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One of the things I learned in this finance class I'm taking is this: Pay for everything in cash. Never buy something you don't have the money for, or can't afford. Right after that, we got into the discussion of cars and car payments. Pretty much, what the guy said was: Buy a cheap car, pay in cash, and make car payments to yourself until you have enough money to get a better car. Do the same over and over, and in a couple years, you could have that 20k car paid for in cash.

Start small, start cheap. You need something with wheels right now. While the 944 is fun, even driving it a couple times a week and not pushing it, you have to remember it's 20+ years old. Things are always going to break. While you might be able to spend only $500 a year (if you're extremely lucky) you're gonna cut some corners, and it's not going to be the car you wanted. Not sure where you are from, but you could always get a crap honda or miata or something. Good on gas mileage, cheap parts if anything breaks. I'd suggest the miata, it's ALMOST as fun as the 944.