Son wants a 944 as a DD, After a couple of stick driving lessons - he is using it daily Options

[scott_in_nh]

So my son and I are looking for his first car and he has about $3k to spend.

He does not have a lot of driving experience, but does ok.

Of course, seeing me putting 7 – 10k miles/year on the 914 has him thinking he can buy and old car as a DD.
I’ve further created a monster as he wants a 944.

I have serious reservations about this choice based on New England winters and the age of the cars.
Tonight we are going to look at a turbo that I have even more reservations about.

He won’t have a garage (but I do), has mediocre mechanical skills (i.e. I’ll be working on whatever he gets too) and will need it reliable enough to get to work every day.

So what do you guys think?

He also likes Mini Coopers, but we are having a hard time finding one close in his price range.
He doesn’t like Golf’s with the 2.0 and I don’t like the 1.8T (or anything else old with a turbo or supercharger).
He sort of likes the 1993 to 99 Celica.

He is looking for something with some panache and likes the Euro brands better.

I am trying to get him to realize that this is his first car not his last and that safety and reliability are more important.

So what say you? If not the 944 then what?