On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 00:12:40 -0500, "Johnny" <farmer1969@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hello folks...
>
>Let me warn you, I am not a car expert. Right now I drive a truck for work
>as a daily driver, but I am in the market for something sporty and fun to
>drive for under 10,000 dollars. Living in a small town, I don't got much
>to pick from. I went down to our small used car lot today and they had two
>cars that appealed to me. One was a 1994 Acura Integra (GSR 5-SPEED) with
>89,000 miles. Right next to it was a 1987 Porsche 944 (5-speed, turbo) with
>72,000 miles. The Acura was priced at $4995 and the Porsche was "a great
>deal" at $5500. The salesman let me drive them both, and I enjoyed both.
>He told me the Porsche just had a service done 10,000 miles ago, and he
>wasn't sure about the Acura. I've never owned an import. I really don't
>know which car would be the better choice, I want to think the Acura would
>be easier to work on but thats a guess. Being as this is my "fun" I am not
>expecting a car with quartz reliability, but that Porsche sure did seem near
>mint for a car that old. Must have good build quality. Acura was just as
>nice but wasn't as old. Any pointers that could lead me in the right
>direction, it would help me out a lot.

I can't tell you about the Porsche, but that GSR was due for a timing
belt just about three years ago. Did it get one? If there are no
service records, it would be wise to change it, and that's not cheap.