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.

[somd914]

Perhaps I missed it, but my question is why are you looking at such vastly different cars? Many have mentioned go 930 or 944/968 for the performance aspects, while the 912 is potentially a more affordable collectors car, but is the the 914 arena when it comes to performance. Do you desire performance, collectors value, a weekend driver that is something different, etc?

For me I headed to a 914 over 944 due to maintenance. Though I couldn't argue the 944 looks better outside and in (in my opinion), drives better, and 10-15 years younger, I just heard and read too many issues with maintenance. Granted I could manage most aspects of maintenance in my garage, I didn't want to go there for a fun car.

Fast forward a few years later now time for 911 or 930. For me it became a money issue with greater purchase costs and greater maintenance costs - once again being a weekend car I couldn't justify tying up that much cash, so I chose an 84 Carrera with a few minor engine mods bringing it in line with the Euro model power. Granted my worked up Suby is faster off the line, the 911 is a blast to drive, much more comfortable than the 914, and my wife will drive the 911 but not the 914 (for some that might not be a good thing...)

I love Italian styling, but have only owned one, an 80 Fiat that lived in the garage from the time it came home from the dealership. I'm not convinced anything from Italy can compare to Porsche quality.

Just keep in my mind we all have different opinions that vary greatly, so buy what you want - you'll make some of us happy your choice, and others will scratch their head saying "what was he thinking..."