If logic were to be applied, you would be seen as barking. If logic were applied again, you'd only have one car. Not really about that though. You've already accepted that it makes no financial sense, so if you've got the cash to spend on something you enjoy, then why not? Personally, I don't see the point in having a tired old heap that comes out on the odd occasion that it's running. I use my S2 for about 2,000 miles a year and when I get in it, I look at it and think "yeah, that's one good looking car". When I start it, it sounds good and when I drive it, it goes well. If these things weren't true, I'd be disappointed, so that's why I give enough money to make it so.

Year 1 - mechanics (ouch). Year 2 - bodywork (cosmetic). This year - interior.

Cheers,
Bryan

Fear not.

I have just spent a small fortune on mine for now. It is at the bodyshop and I see to have got carried away with what to paint (the bumper seemed like a good idea to paint afterwards!)! But any rust (there was a small amount behind the arches) is now gone .

I cannot moan though. I had put on 7k since I bought the car a year ago.

Fear not.

I have just spent a small fortune on mine for now. It is at the bodyshop and I see to have got carried away with what to paint (the bumper seemed like a good idea to paint afterwards!)! But any rust (there was a small amount behind the arches) is now gone .

I cannot moan though. I had put on 7k since I bought the car a year ago.

There's about as much logic in what we do as there is in buying a new car and selling it 3 years later, both ways seem right for their own reasons.

My 1st year spend will be around the £2.5k mark, I probably have another £1k of parts stock piled to fit at a later date but they was too cheap to miss and I'm expecting to spend another £2k over the next 12 months. I could have easily just done the belts and not done anything else till MOT time but I want my car right and I know there's a point where the big spending will tail off which I'm guessing will be around the £6k mark, for that money these are a lot of car and worth every penny.

Jon, are you doing the clutch replacement yourself? Fancy a hand?

If anything, we have seen that the earlier revisions of a model increase in value sooner than the later ones, so mint condition square dash 944's such as yours should be prime examples.

I will echo what jazzman has said, i am convinced that good early 944's will be worth good money somewhere down the line, good on you for spending the cash on something you enjoy.
I also spend money which is not really required on shiny bits, but it makes me happy.

I am also of the opinion that the square dash will become sought after in the future. Nice to see I am not the only person who buys parts for future use