Should I Sell Out? Options

[914Pro]

First off I'm 17 and my 914 is my first car that I worked day in and day out at a minimum wage job to pay for. But lately I have been beginning to realize that this is not a daily driver car. So here is the problem. I need a daily driver but I love my car. She is cherry red and turns heads everywhere we go. The question is will I regret getting rid of it when I hit my midlife crisis? This is my baby and tears come to my eyes when I think of getting rid of it but its not cheap and it keeps my wallet constantly empty. So I thought who better to ask than the one group of people that understands what its like. Should I suffer through it and know that in the long run keeping it is best or sell it and buy something a little more practical?

Help Please!!

[r3dplanet]

This brings back painful memories. When I was a college sophomore in Spokane I bought my first 914 ( a '73 2.0, silver with chrome ) and couldn't keep the D-Jet together well enough. I sold it for next to nothing, and instantly regretted it. After graduation I got a good job in Seattle, bought a 1969 912 (silver with chrome), lost my good job, the "rebuilt" engine blew up, and sold it for next to nothing for grocery money.

In retrospect I would have done anything to keep them in storage somewhere and wait for my skill level and income to increase and do them justice. My 912 would be worth a fortune now, and it was easily the most beautiful car I've ever owned.

Since middle aged men are FULL of advice, and I am no exception, I'll just throw this out. If you really love the car, if it gives you the fizz, if you think you'll regret selling it, then do as others have suggested and store it and go find a cheap Toyota or Honda. If you look deeply into your inner being and think that your 914 might just be a passing fancy, then sell it without regret and move on.

I've owned almost sixty cars, most of them lousy, but the only cars I really regret selling are my 912 and my first 914.

-marcus