever..

i think im gonna get a early 90 honda now..

[surealpaintballer]

well...haha on the way to my ocusions...where i am now...i saw another 944.. swear i havnt seen one ever in my live but i do now.

anyway this one is only 10 minuets out my house. Im gonna check that out and see what the owner wants for it. So..i might still get a porsche but i doubt

[Zeiben]

Sweet. Those 944's are great cars. Good luck!

[proanti1]

there is a difference on getting a good deal, and looking for a good deal... if you have $1900 or whatever to blow, id get something a bit more reliable...

[tippmanntank85]

I'm sick of domestics... especially ford. I could tell some horror stories about buddies who have replaced transmission 4 times in a few years, as well as the crappy service they get. I'm saving up for a decent honda or toyota... we just got ride of my family's 91 Toyota Previa that had 250,00 miles and had never had any major engine or transmission problems! zero! a quarter million miles later it started having some transmission issues. That baby was a boss :rolleyes:

I'd love a civic sport edition or maybe another Toyota... right now I have a 95 Camry that has been great.

[surealpaintballer]

Originally posted by proanti1@Jul 12 2006, 04:37 PM
there is a difference on getting a good deal, and looking for a good deal... if you have $1900 or whatever to blow, id get something a bit more reliable...
264139

yea i havnt bothered at looking at that 944..

i stuck with my honda ######..

i will find a decent cheap soon enough