Debating with myself on getting a car. I still dont know

I dont know if Im going to stay in San Diego or what my future is.
If I buy a car I'll only get a loan if it's a 2002 or newer.
So that puts me in the $8k-$12k range that I'm responsible for in a used car.

I could rent a car but that would cost me about $2,500 from January through May 31st, 2007.

I could buy a shitbox for $2,500 but then it'll break down, and I'd have to pay cash.
What a dillema.

I really don't want to go back to Boston though.