912 vs. 944 Turbo vs. 930? Your input sought?, Contemplating another option-away from -6; your thoughts? Options

[R8CERX]

So…I am contemplating the next purchase… not in a rush.. the right deal at the right time…. heck…I may even go for a 1974 GTV Alfa Romeo--a whole different story!

I love the following three models:

All 912 coupe models (Ideally, Red, Silver, light blue, or the weird mustard color)
The 1989 930 (turbo) (Ideally Silver, Red, black)
The 1989 944 Turbo (S) (Ideally Red, Silver, Yellow)

Of course, they are all in different price ranges… so my interest is to get one of the above for fun, daily/weekend driver/ semi restored (I dont want to work on the cars too much aside from regular maintenance or basic work) and I do believe the wife will want to drive it more than the -6.

As I know how critical this group is, I would love to hear the pros/cons on the above models.

I pretty much have my mind made up, but want to check with the peanut gallery to see if I am in the right path… (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

If you are aware of a car for sale within the above types, I welcome also the lead--PM me or email me.

[jim912928]

May I suggest another model to check out?....it is based on my experience with different models and what I enjoyed most...for what it's worth. I had a 66 912, fun car, anemic, easy to work on, wouldn't get another after driving 911's. Had a 944, good balance, wasn't wowed though. Currently have a 911 wide body...love it. Have an aqaintance that has both an early and late 930...early is a beast and the late is more refined. Wife likes riding in the 911 over my 914-6 conversion. Now my suggestion...I had a 928s that I used for 6 years as a daily driver except for the 3 winter months. I put 70k miles on this car ant it was the most dependable porsche I've ever owned. Only expensive maintenance item I had to do was the timing belt replacement...which you'll need to do on the 944 also. The 928 was fast, handled like a dream, was a great cruiser, and I got stopped everywhere with folks wanting to talk about it. They are at good price points also! If you liked the 944....you may just love a 928. Out of the three on your list...930 would be my choice.

[R8CERX]

May I suggest another model to check out?....it is based on my experience with different models and what I enjoyed most...for what it's worth. I had a 66 912, fun car, anemic, easy to work on, wouldn't get another after driving 911's. Had a 944, good balance, wasn't wowed though. Currently have a 911 wide body...love it. Have an aqaintance that has both an early and late 930...early is a beast and the late is more refined. Wife likes riding in the 911 over my 914-6 conversion. Now my suggestion...I had a 928s that I used for 6 years as a daily driver except for the 3 winter months. I put 70k miles on this car ant it was the most dependable porsche I've ever owned. Only expensive maintenance item I had to do was the timing belt replacement...which you'll need to do on the 944 also. The 928 was fast, handled like a dream, was a great cruiser, and I got stopped everywhere with folks wanting to talk about it. They are at good price points also! If you liked the 944....you may just love a 928. Out of the three on your list...930 would be my choice.

Agree--just hard to find the stick version! most are automatic??

I am more partial for air cool, but the 944 was a performance/look interest--

Thank you for your feedback! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)