So I'm 16..lookin possibly for an older fixxer-upper Porsche?

Question

Your thoughts?

Answer 1

Porsche's are VERY expensive to maintain, so you will spend a lot of money trying to find the parts to fix it. They are also a performance vehicle with a complicated engine, so unless you know a skilled mechanic the labor will be expensive as well.

Answer 2

Not sure what your budget is or whether you will have help buying the car but you can usually find older 944 non-turbos for about 5k. They usually need to be cleaned up and will have the usual wear and tear of a 20 year old car but not a bad option and not terribly expensive compared to other Porsches. If you want to go older than that, you can look at the Porsche 914 which was basically the Boxster of the 70's. Not the most attractive cars in the world but have a unique following and use a relatively inexpensive engine. However, you run into the problem of now owning a 30+ year old car which means it will need work.

If you can afford it, the early Porsche Boxsters are in the teens 13k-18k and are new enough that they aren't going to be a maintenance nightmare. Keep in mind that a typical service on a Porsche is $500-$1200 depending on make and year.

Hope this helps and good luck with buying a Porsche! They are wonderful cars.

Answer 3

all these people telling you to get a civic because you're a girl are idiots.

that being said, a 911 isn't necessarily the best choice for a girl, esp one your age. Unless you have the support of a trust fund, or some extremely generous parents, you'll find it almost impossible to purchase, repair, and insure a vintage 911.

Also, many of the parts of aare not only expensive to purchase, but insanely hard to find.

My sister owns a 1987 911, and has owned it since she was 16, and she probably wishes she had waited. It's been 2 years of hard work, many favors, and lots of time and money spent, and it still isn't finished.

I own a nearly identical car, and I'm 18, and it's not easy for me either, and she's not nearly as mechanically inclined as I am.

The other thing I will say about said vintage Porsche, is that it takes some skill and strenght to drive one well. The strength is needed because there is no power steering or brakes in many of the older generation cars. The skill to b e able to take a rear engine car out, and flog it is also not an easy one to learn. I've been driving Porsche's since I was 14, and I still haven't perfected it.

go ahead and take a chance if you want, but be warned it will be expensive, and you could very well give up on it, and lose a lot of money and time.

good luck, and if you get the car, I want to see pics, lol.

Answer 4

a fixer upper porsche is not something for a 16 year old. Repairs are horrendously expensive on porsches. Fixxer uppers usually turn into money pits. With porsches, its a guarentee.

The rule with porsches is buy the nicest example of the model you want you can find. A cheap porsche will always be the most expensive one.

There are many better project cars for a young person (that wont drain your bank account as fast).

Answer 5

A Fixer-up Porsche is likely to cost more than buying a used one in good condition.

Unless you have roughly 20-30K to buy a decent used Porsche and 3-6K per year to spend on maint, repairs, stay away from it.

They will ALWAYS make nice things for people with money. When the time is right, make the right move. Now is not the time unless your independently wealthy, and a Porsche is not a good car to cut your teeth on since at 16, the lack of real driving experience is not in your favor(statistically, the poorest drivers with the highest wrecks, fatalities are the very young and very old).

Answer 6

Unless you are being supported by a trust, you can't afford to fix one up. It's really the wrong type of car to "fix up". One should always buy an already done Porsche.

For a fixer-upper, I'd suggest a Japanese car or maybe a C4 Corvette...much cheaper to deal with if you are 16.

Now if you ARE supported by a trust and can just write $1,000 checks anytime you want, I think an old 914 2.0 liter or a 912 would be a good first choice.

Answer 7

Please check the prices for parts and labor first. There is a saying all 911's are $20,000 cars. You either pay that much to start with a nice car or you spend more that you planned to fix it.
'78 to '83 911 SC's are very reliable '84 to 88 3.2 litre cars are almost as reliable. Check with Performance Products for a catalog and Pelican Parts website for cars for sale.

Answer 8

You should be able to pick up an early model 944 for around $2,500 or less. You'll love the way the car is balanced, and the low center of gravity, making it handle superbly.

Answer 9

Best bet is to find a well cared for 944. Its a 4 cyl rear wheel drive with near perfect weight balance. Some came turbo ;)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-Porsche-944-TURBO-Nicest-Around_W0QQitemZ120183287828QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6434QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Answer 10

Why a Porsche?
Are you prepared to spend a lot of $ on parts that maybe hard to find?