Expensive to maintain a 1988 Porsche 944/turbo?

[Erik]

They're fairly cheap and pretty common in my area, I mean 1k would get me a parts car, 2-3k buys me a running and driving one. I also hear they're reliable.

I'm a college student and I commute 50 miles~ a day (25 one way, 25 back~) and right now I have a Honda civic that needs transmission work. I like the car a lot, and am most likely going to just spend the $1200 to fix it. However, I am just curious about the 944 since I could potentially sell my civic for 1.5k~ as is and then spend the 1.2k~ more to get me a new car.

So, how are they for daily drivers? I'm asking this to someone who has worked on them/owns one.

I live in Arizona, so it's 90-100+ daily, weatherless.

[Jandlp14]

In the long run probably better of to fix the Honda. The 944 is not known for its build quality or reliability, they frequently have overheating issues. Parts are sometimes difficult to find and expensive.