These cars are cheap enough that if they break, you can sell them and buy another one. Buy one and be done with it. Driving twice a week doesnt hurt anything... Mine sits for weeks at a time, and always starts up and goes. (Thermostats are a ***** though, im in the middle of that and am about to the point where i am going to hire it done)
If you want a fun, VERY reliable, good looking car, Go for a Datsun 280z or something. My dad had one (A 280zx..Just a different body), and when he sold it, it had 384k miles on it, and the only thing he ever had to change was the starter, and waterpump.. They don't take 500/year to maintain.
1978 Datsun 280z
1978 Datsun 280z
78 Datsun 280Z 5-speed very clean
They are also fairly cheap.
flash968, i see more dead escapes on the side of the road than any other car. A 944 is much more reliable than almost any ford.