thank you all for your responses. you talked me out of it. I'll save up for a 911 with a timing chaing and no power steering.

I foresee this if I bought the 944-
purchase price $3000
tbelt and wp $1500
clutch $1500
other crap $1000

total $7000

I might be better off with a Miata for $4000 without big money pits.

Thank you all. My knuckles thank you. This forum rocks.

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo