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Best In Class: Affordable Sports

  1. 1. BMW M3 (2001 on)
  2. 2. Nissan Skyline
  3. 3. Audi TT
  4. Banger Option: Porsche 944

Banger Option: Porsche 944

4Car Used Rating:
Car Rating 3

Why buy one?

It's a Porsche - not a rubbish one like a 924, or a stupidly complicated one like a 928. Just a well-engineered, nicely balanced coupe with a proper badge. Can be very cheap now.

What to look for

Smoky engines with worn cylinders; badly repaired crash damage so that the headlights don't pop up; plus shot suspension and brakes.

Where to buy

Immaculate ones are with Porsche Club GB members and an increasingly small number of specialists who still take them seriously or who can just about buy decent ones to resell. Otherwise, dogs in the paper or on eBay.

What to pay in the small ads

£1000 gets you a very early 944 which may be worth more in bits
£1500 gets you a very tired Series 1.
£2500 gets you an OK example which may have some history

Find a secondhand bargain in our Used Cars For Sale section

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