Opinions welcome ....

I love my RX7 - I've posted about it many times.

.... However ....

An opportunity to get a 1983 Porsche 944 has come up - at a good price - and I wanted everyone's opinion.
I do know that they need regular maintenance (new timing belt and water pump at about every 45,000 miles) and they basically need a new clutch at about each 55,000. This is all well and good, but each item is very expensive, for example the clutch could reach $1500 - $2000 alone. The Porsche in question is black (I like that) and needs some cleaning but it's such a great body! New super shiny paint. Much of this work (with the exception of the clutch) was done within the last month, or so they claim.

They stress the timing belt the most because the way the engine works in this model is, two pistons work one cylinder (4 cylinder - 8 small pistons unless I completely misunderstood) and if the timing is off, one piston will bang up against another - leading to Major expensive engine work. This was fixed in later models.

Of course, this means I'll have to sell the X.

Am I nuts? Seriously.

Your thoughts?