Porsche: Porsche 944 vs. Honda CRX Si

Shark wrote: 

What year 944, and what year CRX? Will this be your only car, and
primary daily driver? Do you get a lot of snow where you are? If I
were looking for a single car daily driver, I'd buy a '92 Si over an
'83 944, but probably buy an '87 944 over an '87 Si (all other things
being equal)
 

Dunno where you live, but rust is usually a problem in CRX's wheel
wells. Some of the bolts and screws are cheap, soft metal and hard to
remove. Porsche 944s can be very reliable _IF_ well maintained, which
includes timing belts replaced every 30,000 miles and retensioned 1500
miles after replacement - many are running strong with the original
engine and over 200,000 on the clock. OTOH, a well maintained Si is
also a good car.
 

Depends on the car. If the 944 you're looking at is in the same price
range of an Si of the same year, it probably wasn't taken care of and
repairs can be expensive. My 944 is in good mechanical shape, so
repairs are cheap. Here's the key - "repairs" are expensive,
"maintenance" is relatively cheap.
 

If you're going to beat a car, buy the CRX.
 

They are two very different cars. Sounds like you'd be better off with
the CRX Si, as there are many mechanics who can handle it. Expect to
do a lot of your own research if you're going to buy a 944. How many of
these people who told you to stay away from an older porsche actually
_own_ one? Particularly a 944?

Dunno what you're looking for, but I sold my '87 CRX a year or two ago,
and bought an '86 944 a few months ago.

If your trolling, Please don't.

Maybe you need to decide how you want to drive these cars. The Porsche 944
is an extremely reliable car but you need to find one that has been looked
after. If you buy a piece of crap then you'll spend a lot of time wrenching
on it. When it comes to cars newer is normally better and more reliable, so
you need to decide. If you can get a 944 that's in the same condition as the
CRX I wouldn't think twice. Now comes the question of insurance.


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HotRod wrote: 

Hi, no I am not. I was seriously in a dilemma. On some car sales
websites I saw CRX Si (2nd gen) for around 3k-4k (even with 180k+ miles
on them). I have driven the CRX but not any porsche. I beat the crap
out of my 1st gen CRX (1987) and it didn't die on me. I was seriously
trying to kill the car so I could buy a new one -- didn't change the
oil for 10k miles, power shifted, redlining it on almost every launch
-- but the car would just take it (it has 185k right now). I was
reading on Porsches too and found that most 944s are within my budget,
so I wanted an opinion on both cars. I live in california so rust etc.
is not a problem. I also intend to use the car everyday too.
 

Shark wrote: 

Heard about a guy who uses his 944 S2 every day to go to work. Something
like 450 000 kms (280 k miles), stock engine. Reliable enough?

Patrick

Shark wrote: 

Drive a 944. You won't believe how solid and stable it feels compared
to a CRX.
 

Interestingly, there's a discussion on rennlist right now:
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=222322

seems there are several 944s with near/over 300,000 miles on the clock.
If you can swing it, keep the '87 CRX to beat on and buy the 944 to
cruise and pamper. That way, you'll always have a backup when the
other car is up for repairs. Oddly enough, the stock 944 gets decent
gas mileage - I'm pulling about 30 mpg on my daily commute.