No: You just learned something. You aren't screwed - unless you do nothing with what you now know.

RIP. You will be missed.

+1 because St. Bernard nose...

I had this engine in a '79 Chevette. To my surprise, the motor was fairly willing to rev - and responded well to basic hot-rod tuneup techniques.

This one is close: $2500 seems to be on the high side.

Of course: Note that this only applies to OBDII-equipped vehicles, generally model year 1996 or later (yeah, I'm driving a 1995...)

I don't really know Citroëns - I'm lucky I can cut-n-paste the umlaut diacritical tréma - but I know they're rare. I suspect you can more than make back the $15K in parts value alone - so I say NP.

No. Try it yourself: Shift your car into neutral while driving along. See? The speedometer still works.

Sure it's slow - but you're already home. What's the rush?

This car's countenance may or may not reveal anything about its continence - but given the British automotive preference for all things drippy, I suspect it could use (in Brit-speak) a nappy.

Yes, I wish they'd put some effort into keeping it in stock.

I once had a '90 Isuzu Trooper, which was this Mitsubishi's spiritual cousin from the era.

RIP SpeedVision. You are still missed...

A summer spent with a '74 Fiat X1/9 changed my mind about the importance of lightness and balance. It remains my definition of a "go kart on rails" driving experience.

Sorry, I don't buy the prototype story.

The ad claims the Spice two-speed transfer case - but I still suspect 1:1 high ratio. 6.72 axle ratio is also in the ad.

Also (since it doesn't specifically say in the ad): Which trans did you presume he's using?

Wow! That's a lot of digging. The ad's numbers are still a bit off - but within the realm of plausibility.

Perhaps - though that's not what the ad implies.

Could be; I'm more familiar with equipment hour meters like the Hobbs meter that record elapsed "wall clock" time while the engine is running.