I’d say that my 67 VW bus was much more dangerous than any 944, slow, poor brakes and handling and lots of room for shagging!!!
Now after the engine was built up (and back then, there were no suspension and brake upgrades available, it was Even more scary, but a excellent learning experience, as to keep it going, dealing with the poor brakes and handling, one had to literally pay attention to what was going on. You learned the sounds and feel of the VW so you could tell when something was wrong or going wrong.
Of course back then, we had to earn the money to buy our cars, learn how to fix or pay someone else to fix it, etc.