Ok I guess I owe an apology to either you or the forum...seems I've been talking out of school here.
After having to do a search to see what a 308 is(haven't even seen a Ferrari in 30 years) I sorta went...woo! From here on I've gotta agree with leathermag that if you can own one of those you can afford a 123 gaso/dsl/turbine or otherwise no matter who's working, slaving, doing OT, sacrificing, doing the maint etc "and still looking for more cars"...
I'm from a different neighborhood economically...not poor but not rich and poor/rich is relative to which side of the fence you're on but anyway I'm babbling.
If you can afford the 308 regardless of how you do it...it must be a JOY to drive, then why in the world would you want to drive a 123? gas/dsl no matter. They are seriously BORING cars to drive. I like'm cause of their simplicity, reliability, ease of maint and low cost but jeez if I could even pay the insurance on a 308 I'd be rollin and not looking back especially at a car with <100hp.
Good luck guy I gotta bail here...I feel like I'm the caddy giving advice to the country club owner. My humble opinions couldn't get through the gate in your world. I still think if you really want one buy one in good shape to start with but....
This post isn't meant disrespectfully at all but as I mentioned above I'm talking out of school here.