[cashflyer]

Katie - I have to agree with the many others who have said this is a poor choice of a car for you as a starter. It's going to require a lot of work, and although rebuilding and restoration can be fun, driving is even more fun.

I have a spacious workshop with air tools, welders, and other necessary tools to take on a task like that Lilac car - and I still would not touch it for more than $5k. Even at that price, making that car into a nice daily driver would cost more than it's completed market value - however it is worth $5k if you part it out.


If you keep your eyes open, you will find a much nicer car at a better price. A fellow Pelican just sold his SC for under $10k, and it needed virtually no work at all. It was a beautiful guards red with new tires on real Fuchs and a duck tail.

Buy yourself a nice car that you can sport around in, and learn the wrenching part of ownership at your own pace by doing regular maintenance and upgrades - like the projects outlined in Wayne's 101 book. You'll find ownership a lot more enjoyable going that route.

(And if you absolutely must have a lilac car, get one professionally painted.)