Porsche 924

Only available in the 1980s, both the Porsche 924 and 944 models of four-cylinder engines, a technology that Porsche traces all the way back to 1930 years….

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Porsche Weighs launch four-cylinder models

I’ve often heard it said that there’s nothing more expensive than a cheap Porsche.  This is probably true for air-cooled Porsches.  The 914s had a tendency to rust horribly on the frames, necessitating an expensive, time consuming fix.  All air-cooled 911s have ludicrous engine rebuild costs — and rarely make it much past 100k without needing one. But the water-cooled Porsches are a different story (I hope!).  The 924 (other than the turbo model) is simplicity itself.  With its plebeian Audi 4

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What’s more expensive than a cheap Porsche?