On 10/9/03 5:53 AM, in article t7faovcnscadchom0vkj5qdev5kbvge207@4ax.com,
"John Ings" <nodamned@spam.org> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>

If this is from a dealer, the think to do would be to negotiate a timing
belt into the deal.