what should i do? Options

[i love porsche]

so ive been thinking lately,

im a college student, trying to do a full restoration on my 914, also, not having a really steady job is hard too....i love my 924S, and if it was my only car, it would be perfect, but i have the 914 im dying to drive, and i need to throw money at it, while in the meantime i want to AX the 924S, BUT im very afraid of damaging it from driving too hard, because its my daily driver for one, and repairing it (even though i do my own work) will be really expensive...

so ive been toying around with the idea of getting an 89 or so Ford Escort GT, theyre incredibly cheap (good example for less than 1k) and reliable, and fun to drive from what ive heard, so i can still AX it, but with alot less worry.

also, i can probably get close to 4k for my 924S, so that means ill have a couple grand to throw at the 914, which means i can drive it a whole lot sooner

any thoughts?

-Aaron

[Loser_Cruiser]

If you do decide to get an Escort gt may I suggest you try and find a newer one than an 89. The 91-96 escort gt's had the mazda 1.8 litre DOHC engine in them. The 1.8 litre miata's used the same block and essientally the same every thing just a lil different because the motor wasnt mounted transversly. Even though its newer there still pretty reasonable price wise. I got mine for 500 bucks. It has a lot of miles on it but I have had it for about a year and a half and the only thing ive really had to do to it was change a clutch but that was my own fault, just learning to drive stick and i didnt catch on very fast. This is what mine looks like. I think specs say its 2300 pounds and with 130 horse and 130 ft/lbs of tourque its still pretty fun.