I say go for it. The DMC I purchased was lightly smashed in 1983 with 16,200 miles on it and sat in a garage untouched until 2001. I replaced the whole fuel system just to be safe, new tires, shocks,a few body panels, complete engine tune up, updates and a ton of cleaning up. It is the most reliable car in our household. Don't worry about working on the car. I was only 16 when I purchased the car and have done 100% of the work on it. I don't care what anyone says, a DMC is a very easy car to work on. good luck. I hope it works out for you Peace, Dave To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/