OT: Porsche 944 1984, Any good for da wife? Options

[Mark Henry]

The wife needs a better car for going to work, she is tired of the beetle, wants heat, hard start in the rain, yada-yada.

I can get a '84 944 for a deal, but not a steal. The shop just wants to get their money out of it.

It has new waterpump, timing belt and a bunch of other odds and ends. No milkshake (cooler seals) problems, paint Ok (but not new), fuchs, 222,000kms and seems to run good.

The bad is it will need a power steering pump soon and it has been sitting for 3 years. It was just driven for 2 hrs with no problems.

What's it worth?
Can little kids fit in the back OK?
Good car or bad car?
What to look for?
Anything else?

Thanks Mark

[mskala]

Sorry I got into this thread late, but I went through the same thing
about 9 years ago. Had a 88 924S till a few months ago, strangest
thing it lost one cyl (not the head (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) ). So I got an 87 924S
parts car cheap and made it reasonably whole.

The '88 was the track car/commuter for the wife, she liked it and
it really didn't give us much trouble over the years. I don't know
about CDN$8995 for one unless the thing is SPOTLESS. These cars
do not have a high value since they are perceived as at the bottom
of the line.

Keep in mind with a 944/924S that a clutch job will cost you ~$1500
minimum.

I am trying to keep track of the mileage on my current one since
I'm now 35miles from work. It has 205/55 tires which don't help
mileage at ~75, but I get 25mpg. I hear gas is better in summer
and perhaps mileage will go up.