 Bought the car off of Ebay, (after examining it), and did some repairs as expected.  This car is a trooper.  It has never failed me and even when it needed something replaced, it STILL got me where I needed to go.  When I bought it the windows were darkly tinted and believe that has saves the interior, which is in real good shape as well. I did get the 5-speed, as I love manual transmissions, even in the city.  I get an average of 33 mpg to which I am thrilled with.  This includes using the a/c half of the time.