My wife wants an affordable, reliable used porsche. Would you buy a used 924?

Answer 1

I've had a 924 and a 911. Buddy of mine had a 924 Turbo. My recomendation would be to opt for a 944 rather than a 924. (virtually same body, same interior - more power). Go to your local Barnes & Noble or other bookstore and check out 'Excellence', it's a Porsche magazine. Periodically they put out price guides for the different models. 924s are sometimes prone to quirky problems. And sometimes they suffer from very expensive problems. You can find a decent priced 924, but if anything major goes wrong, you could end up putting as much in to fixing it as what the car is worth....911s are FANTASTIC!!!! but not always affordable. I would probably stay away from 912 (just personal preference...)

I don't know exactly what your budget is, but I would recomend looking for an 80's model 911 w/3.0 or 3.2 engine. You can probably find a late 70's-early 80's w/2.7, but those aren't always a prefered engine.

Whatever you find - MAKE SURE it has it's records with it. If not, make sure it's checked out by a good/reputable Porsche mechanic. ( the cost of an inspection may FAR outweigh any unforseen problems in the future.)

Good luck ! If you've never had a Porsche before, you'll LOVE it !

Answer 2

No a 924 was not the best of cars and most have not been well tended over the years. Find a good Porsche shop in you area and tell them what your looking for and how the car will be used and ask what car the would recommend.

Answer 3

bit of a toss up really. porsches are generally not well known for their reliabilty. honestly, most people who own porsches don't take the best of care of them besides the religious car washing and waxing. then again I have seen jalopy beat up porsches at least 10 years old still humming quite nicely. if you can get the maintenance records of this porsche or even talk to the previous owner if possible, then you'd get a better idea of it's true condition.

Answer 4

no , unreliable used car, get her a 911or 912, but get it checked out, the 911 and 912 will hold value maybe even go up in price, 924 is a dog

Answer 5

the most proper Engineered automobile, EVER!! is the Mercedes 190E. round a million,000 receives you a one-proprietor a million.8 or 2 litre with complete service heritage and fewer than 100,000 miles. those autos are very probability-free, with spectacular brakes and strong dealing with, value peanuts to service, supply proper economic gadget, and are outfitted like monetary company-vaults... Mine has been perfect interior the three years I have owned it, merely surpassed yet another MOT without paintings necessary, and driving it really is often the most relaxing portion of my day! I have both litre automated, it really is quick adequate, it has economic gadget or interest mode on the gearbox. Mine also has leather-depending and that i have had it decreased and stiffened, with wider alloys, and this makes it an efficient quick automobile. The later autos have ABS and typically cruise-administration. mine doesn't, and that i don't sense i desire both. confident you will pay somewhat more beneficial in gasoline, yet you'll keep thousands in upkeep, servicing and depreciation! strong success.

Answer 6

I'd buy her a Pinto over a Porsche. No offence but if my wife wanted a Porsche, I'd tell her to buy it herself.

Answer 7

No, a 911 only. That's the one that actually makes my stomach go funny. we used to have one years ago. A wonderful car!!

Answer 8

first of all porches are not affordable and if they are there is something wrong with them.

Answer 9

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