[umfan866]

Ok I have come to my senses. It helped that my own 86 Bimmer broke down at the side of the road and I had to wait for AAA for 2 hours, it got me thinking about how useless old junky cars are..
I'd rather bike to work and save up for an SC than drive a piece of junk that will fall apart any second.

The guy had emailed me saying he had "reduced" his price from 5,500 to 5,000 and relisted it on Craigslist. Well he had already reduced that before I went to see the car. I sent him an email back (if I had wanted the car I would have called) explaining all the flaws including the rusted heat exchangers and exhaust and told that the car is not a good fit for me but I'd happy to pass on the info to people who do rust repair or engine swaps for a living. If anybody is interested in taking on this "project", send me email at mhecht (at sign) sonic.net or PM me here (but I check that less often). Better yet if you see deals better than this, please send me the info. Looking for a nice SC.
CASE CLOSED. thanks guys.

BTW I did go see the 81 Salvage SC for 6k and it was much, much nicer--glossy Guards Red paint, looked like a stainless steel kitchen from underneath. However right now I don't have 6k and someone else may buy it soon and so I will wait once again for the right car to come my way. Thks again.