To my surprise, I headed for "Nice Price".

Well, "modern" compared to some systems used in the MG that inspired this car...

Really, I don't mind replica/tribute cars - but they have to offering something interesting that wasn't in the original, or price advantages that are light years ahead of the real thing.

I'm torn: This looks it would be a lot of fun - if it really has been sorted out. Pity the owner didn't bother with more informative pictures, and some more details in the description.

Change the fluids. Yes, all of them:

I appreciate project cars - and this was quite a project. I'm sure there was a pile of work involved in the drivetrain swap and the body surgery.

Well, my great aunt rocks an old Zenith!

The pawn broker probably didn't really want to have to sell this thing. I'm sure they knew not to let the owner borrow very much on it.

Cars end up at pawn brokers only because they couldn't sell anywhere else. Next stop: Auction. The last resort for the unsold car...

My real fear isn't the quirks we can see - it's what isn't in the ad. I suspect that if the owner only needed to fix some quirks, it wouldn't be for sale...

My great-aunt's Zenith was great. This car? Ummm....

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?