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Car Forum / Porsche / Porsche Cars / March 2004Which used Porsche to get with $25k? or less?
I have $25,000. and am wondering which year/model of 911 series, Boxter or classic Speedster Porsche would be the best one to get for that price or under? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. >I have $25,000. and am wondering which year/model of 911 series, Boxter >or classic Speedster Porsche would be the best one to get for that price >or under? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. The kind of Porsche you buy depends on what you want the car for. If you want an antique you can work on and drive weekends, get a 356 or early 911. If you want a daily driver you won't have to work on with all the latest features, I'd suggest a 2000 or newer Boxster. If you just have to have a 911 (which lots of people do), I'd recommend a low-mileage late Carrera, say 1987-1989 for the G50 transmission. The money will also get you nice examples of some water-cooled cars: 944, 944 turbo, and 928S4. Emanuel  Signature1983 Porsche 911 1983 Porsche 944 > I have $25,000. and am wondering which year/model of 911 series, Boxter > or classic Speedster Porsche would be the best one to get for that price > or under? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. you'll get much more Porsche for your dollar with a 1987 to 1995 928, either a S4, GT or GTS. granted its not a 911, but then again, for $25k, your not going to get much 911, 'cept maybe for nostalgic purposes. compare the #s my 1999 carrera 297hp, 268 lb/ft of torque stock my old 1988 928s4, 320hp, 320 lb/ft of torque pretty much stock >>I have $25,000. and am wondering which year/model of 911 series, Boxter >>or classic Speedster Porsche would be the best one to get for that price [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > my 1999 carrera 297hp, 268 lb/ft of torque stock > my old 1988 928s4, 320hp, 320 lb/ft of torque pretty much stock The 928 is a great car, but a stock 928S4 weighs about 3,650 pounds vs. your Carrera at about 2,950, so the power/torque comparisons need to be considered in light of the vehicles' respective weights. >The 928 is a great car, but a stock 928S4 weighs about 3,650 pounds vs. >your Carrera at about 2,950, so the power/torque comparisons need to be >considered in light of the vehicles' respective weights. What's the power/weight ratio between the two? For 25 grand, you're looking at a late-model Carrera with 231 bhp, weighing around 2800 lbs, so that's 12.1 bhp/lb for the 911. Using your specs above, the 928S4 is 11.5 bhp/lb. That makes the 928S4, which is newer, has more cargo area, and faster, the better buy on paper. There's reduced parts availability and higher maintenance costs though. Best buy if you're not looking for a 911? The 944 turbo. You can get great ones for fifteen grand and upgrade them into big horsepower monster for another five grand. Say around 2700 lbs and 400 bhp, putting you at 6.75/hp. Emanuel Signature1983 Porsche 911 1983 Porsche 944 >>The 928 is a great car, but a stock 928S4 weighs about 3,650 pounds vs. >>your Carrera at about 2,950, so the power/torque comparisons need to be [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > putting you at 6.75/hp. > Emanuel No arguments with your choices, but the original post said he was looking for a 911, Boxter or " Classic speedster" (356)...... >No arguments with your choices, but the original post said he was >looking for a 911, Boxter or " Classic speedster" (356)...... Yeah, I know - the early watercooled cars get the shaft again ;) Emanuel Signature1983 Porsche 911 1983 Porsche 944 >my 1999 carrera 297hp, 268 lb/ft of torque stock >my old 1988 928s4, 320hp, 320 lb/ft of torque pretty much stock Be careful if you look at the 0-60 figures. My 1989 928S4 looked slower on paper than my current 2003 Boxster S, but felt faster. I suspect this is because it topped out at 80mph in second. This makes the figures worse than one geared to give the best possible 0-60 (or 0-100kph) figure, but makes it one hell of an overtaking car. SignatureP |
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