"New" or old?, Looking to buy another 914... Options

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I've just started looking to buy my fourth 914. Currently have not owned one since 2000 when I sold my 76 2.0 liter.

I've come across a few low mileage cars in the under 25K mile range in the $15K and over range and other high mileage cars in the $15K and under range. The low mileage cars are, of course, less likely to be repainted or have the interiors redone, etc. And high mileage cars have long lists of mods including engine rebuilds, brake proportioning valves, synchros, repaints, etc.

So the questions:
Do these low mileage cars have soon-to-be rotted seals, rusting mufflers, spongy brake lines and a whole list of future problems that need to be dealt with? Or is it like buying as close to a brand new 914 as one can get?

Or are the "redone" high mileage cars the way to go? Everything that is likely to go bad purely because of age has already been taken care of. For instance, I saw a listing on a car with 18K miles that needed an engine rebuild (hmm, maybe 118K miles!). I just cleared out my 30 year old stereo stuff on eBay because I finally realized if you're not spinning records every once in a while, you have a nonfunctioning turntable on your hands. Looks great, but doesn't work. I would assume some of this applies to cars...

I appreciate any help. I hope to be a "driving" member of the 914world soon!

biz